Solo Lawyer Coaching & Law Firm Consulting - Sydney & Australia
Practical coaching and consulting for solo solicitors.
Based in Sydney, NSW Australia. Working with solo lawyers across Australia and internationally.
Paul Ippolito provides strategic advisory and coaching to solo solicitors building and scaling independent legal practices.
40+ years of diverse experience in roles such as counselling, management, legal practice, legal education and law firm leadership.
Why Most Solo Lawyers Struggle (And It’s Not The Law)
We offer a range of lawyer career coaching and legal consulting services for sole legal practitioners both in Sydney, throughout Australia and globally, all designed to help lawyers and legal professionals succeed.
Most solo lawyers don’t struggle because they’re bad lawyers.
They struggle because running a practice brings a different set of problems.
If you want to see the issues we see most often in solo practice, start here with our common problems solo lawyers face
Solo Law Firm Coaching Services
Business coaching for lawyers requires more than general business advice. At Ippolito Advisory, the focus is on the commercial realities of solo legal practice - profitability, pricing, cash flow, client selection, practice systems, positioning and sustainable growth. The advice draws on decades of experience practising law, running a law firm and advising solo lawyers.
Our services include:
Starting a law firm from planning to launch.
Business management
Marketing & positioning with niching
Systems & scaling & growing a practice
Mindset & professional confidence
Technology & AI adoption
Why Work With Paul Ippolito
Paul Ippolito provides strategic advice and coaching to solo solicitors and barristers across Australia and internationally, from his base in Sydney.
He has over 40 years of relevant experience in diverse roles such as a counsellor, manager, business owner, solo lawyer, principal of a small law firm, legal educator and as a advisor, coach and consultant to businesses and lawyers.
Paul's coaching and advisory services help solo lawyers improve their business decisions, address practice challenges and build more profitable, sustainable practices.
What Clients Say
“I found Paul’s small business mentoring to be incredibly useful to me and my business. Paul has extensive knowledge in business and his ability to help me navigate changes in my own business was incredibly valuable. I would recommend Paul’s service to anyone considering seeking help from a business professional.”
“Mentoring with Paul was also especially beneficial for me because I had no connections in the industry, no lawyers in the family and basically no awareness about the profession. I felt that I am out in a jungle, all by myself.”
What To Do Next
If you’re already running a solo practice and need clarity on priorities and direction, our Solo Practice Triage is designed for exactly that point.
For lawyers seeking more comprehensive strategic advice about their practice, our 90-minute Strategy Session provides an opportunity to examine the issues, work through important decisions and establish practical next steps.