Sololawyer

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.

 

 

Solos Are Filibuster Proof - As Long As You Don't Have Imaginary Friends

Lowering the Bar: Firm Fires Managing Partner Via Note on Chair

Link: Lowering the Bar: Firm Fires Managing Partner Via Note on Chair. Here is another reason to practice solo. You won't get fired by your partners by finding a post it note on your chair. Ugh. This was a name partner, in a big firm, and he was treated like crap. Now, the partners are going to be in litigation over the break up for who knows how long. As Mulder said: "Trust No One".

Solos Decide What To Hang On The Walls

Another benefit of solo practice; I get to pick the posters to hang on the office walls.

Work For Big Law? Be Careful When You Go To Strip Clubs

Link: Law.com - Shearman & Sterling Sacks Associate After Strip Club Complaint. First, let's get something straight. I don't go to strip clubs. Okay, maybe when I was young and feisty, many years ago, I might have entered one while going to college in New Orleans. I spent some quality time on Bourbon Street in various stages of intoxication. However, I am old and smarter now, and don't do that anymore. Notwithstanding my current sober, moral stance, it is offensive to me that biglaw feels the need to fire an Associate because he allegedly took another employee to a strip club on a Friday night out. When the morals police can eliminate your job because you went to a particular establishment after hours, I realize why I am a solo lawyer. In fact, since Tampa is well known for strip clubs, I might just go to one next weekend to prove a point. Of course, She Who Must Be Obeyed will have to give prior consent; which I don't anticipate being a problem because she certainly knows that I am quite harmless at my age.

Why Tech Geeks Should Be Solo Practitioners

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall

It is difficult to maintain a successful, solo law practice. A mirror helps.

Solos Never Have To Change The Firm Name

Link: Law.com - Another Old-Line Firm Joins One-Name Bandwagon. What's In a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Shakespeare had it right; but, then, he wasn't a modern day marketing guy. Georges. My firm name already has only one name, so I don't have to have a whole lot of meetings to discuss it,as many big law firms are doing now. Dechert, Price & Rhoads is now just Dechert. Sutherland, Asbill and Brennan is now just Sutherland. I can't remember if I had a meeting to discuss a name change; however, I have been feeling a little schizo lately. Maybe I just forgot.

Also Works For Solo Practice!

District attorney on trial for building monster gaming rig with state money - Engadget

Link: District attorney on trial for building monster gaming rig with state money - Engadget. Just in case you needed another reason to be a solo, instead of a public servant or biglaw cog, consider the case of this District Attorney in Texas. He allegedly built a gaming rig under the guise of a backup server; his problem is that it was paid for with Government money. If you are a solo, any money you make is your own, and nobody will prosecute you for building a gaming rig. You can probably even call it a gaming rig.