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How to Start a Law Firm
Starting a law firm can be one of the best decisions a lawyer can make.
Not only can you make more money as the owner of your own law firm but you can also enjoy the freedom to pursue the types of cases and clients you get energy from vs. working for a firm where your cases and clients may be dictated to you even if they're energy vampires.
Good News: Did you know that according to ABA statistics nearly 60% of lawyers in the US are actually solo practitioners? And that's not a recent statistic. The fact of the matter is that the face of the most successful lawyers in the US has always been a solo practitioner.
Rock & Roll Advice About Learning About Starting A Law Firm The Hardest Way
As I prepare to launch the first How To Start A Successful Law Firm In 90 Days Or Less coaching program of 2011 (we launch quarterly) I'm sitting here jamming out to "The Faces". And it occurrs to me that it should be MANDATORY for anyone thinking of starting a law firm to read these lyrics aloud three times to all of his or her friends & family:
(Click HERE to listen)
So, what did they teach YOU in law school about running a law firm?
Stay tuned for announcement of new "How To Start…
Don't waste this holiday weekend
It's risky. Your friends and family might ridicule you for being a crazy dreamer. They might laugh at you. Scary stuff.
An unexpected Thanksgiving day wish:
p.s. If you think your law firm is all about making money, or all about serving your clients then you are missing a big opportunity to enjoy more of both; plus be an even happier lawyer.
Financial Control 4 Lawyers
Unfortunately too-few law schools and too-few CLE programs seek to equip us as law students and later as practicing lawyers, with the business management skills needed to manage the finances of our own law firms. Certainly not to attend to this critical law firm management task objectively.
So instead of feeling the same sense of self-confidence and control we enjoy when dealing with our clients’ legal matters, when it comes to the financial management of our own law firms, too-many otherwise smart & sophisticated lawyers end-up making important law practice management decisions based on incomplete information and fear.
Why in the world would a multi-million dollar company ever want to hire a solo?
This week for our monthly Gold Call I interviewed the president of a $3mm company that manages over $30mm of its clients' money. The question I posed to him was "Why in the world would a muti-million dollar company ever want to hire a solo lawyer?"
Alexis Martin Neely: NOT Full of Bullshit
So I have to say, there are ALOT of people going around talking alot of bullshit about what they "think" would, could or should work when it comes to marketing & managing a solo or small law firm. And I'm talking about REALLY marketing & managing it. As in doubling your revenues and totally transforming your business and your life.
Please take my Starting A Law Firm Survey
If you already know you want or need to start a law firm in the next 90 days or less (or if you've recently started your own law firm) and if you haven't done so already, please take my 5 minute survey now & if you choose to leave your email at the end I'll invite you to an upcoming free teleseminar to cover the basics of how to start a successful law firm in 90 days or less. (Hint: The agenda for that call will be based on survey results!)
Starting A Law Firm
No matter what your primary motivation is chances are I have probably helped another lawyer who is similarly-situated so I can probably help you too. After all, I have helped probably more THOUSANDS of lawyers to start a law firm, than likely any other lawyer alive today. And I Have Some Good News For You! That's right, I am going to give you EVERYTHING you need for starting a law firm. And I'm going to lay it all out for you here, FOR FREE!
