Building eBay for Lawyers
Auction sites like eBay work pretty well if you’re looking for a hard-to-track-down piece of flatware. But can they work for lawyers’ services?
Many attorneys have doubts, but a 21-year-old law student named Robert Grant Niznik is putting his money–or more candidly, he says, his parents’ money–behind a Web site called Shpoonkle that will let lawyers bid for clients.
The New York Law School student and his start-up, whose motto is “Justice You Can Afford,” are creating a buzz in legal circles. Lawyers and bloggers have been debating the merits of the idea leading up to its launch.
