The term
"practice niche" refers to a specific area or focus within a particular field or profession. It represents a specialty or expertise that professionals develop by concentrating on a specific aspect of their work.
Full definition
Being selective
about practice niches is less of a concern in larger shared law office suite with many attorneys from diverse practice areas.
The lawyers presented are all very different —
different practice niches, different personalities, different strengths, different weaknesses — but all are among the best.
So we've had lots of practicing lawyers talking about their
interesting practice niches and we've had a number of leaders in the open access to law movement and the legal librarian movement talking about those topics.
Our clients will benefit enormously from resources and talent shared in this manner, and counsel may find advising on polyamorous relationships to be a profitable and
stimulating practice niche.
Evan identified a
law practice niche that was underserved, then went deeper into a sub niche — long term disability claims and litigation, and established a national practice.
Part of that is because
I practice a niche within a niche.
«Doing it all» within
our practice niche creates a synergy that strengthens our handling of each matter.
Not only does the firm «do it all» within
the practice niche, but our professionals do it all as well.
We work incredibly hard because we both love and are competent in
our practice niche.
So, within
our practice niche we «do it all» — offering estate planning services, estate and trust administration and fiduciary litigation.
Within
this practice niche, however, we do it all:
Is the client's case covered by
your practice niche, or are you stretching your experience or expertise in order to take it?
For example, Joshua Cohen, a 2007 graduate of Quinnipiac School of Law, developed
a practice niche working with parents and graduates who are struggling with student loan debt problems.
That's what I tell people is if you really have a passion about teaching people something about the law, which is a good thing, and then also want more clients, find something that's within
your practice niche.
The Barristers Club recently hosted Phoenix - based attorney / ABA Legal Rebel / blogger / author Ruth Carter at a seminar to inspire attorneys to think outside of the box in terms of finding
their practice niche and beyond.