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Part One
For the Practicing Attorney Ready to Make the Move
You've built the skills. You've done the math. Now you need a clear, practical plan to leave and build something that replaces your income from day one.
Part Two
For the Law Student or New Lawyer Starting From Scratch
You want to skip the associate grind entirely. You're ready to own something from day one and you need the business foundation law school never gave you.
Practicing Attorneys
For associates, partners, and experienced lawyers ready to build their own firm
You didn't spend years mastering your craft to hand the majority of your revenue to someone else. You know your value. You've watched the firm collect fees from your work while your salary stayed flat and the partnership track moved the goalposts.
The problem isn't ability. You have that. The problem is that nothing in your legal career, not law school, not the firm, ever taught you how to run a business. How to get clients without a firm brand behind you. How to price your work. How to build systems that don't require your presence at every hour of the day. How to track where your clients are actually coming from so you stop wasting money on marketing that doesn't work.
"Most attorneys who leave firms don't fail because they can't practice law. They struggle because nobody ever taught them the business side, and they're trying to figure it out alone, in real time, while everything is on the line."
Part One is right for you if:
- โYou're an associate with 2 to 10 years of experience who is done building someone else's firm
- โYou've done the math and realize you generate far more than you take home
- โYou're tired of firm politics, billing pressure, and a partnership track that keeps moving
- โYou want control over the cases you take, the hours you work, and the income you keep
- โYou're ready to move but don't know how to replace your salary while you build
- โYou want to build something sustainable with real systems, not just go solo and grind harder
Part One โ Practicing Attorneys
Early Access: $499 ย ยทย Regular: $699
Law Students & New Lawyers
For 3Ls and newly licensed attorneys who want to own their practice from day one
The traditional path, graduate, grind as an associate for a decade, hope for partnership, is no longer the only option. A growing number of law students and new lawyers are choosing a different route: building their own firm from the start and skipping the grind entirely.
The challenge is that law school prepares you to think like a lawyer. It does not prepare you to run a business, find clients, manage finances, or build a practice from zero. Most new lawyers figure this out the expensive way, after they've already made the mistakes that cost them clients, money, and time they can't get back.
"You don't need ten years of experience to start a law firm. You need the right systems, the right positioning, and a clear plan. The lawyers who wait for the right time are often still waiting a decade later."
Part Two is right for you if:
- โYou're a 3L or newly licensed attorney who wants to own a practice from day one
- โYou want to skip the associate grind and build something for yourself immediately
- โYou're carrying student debt and need a path to income that doesn't require waiting years to earn it
- โYou have the legal knowledge but not the business foundation to turn it into a practice
- โYou want to build a modern, lean firm that uses technology to compete with larger practices
- โYou're looking for a roadmap from formation and setup through your first clients, first hires, and first real marketing system
Part Two โ Law Students & New Lawyers
Early Access: $299 ย ยทย Regular: $399
What You'll Learn
12 modules covering everything law school and big firms never taught you
Fears, Frustrations & Goals
Identify what's holding you back and build the foundation every other module depends on.
Firm Economics
The real math behind a profitable practice: revenue models, overhead, and cash flow timing.
Choosing Your Practice Area
A four-factor framework for picking the right niche and owning it instead of competing with everyone.
Breaking Ground โ Firm Setup
Entity structure, trust accounting, IOLTA compliance, malpractice insurance, bar registration.
Getting Your First Clients
Where clients actually come from and how to activate your network before you open the door.
Closing the Deal
A repeatable consultation process that converts inquiries into retained clients.
Pricing Your Services
Flat fees, hourly models, retainer structures, and how to stop undercharging for good.
Marketing Your Firm
A marketing system you can measure: online presence, reviews, referrals, and what actually converts.
The Tech Stack
Clio, LawPay, VoIP, virtual receptionists, and the tools that let a lean firm run like a large one.
Building Systems & Procedures
Client onboarding workflows, documented procedures, and a system library that scales without you.
Hiring & Managing People
When to hire, who to hire first, and how to build a team that makes you more effective, not more stressed.
Scaling the Firm
Growing beyond referrals, tracking your cost to acquire a client, and the identity shift from attorney to firm owner.
More Than the 12 Modules
A 4-part Mindset Training Series and four additional lessons on topics that matter just as much as the core curriculum.
- Mindset Training Series (4 videos)
- The Illusion of Success
- Own Your Lane
- Taking Your Clients With You
- AI in Your Law Firm
Standalone Files. Use Immediately.
No logins, no subscriptions. Print to PDF or hand off to your staff.
- โฌฅStartup Budget Worksheet
- โฌฅAttorney Fee & Rate Calculator
- โฌฅMarketing CAC Calculator
- โฌฅClient Intake Form
- โฌฅClient Onboarding Checklist
- โฌฅInterview Scorecard
- โฌฅProcedure Writing Template
- โฌฅDeparting Attorney Notice Letter Generator
- โฌฅStudent Course Action Plan
Who This Is Not For
Firm Builder Blueprint is built for lawyers who are serious about starting and growing their own practice. It is not the right fit if you are looking for a shortcut, if you want legal practice skills rather than business skills, or if you are not willing to do the actual work of building a firm. This program covers the business of law and it requires a real commitment to apply what you learn.
Find Your Path. Build Your Firm.
Twelve modules. A 4-part Mindset Series. Four bonus lessons. Nine tools. A weekly newsletter. Whether you're leaving a firm or starting from day one, Firm Builder Blueprint gives you the roadmap, the systems, and the framework to build it right.
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