
Law Subscribed
Mathew Kerbis interviews attorneys and technologists building for subscription legal services and other innovations within the law.
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Jan 31, 2025 • 54min
(110) Business and Employment Law + Subscriptions with Damien Weinstein and Brian Klein of Weinstein + Klein
Law firm partners Damien Weinstein and Brian Klein discuss their journey of founding Weinstein + Klein, a New Jersey-based firm, after leaving their previous positions at larger firms about six years ago. The two attorneys share their early experiences of starting a firm with minimal resources and learning through trial and error. They emphasize their focus on being a good business rather than just a good law firm, with Weinstein handling corporate transactional work and Klein focusing on employment law and litigation.The partners detail their recent transition to a subscription-based billing model, moving away from traditional hourly billing. They explain how they discovered this model when a client requested a flat monthly fee, and how they've since refined their approach to include regular client updates, proactive communication, and will incorporate comprehensive monthly summaries of work performed. While they acknowledge some challenges in convincing established clients to switch to the subscription model, they highlight the benefits, including better client relationships, more proactive legal work, and the ability to provide value beyond traditional legal services. The partners note that their subscription model allows them to serve as fractional general counsel for small and mid-sized businesses at a cost significantly lower than hiring traditional in-house counsel.__________________________Learn about Weinstein + Klein.Sign up for Paxton, my all-in-one AI legal assistant, helping me with legal research, analysis, drafting, and enhancing existing legal work product.Get Connected with SixFifty, a business and employment legal document automation tool.Sign up for Gavel, an automation platform for law firms.Check out my other show, the Law for Kids Podcast.Visit Law Subscribed to subscribe to the weekly newsletter to listen from your web browser.Prefer monthly updates? Sign up for the Law Subscribed Monthly Digest on LinkedIn.Want to use the subscription model for your law firm? Sign up for the Subscription Seminar waitlist at subscriptionseminar.com.Check out Mathew Kerbis' law firm Subscription Attorney LLC. Get full access to Law Subscribed at www.lawsubscribed.com/subscribe

Jan 24, 2025 • 29min
(109) Learning: How to Run a Law Firm in 2025
In the third episode of How to Run a Law Firm in 2025, Mathew and Lauren discuss how lawyers can continuously learn and stay updated. They explore various resources for both legal and business knowledge, emphasizing the importance of finding trustworthy content. Mathew discusses using bar association memberships and Lexology for legal updates, while both hosts stress the value of learning from non-legal business resources. They recommend podcasts like “This Week in Startups,” newsletters like Justin Welsh’s “Sad Saturday Solopreneur,” and mention valuable legal resources like MyShingle.com and Laura Frederick’s “How to Contract.” They share their content consumption strategies, with Lauren preferring reading and podcasts like “Business Made Simple” and “Online Marketing Made Easy,” while Mathew listens to podcasts during daily activities like driving and household chores. They emphasize the importance of being selective with content, unsubscribing from unnecessary sources, and finding ways to efficiently consume information through methods like speed listening and time blocking. __________________________Sign up for Paxton, my all-in-one AI legal assistant, helping me with legal research, analysis, drafting, and enhancing existing legal work product.Get Connected with SixFifty, a business and employment legal document automation tool.Sign up for Gavel, an automation platform for law firms.Check out my other show, the Law for Kids Podcast.Visit Law Subscribed to subscribe to the weekly newsletter to listen from your web browser.Prefer monthly updates? Sign up for the Law Subscribed Monthly Digest on LinkedIn.Want to use the subscription model for your law firm? Sign up for the Subscription Seminar waitlist at subscriptionseminar.com.Check out Mathew Kerbis' law firm Subscription Attorney LLC. Get full access to Law Subscribed at www.lawsubscribed.com/subscribe

Jan 17, 2025 • 34min
(108) Branding: How to Run a Law Firm in 2025
In the second episode of How to Run a Law Firm in 2025, Mathew and Lauren have a candid discussion about the importance of law firm naming decisions and practice pivots. The hosts share their experiences with different naming approaches - one chose a traditional surname-based name while the other opted for a descriptive name reflecting their niche. They explore how firm names can impact client perceptions, marketing, and the ability to pivot services later. The discussion then shifts to the challenges and process of pivoting law practices, emphasizing that such changes often take significant time and careful consideration. Lauren describes transitioning from family law to estate planning, tax, and prenups after nine years, motivated by burnout and work-life balance concerns. Mathew shares how he “burned the boats” and how it was hard to build a practice inside another law firm. They highlight the importance of having a support system when making major practice changes, the value of continuing legal education resources for learning new practice areas, and the need to overcome the sunk cost fallacy when considering a pivot. The hosts emphasize that while changing direction in legal practice requires intentionality and preparation, it is entirely achievable and can lead to greater professional satisfaction. __________________________Sign up for Paxton, my all-in-one AI legal assistant, helping me with legal research, analysis, drafting, and enhancing existing legal work product.Get Connected with SixFifty, a business and employment legal document automation tool.Sign up for Gavel, an automation platform for law firms.Check out my other show, the Law for Kids Podcast.Visit Law Subscribed to subscribe to the weekly newsletter to listen from your web browser.Prefer monthly updates? Sign up for the Law Subscribed Monthly Digest on LinkedIn.Want to use the subscription model for your law firm? Sign up for the Subscription Seminar waitlist at subscriptionseminar.com.Check out Mathew Kerbis' law firm Subscription Attorney LLC. Get full access to Law Subscribed at www.lawsubscribed.com/subscribe

