The term
"Small Law" refers to a small-sized legal practice or firm that typically consists of fewer than 10 attorneys.
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Competitive Rates: We offer the quality of large firms at
small law firm prices.
We've spent years trying to adapt small business best practices and concepts
for small law firms as they try to figure out how to become better businesses.
In smaller law firms with fewer departments, the training opportunities may be more limited and your training contract will need to be tailored accordingly.
The development team brings together experts who have been catering to the specialized technology needs
of small law firms since 2006 in order to create a new generation of law office software.
The reality is, branding is an aspect of law firm marketing that is severely undervalued for many
small law practices and solo attorneys.
We offer our clients the close attention that is characteristic of
small law offices as well as the professional credentials and resources that are characteristic of large firms.
Most of the attorneys who participate in our legal plan network practice
at small law firms.
I think, however, that this will be a niche activity carried out
by smaller law publishers for so long as they remain thus.
Our primary competition comes
from small law firms and solo attorneys.
We will set realistic goals and expectations based on our experience in
helping small law firms grow their business.
The foundation of
many small law firms is built with cloud - based legal practice management software.
I work with private practice attorneys, as well
as small law firms.
For
most small law firms, their website lays at the center of their online presence.
Since 2005, we
provide small law firms and solo practitioners with affordable web development services.
A lot of discussion about
how smaller law firms can use document assembly — see for example this article — isn't particularly exciting.
We compete with
other small law firms, and we compete on the same grounds that they do.
As corporate legal departments become more
like small law firms, changes need to be made to improve legal department operations and overall corporate legal efficiency.
However, it has also been my experience that
small law offers more flexibility in terms of day - to - day schedule.
The story is similar
among small law firms, where managing partners tend to undertake tasks aside from law including strategic planner, marketer, accountant, and customer service advisor among others.
So attorneys should
consider small law firms because they offer an environment wherein an attorney can take on unique clients.
He offers sage advice for what's required to succeed in the practice of law and the business of law in - from both a big law and
small law perspective.
These
same small law firm lawyers are preparing wills, incorporating small businesses, advising estate trustees, helping troubled spouses and even doing some criminal defence work.
A
disciplined small law firm should be able to work through the strategic planning process on its own, but many find this process far easier when it is facilitated by an outside consultant.
Thus, strategic planning not only
forces small law firms to consider the future, it also motivates them to proactively tackle lingering problems that have been holding them back.
For your marketing efforts to be successful and sustainable over time, you need an understanding of some
fundamental small law firm concepts.
I have over 15 years of B2B sales and marketing experience, and during that time, I have worked closely with
numerous small law firms and solo practice attorneys.
Your
average small law firm couldn't afford those services, and there was even less value for self - represented and other litigants with just a single case.
While that particular study is aimed a large law firms, there's little
doubt small law has much to gain from technology as well.
I've been working
in small law firms my whole career — nearly 17 years.
A recent study
of small law firms found that 75 % were challenged by finding new business.
They have moved from firms having more than 100 lawyers, to
small law offices having as few as two lawyers.
Our leadership continually strives to develop a company, culture, and team that share a profound love for the law and are compelled to
help small law firms find success.
But I do know people who have found happiness and professional fulfillment by working
at small law firms.
Most attorneys in private practice are employed
by small law firms, defined as those with fewer than 20 lawyers.