Why Did You Go to Law School?
I went to law school because I was a great problem solver, knew I wanted to help people and loved being in a position of power and control.
Oh, and of course, I went to law school because I wanted to make a lot of money!
When I graduated and went to work in the biglaw firm and even after starting my own law firm, I found myself pushing paper, not feeling as if I was helping anyone and with very little power over anything … at the beck and call of generally ungrateful and demanding clients.
And, after being around my business owner clients and seeing what it meant to make money, I quickly saw that being a lawyer was unlikely to get me anywhere near the big leagues financially, at least not under the traditional legal model.
Fortunately, I found the secret to getting back to being the lawyer I went to law school to become. A lawyer who truly makes a difference in my client’s lives, has a continuing stream of revenue that keeps pumping in even when I go on vacation and a real business that I am now in the position to sell.
Imagine if you could be a specialist in your primary practice area while at the same time getting compensated on an ongoing basis to guide your clients to answers about all the legal questions they have – issues that are mystifying to them but exceedingly simple to you.
What would it feel like to be the trusted counselor your clients turned to the way it used to be when regular people consulted their personal lawyer before making important decisions. What if we could go back to the time when lawyers didn’t have to bill for every phone call in six minute increments. What if you could turn the traditional and broken law business model on its head and re-connect to everything wonderful about the practice of law again?
The good news? You can! It merely requires you to step outside the box and think differently about everything you’ve learned about being a lawyer and owning a law practice.
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