Do You Prefer to Remain Anonymous (Use Your Name Here, but Indicate a Preference for Anonymity)
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SOLO QUESTIONS:
Name:
Do you prefer to remain anonymous (use your name here, but indicate a preference for anonymity)
Law School
Date of Graduation
Date of Starting Solo Practice
Previous Experience to starting a firm
Practice areas
* Why did you decide to solo; what were some of the factors?
* What did you know about solo lawyering before you went out on your own? * How did you explain your decision to colleagues? * What are the sharpest memories of your first month (year) as a solo?. * Outside your family, who has been the most supportive of your decision to solo?
* What role do spouses/partner play in a solo practice?
* What’s it like to solo as a parent/single parent?
* What role does risk play in solo practice?
* How did you bring in a stream of revenue in the beginning? * What legal or practice skills were you least prepared in the beginning? * Describe your worst/best client, and what you learned from the experience? * What would you tell a roomful of 3L's/new grads about the struggles/frustrations of a solo? * What's the biggest goof you ever made, and how was it resolved? * What marketing advice have you for new solos?
* Given what you've learned, would you still solo? * What issues should new or prospective solos consider before solo-ing?
* What advice did you get before you hung your shingle? * What sacrifices are you making (did you make) to solo? * What is your advice to new lawyers who want to solo without prior experience? * Can you solo on a shoestring; if not, why not?
* What financial issues loom within the first year of solo-ing? * What are a solo’s 3 biggest challenges when you’re The Boss? How did you cope? * What do you like/dislike about the autonomy of solo-ing? * What frustrations do you experience now, and in the beginning? * How do you feel about having little or no job security? * What’s your Plan B if things don’t work out?
* How important is a business plan before you begin?
* What would you tell a new solo about malpractice insurance? * What role do people skills play in a solo’s success? * How do you market yourself; what works, what doesn't?
* What role does social media play in your solo practice? * What do you do to make sure your business maintains profitability? * What sort of business and legal skills do you need to know or need to learn? * What role do mentors or contacts play in your practice?
* Is there a solo ‘type’, and how would you know if you are (or aren’t)? *What is the most meaningful thing that you've accomplished as a solo?
*Name the three top resources that have been most valuable in building your law practice? *Where do you see the practice of law, and specifically solo and small firm practice heading in the next decade? Are you hopeful, or pessimistic about the future?