How to Start a Solo Law Practice
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Editor: Hal DavisEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 2004-11-01
ISBN: 0970186916
Number of pages: 237
Publisher: Hal Davis
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Book Review: A Good Guide for the Leery Lawyer
Summary: 5 Stars
I went to law school knowing I wanted to solo. That was five years ago. Two months ago I decided to take the plunge, and so far this has been the most accessible information I have come across yet. The book is a quick read and contains a lot of advice that is not intuitive.
The way lawyers make money is by being hired by clients (duh). The question is, especially for newer lawyers, how does one find clients? Most law schools don't teach that. I found the advice on picking an office to be particularly useful. Again, not always intuitive. And if you've never owned your own business, you don't necessarily know where to begin.
There seems to be advice for both new and experienced lawyers. Just because you've worked at a firm for five years doesn't mean you know anything about actually running one.
While there was advice that was not helpful, those were instances where I simply already had experience with those topics. I think a book of advice would be incomplete if it assumed the audience already knew information that some may take for granted. I worked with a lawyer who barely knows how to use MS Word, much less how to defrag a computer.
All in all, excellent.
Summary of How to Start a Solo Law Practice
Addressing many of the practical issues of starting a solo law practice, this book is a guide to what works and what doesn't. The author went straight into solo law practice from law school, using one of the most popular books as a how-to guide. He found that although the published how-to guides had a lot of pages, much of their advice was outdated, impractical, or simply didn't work. The heart of the book is the chapters on choosing an area of practice and a unique marketing proposition so the lawyer can stand out in a crowded marketplace. The 2008 revision addresses changes in technology that have impacted computer hardware and software selection, and practical issues such as backing up data to a DVD, a removable hard drive, or even over the internet.General Books
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