Recommended Books & Resources

Written by Carolyn Elefant, a well-respected legal blogger and advocate for solo and small firm lawyers, this is an excellent handbook for anyone building a law practice or going out on their own. All apects are considered; writing a business plan, choosing jurisdiction and practice area, creating a client-centric practice, generating cash flow, selecting appropriate technology and developing high impact marketing.

Over forty contributors share advice on starting and maintaining a thriving solo or small firm law practice. It starts by asking if a solo practice is the right decision for you and then quickly launches in to all the things that go in to setting up a solo practice; creating a business plan, billing and fee collection, employing staff, assessing your technology needs, marketing, time management and maintaining quality of life.

This is a great book to show you how to use the latest web-based and software technologies to work collaboratively on projects, cases and transactions with colleagues and clients. It shows you how to develop a collaboration strategy, choose the appropriate technology and offers practical tips on using an array of tools, from videoconferencing to document sharing.

This is the new and updated Barristers and Solicitors in Practice, one of the leading authorities in its field. A comprehensive deskbook that enables you to find quick and detailed answers to all aspects of the practice of law including financial accounting requirements, professional conduct and liability, advertising, and remuneration. New chapters provide practical advice for lawyers in corporate settings, practice before administrative tribunals, pro bono and litigation involving self-represented litigants.

Although it hasn’t been updated in a while, this practice manual continues to be a superb source for answers to practice management issues that you or your firm may face. Whether you’re a sole practitioner, in a group practice, or engaged in other space/cost sharing arrangements, this manual will help you with strategic planning, tax considerations, marketing, client relations, billing and financial management, and much more.

Provides information and recommendations on legal technology products, such as computers, servers, networking equipment, legal software, printers, security products, smartphones and more. Also Includes information on the legal implications of social networking.

An excellent guide by the ABA’s Law Practice Management Section that tells you how to plan, start and grow a successful practice. How to find clients, set fees, and manage the law office are among the topics discussed. Also included is an extremely thorough “What Every Law Office Should Have to be a Functioning Law Office” checklist.