Download or read book Starting a Solo Law Firm 2021 Edition written by Attorney Robert Schaller and published by Attorney Robert Schaller. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attorney Robert Schaller and the Schaller Law Firm offer young lawyers in Starting a Law Firm in 2020-2021 a must-have desk reference book for building a law firm. Lawyers should invest in their future! Young lawyers worked hard in college and again in law school. Now it is time to reap the rewards of the intensive legal training. Earn the profits deserved. Develop pride and earn respect from your peers. Any lawyer who possesses a heartfelt desire to build a respected legal career, along with the vision and drive to succeed, should read and embrace the steps set forth in this book. This book is dedicated to the young lawyers who are unfulfilled working as associates for other lawyers or who recently graduated from law school with the courage to “hang out a shingle” and start their own law firm. This book provides concrete guidance about issues the author wished someone had taught him before he started his own law firm. Some lawyers have the courage to open a solo-practice law firm. Other lawyers start a law firm with one or two other lawyers they know and trust. There is strength in numbers. It is appealing to young lawyers in particular to have a law school classmate or fellow associate nearby for support. Others establish an “affiliation” with an existing firm. Sometimes a lawyer needs another lawyer to brainstorm and bounce ideas around. Deciding whether to start a law firm is a tough decision. You gain the freedom described above, but you lose the security of working for an established firm as an associate. But is that freedom? In the short run, a young lawyer likes the security of knowing a paycheck is coming twice a month. But all private practice lawyers ultimately realize that they “eat what they kill.” Therefore, the early shelter and protection offered by an established firm is lost after a few years when the developing lawyer is required to either leave the firm or develop a pool of clients that generate sufficient profits for the firm to justify the lawyer’s salary. In essence, the lawyer has to develop the lawyer’s own “profit center” or the lawyer’s own “solo firm” within the firm. Either way, the lawyer has to know how to start a practice and thrive. This book will help striving lawyers get on the path to success. Testing Your Entrepreneurial Spirit: Answer the questions below to determine if you have what it takes to start a law firm. Lawyers who want to start their own firm should answer affirmatively to most of the questions below or should partner with another lawyer who answers affirmatively to most questions. 1. Do you have a passion to do something great with your career? 2. Do you want to build a business to create wealth for yourself and not someone else? 3. Can you visualize your definition of success? 4. Do you have the determination and resolve to achieve your definition of success? 5. Are you an independent person? 6. Are you self-confident (despite the humiliation of law school)? 7. Are you ambitious? 8. Are you self-motivated? 9. Are you a self-starter? 10. Are you decisive after studying the pros and cons of an issue? 11. Are you a problem-solver? 12. Do you have effective communication skills? 13. Can you set timetables and stick to them without procrastinating? 14. Do you have a dream to be your own boss? 15. Do you have a passion to help clients? 16. Are you cognizant of your strengths and weaknesses? 17. Do you know when it is time to seek guidance from a more experienced attorney? 18. Are you resilient to temporary setbacks? 19. Are you flexible when a course correction is recognized? 20. Can you view a temporarily setback as an opportunity for improvement? 21. Are you able to convince strangers that you know what you are talking about? 22. Do you have the desire to continuously study a particular substantive area of law? 23. Are you looking to build your future instead of looking for something to do until you can find another job? 24. Do you want to start a law firm by yourself, classmate, colleague, or more senior attorney?

Download or read book How to Start and Build a Law Practice written by Jay G. Foonberg and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lawyers in every phase of their careers have relied on this basic primer for planning and growing a successful practice. This new edition includes 30 additional chapters, updates on new technologies, and proven insights on all aspects of legal practice Major topic areas include getting started, selecting the best location, selecting the best equipment -- everything from stationery and furniture to computers; getting and keeping clients, the dos and don'ts of billing, and the basics of managing the office -- from stocking forms (many templates are included) and bookkeeping to using private investigators.

Download or read book The Small Firm Roadmap written by Sam Glover and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-30 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let's be honest, traditional small firm law practice is not working very well. Too many small firm lawyers struggle to make ends meet, get clients, meet clients' expectations, or they wrestle with mental health issues or substance abuse. Meanwhile, there is a huge gap between those who need legal help and those who can get it. But it doesn't have to be that way. We can build better firms, be more effective with our clients, enjoy better health and a greater sense of fulfillment, and make a bigger impact on our communities. With the client-centric law firm management model in The Small Firm Roadmap, you'll see that getting started is easier than you think. The team from Lawyerist.com-Aaron Street, Sam Glover, Stephanie Everett, and Marshall Lichty-will help you gain clarity around your career and firm goals and identify successful strategies for starting, managing, and growing a thriving future-oriented law firm. If you're ready to do great work that supports a great life, this book is for you.

