I Am A Solo Practitioner Because...

1. I don't like to practice law with someone looking over my shoulder. (Although, as the photo shows, that is not always a bad thing).

2. I get to choose my wardrobe; including whether I will wear a tie today (unless I have to go to Court).

3. I like solitude (unless I need advice; but, isn't that why God invented the Internet?).

4. I like to decide what tech and software I will use. Although, I probably have less of it due to the cost.

5. I don't have to ask permission to go home to watch a baseball game. (Client demands permitting, of course).

6. I hate attending meetings at which the sole purpose seems always to be whether one person can convince another person that they are right about something. I get enough of that in hearings, depositions and mediations.

7. I like not having to mediate disputes between the billing department and the associates.

8. I like having an Umbrella Cockatoo as a secretary.

Hey, I could go on; but, since a lot of you out there are solos, or want to be, how about chiming in with your reasons? I have to go watch an afternoon baseball game.

 

 

 

Comments

[Dave]

I like being a solo because everyday I get to work on pleasing my clients, not pleasing the partner.

[Miriam]

I can balance nonprofit/pro bono work and billable work as I see fit.

I can decline clients.

I can take on projects that are not strictly law-related, but which are interesting and can lead to other opportunities.

I don't have to please partners.

My commute to my favorite coffee shop is only a few steps from my office.

[Charles Jannace]

I don't have to make up for the mistakes of others.

[Kaye Persons]

My commute to work is a 700-foot driveway between home and office surrounded by 26 pleasant acres of pasture/pond inhabited by 15 horses, one double-registered spotted ass, gaggles of geese (including a favorite Greglag who lives on the edge between wild/domestic), assorted wild and domestic ducks, and numerous kitties and canines. The atmosphere seems soothing to clients, who especially enjoy the company of two kitties who live in the office.