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As The National Law Journal has reported, starting their own firm is becoming layoff option number one for many lawyers who see pink slips coming their way.   It is also a growing option for contract attorneys. 

As Karen Sloan writes in a recent National Law Journal article (for full article, click here) ”cost-conscious clients are more willing than ever to retain smaller outfits that offer lower rates, and new solos can build their practice on that foundation.”  

But not everyone wants to move away from “regular” contract attorney work and represent clients directly.  There’s another career path for contract attorneys: independent contract lawyers are a small but growing cadre of solo practitioners who, enabled by technology, work on a project-by-project basis for other lawyers.

And independent contract lawyers aren’t limited to document review work:  they perform a wide range of tasks, including legal research and writing, making court appearances, taking and defending depositions and more.

Because independent contract lawyers work for themselves, they can mold their practices to fit their skills and preferences.

This site is a work-in-progress and will focus on the “going solo” option and freelance option for contract attorneys.  We cannot hope to duplicate all the great sources out there for “going solo” and being a freelance contract attorney so what we plan to do is try and centralize as many sources as we can on this site.

Any questions, comments, suggestions:  email us at manager@theposselist.com