http://myshingle.com/2008/05/articles/biglaw-to-solo/why-you-can-succeed-in-starting-a-firm-even-if-you-floundered-at-your-job-or-in-law-school/ Great Things Come in Small [Law] Practices! Sun, 20 May 2012 20:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://myshingle.com/2008/05/articles/biglaw-to-solo/why-you-can-succeed-in-starting-a-firm-even-if-you-floundered-at-your-job-or-in-law-school/#comment-2982 Alisa Levin Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:39:02 +0000 http://174.120.83.8/~sh1ngl3/2008/05/articles/uncategorized/why-you-can-succeed-in-starting-a-firm-even-if-you-floundered-at-your-job-or-in-law-school/#comment-2982 Agreed and on point! As a new Chicago solo whose "career" was that of a stressed and disappointed associate, toiling under dictatorial partners whose idea of the practice of law was counting strokes to make par on the golf course, I have come to realize that starting your own practice and enjoying the fruits of that labor has many more benefits than firm-sponsored lunches and administrative help. From managing stress to managing clients and dollars, it just makes more sense for those like myself, who never had any desire to be partners with the partners who made me miserable. Life is simply too short! Kudos to those that left that world as I have. I don't think I'll ever go back voluntarily... Agreed and on point! As a new Chicago solo whose “career” was that of a stressed and disappointed associate, toiling under dictatorial partners whose idea of the practice of law was counting strokes to make par on the golf course, I have come to realize that starting your own practice and enjoying the fruits of that labor has many more benefits than firm-sponsored lunches and administrative help. From managing stress to managing clients and dollars, it just makes more sense for those like myself, who never had any desire to be partners with the partners who made me miserable. Life is simply too short! Kudos to those that left that world as I have. I don’t think I’ll ever go back voluntarily…

]]> http://myshingle.com/2008/05/articles/biglaw-to-solo/why-you-can-succeed-in-starting-a-firm-even-if-you-floundered-at-your-job-or-in-law-school/#comment-7379 Alisa Levin Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:39:00 +0000 http://174.120.83.8/~sh1ngl3/2008/05/articles/uncategorized/why-you-can-succeed-in-starting-a-firm-even-if-you-floundered-at-your-job-or-in-law-school/#comment-7379 Agreed and on point! As a new Chicago solo whose "career" was that of a stressed and disappointed associate, toiling under dictatorial partners whose idea of the practice of law was counting strokes to make par on the golf course, I have come to realize that starting your own practice and enjoying the fruits of that labor has many more benefits than firm-sponsored lunches and administrative help. From managing stress to managing clients and dollars, it just makes more sense for those like myself, who never had any desire to be partners with the partners who made me miserable. Life is simply too short! Kudos to those that left that world as I have. I don't think I'll ever go back voluntarily... Agreed and on point! As a new Chicago solo whose “career” was that of a stressed and disappointed associate, toiling under dictatorial partners whose idea of the practice of law was counting strokes to make par on the golf course, I have come to realize that starting your own practice and enjoying the fruits of that labor has many more benefits than firm-sponsored lunches and administrative help. From managing stress to managing clients and dollars, it just makes more sense for those like myself, who never had any desire to be partners with the partners who made me miserable. Life is simply too short! Kudos to those that left that world as I have. I don’t think I’ll ever go back voluntarily…

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