Re: Solo Out of Law School

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On 4/30/08, Rob wrote:
> I graduate in 2 days. Wahoo! Anyhow, I知 first in my
> class and have been unable to find a job so far. Most
> places are asking for bar passage, experience, etc.. I知
> interested in starting solo right out the door and working
> my way up. No better time to start at the bottom than
> when you池e already there, huh? I plan to take the
> Mississippi Bar in July.
>
> I would like to have some supervision/guidance from an
> experienced attorney to start with, but I致e run into some
> resistance. I知 willing to spilt fees and do whatever it
> takes to get experience and direction, but I知 getting the
> cold shoulder due to liability concerns. Any suggestions
> on starting out right out of law school (aside from
> financial), the types of cases I should take, and how to
> get guidance? I have no contacts in the legal profession
> in the state I intend to practice, so I知 starting from
> scratch.

I started right out of law school and did fine. Find
attorneys that practice the area you want to practice and
offer to work for free. That's what I did and that's how I
learned how things work. When you pass the bar, open your
own place.