A year ago this week, the pandemic took the nation by storm. Yet at the time, none of us could predict that the novel corona virus would shut down courts and place many law firms that hadn’t kept pace with, or weren’t willing to learn new technology at risk. And so two months into the
For the past two months of pandemic, my news feeds have been awash with notices of webinars packed with influencers and gurus and futurists pontificating about how Pandemic will impact the future of the legal profession. Interesting questions indeed – but not nearly as interesting as what solo and small firm lawyers across the country
Jeralyn Lawrence started her law firm, Lawrence Law LLC, as a way to ensure stability and growth professionally while building something sustainable for herself, her family and her team. She believes that when it comes to work-life balance, there are only pros to owning your own law firm and is a firm believer that
As a mom and step-mom, Heinrich has a nuanced view of motherhood
that she channels in her work. Particularly, when practicing family law, she
focuses on collaborative child-centered divorce, and has empathy for other
parents in similar roles. Inspired by a legacy of small business owners in her
family, she started her own firm, The
As the primary care-giver in her family, Bloom knows her practice Bloom & Bloom, LLC, is vital to giving her the freedom to be
present at home and design her schedule in a way that can accommodate her
postpartum recovery. And while she has real worries about building her practice
to be sustainable long-term,
When Teresa made the choice to leave her major immigration firm
and go off on her own, she was motivated by the opportunity to spend more time
with her children. Throughout her solo journey, even though there is the
niggling feeling that she could always be doing more to grow her practice, the Law Office
McCaskill was familiar with hustling to make ends meet, so when
she was laid off in the 2009 economy, she knew she could take the
initiative to start her own firm, the Law
Office of Jennifer J. McCaskill, LLC. That way, she could be flexible in
the way that her growing family needed. While she
As owner of Obiorah Fields,
LLC, Obiorah has found that money flow can be inconsistent and hard to plan
for. Yet, she’s also able to enjoy control over her time by choosing the areas
of law she wants to focus on, and scheduling her availability around major
events with her children, instead of having to
As a family law lawyer, Paris has
found that her background as a mother informs her work with clients who are
struggling to start their families. Starting her own firm, Gyemant Paris Law, has also given her the flexibility she needed
to both balance raising her family with being able to work in her
After graduating law
school, Paulter was in a quandary on how to jump-start her legal career with a
husband who traveled extensively, and a daughter in daycare. Her solution was
to start her own firm, Paulter Law Firm,
PLLC. Though starting her own firm has had its scary moments, it has been
an invaluable