STARTING YOUR OWN LAW FIRM IN 2022// top 5 things to do before you open your solo law firm

Have you been considering starting your own law firm in 2022? I thought (more like dwelled) on the decision to open my own law firm for over two years before doing so, and I really wish I hadn’t wasted that much time. Had I trusted myself, I would have opened my law firm a lot sooner than I did.

I’ve been a solo attorney now for almost six years and it was the best decision I’ve ever made for my career. So if you’re thinking about making this leap to being a law firm owner, you’re in the right place! Let’s chat about what you can start doing now, before you open your law firm, to get you off to a great start.

Considering going solo? I’ve taken everything I’ve learned from opening my own law firm, presenting on all things law firm management, and consulting my lawyer clients on their law firms, and have packaged it into an 8 week program for you, so you can go solo as quickly and easily as possible.

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Bio: As a coach and consultant for lawyers, my goal is to help them run successful law firms in a way that fits into how they want to live their lives. As a law firm owner since 2016, and a mom of two young children, I understand how easy it is for lawyers to prioritize their work, their clients, and their families, but put themselves on the backburner. I approach my coaching and consulting practice by looking at the attorney as a whole person, and bringing a sense of humanness to the legal profession. There’s a way for lawyers to have successful law firms, make money, but also have time for things that are important to them outside of work, including making time for ourselves.
Contact: For business inquiries only, please use this email: [email protected]

Business address:
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Normandy Park, WA 98148

Some of my fave tech tools to run my law firm:
My video on this very topic is here!    • TOP 10 TECH TOOLS EVERY SOLO LAW FIRM OWNE...  

Calendar: Google Calendar. Hands down. The best calendar system ever.

Calendaring System: Calendly

Project management: Asana. I love having everything in one place and my paralegal and I always have a snapshot of what needs to be done and when.

Virtual Receptionist: I use Smith AI. This is a great way to ensure your phones get answered while reducing distractions.

Billing software: I currently use MyCase (I’ve previously used Smokeball, Practice Panther, and Clio).

Website: I use Findlaw for my law firm, but starting out, I used Squarespace. They have amazing designs and it’s only like $120/year!

Cloud storage: Dropbox. Hands down. Pay for the business version.

PDFs: Pay for the Adobe Pro. Totally worth it.

Virtual phone number: Grasshopper. Such a life saver! I can use my personal number and through the Grasshopper app, I can call and text clients through my work’s virtual phone number.

Fax: Yes, people and companies still fax :) Metrofax has been great.


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