Top Ten Ways To hit The Ground Running

Editorial Team / Admin · May 2, 2007

hello, waynesvillern

good to read that you have chosen the milazzo program. you will thoroughly enjoy this.

here are a few things off the top of my head:

develop a marketing plan to include....

1 - work on a business name. be creative, but not "cutesy". stay professional. keep colors muted.

2 - consider incorporating your business.

3 - work on a business logo, tag line, etc. start now seeking out printing companies - select good quality paper, etc.

4 - consider a website. not necessary at the beginning, but is something you might want to consider getting started. add, change prn. start now talking with graphic artists/web designers.

5 - business cards and letterhead. something that you will want to be 5-star/topnotch in quality and appearance. bulk of your initial expense will be here. go all out. this makes a profound statement to your attorney client!!!!

6 - create a list of advertising mediums and work on your announcement, interviews, etc: radio, newspaper, phone book, yellow pages, tv.......

7 - look into joining other organizations such as aalnc and aba (associate member only for the lnc) - excellent source(s) of information along with your membership in the naclnc organization.

8 - start now, developing a "case development" folder where you can immediate access soc, npa, sop, links to medical information sites (evidence-based practice), etc. also, folders to contain articles regarding medical-legal topics. build your library.

9 - network with anyone, anytime regarding the profession. consider joining your chamber of commerce.

10 - if you do not have one, consider purchasing a laptop. become very familiar with excel and power point. consider, after the course and definitely before you secure your first client, purchasing a top-notch legal software program to create your reports/timelines, etc. shop around.

11-most important and definitely not last - start working on your client data base. you can get a huge head start by securing names, addresses, phone numbers, etc. of your clients. you might include identifying attorneys in your area who solicit certain high-profile medical cases.

if you have other questions/concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me via private message and/or post here.

good luck with the program.

danissa, LPN, LVN · May 3, 2007

Ok, I am a runner; a multi-tasking, goal oriented, impatient,
efficient, procrastinating male.....(Is that an accurate description?...hmmmm)
Anyway, I have been looking into Legal Nursing for a couple years. Last
Thursday I faxed the Loan application and Registration in (For the
October VMI Course, its close enough to drive to.) So...all that being
said....I don't want to waste time, 5 months, only to come home and do what
I could have done before I left. Following me?.....I just wanna
know....be it a top ten list or something...what can I do now to enable myself
to hit the ground running even more efficiently when I PASS the course
in October and step off into the (not so) darkness of the (not so)
unknown?
Thanks in advance....
Mr. B

Mr.B...sent you a pm re this very thing!.......

Editorial Team / Admin · May 3, 2007

Hello, danissa,

I had no clue that Legal Nursing was a specialty in Scotland. How long have you been an LNC??

danissa, LPN, LVN · May 3, 2007

just to clarify..im not a LNC.

just a friend!

silmas RN · Jun 4, 2007

You may want to consider an internship with a law firm to get some experience before going out on your own.