Distribution of all U.S. lawyers
| 1980 | 1991 | 2000 | |
| Private practice | 68% | 73% | 74% |
| Government | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| Private industry | 10% | 9% | 8% |
| Retired/inactive | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Judiciary | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Education | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Legal aid/public defender | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Private association | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| 1980 | 1991 | 2000 | |
| Solo | 49% | 45% | 48% |
| 2-5 lawyers | 22% | 15% | 15% |
| 6-10 lawyers | 9% | 7% | 7% |
| 11-20 lawyers | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| 21-50 lawyers | 6% | 8% | 6% |
| 51-100 lawyers | 7% | 5% | 4% |
| 100+ lawyers | * | 13% | 14% |
It's likely that a lot of current students will one day have practices of their own. One way to start thinking about this is to take Law E536 Practical And Professional Responsibility Issues in the Small or Solo Law Practice.
Carolyn Elefant has a terrific blog with links to lots of practical resources: myshingle.com.
You might also take a look at a book on the topic, e.g.,
- Carolyn Elefant, Solo by Choice: How to Be the Lawyer You Wanted to Be, KF300.Z9 E44 at Classified Stacks
- Jay G. Foonberg, How to Start and Build a Law Practice (5th ed. 2004), KF300.Z9 F66 2004 at Reference Area
- Flying Solo: A Survival Guide for the Solo and Small Firm Lawyer (K. William Gibson ed., 2005), KF300.F58 2005 at Classified Stacks
- ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division. Selected articles from GP/Solo magazine are online. We also have it in print: KF297.A1 C65 at Classified Stacks.
- WSBA Solo and Small Practice Section
- KCBA Solo/Small Firms Section (brown-bag lunch meetings the second Wednesday of each month)
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You might also consider Solo Practice University if you are genuinely interested in going solo.
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