Ed Poll has had the experience of starting, running, and exiting the practice of law to transition to a new life. In Life After Law, he gives lawyers critical advice on how to move into their “second season” successfully.

Planning and Operating for Survival and Growth, Third Edition By Edward Poll Optimize your law practice for maximum profits and efficiency This updated third edition of an ABA best-seller outlines the fundamentals of running a successful law practice. Whether you are starting a law practice from the ground up or you are looking to enhance […]

Published by the American Bar Association The Road to Independence is a collection of 101 letters from women who have taken the courageous and difficult step of creating a law firm of their own, either as a solo or with others. Focusing on the experiences, challenges, and opportunities of women-owned law firms, these women, in […]

By Stephanie Kimbro This book is a practical, how-to manual for attorneys who want to deliver legal services online using a virtual law office. It addresses virtual law practice that is either completely web-based or where a firm has integrated a virtual law office into a traditional practice management structure. The goal of the book […]

Becoming a Rural Lawyer: A Personal Guide to Establishing a Small Town Practice (The New Lawyer’s Survival Guide) (Volume 3) [Paperback] by Bruce M. Cameron Minnesota lawyer Bruce Cameron is the author of Rurallawyer.com, twice named among Minnesota’s Top 25 legal blogs. Cameron is a rural solo and a leading observer of practicing law in […]

by Desiree Moore, Esq. As a law school graduate, you are deeply trained and a member of one of the most distinguished professions of all time. Still, law school has not prepared you for the complexities and demands of actually practicing law. You, like so many other professionals–athletes, singers, entrepreneurs–can benefit from a coach, a […]

Solo by Choice 2011-2012: How to Be the Lawyer You Always Wanted to Be (Career Resources for a Life in the Law) (Paperback) by Carolyn Elefant This 2nd edition of Solo by Choice is dedicated to every lawyer who ever wanted to run the show but worried that going solo was career suicide … to […]

The Ultimate Law Student’s Guide to Owning, Managing, and Marketing Your Own Successful Law Firm By Spencer Aronfeld Spencer Aronfeld writes a personal and revealing account on how to start your own law firm. Whether you are in law school, recently graduated or a practicing attorney thinking of establishing your own law firm, this book […]

Staying at Home, Staying in the Law: A Guide to Remaining Active in the Legal Profession While Pursuing Your Dreams By Julie Tower-Pierce Many leave the legal profession on a temporary basis, because of illness, to raise a child, or simply pursue other interests. But does leaving the profession mean saying goodbye to your career? […]

By Ronald J. Baker An overwhelming majority of professional firms price their services by the flawed hourly billing method. This method is outdated, suboptimal, and driving the best and brightest out of the professions. While lawyers, accountants, and consultants serve noble callings, the predominant method of pricing for their services is not worthy of them. […]