Re: Solo Out of Law School
Posted by big tymer on 6/30/08

Silly Rob. As long as the world is full of attorneys like you I will
always have business. Results? When they hire you they have talked to
you for 15 minutes, you haven't gotten them any results yet. Keep up
the good work.


On 6/29/08, Rob (Another One) wrote:
> 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,
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Solo Out of Law School, 4/30/08, by Rob.
• Re: Solo Out of Law School, 5/02/08, by bigtymer.
• Re: Solo Out of Law School, 5/03/08, by Rob.
• Re: Solo Out of Law School, 5/07/08, by bigtymer.
• Re: Solo Out of Law School, 5/16/08, by :p.
• Re: Solo Out of Law School, 6/19/08, by Rajnerif .
• Re: Solo Out of Law School, 6/24/08, by Bigtymer.
• Re: Solo Out of Law School, 6/29/08, by Rob (Another One).
• Re: Solo Out of Law School, 6/30/08, by big tymer.
• Re: Solo Out of Law School, 7/12/08, by Rob (Another One).
• Re: Solo Out of Law School, 7/14/08, by Xpin.