by Jennifer | Nov 30, 2021 | Practicing Law, Solo Practitioners
I recently spoke at two CLE presentations for lawyers. The first presentation was Succession Planning for Law Firms. The second was Marketing, Recruiting & Business Development – Advancing Your Career. At both programs, I discussed solo attorney and small law firm...
by Jennifer | Aug 31, 2021 | Business Plan, Lateral Partner Moves, Solo Practitioners
With the last days of summer upon us, perhaps it’s a good time to start planning your move to a new law firm. There are two things that we trust at Gillman Strategic Group. The first is that you are busy. Therefore, we developed a process (below) that takes much of...
by Jennifer | Jul 6, 2021 | Solo Practitioners, Succession Planning
For solo attorneys, or owners at small law firms, there will come a time for you to leave the practice of law and move on. This can happen voluntarily such as a well-deserved retirement. Or it can happen involuntarily through an unfortunate illness or worse. Either...
by Jennifer | Apr 20, 2021 | Practicing Law, Solo Practitioners
The beautiful thing about running your own law firm is that you can pay yourself whatever you want. Of course, you need the revenue to do so. But that said, once you cover your expenses, you can keep the rest for yourself. I have heard, and have seen reports, that...
by Jennifer | Apr 13, 2021 | Practicing Law, Solo Practitioners
You went for it. You hung your own shingle and started your own law firm. More importantly, you were successful. You gained clients as you became established and your firm grew. Guess what, your clients’ businesses grew at the same time. In fact, some of these...
by Jennifer | Jan 12, 2021 | Practicing Law, Solo Practitioners, Succession Planning
Years ago, you decided to be a business owner by opening you own law firm. Throughout the years, you purposely kept the firm at a certain size. Most likely, you enjoyed running your own business and servicing your clients. You decided on the types of clients and...