摘要：ALMOST EVERY LAWYER who is about to
embark on a legal career as a solo practitioner
faces the dilemma of whether to
opt for staff assistance.
It is probably safe to say that no one
in law school explained that solos will
spend more than 60 percent of their
time on nonlegal, nonbillable administrative
matters. Nor did law school mention
the stress levels that result from
doing everything alone. Solos do not
even have the luxury of a second pair of
eyes for proofreading documents before
the client spots a typo your spell checker
failed to catch. The pressure to perform
nearly perfectly in order to avoid ethics
complaints or — heaven forbid — malpractice
suits can be overwhelming at
times.
