Resources - Start and Run a Law Firm
Links
- My Shingle's Online Guide to Starting a Law Firm: Amazing collection of resources.
- Oklahoma Bar Association's Starting a Law Practice Web Directory.
- cherylstephens.com
Free information on practice and professional development. - US Small Business Administration's Small Business Startup Guide
- Checklist for Starting a Business
- The 'Lectric Law Library's Law Practice Forms
- The Ethics Department of the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility is the center for study, development and implementation of model legal and judicial ethics standards.
- YourLaw is a client newsletter you can use to keep in touch with clients or attract new clients. It is available with or without your law firm's info imprinted on it. GP|Solo members will receive a 10% discount if they write GPSOLO in the source code line on the order form.
Discussion List
Solosez is email discussion list that has matured into a worldwide community of more than 2,000 solo and small firm practitioners.
Popular Threads is a monthly feature on Solosez that highlights particular conversations which usually includes at least each month on starting or running a practice
Law Practice Management Blogs
See Blawgs
Podcast
Opening A Law Practice by California solo Jonathan Stein is the first in a series of free, informative podcasts developed specifically for law students and new attorneys.
Books
GP|Solo Books
How to Capture and Keep Clients: Marketing Strategies for Lawyers
In this new, in-depth book, How to Capture and Keep Clients: Marketing Strategies for Lawyers, the best and most innovative solo and small firm lawyers give you their secrets, approaches, and strategies to that age-old puzzle of growing your law firm.
Price: $79.95
GP|Solo members: $64.95
Attorney and Law Firm Guide to the Business of Law, Second Edition
Focusing on the three elements of a successful practice - getting clients, doing quality work, and getting paid for your effort - this guide demonstrates how to create a comprehensive yet practical business plan and, most importantly, how to put your plan into action.
Price: $119.95
GP|Solo members: $99.95
Other ABA Books
- Flying Solo: A Survival Guide for the Solo and Small Firm Lawyer, Fourth Edition
- How to Start and Build a Law Practice, Fifth Edition
Other Publications
The ABA's Young Lawyer Division has put out a great online resource called Unlock Your Potential: Hanging Out Your Shingle.
GP|Solo Periodicals
- New Lawyer
This quarterly eNewsletter is emailed to GP|Solo members who are young lawyers or law students. It often has useful items for someone starting a firm. - GPSOLO Magazine
Our flagship magazine usually contains something about how to start or run a law firm. Please visit our archives for the complete index of past issues. Two issues in particular- How to Set Up a Law Office (December 2003)
- The Risky Business of Law (April/May 2003)
More Articles
- Law Practice Today
- Small Firm Business
- Maryland State Bar Association has a collection of articles on law office management.
- Make 2005 the Year You Start Your Own Firm
Small Firm Business - Going Solo
DC Bar's Washington Lawyer - Launching A Small Firm Or Solo Practice
Practice Management Software
- Workshare provides document security software for content filtering, comparison, verification and integrity. GP members save 15%.
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Insurance
- Minnesota Lawyers Mutual provides professional liability insurance and risk management services to lawyers.
- Malpractice Insurance: Information from the ABA Standing Committee on Lawyer Liability.
- The American Bar Endowment offers a number of insurance plans available exclusively to ABA members:
- Group Office Overhead Expense Insurance Plan
- Disability Income
- Group Term Life Insurance
- Group Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Plan
- Excess Major Medical Insurance
- Group Hospital Money Insurance Plan
