Jeremy Baker: Lessons Learned in Transitioning to a Solo Firm

Description

In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Jeremy Baker discuss:

What design and construction law is and what it means at Jeremy’s firm.
Jeremy’s transition from large law firms to opening his own firm in October 2019.
Lessons learned from going solo at any budget.
What wasn’t taught in law school but is really important as regards to growth, practice management, and the business side of the firm.

Key Takeaways:

By proactively avoiding disputes and achieving win-win outcomes, it can help avoid the cost and hassle of protracted litigation or arbitration.
Small firms and solo lawyers are doing cutting edge things with technology and implementing lean methodologies to increase efficiencies, self-improvement, and improving practices.
You can commit on a monthly basis instead of long-term subscriptions which can help in getting your practice off the ground.
You must be focused on client acquisition. It’s more than just about practice area.

"It's an exercise in project management, starting your own firm. The kind of project management that I had to do over the last couple years is really no different, in many ways, much easier, than a lot of the project management that I had to do on major pieces of litigation when I was at the large firms." — Jeremy Baker

Connect with Jeremy Baker:

Twitter: @builderlawyer & @BuildChicagoLaw

Facebook: Baker Law Group LLC

Website: BuildChicagoLaw.com

YouTube: Baker Law Group LLC

LinkedIn: Jeremy Baker & Baker Law Group LLC

Connect with Steve Fretzin:

LinkedIn: Steve Fretzin

Twitter: @stevefretzin

Facebook: Fretzin, Inc.

Website: Fretzin.com

Email: Steve@Fretzin.com