AILA's Launching Your Immigration Practice Mini-Online Course

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This online course is only available to Nonprofit AILA Members. If you are practicing immigration law in a nonprofit context, and considering opening your own practice this year, then this is the course for you. Please click where it says "Launching Your Practice" in the Contents tab to access this course. 

This law practice management-centered mini-online course is self-paced, and offers a collection of recorded programs that will put your firm on the right path for success. This series guides members through the essentials of opening a practice, marketing it, managing it financially, and creating ethical, efficient and profitable management processes.

This content was originally recorded in 2020, and is being offered for free to Nonprofit AILA Members as an acknowledgement of the changing nature of the field this year.

  • Launching Your Immigration Practice
    Contains 10 Component(s)

    • Essentials Every Immigration Practice Needs • Five Biggest Ethical Traps for New Solo Practitioners • Four Things You Can Do to Market Your Practice Before You Open the Doors • Finding the Best Office Space for You and Your Clients • Building Your Blueprint for Success • The Biggest Mistake Solo Lawyers Make When Setting Their Fees • What You Need to Know Before You Buy Malpractice Insurance • The Triangle of Success: What Every Solo Must Know to Avoid Failure


    • Essentials Every Immigration Practice Needs 
    • Five Biggest Ethical Traps for New Solo Practitioners 
    • Four Things You Can Do to Market Your Practice Before You Open the Doors 
    • Finding the Best Office Space for You and Your Clients 
    • Building Your Blueprint for Success 
    • The Biggest Mistake Solo Lawyers Make When Setting Their Fees  
    • What You Need to Know Before You Buy Malpractice Insurance 
    • The Triangle of Success: What Every Solo Must Know to Avoid Failure 

    Questions We Will Help You Answer 

    • Should I Go Solo? 
    • Can I Afford to Start a Business and Live Too? 
    • Where Will the Clients Come From? 
    • What Good Is a Business Plan? 
    • Do I Need to Form a Business Entity? 
    • Where Can I Open My Office? 
    • What Kinds of Startup Issues Do I Need To Know About? 
    • What Is the Best Software to Buy? 
    • Should I Hire Administrative Help?