Re: Starting hourly pay? - "Guru" "BOA"

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What?

What does BOA stand for? Are you an attorney, or another 3L
pretender? Come clean.

I got into a "skirmish" with JF because he was running around
getting the law wrong on key points. That doesn't make me a
troublemaker.

And as far as solo practice is concerned, there are solos out
there right now who are making a fortune, and I was one of them,
until the credit card companies passed a law gutting
bankruptcy. So, you can absolutely make it as a solo. Like I
also said, I quit because I didn't want to do messy divorces or
plead smelly crooks out all day down at city court. That's not
for me, but maybe it is for you. Maybe you'll grow fond of
drunk drivers or wife beaters.

The key to making it work is simple: Be well capitalized, get a
small office, do smart marketing, do great work for clients, and
network, network, network. Most solos fail the first
requirement. That's why, when they are 80, they are still
defending leadfoots in traffic court. If you don't have $50,000
in the bank, don't go solo. Think about it, realistically.

On 3/15/06, BOA wrote:
> "Have you considered investment banking?"
>
>
> What kind of comment is that? Kristi specifically directed her
> question "to the more positive members of this group ---
> (i.e., those not going into investment banking". Seems to me
> that "Guru" is out to look for trouble and destroy this board.
>
> FYI, Guru, there are solos who are continuing with the
> practice of law.
>
>
> On 3/15/06, Guru wrote:
>> I'd say it probably is slightly higher than what the hourly
>> pay for law clerks is. Maybe $10-$15 an hour. Just
>> curious, why are you working part time? Have you considered
>> investment banking?
>>
>> On 3/14/06, Kristi wrote:
>>> My question to the more positive members of this group ---
>>> (i.e., those not going into investment banking at the first
>>> opportunity or lamenting his decision to go to law school).
>>>
>>> I may be working for a solo practioner in the
>>> bankruptcy/probate admin./estate planning field in a
>>> relatively small town (~70,000).
>>>
>>> What is a realistic hourly rate for a part-time attorney?
>>> What about part-time independent contract work? I'm not
>>> totally new (lots of research & writing experience, but no
>>> client experience and new to these fields). I'm thinking
>>> $25-$35 for the contract rate, but not sure about p/t
>>> employment rate.
>>>
>>> Thanks in Advance for any advice!