Comments for DJL Corporate Law - Deb Ludewig Legal Counsel Silicon Valley http://www.djlcorplaw.com Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:05:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Questions to ask your new start up attorney by debludewig http://www.djlcorplaw.com/2010/02/07/questions-to-ask-your-new-start-up-attorney/comment-page-1/#comment-3 debludewig Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:05:35 +0000 http://www.djlcorplaw.com/?p=104#comment-3 Hi Lee, Your first meeting is like an interview, so yes, you should ask your attorney questions about their practice (to elicit answers about his relevant experience) and you should also be attuned to his behavior during your meeting (is he giving you full attention?). If your attorney doesn't appear interested in your business - you may be talking with a lawyer who thinks of his role in more (legal) technical terms and less as the role of an advisor or counselor. You should come out of your meeting with your prospective attorney with a good understanding of her capabilities, resources and interest in your business - and she should have a good understanding of your current needs, goals and circumstances. And you should both have a sense of trust and confidence in each other. Hi Lee,

Your first meeting is like an interview, so yes, you should ask your attorney questions about their practice (to elicit answers about his relevant experience) and you should also be attuned to his behavior during your meeting (is he giving you full attention?). If your attorney doesn’t appear interested in your business – you may be talking with a lawyer who thinks of his role in more (legal) technical terms and less as the role of an advisor or counselor. You should come out of your meeting with your prospective attorney with a good understanding of her capabilities, resources and interest in your business – and she should have a good understanding of your current needs, goals and circumstances. And you should both have a sense of trust and confidence in each other.

]]> Comment on Questions to ask your new start up attorney by Lee http://www.djlcorplaw.com/2010/02/07/questions-to-ask-your-new-start-up-attorney/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Lee Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:58:58 +0000 http://www.djlcorplaw.com/?p=104#comment-2 The first several bullet points are things about my startup that I should tell my prospective lawyer... but how do you approach this in a meeting? Should I be looking for the lawyer to ask me these questions, to gauge how much interest they have in me? Or should I be guiding the conversation in that direction to make sure that the points are covered? Thanks for this post. I really liked your "foxhole" and "listening" ideas and will be sure to pay attention to those qualities in my next meeting! The first several bullet points are things about my startup that I should tell my prospective lawyer… but how do you approach this in a meeting? Should I be looking for the lawyer to ask me these questions, to gauge how much interest they have in me? Or should I be guiding the conversation in that direction to make sure that the points are covered?

Thanks for this post. I really liked your “foxhole” and “listening” ideas and will be sure to pay attention to those qualities in my next meeting!

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