Re: Quasi-Solo for 2007

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Sounds more like a law clerk thing.

On 12/31/06, rrr wrote:
> Its a Lawyer thing, you wouldn't understand.
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> On 12/30/06, Dejnave wrote:
>> I don't get it. You post about how this profession almost
>> ruined your life and now you come back for more. Why?
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>> On 12/30/06, rrr wrote:
>>> An Update for the non-trolls...
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>>> So after mulling it over, I've decided to go back to
>>> Practice. I didn't want to go solo so I started looking
>>> for an Attorney Job. As I started looking, I started
>>> running into solos and small firms that were interested in
>>> a part-time addition but not full time. So now I am
>> working
>>> as a part -timer. Which suits me fine for now.
>>> Compensation... $40 per hour billed. I use their office,
>>> their computers, their printers, etc. while working on
>>> their work.
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>>> If the chemistry is right, it might be useful to work out
>>> some kind of arrangement where I bring in work to the firm
>>> and give them a percentage to pay for overhead used.
>>> Haven't thought through the percentage yet. I'm going to
>>> scope out office suites in the general area to see what my
>>> minimal overhead would be if I went solo.
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>>> Technically, I'm not sure if this is "going solo", I think
>>> its mediary between being an Associate for a Firm, and
>>> being Solo.
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>>> At this point I don't have any particular marketing plan,
>>> but then again I have no overhead.
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