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.

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

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