Re: Taking "The Plunge"

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here's another idea . . . find another line of work. this is
crap. sorry, i'm not trying to ruin your dreams of fortue,
but this is silly. why don't you accept the fact that your
investment in law school didn't work out for you in the
traditional sense. there are other area where a law degree
is useful but not required.

you're going to be way better off joining up with some
company and climbing the ladder unless you're just too damn
independent for that. in addition to the obvious costs, have
you thought of health insurance, malpractice insurance etc?

and what do you think your best case scenario is in 5 years?
i think you're on the high end to think you'll be making 60k
a year. you can probably get a job making 45 or 50k now with
you law degree as an asset. hopefully you'll have benefits
and some type of retirement package.

think this over. just another way of looking at it.

On 9/27/06, Clerk Dubs wrote:
> I graduated from law school last year as a "non-
> traditional" student (i.e. I'm in my mid-thirties). I've
> been working as a clerk in my county for the past 9 months.
>
> I've been trying to decide how to proceed from here, as I
> can't live on the pittance they pay clerks in my neck of
> the woods. Recently, one of the lawyers that's in front
> of my judge on a regular basis asked me what I planned to
> do, and offered me space in his building for a reasonable
> price. I have to pay rent ($500 / month), phone and
> internet service, but in return I get a receptionist (who
> works for the whole office) and I get access to two highly
> capable attorneys (one does PI the other family and
> criminal law), who have both offered to give me advice and
> even sit second chair on cases if I needed assistance.
> The attorney who owns the building even offered to front
> me expenses on cases that require it (if I did not have
> the means at that time).
>
> He also said he would help me get started as a sole
> practitioner, refering cases he doesn't want to me, and
> giving me general information on how to get my own
> practice up, running and in the black.
>
> Of course my concern is whether or not I can expect to
> even make the rent and utility payments per month when I
> start. I don't have a vast nest egg, and I figure I need
> about $3,000 just to get off the ground (computer,
> printer, office furniture, etc.).
>
> Seems like the chance of a lifetime to me, was wondering
> if anyone had any input on this? I can't find any
> negative (other than standard inital-sole-practitioner-
> angst-about-the-possibility-of-not-making-any-money), but
> I'd like to hear what others think.