From sheepskin to shingle

Can lawyers really go straight from law school into solo practice? Helen Gunnarsson's cover story for the September IBJ contains a wealth of cautionary, inspirational, no-holds-barred advice from ISBA members for would-be solos. Take this quote from veteran Champaign solo Tom Bruno, who hung out his shingle before the ink dried on his diploma. "Take anything that walks in the door. You'll figure it out. "You won't get hired on anything overly important, and the kinds of folks who hire someone like you have usually got problems that you can handle," he continued. "I don't think you'll have to worry too much about categories of cases you won't take. They won't find you." Fascinating stuff, and there's lots more where that came from.
Posted on September 9, 2009 by Mark S. Mathewson
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