The January/February 2007 edition of Law Practice (publication of the American Bar Association) is now online; it will be available to non-subscribers until the next edition is posted. Feature articles include "Going Solo: Rising to the Challenge" by Steven T. Taylor and "How to Set Up a Law Library: Solutions for Solos and Small Firms" by Kara Phillips.This edition introduces a new feature Law Practice Case Study:
We posit a scenario that many of our readers confront and ask selected experts to discuss solutions. The goal: To provide our readers with practical how-to approaches they can apply in the types of real-world situations that arise in lawyers' lives.
The first scenario featured is "Wide Open Spaces: Advice for Starting Up a Solo Practice."
Stephanie packed up her briefcase and looked around her office. Was this what she wanted? Working for a big firm, leaving the office after 8 p.m., trying to squeeze in a bit of free time before arriving back in 12 hours or less? She knew friends who had left and had either joined smaller firms or gone out on their own ... but she wondered if she was cut out for that. She was so accustomed to having everything looked after here at the firm —from technology to secretarial to accounting....
... On the other hand, the prospect of being less structured, having a degree of control over her day, her life and her schedule, appealed to Stephanie. But she had so many questions.
Read what the experts advise Stephanie.
This LP edition also welcomes a new editor-in-chief after many years with the very talented Merrilyn Astin Tarlton at the helm. Read WHY GO SOLO? the inaugural editorial of David J. Bilinsky. Welcome, David!
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