Module 1: Prepare

• “But what will my colleagues think?”

• Walking away from the conventional path

• Finding a new community of entrepreneurs

Module 2: Money

• How to budget to leave your job

• How to budget to start a law firm

• The bare minimum that you need to get started

• Health, dental and vision insurance

• Self-employment taxes

Module 3: Startup

• The A - Z of getting setup, from incorporation to malpractice insurance

• What needs to be in place before you accept your first client

Module 4: Operations

• How to use technology to run your law firm without an army of paralegals, admins and departments dedicated to billing and accounting

• Recommendations for which software to use to run your firm

• How and when to hire a CPA and a bookkeeper

Module 5: Client Management

• How to conduct intake and screen for bad apples

• Setting boundaries and managing expectations

• Setting your rates and billing

• The secret to happy clients

Module 6: Ethics

• How (not) to get sued for malpractice

• The common reasons people get in trouble

• Common ethics pickles for solo practitioners