Jan 10, 2025 • 27min
(107) Entities: How to Run a Law Firm in 2025
Attorneys Mathew Kerbis and Lauren Lester kick off their joint series on How to Run a Law Firm in 2025!In a candid discussion about choosing business entities for law firms, Mathew and Lauren share their experiences and insights for new lawyers starting or running their own practices. Both initially chose to form LLCs, with Lauren using Google for research nine years ago and Mathew following the example of previous firms where he worked and checking with his state’s Supreme Court. They emphasize that while the entity choice is important, new lawyers shouldn’t let perfect be the enemy of good enough when starting out. Both started as single-member LLCs with pass-through taxation. Lauren transitioned to S corporation taxation status years later while Mathew is planning to do so in the near future. They stress the importance of working with CPAs for tax matters, maintaining separate business and personal finances, and building up a financial cushion before taking regular payments from the business. The key takeaway is that lawyers don’t need to choose S corp status immediately when forming a LLC, as the entity taxation structure can be changed later when it makes financial sense (in consultation with a CPA).__________________________Sign up for Paxton, my all-in-one AI legal assistant, helping me with legal research, analysis, drafting, and enhancing existing legal work product.Get Connected with SixFifty, a business and employment legal document automation tool.Sign up for Gavel, an automation platform for law firms.Check out my other show, the Law for Kids Podcast.Visit Law Subscribed to subscribe to the weekly newsletter to listen from your web browser.Prefer monthly updates? Sign up for the Law Subscribed Monthly Digest on LinkedIn.Want to use the subscription model for your law firm? Sign up for the Subscription Seminar waitlist at subscriptionseminar.com.Check out Mathew Kerbis' law firm Subscription Attorney LLC. Get full access to Law Subscribed at www.lawsubscribed.com/subscribe

Jan 3, 2025 • 2min
(106) Trailer: How to Run a Law Firm in 2025
I’m thrilled to be joined by Lauren Lester of A Different Practice in a special joint series on how to run a law firm in 2025! Here’s the trailer with a lot more to come starting next week.__________________________Sign up for Paxton, my all-in-one AI legal assistant, helping me with legal research, analysis, drafting, and enhancing existing legal work product.Get Connected with SixFifty, a business and employment legal document automation tool.Sign up for Gavel, an automation platform for law firms.Check out my other show, the Law for Kids Podcast.Visit Law Subscribed to subscribe to the weekly newsletter to listen from your web browser.Prefer monthly updates? Sign up for the Law Subscribed Monthly Digest on LinkedIn.Want to use the subscription model for your law firm? Sign up for the Subscription Seminar waitlist at subscriptionseminar.com.Check out Mathew Kerbis' law firm Subscription Attorney LLC. Get full access to Law Subscribed at www.lawsubscribed.com/subscribe

Dec 27, 2024 • 2min
(105) Happy New Year, What's Next for Law Subscribed, and Welcome to New Subscribers
Happy New Year! It was a banner year for Law Subscribed. We crossed 100 episodes and got high quality and high profile guests for the podcast. There are a lot of new subscribers to Law Subscribed so I wanted to welcome the new folks and provide some updates to longtime subscribers. I’ve updated paid subscriber benefits to get shows early, and I plan on hosting office hours for paid-only subscribers in 2025. You can join the paid membership to Law Subscribed for only $9/month or $90/year at https://www.lawsubscribed.com/subscribe. I don’t know what this will look like for free subscribers, but know that shows will still air on Fridays free for all. I’m going to test out Substack’s feature that lets me gift temporary paid benefits to free subscribers. If you’re interested in getting those benefits, I’m going to give them to the first 5 people who respond to this email or post a comment to this page at www.lawsubscribed.com/happynewyear2025. I’m taking a break from mainline episodes through the holiday and new year season, and I’ve got some exciting changes planned for 2025. My most downloaded episodes are those related to how to actually start and run a subscription-based law practice. I’ll still bring you interviews, but I’ll be focusing on creating more of that content next year. I’ve also got some great LinkedIn Live’s scheduled for 2025 with new and returning guests, so make sure to follow me there. I’ve also started to upload my backlog of videos to YouTube. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/@lawsubscribed. Tune in next week for a promo of the special series I’m running in 2025 with a special co-host of a great legal podcast, and again, Happy New Year!__________________________Sign up for Paxton, my all-in-one AI legal assistant, helping me with legal research, analysis, drafting, and enhancing existing legal work product.Get Connected with SixFifty, a business and employment legal document automation tool.Sign up for Gavel, an automation platform for law firms.Check out my other show, the Law for Kids Podcast.Visit Law Subscribed to subscribe to the weekly newsletter to listen from your web browser.Prefer monthly updates? Sign up for the Law Subscribed Monthly Digest on LinkedIn.Want to use the subscription model for your law firm? Sign up for the Subscription Seminar waitlist at subscriptionseminar.com.Check out Mathew Kerbis' law firm Subscription Attorney LLC. Get full access to Law Subscribed at www.lawsubscribed.com/subscribe

