Re: Solo Out of Law School

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Not putting your license on the wall because it reminds the client you
are young is non sense. I have had clients tell me "Man you look like
you are 15" as they were writing me a retainer check for my services.

Clients do not care about youth. They care about results.

On 6/24/08, Bigtymer wrote:
> Rajnerif,
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> I went solo right out of school, I've been doing it for three years
> and I average 12k a month, you might want to listen to me.
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> On 6/19/08, Rajnerif wrote:
>> Yeah, don't put your license on the wall, because you know, they
>> might not wonder about your credentials. I mean the fact that you
>> look like you just learned to shave, and the fact that you can't
>> afford shoes, and work out of a hole in the wall, that won't raise
>> any questions.
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>> On 5/07/08, bigtymer wrote:
>>> On 5/03/08, Rob wrote:
>>>> Thanks for the encouragement bigtymer. My wife is three
>>>> months pregnant and I know money will be tight, especially
>>>> working for free- but I'm willing to do it if that's what it
>>>> takes. How soon were you able to generate sufficient fees to
>>>> support student loans and expenses?
>>>>
>>>> On 5/02/08, bigtymer wrote:
>>>>> 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.
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>>> I was breaking even after 2 months, cleared about 60 the first
>>> full year. If you open your office, don't put up your diploma
>>> or license, it just reminds everyone how young you are. Set
>>> your fees a little below others in the area and be better than
>>> they are at returning calls, working with people, not being a
>>> dick to clients, that sort of thing. Many lawyers are such
>>> pricks that if you treat people like humans they will send you
>>> lots of business. I don't know a lot about MS, I'm from
>>> Arkansas and it is very poor and difficult for a lot of
>>> attorneys.