It appears that I am really going to take the plunge and start a law practice. The thought is scary but everyone I told immediately expressed delight at the idea and proceeded to congratulate me. I think it's natural for human beings to want things to be easy and certainly it is easier if someone else manages advertisement, filings, the office, legal research, the web site, and making sure the office has a functioning coffee maker.
Of course it would be more convenient if I just got a government or private sector job and cashed a reasonable sum of a check at regular intervals. But that doesn't look like it is going to happen for me so I've got to make my own luck.
Interestingly, there seems to be a bit of luck involved: I found reasonable office space with a friend I trust and whose business acumen I admire. Office furniture has been loaned to me. I may have already lined up my first clients.
So, amongst my fears I am shuffling towards the edge of becoming a solo practitioner, that most mysterious of all variations of legal professions. I have gone only semi-willingly, requiring the occasional shove and remark from those who believe in my abilities and my integrity to keep me going in this direction.
I promise, I'm going to jump at any moment.
