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When Hanging a Shingle, Solos Are Reluctantly Solo
Solo practitioners make up 48 percent of private-practice lawyers, but only 5 percent of law students immediately go into solo practice following graduation. Many solos claim their law schools failed to prepare them to "hang a shingle." "That's a significant portion of people ... who are not recognized for their ambitions," says solo Susan Cartier-Liebel. But some schools are beginning to address the problem with courses such as Cartier-Liebel's "Law Office Management" at Quinnipiac University School.