Comments on: Solo and small firm trends http://soloinchicago.com/171/solo-and-small-firm-trends/ Down-To-Earth Advice for Legal Entrepreneurs in Chicagoland and Around the World! Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:47:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Peter http://soloinchicago.com/171/solo-and-small-firm-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Peter Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:50:00 +0000 http://soloinchicago.com/?p=171#comment-80 Thanks for the comment Susan. I saw this piece here from the JD Journal (www.jdjournal.com/articles/the-country-esquires.php) about small town lawyering. <br/><br/>My off-the-cuff thoughts are it's certainly doable to be a generalist and outside of urban America I'm sure it's still common. From the urban lawyer's perspective however, I question its efficiency. If I can practice in my 2-3 specialties is it worth the risk and more so the huge inefficiences (of having to learn totally new areas of law) to be a generalist? <br/><br/>I'm more curious about using of-counsel relationships and "networked" solos to accomplish the same goal more effectively I would argue. Thanks for the comment Susan. I saw this piece here from the JD Journal (www.jdjournal.com/articles/the-country-esquires.php) about small town lawyering.

My off-the-cuff thoughts are it’s certainly doable to be a generalist and outside of urban America I’m sure it’s still common. From the urban lawyer’s perspective however, I question its efficiency. If I can practice in my 2-3 specialties is it worth the risk and more so the huge inefficiences (of having to learn totally new areas of law) to be a generalist?

I’m more curious about using of-counsel relationships and “networked” solos to accomplish the same goal more effectively I would argue.

]]> By: Anonymous http://soloinchicago.com/171/solo-and-small-firm-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Anonymous Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:57:00 +0000 http://soloinchicago.com/?p=171#comment-78 Please read my column from the Connecticut Law Tribune "Certification Won't Cure Profession's Ills" which highlights that most people I've talked to want the generalist. They miss the days of going to one lawyer for their needs. I've found your post and the referenced article validating.<br/><br/>Susan Cartier Liebel<br/>www.susancartierliebel.typepad.com Please read my column from the Connecticut Law Tribune “Certification Won’t Cure Profession’s Ills” which highlights that most people I’ve talked to want the generalist. They miss the days of going to one lawyer for their needs. I’ve found your post and the referenced article validating.

Susan Cartier Liebel
http://www.susancartierliebel.typepad.com

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