Aaron Street - The Small Firm Roadmap: A Survival Guide to the Future of Your Law Practice

Lawyerist.com spearheaded the movement to build a community of solo and small firm lawyers striving to revitalize and revamp the practice of law. In a shockingly short time, the community Lawyerist.com built and the ideas it nurtured turned my practice on its headall for the better. The Lawyerist.com team has organized an overwhelming number of aspirations into actionable steps that any solo or small firm lawyer can implement to dramatically improve the running of their firm.

Megan Zavieh, Zavieh Law, GA; Lawyerist Lab member; guest on Lawyerist Podcast #110, #126, and #164

The team of Aaron Street, Sam Glover, Stephanie Everett, and Marshall Lichty are managing the amazing Lawyerist community that is not only helping small - firm lawyers nationwide learn how to be successful entrepreneurs, but making them enthusiastic about running their own businesses. Twenty - five years ago, I left a large law firm to establish a solo immigration law practice. I had no business training and, consequently, I made a lot of mistakes in managing my practice. Ive often thought that getting an MBA along with my law degree would have been pretty useful. Lawyer entrepreneurs today now have a pretty useful alternative to getting a business degreeLawyerist. Whether its attending their great conferences, joining one of its mastermind groups, getting one - on - one coaching, tuning in to its podcasts, consuming the fantastic content at Lawyerist.comand now reading this booktodays lawyer entrepreneurs have the tools to become not just successful legal professionals, but successful business managers as well. Kudos to Aaron, Sam, Stephanie, and Marshall on this latest offering from Lawyerist.

Greg Siskind, Siskind Susser, TN; author of The Lawyers Guide to Marketing on the Internet; Lawyerist Lab member; guest on Lawyerist Podcast #94

Far more than a business book, The Small Firm Roadmap is a sanity manual. Many, many entrepreneurial attorneys live with burnout, anxiety, addiction, and broken relationships. But that doesnt have to be the case. If you want to run a successful firm and maintain your personal well - being , this is the book to read.

Sherry Walling, PhD, entrepreneur psychologist at ZenFounder, author of The Entrepreneurs Guide to Keeping Your Sh*t Together , guest on Lawyerist Podcast #204

The Lawyerist community is where passion for law firm excellence meets intellectual horsepower. The Lawyerist has curated a group of extraordinary attorneys with bold notions for the future of the legal practice and provided a space for practitioners to not only share but enhance their ideas together. The Lawyerist team has uncovered and evaluated every business, wellness, and design - thinking resource to create a unique and invaluable perspective on how law firms do and will continue to thrive in the future. The Small Firm Roadmap is an absolute must - read . If you are just starting your practice, or you are simply frustrated with the archaic traditions of the law firms of yesterday and ache for a more modern experience, this is the book you have been waiting for.

Erin Gerstenzang, EHG Law Firm, GA; Lawyerist Lab member; guest on Lawyerist Podcast #117

Everyone is always looking for the answer for how to build a successful small firm, but nobody has had it, until now. This book is as close to the answer as you will find. Spoiler alert: at the end you win big.

The recipe for building a successful firm has been a closely held secret of a few brilliant lawyers. However, after years of working with hundreds of firms, the Lawyerist team explains the keys step by step in this first - of - its - kind book. This is a million - dollar read you cant afford to miss.

I read it. I did it. It works. This will be the new bible for law firms.

Ive never been good at following roadmaps. But this Roadmap is one that every small firm lawyer can and should follow if you are serious about not just surviving but thriving in todays new legal economy. Read this book because its best that you know how to drive toward success, otherwise you might wind up somewhere else.

Patrick Palace, Palace Law, WA; former president of the Washington State Bar Association; Lawyerist Lab member; guest on Lawyerist Podcast #91 and #169

Lawyerist is the essential online resource for twenty - first - century solo and small - firm lawyers in the United States. The Lawyerist team balances practical guidance about the business of law with forward - looking insight on legal technology and socially responsible advice for tomorrows community - minded lawyer. If you want to know what the future of small - firm law looks like and how to get there, The Small Firm Roadmap should be your counsel of choice.

Jordan Furlong, Law21, author of Law is a Buyers Market , guest on Lawyerist Podcast #124 and #185

For most lawyers, business + law = blaw, or some other painfully disinterested noise they generate from their visceral depths. But its not really disinterest, its more akin to fearfear that this lawyer cant be that businessperson. And thats crap. Business is just another collection of precedent and procedure that, once mastered, allows you to pursue business opportunities as deftly as legal ones. The Lawyerist folks understand this at their own visceral levelso much so that they decided to write a book about it. Its their summary judgement from over ten - plus years of helping thousands of lawyers replace blaw with action.

Mark Britton, founder & former CEO, Avvo.com; guest on Lawyerist Podcast #223

Its incredibly difficult to be a solo/small firm lawyer (trust me, I knowI practiced in a three lawyer firm for years). As if tending to case research, filing requirements, court deadlines, and communications from opposing counsel wasnt enough, you need to take care of your clients needs and wants as well! It would also be wonderful if you enjoyed what you were doing in the processbut is that even possible? How much easier would all of this be if you had a clear roadmap for focusing on the things that you didnt learn in law school, yet are crucial to the long - term success of your firm? Guess whatthe team at Lawyerist has done the work for you. All you need to do is purchase, read, and implement the techniques in this book and youll be well on your way to creating the law firm youve always wanted.

Joey Coleman, author of WSJ bestseller Never Lose a Customer Again, guest on Lawyerist Podcast #162

In many ways, Ive grown up as a lawyer with LawyeristI remember when the platform launched not long after I cofounded a small firm, and have watched Lawyerist evolve into a tremendous resource for solo and small firm lawyers. Im excited to see the Lawyerist folks share proven methods for building a fulfilling and sustainable practice through a holistic, client - centric focus with The Small Firm Roadmap . My twenty - plus years in practice affirms this approach!

Professor Caitlin Cat Moon, director of Innovation Design, Vanderbilt Law School, guest on Lawyerist Podcast #211