Download or read book Tiger Tactics written by Ryan McKeen and published by . This book was released on 2019-02 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is Your Dream? Being a lawyer is difficult. Creating a sustainable and profitable firm that works for you is even harder. Most lawyers never get there. Most lawyers feel stuck in jobs. And many lawyers who choose to work for themselves struggle to make a profit or make any time for their lives. Tiger Tactics is about unlocking your dream. It was written by five lawyers who have individually gone on to create million and multi-million dollar practices. Tiger Tactics is about the stories, the struggles, and the practical advice necessary to thrive in the law practice jungle. Want more access and discussion? Join the Tiger Tactics online community at https: //www.facebook.com/groups/tigertacticsbook

Download or read book The E Myth Attorney written by Michael E. Gerber and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-20 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete guide to the business of running a successful legal practice Many attorneys in small and mid-size practices are experts on the law, but may not have considered their practice as much from a business perspective. Michael Gerber’s The E-Myth Attorney fills this void, giving you powerful advice on everything you need to run your practice as a successful business, allowing you to achieve your goals and grow your practice. Featuring Gerber's signature easy-to-understand, easy-to-implement style, The E-Myth Attorney features: A complete start-up guide you can use to get your practice off the ground quickly, as well as comprehensive action steps for maximizing the performance of an existing practice Industry specific advice from two recognized legal experts that have developed a highly successful legal practice using Gerber’s principles Gerber’s universal appeal as a recognized expert on small businesses who has coached, taught, and trained over 60,000 small businesses The E-Myth Attorney is the last guide you'll ever need to make the difference in building or developing your successful legal practice.

Download or read book The Client Centered Law Firm written by Jack Newton and published by Blue Check Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legal industry has long been risk averse, but when it comes to adapting to the experience-driven world created by companies like Netflix, Uber, and Airbnb, adherence to the old status quo could be the death knell for today's law firms. In The Client-Centered Law Firm, Clio cofounder Jack Newton offers a clear-eyed and timely look at how providing a client-centered experience and running an efficient, profitable law firm aren't opposing ideas. With this approach, they drive each other. Covering the what, why, and how of running a client-centered practice, with examples from law firms leading this revolution as well as practical strategies for implementation, The Client-Centered Law Firm is a rallying call to unlock the enormous latent demand in the legal market by providing client-centered experiences, improving internal processes, and raising the bottom line.

Download or read book A Lawyer s Guide to Filing Chapter 7 Bankruptcy written by Attorney Robert Schaller and published by Attorney Robert Schaller. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attorney Robert Schaller and the Schaller Law Firm offer A Lawyer’s Guide to Filing Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: Learning the Nuts and Bolts of Filing Your First Case to provide lawyers with a how-to manual with step-by-step instructions for filing their first Chapter 7 case. Additional training is offered at its National Bankruptcy Academy website www.NationalBankruptcyAcademy.com. The book includes a line-by-line analysis of the official bankruptcy forms: petition, Schedules A-J, Statement of Compensation, Statement of Intent, Statement of Financial Affairs, Statement of Your Current Monthly Income, and Statement of Means Test Calculation. Specific, real-world examples are offered for property in Schedule A/B, exemptions in Schedule C, secured creditors in Schedule D, unsecured creditors in Schedule E/F, executory contracts and unexpired leases in Schedule G, co-debtors in Schedule H, income in Schedule I, and expenses in Schedule J. Separate chapters discuss the six types of bankruptcy cases, the timeline for Chapter 7 cases, alternatives to Chapter 7, a client’s eligibility for Chapter 7 relief, and the role of both the Chapter 7 panel trustee and the U.S. Trustee. Plus, separate chapters analyze the automatic stay injunction and the Chapter 7 discharge injunction. Attorney Robert Schaller has practiced law for more than 34 years and has filed more than 3,000 bankruptcy cases. Schaller is the president of the National Bankruptcy Academy.

