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Outsourced General Counsel – the virtual, cost-effective legal solution for your business
By: Mark Spitz, Business Attorney and Auxana member Every business has legal issues – regardless of size or field. But…
The Evolution of Equity Crowdfunding
By: Heidi Abdul, Corporate Consultant and Auxana member Don’t have millions to invest but want to have equity in a startup? Need…
Budgeting Tips for Small & Growing Businesses
Written and submitted by Auxana Member: Matthew Fornaro, Attorney at Law serving Broward County, Florida Many small and growing businesses…
Accredited Investor Crowdfunding with 506(c) – The Reg D Rule You Need To Know – Part 3
By: Heidi Abdul, Corporate Consultant and Auxana member The first two blogs in this Reg D series focused on the most commonly-used…
PRIVATE FUNDING WITH REG D – IS IT FOR YOU? PART 2
By: Heidi Abdul, Corporate Consultant and Auxana member Unlimited funding. Unlimited investors. Safe harbor. SEC filing exemptions. Electronic filing. These…
COVID-19 Drives Innovation, Changing the Future of Patents
Authored by: Parrish Nordan, Patent Attorney and Owner of Nordan Licensing The global pandemic of COVID-19 has changed our world…
WHAT IS REGULATION D AND HOW CAN IT OPEN FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES?
By: Heidi Abdul, Corporate Consultant Whether you own a startup or you’re a private equity investor looking to fund a…
MEET ME! Q&A with Erin Gleason Alvarez, Mediator & Arbitrator
How would you describe your business and your client base? I am a mediator and arbitrator, specializing in the resolution…
Meet Me! Q&A with Brandon Bettis, Financial Professional
Describe your business and your client base I’m a value based financial professional that focuses on holistic financial planning. This…
MEET ME! Q&A with Jeff Erickson, Director of Business Development at Carta
Auxana is proud and excited to partner with Carta! We are thrilled about how this partnership helps streamline the equity…
Communication and the importance of trust between lawyers and clients
Every day we have opportunities to communicate with people as part of our professional and personal lives. We aim to…
MEET ME! Diana Palchik, Trademark Attorney
Describe your business and your client base. I have worked with clients ranging from startups all the way up to…
Meet Me! Q&A with Dan Lear, Gravity Legal
Tell us a little more about yourself and how you came up with the idea for your company. Lawyers have…
MEET ME! Q&A with Matthew Fornaro, Outsourced General Counsel
What do you do for your clients? My client and I will have a general conversation about their business and…
MEET ME! Q&A with Patrick Fuller of Fuller Story
Tell us a little more about yourself and how you came up with the idea for Fuller Story. I recently…
MEET ME! Q&A with Kerry Tassopoulos, Outsourced General Counsel
As an outsourced general counsel, what do you do for your clients? Great question! My first task with any client…
6 Legal Terms Every Business Should Know Right Now
A common response to legal terminology: eye rolling, laughter, or the hard grimace. But, at the end of the day,…
MEET ME! Q&A with Parrish Nordan, Patent Attorney & Founder of Nordan Licensing
Describe your business and your client base I am a Registered Patent Attorney and the founder of Nordan Licensing, an…
MEET ME! Q&A with Susan Cedars, Executive Coach
Describe your Executive Coaching business and your client base I am an Executive Coach, which means I am a leadership…
Meet Me! Partner Q&A with Arreis Automation
Arreis Automation manages the physical coding process behind contracts used on the Documate platform, Auxana’s premier contract automation partner. Arreis…
Pivoting Your Legal Practice During A Pandemic – How We Did It
Over the past few months, we have all learned A LOT about what we are capable of in times of…
Where Legal Spend Actually Goes and Why Predictable Legal Matters
Especially for small-to-medium sized businesses, legal spend can feel precarious. On one hand, being under-served opens your company up to…
What Predictable Legal Means, and How it Can Help your Business or Practice Weather This Storm
People love a good surprise, right? Unfortunately that’s not the case when it comes to legal fees, and attorneys have…
Working with Lenders During Economic Uncertainty: What to Request and What to Expect
On April 1, bills were due for millions of American businesses. From rent and mortgages to equipment loans and the…
Keep Calm and Carry On: What We’re Doing to Stay Productive (and Sane) While Working From Home
During our various 2020 New Year celebrations, none of us would have guessed that a few months later, we’d be…
Top 3 Benefits of Hiring Outsourced Legal Counsel During Economic Uncertainty
