New Year and New LawSpace for Rent - Lawyers Sharing Office Space
It's a new year and we have new LawSpace available for attorneys seeking to share law office space. Office Sharing opportunity in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Check out all other amenities by searching zip code 27612. Join lawyers who are already practicing law and reduce your law firm expenses. You work out the deal with this law firm and move ahead with practicing law. This law firm practices business, elder law, estate planning, general litigation, personal injury and real property law.
Spacious and law office sublease available near Braves Stadium in Atlanta. This LawSpace is perfect for an attorney desiring to network with numerous other lawfirms and attorneys. The owners of this LawSpace sublease to attorneys in various practice areas, and pride themselves on creating, by subleasing to talented attorneys, a welcoming and harmonious legal community.
Do not miss an opportunity to share space with lawyers with law practices in these areas: real estate, social security disablilty, domestic, probate litigation, bankruptcy, consumer contract law, commercial real estate, international law and securities law, personal injury, criminal, divorce, business and civit lititatin and trial. Joining this group of lawyers space sharing at this convienent location would be a plus for any attorney.
Office address: 1820 The Exchange Suite 150 Atlanta, Georgia 30339.
The office is approximately 177 square feet. For more details please contact Michael Mclaughin at 770. 952.5000.
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.
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