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One Small Niche,
One GIANT Leap for Your
Practice
Be THAT Lawyer
IN ABIG
FIELDHow can youstandout?
TV Ads?
Computer SEO
Build an app?
HIRE
ME,
HIRE
ME!!
THE NICHE
A distinct
segment of a
market
A niche can be...
Geographic market segment
Demographic market segment
Subset of an existing specialty
A means of deliviering legal sevices
UNIQUE!
A niche must be
A niche is not...
PRACTICE AREA (e.g. family law)
A SLOGAN (e.g. Reasonable
doubt at a reasonable price)
A DUTY (e.g. lawyer who returns
phone calls)
A niche is not...
PRACTICE AREA (e.g. family law)
A SLOGAN (e.g. Reasonable
doubt at a reasonable price)
A DUTY (e.g. lawyer who returns
phone calls)
HELLO
MY NICHE IS
?
FASHION LAW
Carolyn Elefant - MyShingle.com
DRONE LAW
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WINE LAW
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SOCIALMEDIALAW
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MARIJUANALAW
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BITCOIN LAW
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STUDENT
LOAN LAW
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DENTALLAW
PRACTICE
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INTERNETABUSE
LAWYERS
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HOUSECALL
LAWYER
Carolyn Elefant - MyShingle.com
REASONS TONICHE
1. Be the best in the world
2. Targeted Marketing
3. Riches in Niches
4. "Job" Security
5. A Megaphone for Your Practice
6. Experimentation
7. Ignite, Excite, Delight
ANY REDFLAGS?
SmallPiece of Broader
Practice
Unlimited Market
Can Niche Be Too Narrow?
Top 10 Jobs Today Never Existed in 2004
S H I F T
h a p p e n s
Four Steps to A Niche
1. Which niche?
Personal Interest or
Passion
Existing Contacts
Substantive Capabilities -
existing or easy to procure?
Geographic/licensing capabilities
2.How to fish for a niche
M A S H U P S
COLLABORATIONS
IM
M
ERSE
YO
URSELF
3. Pitching
the Niche
Other Ideas to Pitch a Niche
CLE BLOG
.LAW
DOMAIN
E-
BOOK
PODCAST/
Webinars ADS
& SEO
HARO
SOCIAL
EDIA
4. Ethics ofNiche
Prohibitions on Specialization
UPL Issues for National Niches
FeeSplitting for Niches With Non Lawyers
CONTACT

CarolynElefant
MyShingle.com
elefant@myshingle.com
@carolynelefant

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