The Business of Law: Strategies for Starting Your Own Law Firm
UPDATE: Here is the Columbus Bar Reporter’s article about the panel discussion — “Going Solo: A True Do-It-Yourself Venture“
The Columbus Bar Association’s Women in the Profession and Solo & Small Firm Management Committees teamed up to host a panel today to discuss the strategies for starting your own law firm. I had the opportunity to serve on the panel, along with several other amazing solopreneurs. We had a terrific turnout and lively discussion about law firm marketing, finances, and the many benefits of being a sole or small firm practitioner.
For those who missed it, the bar association will publish the podcast soon. In the meantime, I wanted to share a list of reference materials that was distributed to the group:
Small Business Resources:
- U.S. Small Business Administration – www.sba.gov
- SCORE – www.scorephila.org
- Women’s Business Development Center – www.womensbdc.org
Legal Resources:
- Columbus Bar Association – www.philadelphiabar.org
- Pennsylvania Bar Association – www.pabar.org
- American Bar Association – www.abanet.org and www.solosez.net
- Jenkins Law Library – www.jenkinslaw.org
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute – www.pbi.org
Websites and Blogs:
- My Shingle – www.myshingle.com by Carolyn Elefant, author of Solo by Choice
- Solo Practice University – www.solopracticeuniversity.com/blog
- Greatest American Lawyer – www.greatestamericanlawyer.typepad.com
- Lawyerist – www.lawyerist.com
