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YOU ARE A TRAILBLAZER.
You have worked hard to establish yourself as a top-tier legal professional. You are well-respected by colleagues. Your clients acclaim you because you meet their needs at every turn.
You know you have much more potential, but where do you go from here? If you are in an unaligned environment with the way you want to practice, you may find your growth trajectory stifled. Isn’t it time to take your practice to the next level and realize the fruits of your labor?
We know first-hand that the atmosphere and structure of a law firm can play into the barriers of professional growth. That is why we started Founders Legal. We are a tech-forward, like-minded team of attorneys who think differently.
We have thought this through and spent years building out what attorneys really need, so you don’t have to. At a glance, see what Founders Legal can provide you that others cannot.
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Founders Legal |
Large
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Solo/Small
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Transparent Compensation Model
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Low Overhead
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✔️ | ||
Sophisticated, Powerful Back-end Technology
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Matter Ownership, Origination, and Delegation Rights
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Efficient Processes for Serving Clients
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✔️ | ||
Top-notch Administrative and Back-Office Support
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✔️ | ✔️ | |
Control Over Your Work Style and Work Hours
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✔️ | ✔️ | |
Control Over the Clients Your Work With
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✔️ | ✔️ | |
Ability to Delegate Projects to Trained Professionals
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✔️ | ✔️ | |
Ability to Set Your Hourly & Project Rates
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Flexibility in Location and Environment
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On-call IT Support
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YOU CAN RELY ON THE RESOURCES CULTIVATED BY FOUNDERS LEGAL®
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
EFFICIENT BILLING AND COLLECTIONS
DEDICATED IN-HOUSE MARKETING
HUMAN RESOURCES SUPPORT
We have fine-tuned our system and knocked back the bulky overhead. Our attorneys keep more of what they earn, spend less time managing the administrative tasks, and get to stay focused on what is most important in their business.
Below is a breakdown of the average industry rates and key components that directly affect your take-home.
GET TO THE NUMBER YOU CARE ABOUT
Founders Legal |
Large
Firms |
Solo/Small
Practices |
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Take Home:
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$458,423
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$295,195
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$98,233
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Founders Legal |
Large
Firms |
Solo/Small
Practices |
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Average Hours (weekly):
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50
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50
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50
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Average Billable Hours (weekly):
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39
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4413
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12.512
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Work Weeks:
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49
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49
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49
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Billable Hours (annually):
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1,911
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2,156
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612.5
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Hourly Rate:
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$450
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$450
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$450
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Average Billed Realization Rate:
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90.2%
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84.8%10
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81%12
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Amount Billed:
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$859,950
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$970,200
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$275,625
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Average Collection Rate:
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98.5%
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92%17
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88%1
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Amount Collected:
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$775,675
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$822,730
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$23,256
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Overhead:
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40% Maximum
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61%21
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45 – 55%2
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Take Home:
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$458,424
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$295,195
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$98,233
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Operational & Administrative
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Bookkeeper
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Part-time: $400 – $800 / month
Full-time: $3,000 – $4,500 / month
Outsourced: $500 – $2,500 / month8
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Administrator/Paralegal
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15 Hours: $635 / month
30 Hours: $1,180 / month
50 Hours: $1,880 / month19
Fulltime: $54,44014
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IT Support
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Self-managed IT Services: $40,000 / year
Outsourced IT Services: $1,000 – $1,500 / month20
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Marketing and Brand Awareness
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Web Development
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$6 – $50 / month4
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Advertising
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5% of Sales Revenue9
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Social Media Management
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$300 – $500 / month3
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Insurance
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BOP/CGLI
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$2,000 / year (estimated)
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Professional E&O
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$3,000 – $10,000 / year (estimated)
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Cyber Liability
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$1,000 – $2,000 / year (estimated)
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Technology & IT Infrastructure
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CRM & Matter Management
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$35 – $125 / month per user5
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Document Management
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$15 / month per user15
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Email Provider
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$6 – $18 / month per user6
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Phone System/VOIP
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$20 / month per user18
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Call Receptionist Service
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$94 – $684 / month16
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E-Signature Service
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$10 – $40 / month7
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Estimated Actual Costs
(Estimate does not include 5% revenue budgeted for marketing and advertising) |
$36,252 – $155,424
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Opportunity Costs
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Business Development, Networking, Building and Implementing Processes and Procedures, Administrative Tasks
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37.5 non-billable hours / week
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Estimated Opportunity Costs
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$694,575 lost revenue
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If you identify with these traits, you will fit right in:
- Motivation: You are driven, entrepreneurial, and have a desire to build something of your own in a big, bold way.
- Attitude: You have a positive, forward-thinking attitude.
- Leadership: You stand out in your area of expertise as a thought leader and a doer.
- Adaptability: You like new technology and embrace change in what you do.
- Delegation: You bring people together to get the job done while cultivating a positive, respectful, and efficient team environment.
We value our brand and the quality of work we offer our clients. While we always welcome new opportunities for expansion outside of our current areas of expertise, it has to be done the right way and under the right circumstances.
- Grow an existing firm practice: Expand upon one of our established practices within Intellectual Property, Corporate Transactional Law, or Data Privacy.
- Offer a specialized approach: Offer a specialized focus in patents, trademarks, copyrights, entertainment law, mergers & acquisitions, general business transactions, software and technology law.
- Trailblaze a complementary practice: Create value and spearhead a new, complementary practice area to our firm. Potential practice areas may include, for example: commercial real estate, construction law, labor and employment, commercial litigation, IP litigation, and tax law.
Consider this your chance to take the reigns. You may be a senior associate at a medium or large firm, with your own clients, but without the respect and independence that you deserve. You may be a senior associate or a partner at a smaller firm, looking for a forward-thinking team to take you to the next level. You may be a solo practitioner who is tired of the crushing administrative burden and could benefit from the right support to build upon what you have already created.
The ideal person to join our team has a book of business that they are looking to grow and expand. We can help you grow your legal career on your own terms.
As long as you have an active bar license in the states (where you may need one), we provide you the freedom to work wherever you can succeed. Our firm’s cloud-based technology platform and distributed team can support you from any office location, city, or state.
how this opportunity can take your practice to the next level.
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