Dec 24, 2024 • 41min
(104.5) Part 3: Is a Hotdog a Sandwich, and Why?
Episodes 84-104 make up the third Law Subscribed compilation episode for Part 3: Is a Hotdog a Sandwich, and Why?Enjoy!Sign up for Paxton, my all-in-one AI legal assistant, helping me with legal research, analysis, drafting, and enhancing existing legal work product.Get Connected with SixFifty, a business and employment legal document automation tool.Sign up for Gavel, an automation platform for law firms.Check out my other show, the Law for Kids Podcast.Visit Law Subscribed to subscribe to the weekly newsletter to listen from your web browser.Prefer monthly updates? Sign up for the Law Subscribed Monthly Digest on LinkedIn.Want to use the subscription model for your law firm? Sign up for the Subscription Seminar waitlist at subscriptionseminar.com.Check out Mathew Kerbis' law firm Subscription Attorney LLC. Get full access to Law Subscribed at www.lawsubscribed.com/subscribe

Dec 20, 2024 • 48min
(104) Tax Law + Subscriptions with Attorney Steven Leahy
Learn about Opem Tax Advocates.Sign up for Paxton, my all-in-one AI legal assistant, helping me with legal research, analysis, drafting, and enhancing existing legal work product.Get Connected with SixFifty, a business and employment legal document automation tool.Sign up for Gavel, an automation platform for law firms.Check out my other show, the Law for Kids Podcast.Visit Law Subscribed to subscribe to the weekly newsletter to listen from your web browser.Prefer monthly updates? Sign up for the Law Subscribed Monthly Digest on LinkedIn.Want to use the subscription model for your law firm? Sign up for the Subscription Seminar waitlist at subscriptionseminar.com.Check out Mathew Kerbis' law firm Subscription Attorney LLC. Get full access to Law Subscribed at www.lawsubscribed.com/subscribe

Dec 13, 2024 • 49min
(103) Mergers and Acquisitions + Subscriptions and Flat Fees with Conrad Everhard of Flatiron Law Group
Learn about Flatiron Law Group.Sign up for Paxton, my all-in-one AI legal assistant, helping me with legal research, analysis, drafting, and enhancing existing legal work product.Get Connected with SixFifty, a business and employment legal document automation tool.Sign up for Gavel, an automation platform for law firms.Check out my other show, the Law for Kids Podcast.Visit Law Subscribed to subscribe to the weekly newsletter to listen from your web browser.Prefer monthly updates? Sign up for the Law Subscribed Monthly Digest on LinkedIn.Want to use the subscription model for your law firm? Sign up for the Subscription Seminar waitlist at subscriptionseminar.com.Check out Mathew Kerbis' law firm Subscription Attorney LLC. Get full access to Law Subscribed at www.lawsubscribed.com/subscribe

Dec 6, 2024 • 40min
(102) Criminal Law & Immigration + Subscriptions with John Heiderscheidt of Subscription Lawyer
Learn about Subscription Lawyer.Sign up for Paxton, my all-in-one AI legal assistant, helping me with legal research, analysis, drafting, and enhancing existing legal work product.Get Connected with SixFifty, a business and employment legal document automation tool.Sign up for Gavel, an automation platform for law firms.Check out my other show, the Law for Kids Podcast.Visit Law Subscribed to subscribe to the weekly newsletter to listen from your web browser.Prefer monthly updates? Sign up for the Law Subscribed Monthly Digest on LinkedIn.Want to use the subscription model for your law firm? Sign up for the Subscription Seminar waitlist at subscriptionseminar.com.Check out Mathew Kerbis' law firm Subscription Attorney LLC. Get full access to Law Subscribed at www.lawsubscribed.com/subscribe