Download or read book When Women Run the Firm written by Demetria Graves and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book IRS Offer in Compromise written by Attorney Robert Schaller and published by Attorney Robert Schaller. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attorney Robert Schaller and the Schaller Law Firm offers tax professionals in IRS Offer in Compromise: A Treatise for Attorneys, CPAs, Accountants & Tax Preparers a scholarly treatise on the IRS program that relieves taxpayers from crushing IRS back-taxes. This is a must-have resource book for any tax professional offering Offer in Compromise services. Citing specific authorities, this book offers a deep dive into the U.S. Tax Code, Treasury regulations, court opinions, the Internal Revenue Manual, and IRS Revenue Procedures that comprise the IRS’ Offer in Compromise program. The 12-page Table of Contents, 27-page Table of Authorities, and 18-page Index aids a tax professional’s scholarly understanding. IRS Offer in Compromise: A Treatise for Attorneys, CPAs, Accountants & Tax Preparers begins in Chapters 1 thru 3 with an overview of the U.S. Tax Code, Treasury Regulations, court rulings, Internal Revenue Manual, and IRS Revenue Procedures. Next, the IRS collection apparatus is explained, including bank levies, wage garnishments, and federal tax liens. Chapter 4 discusses the IRS’ authority, motivation, and basis to eliminate back-taxes, including doubt as to collectability offers, effective tax administration offers, and doubt as to liability offers. This book is focused on doubt as to collectability offers only. An overview of the Offer in Compromise process is provided in Chapter 5. Chapter 6 considers the seminal question: who should submit the Offer in Compromise application? Payment issues associated with an Offer in Compromise application are considered in Chapter 7. Chapter 8 analyzes the key issue of whether the Offer in Compromise application is “processable” and qualifies for further review. Chapters 9 thru 12 address the calculation of the minimum amount that a taxpayer must offer to eliminate all back-taxes. Chapter 9 presents the secret formula for calculating the lowest offer amount acceptable to the IRS, including a discussion of the “reasonable collection potential” or RCP. Chapter 10 explains the asset valuation component of the formula. The income and expense components of the formula are discussed in Chapters 11 and 12 respectively. Chapter 13 provides a line-by-line analysis of the essential document – IRS Form 656, Offer in Compromise. Chapters 14 and 15 provide a line-by-line analysis of IRS Forms 433-A & B (OIC), Collection Information Statements. Chapter 16 considers the need for a “collateral agreement.” Chapter 17 explains a taxpayer’s obligations during the IRS investigation of an Offer in Compromise. “Terminating” a pending offer is considered in Chapter 18. “Withdrawing” a pending application is reviewed in Chapter 19. Chapter 20 analyzes the IRS’ decision whether to “return” an offer, including returning unprocessable applications and processable applications. Chapter 21 discusses the IRS analysis behind “rejecting” an Offer in Compromise application. The IRS’ decision process in “accepting” an Offer in Compromise application is explored in Chapter 22. The taxpayer’s duties post-acceptance are reviewed in Chapter 23. Chapter 24 examines a taxpayer’s “default” of the accepted agreement’s terms. Chapter 25 explores a taxpayer’s right to receive tax refunds. Chapter 26 explains a taxpayer’s appellate right to review an IRS rejection. Chapters 27 thru 29 discuss an Offer in Compromise’s affect upon levies, garnishments, installment agreements, and trust fund and trust fund recovery penalties. Chapters 30 and 31 encompass a host of miscellaneous issues, including public disclosures, assessment period and collection period extensions, and bankruptcy. Chapter 32 explains powers of attorney, including a line-by-line analysis of IRS Form 2848, Power of Attorney. Finally, Chapter 33 reviews third-party authorizations including a line-by-line analysis of IRS Form 8821, Tax Information Authorization.

Download or read book IRS Innocent Spouse Tax Relief written by Attorney Robert Schaller and published by Attorney Robert Schaller. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attorney Robert Schaller and the Schaller Law Firm offer IRS Innocent Spouse Tax Relief to tax professionals. This book is a scholarly treatise on the IRS program that relieves a requesting spouse (or former spouse) from joint and several tax liability. Innocent spouse relief is offered on equitable grounds or when the tax is attributable to a non-requesting spouse’s bad behavior – including fraud, income concealment, income misstatement, and unwarranted expense deductions or tax credits. This book offers a deep dive into the U.S. Tax Code, Treasury regulations, court opinions, the Internal Revenue Manual, and IRS Revenue Procedures that comprise the IRS’ Innocent Spouse Tax Relief program. This is a resource book for tax professionals. Congress authorized relief to the “innocent” spouse who would otherwise be inequitably harmed by the non-requesting spouse. The three types of relief from joint and several tax liability are analyzed with relevant citations to the U.S. Tax Code, Treasury regulations, court opinions, the Internal Revenue Manual, and IRS Revenue Procedures. A separate discussion is presented for Innocent Spouse Relief, Separation of Liability Relief, and Equitable Relief, including a line-by-line analysis of IRS Form 8857, Request for Innocent Spouse Relief. An 8-page Table of Contents, a 19-page Table of Authorities, and a 9-page Index aides a tax professional’s scholarly understanding. The book also explores premature and untimely relief claims, appellate review of rejected claims, and refund claims after relief is granted. IRS Innocent Spouse Tax Relief also explores the IRS collection process with a discussion of IRS levies, tax liens, installment agreements, the offer in compromise program, and currently not collectible status. Finally, powers of attorney and third-party authorizations are examined, including a line-by-line analysis of IRS Form 2848, Power of Attorney and IRS Form 8821, Tax Information Authorization.

