Re: Solo Out of Law School

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I am sure attorneys like you are reviewing the draft copy of judgments I
prepare for hearings I just won against attorneys like you. You are
probably so full of yourself you probably lose to younger attorneys on a
regular basis.

On 6/30/08, big tymer wrote:
> 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.
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> 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.
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>> Clients do not care about youth. They care about results.
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>> 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?
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>>>>>> 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.
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>>>>>>>> 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.
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>>>>>>> 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.