It is getting cold outside and it's time to find your new LawSpace for your law practice.
New Law Office and work stations for rent: 488 Madison Ave, zip coce 10022.
Exterior office with receptionist. Great location. Start or move your law practice and share space with other attorneys. Get the benefits of sharing law office space: this office has various practice areas. Work stations which could be used for paralegals and your own secretary are for rent too. Check it more details including practice areas and other amenities at https://www.lawspacematch.com Zip 10022.
Call Nereida Cheshire for more details. 212.308.8505 ext. 1233.
According to a survey conducted by Thomson Reuters Solo and Small Law Firm group, the biggest challenge for solo and small firm law practices is acquiring new clients. Here are some tips for getting new clients.
1. Network, Network, Network!
Attend conferences and networking events. Join a bar association, professional organization or committee. Reach out to other lawyers, but also connect with non-lawyers who work in the same field as you. Let your family, friends and acquaintances know about your practice and specialties. Besides networking in person, be sure to network online too. Do whatever you can to get the word out about your practice. Part of networking may derive from sharing law space with other lawyers. After all, they are right next door to your office and may not practice in the area of law in which you are an expert.
2. Establish and Maintain an Online Presence
Establish a professional website for your law practice. Create a social media account on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook or Avvo. Continually update and participate in social media like contributing to Avvo forums or posting tweets about legal matters. Start a legal blog that provides helpful information your target audience is interested in. You can link your blog posts to your Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter account.
3. Referrals
Maintain relationships with past clients and inform them of all the services your law practice provides. Referrals can also come from other attorneys. Attorneys who work in a shared office space can recommend potential clients. Sharing an office space with other attorneys provides many benefits like a strong attorney network, shared resources (printers, wi-fi, conference rooms etc.), reduced rent and a focused work environment.
4. Karma is Real
Just because a particular client isn’t a good fit for your practice doesn’t mean they’re not a good fit for someone else’s. Don’t be afraid to refer a client you wouldn’t normally take to other practices. Who knows, maybe other attorneys just met with someone that would benefit more from your area of expertise.
A. It appears variations of Model Rules of Professional Conduct (”MRPC”) have been adopted in nearly every state.
See https://www.ameicanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/policy/rule_charts.htm. It appears it is a violation of ethics to restrict an attorney from accepting engagement from a potential client or client. Simply, clients have actually set lawyers free in this regard. It is no small irony that restrictive covenants, while permitted against doctors, are prohibited against attorneys under the theory that there should be no interference with a client’s choice for legal representation. See Georgia Rule of Professional Conduct 5.6.
Q. But what of “in-house” counsel?
A. The general view is that Rule 5.6 applies equally to in-house attorneys. (“In the ban did not apply to in-house attorneys, and restrictions were permitted, then ‘the public would be restricted from access to lawyers who, by virtue of their background and experience, might be the best available lawyers to represent them’”).
So, lawyers are free from the restrictive and sometimes onerous burdens of noncompete provisions. Good for us.
As we mentioned in our blog post, "You can't run a Law Practice From a Coffee Shop, http://www.lawspacematch.com/2011/06/you_cant_run_a_law_practice_from_a_coffee_shop/, you cannot practice in a cafe forever. Considering an appropriate level of professionalism, an attorney's ethical duty to maintain a client's secrets and confidences confidential, and for your own working quiet space, lawyers need a law office. Why not space share with an existing law firm? Here are three reasons to proceed with space sharing.
1. Less day to day hassle
A law office filled with attorneys typically has all the tools a lawyer needs in their practice, including: a community scanner, an option for an available phone system/voicemail messaging, copying, faxing and even adequate parking. Not to mention a conference room, perhaps a receptionist and waiting area for clients. Seasoned lawyers, holding a long-term lease or owning LawSpace are more than willing to have a solo practitioner share law space. "Package" deals or a la carte deals are available. The headaches of staffing, machine upkeep and office décor or maintenance are shifted to someone else so that solo practitioners can focus on legal expertise and developing their practice.
2. Filling the Pipeline
We all know it takes a lot of time to meet clients, prepare for litigation, draft documents or close a transaction. With multiple lawyers just down the hall, a small law firm can usually obtain periodic referrals of clients from overloaded attorneys who need help. It’s true, if you’re down the hall, you’re the first one an overloaded attorney will consider. Proximity is key. And remember, these lawyers are probably practicing in different practice areas so complimenting their practice means more clients landing on your desk.
3. Reduction of Your Risk
Some solo practitioners and small law firms may opt to avoid malpractice insurance payments. All the more reason to a join a law office rental sharing situation. Young lawyers are more apt to ask questions and get a “second opinion” from an attorney they know, trust and who is accessible. Bouncing ideas off another lawyer about a family law matter, or how to file a mechanic’s lien may substantially reduce your risk of malpractice. This is important, particularly, when you don’t have malpractice insurance.
At www.LawSpaceMatch.com, we are small law, we know small law and we help small law. This is a platform for attorneys with empty law office space to list empty space and attorneys wanting space sharing opportunities.
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As a solo practitioner for over 20 years, the founder created LawSpaceMatch to aid and support “small law” and their need to share office space fast and efficiently.
Are you looking for ways to market your law firm to future clients? Read on for some ideas to boost your law firm's visibility.
1. Create a Logo Design or Branding Sign for your Law Firm
A logo is a visualization of your company's brand and can help clients recognize your law firm. A customized law firm branding sign can list your firm's name, practice areas and website. You can display your logo and branding sign in the lobby of your office or in advertisements. Branding signs can cost $45.00.
2. Get Listed in a Niche Directory
A niche directory is a web directory that focuses on a particular industry or theme and lists relevant companies in its directory. Participating in a niche directory can help future clients find your business easier and faster. Niche directory services can cost $99.00 a month.
3. Utilize Search Engine Optimization
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) uses a variety of strategies (keywords, content, social media, etc.) to increase visitors to a website by increasing its page rank on search engines. Search Engine Optimization services can cost $399.00 a month.
4. Be Featured as a Guest on a Radio Podcast
As a featured guest on a radio podcast, you can broadcast your legal experience and firm specialties to an audience of future clients. Radio podcast interviews can be replayed numerous times, published to your website/social media accounts and Search Engine Optimized. Radio podcast interviews can cost $499.00.
5. Hire a Marketing Company
Marketing companies can employ different tactics to promote your business and advise your law firm on how to attract more clients. A law firm marketing plan can cost $599.00 a month.
6. Share an Office Space
Working in a shared office space with other attorneys is another way to market your law firm. Attorneys who share an office space can refer clients to each other and split the expenses of networking. Sharing an office space not only offers marketing benefits, but also cost reducing measures like shared office equipment and reduced rent.
Before pursuing a costly marketing technique consider sharing an office space. Lawspacematch.com efficiently connects attorneys looking for a shared office with law firms who are looking to rent out empty office space.
