Building A Law Firm

The theme of today's episode is pretty simple: maybe you don't have what it takes to be a successful law firm owner. This episode was sparked by a recent episode of Suits that I watched. Mike was managing a legal clinic and there was a lawyer in the group that really wanted to be a litigator. He wanted to be a trial attorney. He went to court and got demolished. He simply couldn't think on his feet. Then he tried it again. Demolished again. Mike had to have a talk with him and say "look, I know you want to be a litigator, but I don't think it's right for you." The same holds true for successful law firm owners. Here's what you need to know about this though: The only way to know if you have what it takes to be a successful law firm owner is to go out there and give it a shot. That's the ONLY way. You can't take a test. You can't listen to a podcast. You have to go for it. And, by the way, if you can't summon the courage to go for it, if you find yourself talking about it and thinking about it a lot