How to Build a Criminal Law Practice [Video]

Licensing and compliance

The licensing and compliance requirements to legally start your business will depend on the rules of your state agency.

You may need some or all of the following:

• A business license to operate and identify your business for tax purposes
• A state tax identification number
• Trade name registration
• Zoning approval (if you are opening new offices)
• Employer Identification Number (EIN) if you intend to hire employees

Setting up systems and processes

Part of the reason you want to start your own criminal defense firm is to do things your way, right?

This is where you get the chance to do that — setting up the systems and processes. But how do you create a consistently high-quality business?

We recommend that systems are client-centric and focus on improving the client experience, reducing errors, delegating work effectively, and building better teams.

Internal operations/workflows

If you’ve decided to work remotely and meet clients mainly by video conferencing, it will save considerable overhead.

However, you still need to …