Building a Mid-Sized Firm and Going Out on My Own - Valuable Lessons Learned
October 2016
Building a Mid-Sized Firm and Going Out on My Own - Valuable Lessons Learned
In Partnership with the Colorado Bar Association Solo/Small Firm Section
Program Description
Join attorney Samera Habib as she walks you through the ins and outs of setting up a law firm and the logistics of getting incorporated, insurance, legal software, billing, invoicing, and accounting. After successfully opening her own firm, she will share with you best practices in transitioning ethically from your prior firm, how to make sure you succeed financially, the key to networking, how to make sure you get enough clients … and much more!
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Meet Your Presenter
Samera Habib, Esq., joined Robinson and Henry, P.C., in 2011, a small law firm based out of Castle Rock, Colorado. The firm did not have a family law division or any litigation to speak of. Within a couple of years, Samera was able to grow and develop the family law division so that it became the largest division in the firm, employing a total of six attorneys. With family law producing a solid income for the firm, the firm grew and expanded, eventually opening a second branch in Denver which Samera helped set up and managed. She trained and supervised associates and managed HR issues across the firm, including quality/ practice improvement. The firm grew from three attorneys to more than fifteen within four years.
Subsequently, Samera spent half a year at Gutterman Griffiths, P.C. trying to learn the inner-workings of an exclusively Family Law specialty firm. She has been on her own since March 1, 2016 and is doing very well. The firm recently purchased office space in the downtown Denver area near the Denver Courthouse. Samera has a full time paralegal, a contract paralegal, a law clerk, and is currently looking for a full time associate.
Agenda
11:30am
Registration
12:00pm
The presentation will cover the following bullet points:
1) Setting up the firm and the logistics of getting incorporated, insurance, legal software, billing, invoicing, and accounting
2) Transitioning from the prior firm ethically
3) Gauging your workload - when do you need help?
4) Finances- is the law firm “succeeding” financially? Profit and loss statements and balance sheets
5) How to get enough clients and make sure you get more?
6) Networking is the key: how, where, when
7) Mingling within different communities
8) Loneliness when on your own
9) Taking time off and preparing for that
10) Work-life balance
1:00pm
Adjourn
Location Information
CLECI Large Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $79.00 |
| CBA Member | $59.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $29.50 |
| CBA Solo Small Firm Section Member | $29.00 |
| CLE ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 0.00
- Ethics Credits: 0.00
- EDI Credits:
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