Business owners and leadership are currently facing unprecedented economic challenges, making finances a top concern. While most have faced business…
US Trademarks: The Basics
Authored By: Diana Palchik Trademark Attorney & Auxana Community Member Trademarks are important business assets for large and small…
Auxana’s Top 5 Favorite Tools for Working Remotely
The remote workforce has been steadily increasing in numbers over recent years, and here at Auxana, we’re no exception. Whether…
Uniquely Auxana: What Sets Us Apart is What Makes Us Great
Why Being Different is So Important It has certainly been an interesting few months in the world of legal tech…
Meet Me! Attorney Q&A for Christina Gilbertson
What do you do for your clients? I use my years of experience as a trial attorney to help small…
Utilizing Outsourced GC for Different Business Life Cycles: Part 3 – Signs You’re Ready for In-House Counsel
Legal Services & Business Lifecycles: Part 3 – Ready for In-House General Counsel In this series, we’re exploring the legal…
The Trust Initiative: Creating Win-Win Partnerships for Attorneys and Businesses
Being in a role not suited for you can be an uncomfortable experience. If you’ve ever taken on a role…
Entrepreneurial Advice From Women Who’ve Been There and Done That
It’s a hell of a time for women. A record number of us ran for public office in 2018 –…
Improving Culture Fit in the Modern Workplace
Finding the right team members for your business is an ongoing quest. Hiring someone who fits within your workplace’s culture…
CLE Companion and Auxana Inc. Create Partnership to Deliver Unlimited CLE to Small Law Firms and Solo Practitioners
Auxana Helps Attorneys Identify and Leverage Fractional General Counsel Opportunities CLE Companion, a fast-growing legal technology company that makes it…
Meet Me! Attorney Q&A for Mike Christopher
What do you do for your clients? For new clients, particularly outside general counsel clients, I first learn about their…
Helping the Modern B2B Attorney and Their Clients Through Flat-Fee Legal
Auxana is an innovative “legal practice in-a-box” for attorneys who want to run their own businesses, but feel apprehensive about…
Modern Recruitment in the Post-Digital Revolution: Using Auxana to Hire With Transparency
The digital revolution has transformed so much about our day-to-day lives, including how we communicate, shop, travel, date, and entertain.…
Meet Me! Attorney Q&A for Mark Spitz
What do you do for your clients? Either in person or by phone, I meet with new clients to learn…
Being Proactive About Business Legal Needs: The 3 Most Important Things to Set Your Clients Up For Success
If you’re anything like me, you enjoy working with companies and helping them solve for different business issues. When I…
Starting a New Legal Practice: Setting Yourself Up For Success
For many attorneys, their work at a traditional law firm is a great fit for their lifestyles, professional goals, and…
What It Means To Be a GC
One of the things that’s most attractive about going into a legal career is the number of career options. You…
Standing Up to Inequality Within the Legal Industry
A career in the legal industry can be exciting and challenging, bringing out the best in your problem solving capabilities,…
Why The Outsourced GC Model Works for Both Scaling Businesses & Attorneys
Let’s talk about fractional executives. It’s a concept on the rise across many industries. Fractional CFOs, CMOs, Security leaders (CISOs)……
Thinking About Investing in Cannabis? Here Are 3 Things You Need To Know
Cannabis is exploding. Not literally (at least not with my clients). But the cannabis industry… wow. It’s officially one of…
Get a Life: Why Better Work-Life Balance Leads to Better Work Performance
The traditional law firm model is challenging for many practicing attorneys who are burning the candle at both ends. Spending…
The End of The Billable Hour
Let’s be really honest about something: tracking everything you do down to 10-minute increments isn’t enjoyable. Regardless of how much…
Meet Me! Attorney Q&A for Tiffany Christianson
What do you do for your clients? Initially, I like to hear about my client’s business model and what specific…
Meet Me! Attorney Q&A with Michelle O’Connor
What do you do for your clients? After a long absence from the practice of law, I began working as…
Meet Me! Attorney Q&A for Juliet Peters
What do you do for your clients? First, I want to gather a solid understanding of what the business does…
Meet Me! Attorney Q&A with Andrejs Bunkse
What do you do for your clients? Usually my clients come to me from referrals, typically other lawyers, CFO’s and…
Meet Me! Attorney Q&A with Beth Lebowitz
What do you do for your clients? I’ve been an Outsourced General Counsel now for almost four years and this…
