Flying Solo - Stephanie Everett - Episode # 017

Solo de Facto

Stephanie Everett is the CEO of Lawyerist and the author of the book, “The Small Firm Road Map.” After law school, Stephanie joined a big firm and always thought she was going to spend her career and retire there. But she ended up launching her own firm when she realized that she could focus on her area of expertise better. Stephanie joins host Kory Underdown to share tips on how to successfully run a solo attorney business, such as setting realistic goals that you can accomplish in a reasonable amount of time.

Takeaways

• In order to run a successful law firm, you need to realize you are running a business. You need to understand the needs and desires of your business in order to succeed.
• You should hire people that are stronger in your areas that you are weaker in, that way you can really focus on your strong suits.
• You need to build a team around you of people who make your business stronger and people you can trust.
• You don’t need to do everything yourself, if you try that then you will burn out faster and the business will fail.
• The legal field is shifting so that people can show more of their personality when marketing and there is a better work/life balance.
• If you make small, consistent changes each week or each month you will be head and shoulders above the competition.
• Set benchmarks for your goals. That will help you realize if you are getting closer to your goal or you’re moving in the wrong direction.

Quote of the show:

14:45 “We start setting really lofty goals and we're really excited about them. And then three weeks in, whatever breaks loose, and we never get to them. And then those goals kind of get left behind. So we were really ambitious. Instead just start small. If you just make small, simple changes, but you do it consistently each and every week or each month you get 1% better. Over time, you will be heads and shoulders above everybody else because most firms are stagnant or declining.”

Links:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephaeverett?lang=en
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieaeverett/
• Website: https://lawyerist.com
• Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/Stephanie-Everett/e/B07W62BMQ3%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

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