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This. You may need a non attorney biz manager - ie a step or two above an office manager

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What practice area? What did you do before going solo? Congrats by the way!

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Sounds like you do PI? How did you learn the practice Drea

I saw a similar post a year ago in either this bowl or the law bowl. Seems being successful is exhausting. But still congrats! Now’s the time to automate and perhaps appoint a COO to run the business side and get someone to handle intake and marketing so you can be free to come and go

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