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How to Start a Law Firm When You're Broke


Level: Intermediate
Runtime: 62 minutes
Recorded Date: September 29, 2020
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Agenda

  • Business Requirement
  • Goal Setting
  • Getting Clients
  • Getting Paid
  • Efficiency & Work-Life Balance
  • Outsourcing & Delegating
  • Going Virtual
  • Conclusion
Runtime: 1 hour, 2 minutes
Recorded: September 29, 2020
For NY - Difficulty Level: Both newly admitted and experienced attorneys

Description

Lauren will discuss everything from the details of the business setup, making money as the firm gets started, getting cases started, case management, billing, and delegation. The primary emphasis will be on the initial firm set up on a budget (office space, Phone lines, business cards, etc.) and tips for successfully running your law firm once it's set up.

This program was recorded on September 29th, 2020.

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American Bar Association
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Panelists

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Lauren Eagan

Founding / Managing Attorney
Eagan Immigration, PLLC

Ms. Eagan is an award-winning immigration attorney with multiple offices across the United States. Ms. Eagan opened her firm in late-2014. She truly started her firm from nothing. Over time, and with much hard work, her firm has grown significantly. After only two years, Ms. Eagan began profiting over six figures per year and opened a second office location in Virginia. In 2017, she opened a third office location in Washington State.


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