The Solo Practice Starter Kit

In an ideal world, you start your own practice with a roster of blue-chip clients, staffers who hang on your every word, lots of start-up money, and every kind of insurance you could ever need.

Realistically, you're more likely to follow in the footsteps of all the great Canadian lawyers who hung a shingle and worked their butts off to grow a thriving practice. In this post, we answer the question, "What's the minimum amount of insurance you need to open the door with confidence?"

Start from the ground up – places and things

Your office is open to the public and is full of valuable resources, including computers holding confidential client information. The consequences are high if anything happens to people, equipment, files, client information or you. Regardless of the size of your first office, there are two forms of insurance you should have on the day you open.