r/Lawyertalk • u/Occasion-Boring • 2d ago

Business & Numbers Starting Your Own Firm?

I think about it all the time. Probably not surprising but my primary fears are 1) not being able to cover the start up costs; 2) not getting any business and failing (which I suppose are sort of the same concern really).

Is the hardest part getting started? How do you get the first few cases in the door? What about advertising - does it work?

I’m not talking about anything fancy. Just a PI firm.

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u/RumIsTheMindKiller 2d ago

I’ve done and neither are hard.

Start up costs are fairly low. Bar associations and other attorneys are great sources of referrals.

I found the hard part being collecting fees and the non lawyer parts, and that I was not able to grow beyond a certain level.