going solo

Hanging Your Shingle: Make a Plan & Network

by Christopher Steele on May 17, 2013

When I graduated in May 2011, I was extremely discouraged by the lack of prospects in the job market and I wasn’t sure where to turn. Whenever I asked experienced attorneys what I should do, it seemed that their answer was always to hang my own shingle.  This was an unpalatable suggestion at the time – how […]

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Growing a Pair of Ovaries or Why I Started My Own Law Firm

by Marie Drake on August 8, 2012

Growing up in Crested Butte, Colorado, I was no stranger to hard work, and, beginning at age 12 I worked as a dishwasher at the Elk Mountain Lodge and a chambermaid at the Forest Queen Hotel.  I worked through the school year, too. By the time I finally started practicing law, I’d also worked as […]

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