TAKE CHARGE! Supplemental Materials

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1 TAKE CHARGE! Supplemental Materials

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3 3L TO SOLO Presented by: Angela Brown, Rob Schenk & Will Smith Moore Brown Law Group PC Schenk Smith LLC OBJECTIVE

4 RELATIONSHIPS NICHE LOW OVERHEAD

5 LOW OVERHEAD Bar Dues CLE Costs ($0-YR 1) Mal Insurance Computer Internet Phone

6 Office Virtual (vs. Traditional) Lexis Fast Case, Library, Court Website GoDaddy Business Cards Vista Print Logo Fiverr Organizations First Yr Disc. Office Space vs. Virtual Space

7 Don t Work for Free Negotiate Value, NOT PRICE

8 Potential Client Meetings AUTOMATE

9 BE DELIBERATE Solo Firm Time Management Administrative (33%) Marketing (33%) Legal Work (33%)

10 NICHE NICHE NOTORIETY

11 NICHE ATTORNEY A Criminal Defense: Motor Vehicles (100%) When You Get a Ticket, I Tell Em To Stick It ATTORNEY B Criminal Defense (20%) Family Law (20%) Business Law (20%) Estate Planning (20%) Personal Injury (20%) Exceptional Service NICHE ATTORNEY A ATTORNEY B ATTORNEY C Criminal Defense: Motor Vehicles (100%) When You Get a Ticket, I Tell Em To Stick It Criminal Defense (20%) Family Law (20%) Business Law (20%) Estate Planning (20%) Personal Injury (20%) Exceptional Service Family Law: Divorce (100%) He Cheated, Get What You Deserve

12 NICHE EXPERIENCE NICHE TIME MANAGMENT

13 RELATIONSHIPS NON-LAWYERS LAWYERS RELATIONSHIPS

14 RELATIONSHIPS RELATIONSHIPS

15 RELATIONSHIPS NON-LAWYERS RELATIONSHIPS CULTIVATING

16 THE END. 3L TO SOLO Presented by: Angela Brown, Rob Schenk & Will Smith Moore Brown Law Group PC Schenk Smith LLC

17 GEORGIA'S 2017 SOLO & SMALL FIRM INSTITUTE July 14 & 15, 2017 E-MENTORING : THE MAKING OF PRACTICE READY LAWYERS Presented by Jay G Foonberg Beverly Hills, California July 14, 2017

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19 University of Georgia Herty Dr. Phone : Athens, GA Website : EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY FOR 2016 GRADUATES EMPLOYMENT STATUS NUMBER FULL TIME FULL TIME PART TIME PART TIME LONG TERM SHORT TERM LONG TERM SHORT TERM Employed - Bar Passage Required Employed - J.D. Advantage Employed - Professional Position Employed - Non-Professional Position Employed - Law School/University Funded Employed - Undeterminable Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time 0 Unemployed - Start Date Deferred 0 Unemployed - Not Seeking 1 Unemployed - Seeking 8 Employment Status Unknown 1 Total Graduates 198 EMPLOYMENT TYPE NUMBER FULL TIME FULL TIME PART TIME PART TIME LONG TERM SHORT TERM LONG TERM SHORT TERM Law Firms Solo Unknown Size Business & Industry Government Pub. Int Clerkships - Federal Clerkships - State & Local Clerkships - Other Education Employer Type Unknown Total LAW SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY FUNDED POSITIONS NUMBER FULL TIME FULL TIME PART TIME PART TIME LONG TERM SHORT TERM LONG TERM SHORT TERM Employed - Bar Passage Required Employed - J.D. Advantage Employed - Professional Position Employed - Non-Professional Position Total Employed by Law School/University EMPLOYMENT LOCATION STATE NUMBER State - Largest Employment Georgia 142 State - 2nd Largest Employment Florida 11 State - 3rd Largest Employment District of Columbia 6 Employed in ForeignCountries 1 Emory University 1301 Clifton Road Phone : Atlanta, GA Website : EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY FOR 2016 GRADUATES EMPLOYMENT STATUS NUMBER FULL TIME FULL TIME PART TIME PART TIME LONG TERM SHORT TERM LONG TERM SHORT TERM Employed - Bar Passage Required Employed - J.D. Advantage Employed - Professional Position Employed - Non-Professional Position Employed - Law School/University Funded Employed - Undeterminable Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time 4 Unemployed - Start Date Deferred 2 Unemployed - Not Seeking 6 Unemployed - Seeking 6 Employment Status Unknown 0 Total Graduates 284 EMPLOYMENT TYPE NUMBER FULL TIME FULL TIME PART TIME PART TIME LONG TERM SHORT TERM LONG TERM SHORT TERM Law Firms Solo Unknown Size Business & Industry Government Pub. Int Clerkships - Federal Clerkships - State & Local Clerkships - Other Education Employer Type Unknown Total LAW SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY FUNDED POSITIONS NUMBER FULL TIME FULL TIME PART TIME PART TIME LONG TERM SHORT TERM LONG TERM SHORT TERM Employed - Bar Passage Required Employed - J.D. Advantage Employed - Professional Position Employed - Non-Professional Position Total Employed by Law School/University EMPLOYMENT LOCATION STATE NUMBER State - Largest Employment Georgia 136 State - 2nd Largest Employment New York 35 State - 3rd Largest Employment Florida 17 Employed in ForeignCountries 4

