Free resources for solo & small firms
Practical checklists you can actually use — no email wall, no sign-up. Open one, tap to check things off, and print or save it as a PDF.
Opening Your Practice: The 47-Point Checklist
Every step to open your own firm — entity and structure, bar requirements, malpractice insurance, IOLTA trust accounting, office, website, and your first clients.
Law Office Setup Shopping List
Everything you need to outfit a practice — desk, chair, monitors, document scanner, phone, the client-facing space, and the confidentiality details most lists skip.
Bar Advertising Compliance Checklist
Check your attorney website against the bar advertising rules — disclaimers, testimonials, specialization claims, social media, and site content.
Then go deeper
The checklists are the short version. Each one has a full guide behind it — start with the part of practice you're working on.
Setting Up Your Law Office
The physical practice, room by room — from the desk to the lease.
Read the guideStarting Your Own Practice
From the decision to your first clients — the path to hanging a shingle.
Read the guideRunning a Solo Practice
The day-to-day systems that keep a small firm from drowning.
Read the guideThe Solo Practice Brief
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