Launch your law firm on a solid foundation.
You know how to practice law. Ethos and Edict Law PLLC helps you build the business around it: the entity, the agreements, the ethics and compliance infrastructure, and the operations that let a new firm grow with confidence.
For attorneys ready to build something of their own.
Solo & Boutique Founders
Attorneys leaving a larger firm, government, or in-house role to open their own practice.
New Partnerships
Colleagues joining forces who need clear terms on ownership, compensation, decision-making, and exit.
Mission-Driven Practices
Public interest, civil rights, and political law practices that want strong ethics and governance from day one.
Everything a new firm needs before it opens its doors.
Every engagement is tailored to your practice and the jurisdictions where you will be admitted and serve clients.
Free consultation on thisEntity Choice & Formation
Choosing the right structure for your practice and jurisdictions, and forming and registering the entity.
Partnership & Operating Agreements
Clear written terms on ownership, capital, compensation, management, admission of new partners, and departures.
Ethics & Bar Compliance
Trust and IOLTA account setup, firm name and letterhead, conflicts-checking procedures, and multijurisdictional practice.
Client-Facing Documents
Engagement letters, fee agreements, and intake procedures that protect the firm and match how you actually practice.
Insurance & Risk
Professional liability, cyber, and business coverage, plus the policies and procedures that keep risk in check.
Operations & Technology
Practice management, billing, document management, and budgeting tools, chosen and configured for a firm your size.
People & Employment
First hires, offer letters, contractor agreements, handbooks, and payroll compliance in every state where your team works.
Marketing Within the Rules
Websites, announcements, and online advertising that build your practice and comply with attorney advertising rules.
From idea to open doors, in four stages.
Plan
Clarify your practice, market, partners, and jurisdictions. Build a launch budget and timeline.
Form
Choose and form the entity, put partnership or operating terms in writing, and register with the right bars and agencies.
Build
Set up trust accounting, engagement letters, conflicts checks, insurance, technology, and your first hires.
Launch & Grow
Open your doors with compliant marketing, then keep the systems current as the firm scales.
Built firm infrastructure from the inside, and launched a firm of her own.
As Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Elias Law Group, Alexi built firmwide conflict-vetting, engagement letters, policies, and budgeting tools for a fast-growing litigation firm. She later served as COO and general counsel of a D.C. boutique, and founded Ethos and Edict Law PLLC herself. She brings that experience, and a practical understanding of the ethics rules, to every launch.
Read Alexi's Full BackgroundFrequently asked questions
Do I need a lawyer to start my own law firm?
You are a lawyer, so you can form the firm yourself. But launching a practice raises questions most attorneys have never had to answer for themselves: entity choice, partnership terms, trust accounting, bar and advertising rules, insurance, hiring, and technology. Working with someone who has built and run firm operations helps you get those decisions right the first time, so you can focus on clients.
How long does it take to launch a firm?
It depends on your jurisdictions, whether you are bringing clients and colleagues with you, and how much infrastructure you need on day one. We start with a launch plan and timeline tailored to your situation, so you know what has to happen before you open your doors and what can wait.
Can you help if I am leaving another firm?
Yes. Departures involve ethical obligations to clients and to your current firm, from how and when clients are notified to how files transfer. We help you plan a professional, rules-compliant transition.
Is this a one-time project or an ongoing engagement?
Either. Many clients engage us for the launch itself, then continue on a flat monthly fee as fractional general counsel and COO as the firm grows.
Ready to build your firm?
Tell us about the practice you want to launch. Your first consultation is free.
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