About halfway through law school, Andrew started thinking about opening his own law firm after passing the bar exam. He wanted to build a firm using cloud technologies and break the traditional law firm business model to offer a firm that’s more responsive, flexible, and cost-efficient. After plenty of researching and planning, the firm opened up as soon as Andrew was sworn in as a Louisiana attorney in October, 2011.
The firm is now known as Andrew Legrand Law, LLC. Using his website and blog, www.nolasmallbizlaw.com, Andrew’s goal is to attract the new, established, young, and old small business owners of the New Orleans metro area. By using cloud technology, the firm can serve clients who are anywhere in the world, and Andrew can serve clients whether he’s at his home office, a coffee shop, their place of business, or even if he’s halfway around the world. The ideal clients for Andrew are small business owners who need more help than they would receive from LegalZoom or other legal websites, but do not want to do deal with the hassle of a large, traditional law firm.
MO: Can you talk about the experience of breaking the traditional law firm business model and the challenges you’ve encountered along the way?
