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If No clients lined up how much living expenses to save before going solo
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:02 PM Author: Costumed Library Boistinker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446308) |
Date: July 17th, 2018 4:10 PM Author: Costumed Library Boistinker (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446379) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:11 PM Author: Chocolate Gaping Idea He Suggested what are your ETH holdings (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446384) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:12 PM Author: aqua cerebral degenerate WHEN MOON? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446391) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:12 PM Author: Misanthropic Fanboi Sweet Tailpipe Depends what kind of solo you're doing and whether you have any potential clients lined up.
You doing contingency shitlaw? If so, people here say you need at least a full year.
#1 rule though is keeping costs down.
That means you buy a $100 printer and don't rent an office. |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:14 PM Author: aqua cerebral degenerate A $250 color laser printer isn't going to kill you. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446400) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:16 PM Author: Misanthropic Fanboi Sweet Tailpipe Just did the research -- $150
This here is all you need. Fast and quality two-sided scans. Fast and quality two sided printing. Very reliable for years. Cheap toner.
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:17 PM Author: aqua cerebral degenerate We live in a color world now. Gotta have color. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446432) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:18 PM Author: Startled Frum Stag Film There is no reason to ever have to print something in color as a solo shitlawyer (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446440) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:21 PM Author: aqua cerebral degenerate I have been receiving and producing color documents for years (e.g. photos, highlighting, comments). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446456) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:18 PM Author: Misanthropic Fanboi Sweet Tailpipe Need imput from a shitlawyer here.
Is this true?
In my inhouse world, I never need color. |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:22 PM Author: mahogany stage never.
In the extremely rare occasion that you need color (photos for a trial, etc) just go to Kinkos |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:30 PM Author: aqua cerebral degenerate You don't need color for deposition exhibits? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446528) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:31 PM Author: mahogany stage no. outside of photos I can't think of any deposition exhibits that needed to be printed in color. The rules allow photo copies in place of the originals. Also some of the latest scanners have really good definition. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446543) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:39 PM Author: aqua cerebral degenerate Around 47% of my printing has at least some color.
https://image.ibb.co/dYqtYd/Capture.png
I find it strange that color is so rare or unhelpful to you that you'd rather drive to a print shop than spend an extra $100 or whatever on a color printer. |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:43 PM Author: mahogany stage see my post below about ink costs and general pain in the ass dealing with color printers. For office use I'd go black monochrome ink jet (with a high capacity scanner) any day
What the hell are you printing anyway |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:51 PM Author: Misanthropic Fanboi Sweet Tailpipe Cr.
Makes most sense to buy a quality $150 Brother black and white printer / scanner, and then for the RARE occasions you need to print color, buy a seperate $50 color printer that accepts 3rd party ink. |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:58 PM Author: aqua cerebral degenerate Inkjet downsides: Takes more space, worse print quality, more expensive per page, and the ink and print heads die if they aren't used. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446732) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 5:00 PM Author: mahogany stage fine. Laser.
Which is supposed to be "better" anyway? |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 5:16 PM Author: Pearly ticket booth genital piercing for straight up black and white workhorse printing needs, I think laser pwns inkjet (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446864) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 5:13 PM Author: Curious Gas Station Clown also ink isn't waterproof (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446832) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:27 PM Author: Cracking wild native You need a printer for photos.
Nothing is more infuriating then staring at black & white fucking photos because opp counsel is too fucking cheap. |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:28 PM Author: Startled Frum Stag Film Ljl I would send you an invoice from a print shop and wouldn't give you your color copies until you sent me the money (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446511) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:30 PM Author: mahogany stage I have been looking at this shit for a while, and know how these things work at my firm.
Always get a black ink only laserjet printer with a really good and high capacity speed scanner. One with cheap ink that you don't have to change often. MAKE SURE that the printer can accept generic ink.
The color ones are bullshit. Some of them refuse to print black if you run out of another color. Ink is also more expensive, often sold in "sets" of like 4-5 colors, even if you need black. In law you rarely have to print photos very often. Like I said above, its best to just take a thumb drive to Kinkos to do photos on the cheap.
Or in the alternative, buy a cheap color one for photos, but have a primary black laser jet for everything else. |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:45 PM Author: anal bawdyhouse Get a printer that can CRANK out black and white. Get a low capacity color printer (which you will almost never use). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446639) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:46 PM Author: mahogany stage this sounds credited. You can get the latter for like $80 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446646) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:55 PM Author: Curious Gas Station Clown cr. and look for a model with cheap 3rd party toner cartridges. amazon has refills for my canon for $20 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446715) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 5:36 PM Author: Blue provocative shrine volcanic crater cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36447055) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 5:00 PM Author: silver brunch THIS is tcr to law.
"Or in the alternative, buy a cheap color one for photos, but have a primary black laser jet for everything else. " |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:30 PM Author: Pearly ticket booth genital piercing how many fucking photos are you printing off? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446531) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:31 PM Author: Odious Indecent Hospital photos for what? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446541) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:14 PM Author: Costumed Library Boistinker Ultimate goal is contingency shitlaw, though I’m hoping to do other flat fee stuff in the meantime to keep the lights on. Not sure how feasible that is.
At the end of this year, I should have roughly 2 years living expenses. I was wondering if I should hold out another year in my job and get another year. |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:15 PM Author: Startled Frum Stag Film No you'll be fine (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446420) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:16 PM Author: Pearly ticket booth genital piercing no, you'll be fine (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446422) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:18 PM Author: Misanthropic Fanboi Sweet Tailpipe You're good to go.
Make sure to get all the background stuff like website, home office, practice guides, etc. all lined up before you quit current job. And don't quit. Just start sifting energy to solo-work without having any website up until they force your out for lack of productivity. |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:42 PM Author: anal bawdyhouse The last part could be bad advice depending on OP's state. In my state, associates owe a fiduciary duty to law firms so any contingency cases he came across would need to be pitched to and rejected by the firm or it could be self-dealing and usurpation of a business opportunity.
https://www.legalmalpracticelawreview.com/2010/04/articles/cases-materials/fiduciary-duty/beyond-duties-to-clients-associates-duties-to-their-law-firms/ |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:45 PM Author: Pearly ticket booth genital piercing lol holy shit. Gas all lawyers immediately. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446640) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:46 PM Author: Misanthropic Fanboi Sweet Tailpipe (pussy) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446647) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:49 PM Author: Amber space You’ll get in everywhere you apply! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446674) |
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Date: July 17th, 2018 4:59 PM Author: twinkling stubborn famous landscape painting you are good to go but remember that contingency cases cost $ sometimes. youll need money for filing fees, occasional expert consults, and working up cases for trial. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028549&forum_id=2#36446738) |
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