How to Start a Law Firm

How to Start a Law Firm


Looking for a complete, step-by-step roadmap to launch your new firm? While you can browse our latest articles and expert columns below, we have consolidated our absolute best strategies, financial checklists, and practice management tips into one comprehensive guide. Visit our ultimate blueprint on Starting a Law Firm to access the foundational frameworks you need to build a highly profitable, sustainable private practice from day one.


Top 12 Law Practice Tips of 2019
Top 12 Law Practice and Productivity Tips of 2019

Which topics captured readers' attention in 2019? To kick off the new year, a look back at the most popular practice tips.

Joan Feldman - January 2, 2020
Starting Your Side Hustle, Pt. 3: Creating Your Website

The best way to generate interest in your business is by putting together a credible web presence and posting interesting and valuable content.

Andrea Cannavina - December 13, 2019
Starting Your Side Hustle, Pt. 2: Three Ways to Control the Flow

In Part 2 of Andrea Cannavina's no-nonsense guide to starting your dream business, it's all about controlling how the information and work will flow.

Andrea Cannavina - October 4, 2019
Starting Your Side Hustle: Three Essentials for $300

Here's the first installment in Andrea Cannavina's no-nonsense guide to starting your dream business.

Andrea Cannavina - August 2, 2019
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New Lawyers, Law Librarians Are Your Friends

Tip from solo Lisa Witt on working with law librarians to save you time and money.

Lisa Witt - April 2, 2019
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False Starts: 5 Misconceptions About Starting a Law Firm

If the concept of starting a law firm seems to you like working out a Rubik’s Cube covered in super glue, allow Jared Correia to put your most troublesome fears and misapprehensions to rest. Making the decision to start a law firm is nothing but ...

Jared Correia - June 28, 2018
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Ways to Get Clients Quickly After Hanging Your Shingle

Straight out of law school, I joined a small law practice. I didn’t start out as an associate with a large salary and plenty of document review projects to hit my hours. I had to eat what I killed and immediately begin bringing in clients. If ...

Ryan Nevin - March 7, 2018
Nimble Legal Tech Companies on How They’re Here to Help

During the ABA TECHSHOW 2017 program "The Startups Are Coming," Andrew Arruda suggested we reframe the sentiment to: "The nimble companies are here to help you." Not as sexy but a lot more accurate than an analogous popular refrain: "Robot ...

Tim Baran - April 5, 2017
Starting a Law Firm: Never a Dumb Question

The following is an excerpt from the MyCase e-book “Starting a Law Firm: Never a Dumb Question” by Edward Poll. “There is no such thing as a dumb question.” This has been the commonly repeated mantra of teachers everywhere. This ...

Edward Poll - March 3, 2016
Five Win-Win Ethics Tips for Start-ups and Solos

It's a win-win. The best strategies for keeping your startup on the straight and narrow, ethics-wise, are often the same strategies that help your practice grow. Mark Bassingthwaighte, risk advisor for malpractice insurance carrier ALPS, ...

Joan Feldman - October 9, 2015
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