Henderson on Solo and Small Firm Practice

Over at Legal Profession Blog (my home base), Bill Henderson gives his impressions of the solo and small firm practice meeting of the Indiana State Bar Association.

Here's a sample of Bill's take on the relationship of law school education to the "touchstones" of small firm practice:

Indeed, with the large tilt in law schools toward professors with large law firm experience--and virtually all as associates rather than equity partners--it is likely that we law professors undervalue the importance of commonsense and practical judgment in building a successful career.  (How many of us could meet a payroll twice a month?  What a daunting prospect!) Law schools supposedly teach students how to think like a lawyer, but this often takes the form of an appellate lawyer who manipulates the law under a fixed set of facts--with the most proficient having a shot at becoming a law professor. But in my observation, this is a extremely truncated view of how lawyers add value to clients and ultimately earn a living.

As Larry Solum says, check it out!