If you planning to pursue tort law or have trained in that field, you may be unsure how to kick start your career.
Personal injuries lawyers are those lawyers trained in tort law and are licensed to practice in the field.
Although in tort law, lawyers are trained to handle cases in any field of law, most personal injury lawyers will settle to handle the cases that only fall under their field of specialization.
This article discusses the options that you have to begin your career as a professional personal injury lawyer.
One thing to think about is starting a solo practice.
This choice can work for those who are fresh in the industry and also for those who have been employed for a while and may feel uncomfortable with their current work environment.
However, this choice has its own ins and outs.
One of the major pros of solo practice is that you can enjoy freedom and independence in your work.
Although new lawyers should expect few earnings in the first few years, once they establish relations with clientele, it'll start becoming a permanent and reliable practice.
Though research has shown that only a few injury lawyers who are in solo practice will climb to higher levels of the income ladder, most lawyers may have to go for this option.
Another option that is possible to explore as a professional injury lawyer is joining an existing firm as an associate.
If your association is with a small law firm you will be working alongside a firm that has two to ten lawyers.
The larger number of lawyers will provide more expertise in a given field of personal injury law and therefore it will be easier to handle a wider range of legal issues.
Personal injury lawyers may also opt for a partnership agreement.
In a partnership, two personal injury lawyers agree to start a law firm together as co-owners.
It can be a general partnership model or a limited type of partnership.
Limited partnerships are commonly known as joint ventures and are limited by purpose or time.
The key advantage of any form of partnership is the fact that the risk of starting an operating the firm is shared among the partners involved.
As a personal injury lawyer, choosing one of these three options will depend on several factors.
If, for example, you would like to work in a solo practice, you will need to have enough capital.
Other factors that will affect your career will include professional aspects such as qualifications and experience and personal characteristics such as the elf ambitions or interests in your career.