20 ATLANTA'S JOHN MARSHALL LAW SHOOL 1422 West Peachtree Street NW Phone : Atlanta, GA Website : EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY FOR 2016 GRADUATES EMPLOYMENT STATUS NUMBER FULL TIME FULL TIME PART TIME PART TIME LONG TERM SHORT TERM LONG TERM SHORT TERM Employed - Bar Passage Required Employed - J.D. Advantage Employed - Professional Position Employed - Non-Professional Position Employed - Law School/University Funded Employed - Undeterminable Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time 4 Unemployed - Start Date Deferred 0 Unemployed - Not Seeking 7 Unemployed - Seeking 13 Employment Status Unknown 1 Total Graduates 143 EMPLOYMENT TYPE NUMBER FULL TIME FULL TIME PART TIME PART TIME LONG TERM SHORT TERM LONG TERM SHORT TERM Law Firms Solo Unknown Size Business & Industry Government Pub. Int Clerkships - Federal Clerkships - State & Local Clerkships - Other Education Employer Type Unknown Total LAW SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY FUNDED POSITIONS NUMBER FULL TIME FULL TIME PART TIME PART TIME LONG TERM SHORT TERM LONG TERM SHORT TERM Employed - Bar Passage Required Employed - J.D. Advantage Employed - Professional Position Employed - Non-Professional Position Total Employed by Law School/University EMPLOYMENT LOCATION STATE NUMBER State - Largest Employment Georgia 112 State - 2nd Largest Employment Illinois 2 State - 3rd Largest Employment Ohio 2 Employed in ForeignCountries 0 Employed - Bar Passage Required. A position in this category requires the graduate to pass a bar exam and to be licensed to practice law in one or more jurisdictions. The positions that have such a requirement are varied and include, for example, positions in law firms, business, or government. However, not all positions in law firms, business, or government require bar passage; for example, a paralegal position would not. Positions that require the graduate to pass a bar exam and be licensed after beginning employment in order to retain the position are included in this category. Judicial clerkships are also included in this category. Employed - J.D. Advantage. A position in this category is one for which the employer sought an individual with a J.D., and perhaps even required a J.D., or for which the J.D. provided a demonstrable advantage in obtaining or performing the job, but which does not itself require bar passage or an active law license or involve practicing law. Examples of positions for which a J.D. is an advantage include a corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI agent, and accountant. Also included might be jobs in personnel or human resources, jobs with investment banks, jobs with consulting firms, jobs doing compliance work in business and industry, jobs in law firm professional development, and jobs in law school career services offices, admissions offices, or other law school administrative offices. Doctors or nurses who plan to work in a litigation, insurance, or risk management setting, or as expert witnesses, would fall into this category, as would journalists and teachers (in a higher education setting) of law and law related topics. It is an indicator that a position does not fall into this category if a J.D. is uncommon among persons holding such a position. Employed - Professional Position. A position in this category is one that requires professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither required nor a demonstrable advantage. Examples of persons in this category include a math or science teacher, business manager, or performing arts specialist. Other examples include professions such as doctors, nurses, engineers, or architects, if a J.D. was not demonstrably advantageous in obtaining the position or in performing the duties of the position. Employed - Non-Professional Position. A position in this category is one that does not require any special professional skills or training. Short-term. A short-term position is one that has a definite term of less than one year. Thus, a clerkship that has a definite term of one year or more is not a short- term position. It also includes a position that is of an indefinite length if that position is not reasonably expected to last for one year or more. A position that is envisioned by the graduate and the employer to extend for one year or more is not a short-term position even though it is conditioned on bar passage and licensure. Thus, a long-term position that is conditioned on passing the bar exam by a certain date does not become a short-term position because of the condition. Long-term. A long-term position is one that the employer expects to last one year or more. A law school/university funded position that the law school expects to last one year or more may be considered long-term for purposes of this definition only if the graduate is paid at least $40,000 per year. The possibility that a short-term position may evolve into a long-term position does not make the position a longterm position. Full-time. A full-time position is one in which the graduate works a minimum of 35 hours per week. A full-time position may be either short-term or long-term. Part-time. A part-time position is one in which the graduate works less than 35 hours per week. A part-time position may be either short-term or long-term. SubmittedOn 4/7/2017 4:39:07PM Last Updated 4/7/2017 4:22:31PM

