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Go solo, charge $250/hr, average only 12 hours per week.

Would gross just under 160k. Could probably keep overhead to...
Arousing Disgusting Range Double Fault
  10/30/14
bro just bill an extra 4 hours a week and cut overhead and c...
flushed point immigrant
  10/30/14
bro just bill an extra 8 hours a week and cut overhead and...
Wonderful mother
  10/30/14
this is what most solos do for their first year after starti...
Low-t ratface indian lodge
  10/30/14
my bro does almost exactly this in are country and everyone ...
Khaki aphrodisiac orchestra pit
  10/30/14
How much does he make? and what practice areas?
grizzly laughsome parlour international law enforcement agency
  10/30/14
around 400 last time i asked. he just bought a second office...
Khaki aphrodisiac orchestra pit
  10/30/14
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Multi-colored party of the first part brunch
  10/30/14
pi family law workers' comp and dui/underage coupons from po...
Khaki aphrodisiac orchestra pit
  10/30/14
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Multi-colored party of the first part brunch
  10/30/14
lol no man he's stupid as fuck. sometimes clients call and h...
Khaki aphrodisiac orchestra pit
  10/30/14
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Multi-colored party of the first part brunch
  10/30/14
he hands out literal coupons around all the bars and everyon...
Khaki aphrodisiac orchestra pit
  10/30/14
400 huh? I call FLAME
grizzly laughsome parlour international law enforcement agency
  10/30/14
idk man seems like a law business is the way to go not flame
Khaki aphrodisiac orchestra pit
  10/30/14
The hourly rate probably isn't crazy. The median for solos i...
Startled curious university mediation
  11/03/14
And billing 625 hours or so per year doesn't seem all that i...
Arousing Disgusting Range Double Fault
  11/03/14
The hourly rate isn't crazy, maybe a little high, more like ...
twinkling puppy native
  11/03/14
Lol, and what percentage of that is collectible?
Ungodly painfully honest voyeur
  11/03/14
Ding Ding Ding we have a winner.
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  11/03/14
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bespoke trust fund
  11/03/14
Cr. People don't realize how much time is spent on collectio...
cruel-hearted generalized bond field
  11/03/14
Hm, good point. You'd probably have to add another 2-3 hours...
Rough-skinned Temple
  11/04/14
LOL try another 10-15 hours.
bespoke trust fund
  11/04/14
and all the time following up with people and trying to actu...
cruel-hearted generalized bond field
  11/04/14
don't forget getting sued by your clients when they don't wa...
Sinister glittery gay wizard hall
  11/04/14
Look breh. I used to work in an industry where I saw what a ...
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  11/04/14


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Date: October 30th, 2014 10:44 AM
Author: Arousing Disgusting Range Double Fault

Would gross just under 160k. Could probably keep overhead to 25k/yr. How impossible is this?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26614449)



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Date: October 30th, 2014 11:14 AM
Author: flushed point immigrant

bro just bill an extra 4 hours a week and cut overhead and cop that 20 hr week for $200,000 lifestyle

(you may have a little bit of unbillable time each week)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26614581)



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Date: October 30th, 2014 11:18 AM
Author: Wonderful mother

bro just bill an extra 8 hours a week and cut overhead and cop that 40 hr week for $400,000 lifestyle

(you may have a little bit of unbillable time each week)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26614590)



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Date: October 30th, 2014 11:23 AM
Author: Low-t ratface indian lodge

this is what most solos do for their first year after starting out. after that, he should consider hiring a few fresh law graduates to help out, pay them $70K and he should net $1.5 million or so

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26614609)



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Date: October 30th, 2014 11:21 AM
Author: Khaki aphrodisiac orchestra pit

my bro does almost exactly this in are country and everyone treats him like a god and he plays golf and drinks as much as he works

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26614598)



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Date: October 30th, 2014 11:27 AM
Author: grizzly laughsome parlour international law enforcement agency

How much does he make? and what practice areas?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26614629)



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Date: October 30th, 2014 11:30 AM
Author: Khaki aphrodisiac orchestra pit

around 400 last time i asked. he just bought a second office next to the courthouse for dudes to hand out dui coupons.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26614642)



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Date: October 30th, 2014 11:30 AM
Author: Multi-colored party of the first part brunch