Download or read book The Legal Design Book written by Meera Klemola and published by Meera Klemola and Astrid Kohlmeier. This book was released on 2021-07-23 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The go-to guide for on legal design for practitioners seeking to innovate and create exceptional user experiences, products and services for legal business and society.

Download or read book The New Law Business Model written by Ali Katz and published by Lioncrest Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You became a lawyer to help people and have a great life. Instead, you're working insane hours, not making the money you had hoped, and are not fulfilled by your life as a lawyer. Ali Katz was struggling with the same issues while also being a single mom who needed control of her calendar. When she saw major flaws in the way lawyers, like herself, were taught to serve families and small business owners, she decided to do something about it. Ali developed a new way to practice law-one that puts relationships before transactions. And while that made her happy, the icing on the cake was that she started generating over $1 million annually in just three years, all while going to her office just three days a week. Now, Ali brings this knowledge and experience to bear in The New Law Business Model. If you're a lawyer, there's no need to abandon your dreams. In this book, Ali shows how to use your most valuable asset-your law degree-for the good of families, small businesses, and most importantly, your well-being. Pulling from her own journey, Ali shares the roadmap she followed and insights she found that made her success possible. The old law business model is broken. It's time to replace it with one that works for you, your family, and your clients. It's time to take back your time, your income, and your humanity.  The New Law Business Model was created to guide inspired lawyers like you into a new era.

Download or read book Law Office on a Laptop written by Catherine Hodder and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-10 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a Mobile Law Practice? It is a law practice that is available when and where your clients need you. Structuring your practice as a mobile law practice allows you the flexibility to go to your clients, to work from your home office or to move to different offices. With today's technology, the options are unlimited. When you structure your Law Office on a Laptop, you have control over your hours, your overhead, and your life. Attorneys Catherine Hodder and Kelly C. Sturmthal have created a step-by-step interactive resource manual for starting up and running a successful mobile law practice. In this revised Second Edition, there is over 20% more information, including how to launch a solo practice and an expanded section on marketing through social media. With sample forms, helpful links, website information and checklists, this book has mapped out everything an attorney needs to set up their mobile law practice for success. -Considerations for Your Practice -Setting up Forms and Procedures -Evaluating Systems and Software -Marketing Yourself and Getting Clients -Using Social Media -State by State Guide for Law Practice Management -10 Tips for a Successful Solo Law Practice In addition to helpful links and resources, this book provides checklists of Goals and Opportunities to pursue so that you will have a concrete plan of action to start or enhance your own law practice. Note: The e-book version has clickable links to referenced websites. Advanced Reviews: ..".a great resource for any professional who is thinking about striking out on their own." - Karrie Bunting, Esq. ..".a book that impressively covers all the aspects of a law practice that one ought to think about before opening up shop..." - Liz Johnson, Esq., author of the Young, Hungry and Committed blog for lawyers. "There are many questions when you start a practice and this book gets them covered" - Hope Wood, Esq.

Download or read book The 2020 Solo and Small Firm Legal Technology Guide written by Sharon D. Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Lean Law Firm written by Larry Port and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[This book] is the first book published by the ABA to employ the graphic novel to teach business lessons. Follow the engaging story of lawyer Carson Wright, who suddenll finds himself responsible for saving a small law firm, as his mentor Guy Chapman imparts the lean techniques that transformed his factory from the brink of bankruptcy to new heights of profitability."--Back cover.

Download or read book Searching the Law 3d Edition written by Frank Bae and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-12-13 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Access to Justice in Rural Communities written by Daniel Newman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-05-04 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers insight on access to justice from rural areas in internationally comparable contexts to highlight the diversity of experiences within, and across rural areas globally. It looks at the fundamental questions for people's lives raised by the issue of access to justice as well as the rule of law. It highlights a range of social, geographic and cultural issues which impact the way rural communities experience the justice system throughout the world with chapters on Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, Kenya, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Syria, Turkey, the USA and Wales. Each chapter explores three questions: 1. How do people experience the institutions of justice in rural areas and how does this rural experience differ to an urban experience? 2. What impact have changes in policy had on the justice system in rural areas, and have rural and urban areas been affected in different ways? 3. What impact does the law have on people's lives in rural areas and what would rural communities like to be better understood about their experience of the justice system? By bringing in the voices and experiences of those who are often ignored or side-lined by justice systems, this book will set out an agenda for ensuring social justice in legal systems with a focus on protecting marginalised groups.