There are a lot of stereotypes that seem to haunt lawyers, including an inability to adapt to the changing times. But a failure to adapt to marketplace changes can be a big business mistake, especially for the solo attorney. As times change, you should be finding that you’re spending more time on your mobile device. And that has both good and bad implications.
Going Mobile
Your Clients Are Demanding It We hate to be morbid, but unless you’re in elder law, there’s a fair chance that your clients are young, healthy, and mad as hell. They’re finding themselves in legal scenarios that likely involved contract issues from out of state or even out of the country. What’s more, there’s a good chance that they want you now and you won’t even have the time to grab your usual device — your computer — before you go off to save the day. More and more people have a mobile device these days. According to a study by the Pew Research Center, about two thirds of us have a smartphone, let alone a mobile device. And since younger people look at these devices as the de-facto means of contacting the world, this means that these things will only be taking up more attorney time in the future, not less. If you don’t get with the time, you stand to lose a lot of clients who won’t have the patience to wait for you to produce.
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