Post removed by moderator for violating The Law of The Land.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26614644)



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Date: October 30th, 2014 11:36 AM
Author: Khaki aphrodisiac orchestra pit

pi family law workers' comp and dui/underage coupons from police bar raids

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26614672)



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Date: October 30th, 2014 11:43 AM
Author: Multi-colored party of the first part brunch

Post removed by moderator for violating The Law of The Land.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26614704)



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Date: October 30th, 2014 11:45 AM
Author: Khaki aphrodisiac orchestra pit

lol no man he's stupid as fuck. sometimes clients call and he'll be sitting there on the phone drawing a picture of a rooster.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26614717)



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Date: October 30th, 2014 11:48 AM
Author: Multi-colored party of the first part brunch

Post removed by moderator for violating The Law of The Land.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26614731)



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Date: October 30th, 2014 11:50 AM
Author: Khaki aphrodisiac orchestra pit

he hands out literal coupons around all the bars and everyone knows the number when they get in trouble and he's just a chill dude and everyone in town knows him because he's always golfing and hanging out drinking with everyone

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26614751)



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Date: October 30th, 2014 11:38 AM
Author: grizzly laughsome parlour international law enforcement agency

400 huh? I call FLAME

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26614678)



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Date: October 30th, 2014 11:41 AM
Author: Khaki aphrodisiac orchestra pit

idk man seems like a law business is the way to go not flame

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26614695)



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Date: November 3rd, 2014 1:14 PM
Author: Startled curious university mediation

The hourly rate probably isn't crazy. The median for solos in Arizona is about $250, and that holds whether its a home office or a regular office.

[Edit: State bar survey: http://i.imgur.com/VbKjgzt.jpg But the response rate is weak.]

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26639699)



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Date: November 3rd, 2014 1:16 PM
Author: Arousing Disgusting Range Double Fault

And billing 625 hours or so per year doesn't seem all that impossible, while dedicating the other 30 hours per week to marketing and admin.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26639706)



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Date: November 3rd, 2014 8:21 PM
Author: twinkling puppy native

The hourly rate isn't crazy, maybe a little high, more like $200-225 for typical generalist type of solo, but averaging 12 hours a week is extremely difficult. Most people don't get the kind of clients that give yearly business. They'll give you one thing to do, you spend 20 hours on it or whatever, and then it's over, and then you don't see that client again forever, and then you have nothing coming in.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26642083)



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Date: November 3rd, 2014 5:31 PM
Author: Ungodly painfully honest voyeur

Lol, and what percentage of that is collectible?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26641204)



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Date: November 3rd, 2014 5:41 PM
Author: Sinister glittery gay wizard hall

Ding Ding Ding we have a winner.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26641247)



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Date: November 3rd, 2014 8:26 PM
Author: bespoke trust fund



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26642110)



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Date: November 3rd, 2014 6:18 PM
Author: cruel-hearted generalized bond field

Cr. People don't realize how much time is spent on collections and the ridiculous amount of receivables shit lawyers have that they won't ever see a dime of.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26641401)



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Date: November 4th, 2014 10:55 AM
Author: Rough-skinned Temple

Hm, good point. You'd probably have to add another 2-3 hours a week to make up for the odd hour that's not collectible.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26645900)



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Date: November 4th, 2014 10:56 AM
Author: bespoke trust fund

LOL try another 10-15 hours.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26645904)



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Date: November 4th, 2014 10:56 AM
Author: cruel-hearted generalized bond field

and all the time following up with people and trying to actually get paid.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26645909)



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Date: November 4th, 2014 11:07 AM
Author: Sinister glittery gay wizard hall

don't forget getting sued by your clients when they don't want to pay you and claim you did a shitty job. Enjoy getting malpractice insurance premium pwned.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26645948)



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Date: November 4th, 2014 11:06 AM
Author: Sinister glittery gay wizard hall

Look breh. I used to work in an industry where I saw what a lot of lawyers made per year. Unless you are really industrious or have a super super super niche area you won't be making nearly as much as you think. I saw most solo practice attorneys making 50-80 k a year. The attorneys who make more either work 60+ hours a week and HUSTLE or aren't solo and run a small shop.

Small shop is probably the correct way to do things if you want to do more admin and less law.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2713877&forum_id=2#26645944)