You might be that rare law student who knows he or she wants to start a solo practice upon graduation. Or you might be in your last year of law school and afraid you’ll have no other option but to go solo. In either case, probably you’d have no clue how to get started.
Well, imagine a virtual world where you could go 24/7 to learn how to actually create and build a solo practice. Imagine you could learn from those who already are running successful practices, instructing you on the nuts and bolts of your chosen practice areas – the faculty you wish you had in law school right now. And imagine they were supplemented by other well-known professionals in the areas of social media, networking, marketing, branding, law business management and collaboration.
That pretty much sums up Solo Practice University (http://solopracticeuniversity.com/), a new U.S.-based educational and professional networking community for law students and lawyers who want to go solo. Launched last March by Connecticut-based lawyer, columnist and consultant Susan Cartier Liebel, SPU offers, under the title “the practice of law school,” an internet destination where experts teach students how to, among many other things:
• do a bankruptcy,
• navigate a personal injury claim,
• represent an aspiring singer,
• draft a will, • negotiate on behalf a bank in a real estate transaction,
• manage time effectively • create a retainer agreement,
• network profitably,
• maximize the use of technology
and so on. Much of the substantive subject material is applicable only to American lawyers, but the practical lawyering and business skills taught at SPU can be carried across any border. Monthly tuition starts at less than US$42 for law students, and “lectures” are recorded and available for download anytime. To learn more, visit http://solopracticeuniversity.com/.
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