Comments on: Deciding Where to Locate Your Law Practice, Part 2 https://solopracticeuniversity.com/2011/10/20/deciding-where-to-locate-your-law-practice-part-2/ The 'Practice of Law' School Tue, 25 Apr 2023 12:23:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.21 By: Rayne of Terror https://solopracticeuniversity.com/2011/10/20/deciding-where-to-locate-your-law-practice-part-2/#comment-19068 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:07:07 +0000 http://solopracticeuniversity.com/?p=2702#comment-19068 I live in a rural area and after law school I took an appellate court clerkship that required 180 miles of driving per day. After that I took an assistant AG job that covered 9 rural counties and had me averaging 3500 miles per month. I had a monthly 8:30 am court call in one county that was 2 1/2 hours away. The driving was really taking its toll after 3 years.

I decided to try to open a solo practice in my small town of 3,500 people. When I went to visit with the only other attorney in town to see what his practice was like, he immediately asked me to join his office. Turns out there is more work here than one, or even two, lawyers can possibly do. Now I’m learning the ins and outs of a rural practice with the help of a 40 year solo practitioner who introduces me to everyone in town and helps funnel clients my way at my ability level.

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