Make It Your Own Law Firm: The Ultimate Law Student's Guide to Owning, Managing, and Marketing Your Own Successful Law Firm.

Make It Your Own Law Firm: The Ultimate Law Student's Guide to Owning, Managing, and Marketing Your Own Successful Law Firm By Spencer Aronfeld

Authored by Florida Bar member and Coral Gables attorney Spencer Aronfeld, Make It Your Own Law Firm provides readers with Aronfeld's personal and revealing experiences as a sole practitioner, as well as with practical advice for those who are curious about establishing their own law firms. Designed for law students, but also suitable for young lawyers and practicing attorneys, this book provides a step-by-step road map to running your own firm.

Unable to find a job after graduating from the University of Miami Law School cum laude in 1991, Aronfeld began his own law practice, which he still runs today. He uses much of those first experiences to educate readers on the ups and downs of starting a new practice. His advice may also be helpful for attorneys daunted by the lack of job opportunities available in a down economy and for recent law school grads. The book covers:

* the necessities for a new practice,

* successful marketing techniques (including creating business cards and establishing community contacts),

* firm ethics,

*...