Utilizing Outsourced GC for Different Business Life Cycles: Part 2 – Growth
Legal Services & Business Lifecycles: Part 2 – Growth In this series, we’re exploring the legal needs of different business…
Save Money By Taking on These 3 Legal Tasks Yourself
Companies can quickly find themselves becoming overly dependent on legal counsel as their business’ needs grow. It’s the reason so…
Utilizing Outsourced GC for Different Business Life Cycles: Part 1 – Startups
In this series, we’re going to explore the legal needs of different business life cycles, including what kind of legal…
The Myth of the Law Firm Safety Net: Starting Your Own Practice
Why Your Law Firm Job May be Comforting, but Not Comfortable You did everything right. You attended your OCIs during…
Why an Outsourced GC is the ideal third option for Alagen
Update: Alagen was acquired by GMI in December of 2020, and is no longer operating under the same entity name.…
The top 4 challenges you’ll face when starting a cannabis business
Author: Andrejs Bunkse Cannabis is one of the hottest, and fastest growing industries in the world. It’s estimated to hit…
3 Things You Shouldn’t Pay Your Lawyer to Do
Author: Beth Lebowitz Good lawyers do a good job of positioning themselves as a valuable resource to their clients. Growing…
Nimbus Legal Of Counsel Mary Juetten on the Lawyerist Podcast
Nimbus Legal Of Counsel, a member of the Auxana circle, Mary Juetten recently sat down with Sam Glover and Aaron…
The Recordable Hour: Don’t Stop Believing
This article was originally featured on Above the Law. I am a firm believer in sharing mistakes or missteps to…
The Tech You Need to Reduce Your Legal Bills
This may come as a shock to you….but I’m going to say it anyway. You’re overpaying your attorney. I’ll let…
Why Outsourcing Your GC Isn’t Like Outsourcing Other Key Executives
The “fractional” executive is a trendy new term for an age-old concept. When companies aren’t ready for, or in need…
Tips For Attorneys Looking to Become Outside In-House Counsel
In my previous posts, I’ve discussed why lawyers are choosing the outside in-house counsel model, and what they can offer…
What Different Offerings Can Outside In-House Counsel Provide?
In the last installment of the series, I talked about why in-house counsel are adopting a new approach to servicing…
4 Ways To Make Your Outsourced GC Part of Your Team
When a company decides to bring legal in-house, the primary reason is usually economics. At a certain point, it makes…
Nimbus Legal Of Counsel Mary Juetten Talks Legal Tech Entrepreneurship at Clio Con
Clio’s annual conference brings together lawyers and legal tech enthusiasts to learn and share their insight and experiences to hopefully…
When It Makes Sense To Use Outside Law Firms, and When it Makes Sense to Hire General Counsel
When a company starts to experience real growth — the kind that calls for infrastructure, a bigger executive team, and…
The Business of Law
As a business lawyer, I am often boggled at the audacity of how the business of the legal industry operates.…
The Business of Legal: The Data-Driven Law Practice by Nimbus Legal Of Counsel Mary Juetten
Mary Juetten’s second book, The Business of Legal: The Data-Driven Law Practice launched at the end of last month as…
4 Ways to Turn Legal From a Cost Center to a Revenue Generator
A client once shared that every time she picks up the phone to call legal, or sends off an email,…
Explaining Intelligent Use of Resources for Legal
When explaining how the Auxana Circle and the Outsourced GC model is different from the traditional law firm model, we…
How Parchment Reduced Legal Costs 50% While Growing Exponentially
“I was so tired of transactional legal services.” The Challenge in Traditional Legal Services Bob Colletti, CFO for Parchment,…
Response To The Obstacles To Innovation In The Law
I was excited to see Bob Ambrogi’s invitation to respond to his ideas for removing the barriers to innovation here. I…
In Order To Survive, Law Firms Must Prioritize Customer Satisfaction
When faced with a threat, businesses do one of two things. They deny the threat exists (until it’s too late)…
Hey Law Firms: It’s Time to Adapt
In every industry, there comes a moment of reckoning when the profession is forced to adapt. Almost always driven by…
Killing the Billable Hour
Tracking time by 6 minute increments was never going to be fun for either client or attorney. Billing time for…
From Serving Entrepreneurs to Becoming One. How I Made The Jump.
Having worked with over 40 clients in early stage markets, I learned a few things about what it takes to…
Are you playing Russian roulette or firing on all cylinders?
The (life or death) importance of accounting and inventory tracking in the cannabis Industry Having worked as a consultant for…