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'Solo
by Choice'- Carolyn Elefant's gives the opinion that her "Solo by Choice" was a decision she had made by her own 'Choice'. Not so, around 2002 Duncan & Allen, a D.C.-based energy law boutique, told her that she wasn't "partnership material" and gave her six months to find a new job. It appears she whinged "I know that I am a good lawyer. I was good enough for you to hire two years ago, and I'm just as good now. No matter what you think, I am a good lawyer and ... I will succeed at whatever I do". When six months passed and she still hadn't found a new firm, Elefant decided to hang out her own shingle. Well clearly it was not 'Solo by Choice' but 'Solo by Necessity' if she want to be a Lawyer, as no 'Big Law' firms in the US thought she was good enough to hold down a position as an Attorney in their establishments What
Now? -- Carolyn Elefant Wants to Be the
Voice of all Solo Lawyers Welcome
to the pieced-together world of the solo practitioner. While some
may shy away from its less-than-glamorous trappings, others are attracted
to the idea of building a career unique to their own interests, time
constraints and even whims, without the restrictions a larger firm
might impose. |