21 Number of Active & Resident Lawyers Per Capita Here is a table ranking active-and-resident lawyer concentration by each state (the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are counted as states). Some states include nonresident active attorneys or resident nonactive attorneys in their lawyer counts. For more information on that subject, see the ABA s statistics page. The bottom of the table contains lawyer-per-capita information for Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) regions. I prefer these to Census regions because BEA regions include the District of Columbia with more northern states, especially New York. I this better illustrates the legal profession s geography than including D.C. in the south would. NO. LAWYERS PER CAPITA BY STATE (2016) RANK STATE POPULATION NO. ACTIVE AND NO. LAWYERS PER (MILLIONS) RESIDENT LAWYERS 10,000 RESIDENTS 25 Georgia 10,310,371 31, Number of Employed Lawyers Per Capita Next, we have the number of employed lawyers per capita by state based on data supplied by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and state government labor departments. The cumulative state total excludes Puerto Rico and the states that did not provide attorney employment information for NO. EMPLOYED LAWYERS PER 10,000 RESIDENTS (2014) RANK STATE/REGION POPULATION NO. EMPLOYED LAWYERS NO. EMPLOYED LAWYERS PER 10,000 RESIDENTS 33 Georgia 10,097,343 18,

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33 MANUAL FOR E-MENTORING BY JAY FOONBERG TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. E-MENTORING MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS 2. PREFACE TO NEW BOOK SECTION 3. GEORGIA SECTION 4. EXPERIENTIAL SECTION 5. ADVANTAGES OF E-MENTORING-SECTION 6. MENTOR SECTION 7. ABOUT JAYSECTION 8. GETTING JOBS WITH E-MENTORING SYSTEM-SECTION 9. E-MENTORING SECTION 10. MENTORING SECTION 11. PRACTICE READY SECTION 12. JOBS SECTION 13. MENTEE SECTION 14. ADMINISTRATION SECTION 15. HISTORY SECTION 16. APPLICATION FORM MENTEE SECTION 17. MENTOR INFORMATION FORM SECTION 18. E-MENTORING MANUAL CATEGORIES SECTION 19. GEORGIA SECTION 20. SAMPLE QUESTIONS SECTION 21. AREAS OF LAW SECTION 22. QUESTIONS OF MENTOR SECTION 23. TYPICAL MENTEE QUESTIONS SECTION 24. ADVICE TO E-MENTEE SECTION 25. QUESTIONS TO MENTOR SECTION 26. MISCE-LANEOUS: USE OF COMPLIMENTARY COPY OF HOW TO START AND BUILD A LAW PRACTICE AND SPECIAL EDITION OF HOW TO GET AND KEEP GOOD CLIENTS.

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