What This Guide Will Help You Think Through

Before you go out on your own, there are some questions worth answering properly.

The guide explores:

• whether you are actually ready to practise independently

• how much legal experience you realistically need

• the operational and budgetary realities of starting a solo practice

• where your work is likely to come from

• the business skills lawyers often underestimate

• the risks of moving too early or for the wrong reasons

• what running your own practice is actually like once the initial excitement wears off

Built From Experience, Not Theory

Paul Ippolito has practised as both a litigator and transactional lawyer and has run his own law practice for more than 18 years.

He is also a legal futurist and legal educator

This guide draws on that experience - the good, the bad, and the lessons learned the hard way.

It is designed to help lawyers considering solo practice make the decision with clear eyes, not wishful thinking.

Thinking About Starting Your Own Law Practice?

Read This Before You Do.

A practical guide for lawyers considering solo practice, built from more than 18 years of real-world experience running an independent law practice.

Freedom matters so does judgment.

This guide helps you work out whether now is the right time to go solo, what experience you actually need, and where new solo lawyers most often come unstuck.