Sell your law firm business.
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Selling a law firm comes down to cash flow a buyer can underwrite, the people who already do the work, and a file they can diligence. For the overview of selling a business, use the seller page. Start with a valuation and the notes on how the sale is financed. The complete law firm guide covers buyers, diligence, and the handoff.
Selling a law firm business
Law firms attract lawyers and investors. Partner retention and client base drive valuations. Buyers value documented client list, attorney expertise, and practice area diversification.
Law firm valuations depend on attorney retention and predicting client loyalty post-transition.
What buyers typically underwrite
Attorney Retention
Attorneys may take client relationships to competing firms.
Client Relationships
Clients may switch firms during ownership transition.
Practice Area Concentration
Reliance on few practice areas creates revenue risk.
Malpractice Insurance
Professional liability insurance costs impact profitability.
How law-firm purchases get financed
Practices finance on matters a successor licensed in the same jurisdictions can keep, and on trust-account paper a bar will accept. SBA can look at a small firm with written engagement letters, a timekeeper besides the originating partner, and IOLTA or trust reconciliations that are clean. Contingency books and origination that lives in one rainmaker do not underwrite like a staffed hourly or flat-fee shop.
Trust balances are client money. They never become working capital. Ethics rules on sale of a practice and client consent sit on the same calendar as the loan. Seller notes and a holdback through the first matter cycle are common. We will not dress up a file with sloppy trust recs.
Who typically buys a law firm
Firms buying a practice area, partners who already hold the right licenses, and small groups rolling up a staffed office. A buyer who cannot appear in your courts is not a going-concern buyer. We confirm capacity and bar rules before anyone models the book.
Complete industry guide
Originating attorneys, matters, and how legal practices transfer.
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