Although I question the value of business plans , starting a law firm without even a vague idea of anticipated revenue sources or expected expenses is foolhardy. To help guide the law firm planning (or prediction) process, I’ve developed, with the help of my computer-savvy husband, a basic calculator to list and total your costs and anticipated revenues. Of course, you can do the same thing with your own spreadsheet or programs like Quicken or Freshbooks – but the MyShingle calculator is stocked with all of the items specific to starting or running a practice.
The calculator is still a work in progress – it won’t yet save your data input and if you print it out, the format isn’t great. But it’s something fun to play around with over the upcoming Labor Day Weekend, whether you’ve just started out or you’re still dreaming about doing so. So here’s the link: MyShingle Starting A Law Firm Calculator. Enjoy.
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Just started looking at it and it looks great, esp. for those of us who are new to the legal field and have to start a solo practice.