It is widely reported that many lawyers are not as happy in their careers and lives as they would like to be.

The good news is that any practitioner experiencing—or on the edge of—career burnout has the power to change direction now and chart a new course without leaving the law.

Using the XE Factor—a formula for optimizing personal energy stores—as a reference point, this program will guide lawyers through an honest appraisal of their current professional situation and onto realistic pathways for building the career they want and deserve.

Arnie has never before presented this program in a convenient teleseminar format, and he’s never presented it for FREE.

Participants in this hour-long program will explore activities, interaction and exercises to learn:

• how to candidly assess their energy states and where they are now in their professional lives
• the bigger picture of discontent in today’s legal profession
• heartening news about what is being done right now to change the profession’s status quo
• how to craft a vision of the career they want and the steps needed to make that vision a reality
• how to create a practical and useable action plan to reenergize their work lives and more

Who should attend?

• any lawyer looking to avoid career burnout and discontent and to honor their professional values and vision
• any law firm leader who wants to serve as a trusted advisor to lawyers facing career disengagement and dissatisfaction or seeking to better align life in and outside of the law

Take advantage of this unique opportunity: Arnie has never before presented this program in a convenient teleseminar format, and he’s never presented it for FREE

Who is Arnie Herz and Why Should I Listen to Him?

Arnie Herz brings 15 years of experience, insights and practical wisdom gained as a lawyer, mediator and business advisor to his work at Legal Sanity® Learning Programs. In his unique and comprehensive programs, Arnie offers hands-on, interactive exercises and learning modules that empower participants to achieve unparalleled career and personal success.

Arnie Herz brings 15 years of experience, insights and practical wisdom gained as a lawyer, mediator and business advisor to his work at Legal Sanity® Learning Programs. In his unique and comprehensive programs, Arnie offers hands-on, interactive exercises and learning modules that empower participants to achieve unparalleled career and personal success.Anchoring Arnie’s diverse offerings is the XE Factor^TM—his model of human energy exchange that considers how an issue, interaction or activity impacts individuals and groups on an energetic level—an energetic impact that directly influences and controls business results.

Arnie Herz brings 15 years of experience, insights and practical wisdom gained as a lawyer, mediator and business advisor to his work at Legal Sanity® Learning Programs. In his unique and comprehensive programs, Arnie offers hands-on, interactive exercises and learning modules that empower participants to achieve unparalleled career and personal success.Anchoring Arnie’s diverse offerings is the XE Factor—his model of human energy exchange that considers how an issue, interaction or activity impacts individuals and groups on an energetic level—an energetic impact that directly influences and controls business results.Arnie Herz is a dynamic and sought-after speaker in the legal, professional service and larger business markets. He has inspired and trained over 3,000 lawyers and executives to master the art of relationships for tangible bottom-line results. Arnie’s popular blogLegal Sanity, aims to counter the growing problem of lawyer discontent by providing practical information, ideas and advice on remaking the everyday practice of law to achieve optimal outcomes, professional and personal success and work-life balance.

What is Legal Research & Writing Pro and Why is it Sponsoring this Program?

I’m Lisa Solomon, and I started Legal Research & Writing Pro to help other lawyers start and run successful legal research & writing practices.

Your law degree shouldn’t be a trap: it should be a liberating, empowering force.

Studies and surveys show that career satisfaction among lawyers is at an all-time low. Chief among the reasons for a lack of satisfaction is the inability of many lawyers to achieve a balance between the demands of their careers and their personal lives. I believe your law degree shouldn’t be a trap: it should be a liberating, empowering force.

The Time is Right
Technology and the outsourcing revolution have joined forces to make this the best time in history to establish a legal research and writing practice. I’ve been in the field of outsourced legal research and writing since its infancy. When I started my practice ten years ago, a lot of lawyers didn’t even use e-mail: I had to drag some of my clients, kicking and screaming, into the internet age. Although I could do legal research online, my dial-up connection was painfully slow. But the most difficult challenge to overcome was lawyers’ unfamiliarity with the idea of outsourcing research and writing work to a contract attorney.

Today, all that has changed. E-mail use is well-nigh universal among lawyers. High-speed internet connections make online legal research a breeze. And, most importantly, lawyers are becoming more comfortable with the idea of using contract attorneys to perform discrete tasks, whether the task is making a court appearance, defending a deposition, or researching and writing a brief.

A Growing Practice Area
For years, lawyers across the country have called and e-mailed me asking for advice on how to start and run a legal research and writing practice. I’m pleased that I’ve been able to help so many lawyers get their start in this practice area. But I realized that I could help so many more people in a much more comprehensive way if I compiled everything I have learned over the past 10+ years and made it widely available.

There is amazing pent-up demand for high-quality outsourced legal research and writing services.

I can understand if you’re a little leery: after all, why should I share what I’ve learned with thousands of potential competitors? The answer is simple: I think there is amazing pent-up demand for high-quality outsourced legal research and writing services.

As a solo practitioner, I need only a handful of good clients to support my practice. According to the American Bar Association, as of December 31, 2005, there were over 1.1 million practicing lawyers in the United States. In a 2000 statistical survey, the American Bar Foundation found that 36% of lawyers were solo practitioners and 38% worked in small firms. Small firms and solos are the most likely potential clients for a legal research and writing practitioner. As these lawyers search for their own work/life balance, they’ll be more and more interested in outsourcing their excess workload to specially-trained legal research and writing providers.

At the same time, based on my research, there currently are very few lawyers out there who actively promote themselves as dedicated legal research and writing service providers. In fact, I have located fewer than 100 lawyers in the United States whose web sites indicate that they perform legal research and writing services of any sort on a contract basis. (Of course, it’s likely that many more lawyers take on contract work, including legal research and writing projects, but do not advertise that fact.)

You can have it all: a challenging career, work/life balance and a comfortable living.

All this talk of work/life balance and professional satisfaction might sound very “pie-in-the-sky”—even utopian—to most of us, almost too good to be true. You suspect that this kind of work must pay a pittance. But you really can have it all: a challenging career, the flexibility to enjoy personal and family time and a comfortable living.

Where do we go from Here?
At this time, LRWP is in the development stage. I’m collecting my thoughts and putting together a manual to teach lawyers in hours what it has taken me years to learn and develop. In addition to the manual, LRWP will offer programs in a variety of formats—teleseminars, webinars, group and one-on-one coaching, and eventually live “bootcamps”—addressing all aspects of starting and running a successful legal research and writing practice. The programs will cover substantive legal research and writing topics as well as practice management issues faced by solo practitioners.

Even if you’re not sure a legal research and writing practice is for you, or you’re not quite ready to take the leap into solo practice, I encourage you to register for Arnie’s WorkLife Synergy program. After all, you have nothing to lose, and so much to gain!

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