Future Proofing Your Career As A Solo Solicitor

A One Stop Shop For Solo Lawyers Wanting To Stay Ahead In An AI Enabled World

We get asked this all the time from sole practitioners - “How do I future proof my legal career?”

So we have pulled together a comprehensive themed list of our blog posts, covering what we believe really matters in future proofing your legal career.

In a world where solo lawyering is being reshaped by AI, which in turn is reshaping the role of the lawyer, these themes are what we think can help solo practising solicitors stay ahead.

Here are those themes:

• Making time to reflect on your future.

• Understanding the value of multi-disciplinary thinking.

• Being aware of the signals and trends shaping the future of law.

• Knowing the value of coaching and mentoring.

• Understanding and using AI effectively.

• Understanding the role as a solo lawyer is changing.

• Treating law as a business.

• Networking like never before.

• Making sure you have a legal niche.

• Managing support staff in changing and uncertain times.

• Achieving a sustainable work life balance.

• Knowing how (and when) to transition out of or leave law.

It’s all free, practical, and here to help you try to stay ahead

And if this free information isn’t enough for you and you want to know more, please reach out to us.

We offer a range of coaching and mentoring programs as well as strategic advice to help you with most of the things we suggest above.

So here are the links to the blogposts:

Making Time To Reflect On Your Future

• Why thinking about the future really matters for solo lawyers

• Helping solo lawyers make time to reflect and strategise for the future

Understanding The Importance Of Multi-Disciplinary Thinking

• Why solo lawyers should watch out for signals and trends in an ever changing world

• Takeaways from the world’s largest gathering of futurists - insights for solo lawyers

Being Aware Of The Signals Shaping The Future Of Law

• Next level solo lawyering - signals & trends that matter in 2025 & beyond

• Ten signals and trends solo lawyers should be watching

• Navigating the next generation of lawyering

• The future of law - things to look out for

• The future of lawyers

Optimising Solo Lawyer Practice

• Persistence, persistence and persistence - why it matters for solo lawyers

• Ten things I would tell my younger self - career advice for solo lawyers

Knowing The Value Of Coaching & Mentoring

• Lawyer mentoring for solo lawyer professional growth - why it matters

Understanding & Using AI Effectively

• Lawyering in the age of AI

• AI and the future of solo lawyers in real time

Understanding Your Role As A Lawyer Is Changing

• The role of the solo lawyer is changing in the era of AI

Treating Law As A Business

• The two simple business development hacks I’d tell every solo lawyer

Networking Like Never Before

• Networking tips for busy solo lawyers

• More networking tips for sole practitioners

Making Sure You Have A Legal Niche

• Building a distinctive legal niche as a solo lawyer in the age of AI

Managing People In Changing & Uncertain Times

• What they don’t tell you about managing and leading people but probably should - lessons for solo lawyers

Achieving A Sustainable Work / Life Balance

• Bullet journals for solo lawyer productivity

• Why travelling can make you a better sole practising lawyer

• How to be healthier wealthier and wiser every day - wellbeing advice for the sole legal practitioner

Knowing How (And When) To Transition Out Of Law

• For solo lawyers who want out of the legal profession

• How to transition out of law and into retirement for solo lawyers

Paul Ippolito, Principal of Ippolito Advisory, is a coach for lawyers helping sole practitioners set up, launch, and grow their practices. He is available for media enquiries, speaking and consulting. You can contact him here.

Paul Ippolito is a coach for sole practitioner lawyers