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[![5_Steps](https://counselfinancial.com/hubfs/FIRST%20CHAIR/Blog%20Files/5_Steps.jpg)](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/5-steps-to-securing-a-specialty-loan-for-your-law-firm) ## [5 Steps to Securing a Law Firm Loan](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/5-steps-to-securing-a-specialty-loan-for-your-law-firm) Getting a loan or line of credit can sometimes be a lengthy and complicated process. But, it doesn't... [![Budget_BusinessWoman](https://counselfinancial.com/hubfs/FIRST%20CHAIR/Blog%20Files/Budget_BusinessWoman.jpg)](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/using-a-budget-to-determine-your-firms-financial-needs-is-easier-than-you-think) ## [Using a Budget to Determine Your Firm’s Financial Needs is Easier Than You Think](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/using-a-budget-to-determine-your-firms-financial-needs-is-easier-than-you-think) So you want to build your law practice with a line of credit, but how do you budget for it? Follow t... 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Here's Why it Won't.](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/afraid-financing-will-interfere-with-your-professional-obligations-here-are-2-reasons-it-wont) Cash flow constraints pose unique challenges to contingent-fee practices, so securing a loan or line... [![Business_Decision](https://counselfinancial.com/hubfs/FIRST%20CHAIR/Blog%20Files/Business_Decision.jpg)](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/what-factors-dictate-your-firms-financing-needs) ## [What factors dictate your firm’s financing needs?](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/what-factors-dictate-your-firms-financing-needs) You’ve done some research on what’s out there for law firm financing, but how do you make the decisi... [![courthouse-1223280_1920](https://counselfinancial.com/hubfs/FIRST%20CHAIR/Blog%20Files/courthouse-1223280_1920.jpg)](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/disclosing-financing-in-litigation-the-new-defense-tactic) ## [Disclosing Financing in Litigation—The New Defense Tactic](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/disclosing-financing-in-litigation-the-new-defense-tactic) What is commonly referred to as third-party litigation financing is gaining popularity among litigan... [![BusinessPlan2](https://counselfinancial.com/hubfs/FIRST%20CHAIR/Blog%20Files/BusinessPlan2.jpg)](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/how-to-identify-the-best-financing-solution-for-your-firm) ## [How to Identify the Best Financing Solution for Your Firm](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/how-to-identify-the-best-financing-solution-for-your-firm) You know that your law firm needs financing. The problem is that you don’t know which type is most s... [![signature-962355_960_720](https://counselfinancial.com/hubfs/FIRST%20CHAIR/Blog%20Files/signature-962355_960_720.jpg)](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/your-lender-wants-a-personal-guarantee-dont-take-it-personal) ## [Your Lender Wants a Personal Guarantee—Don’t take it Personal!](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/your-lender-wants-a-personal-guarantee-dont-take-it-personal) You’re applying for a business loan. As you go through the process, you see something in the documen... [![laptop-3196481_960_720](https://counselfinancial.com/hubfs/FIRST%20CHAIR/Blog%20Files/laptop-3196481_960_720.jpg)](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/3-must-know-types-of-financing-solutions-for-your-firm-0) ## [How to Choose between Non-Recourse & Recourse Funding?](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/3-must-know-types-of-financing-solutions-for-your-firm-0) Your firm is on the move, and in order to continue the momentum, you’ve decided that you’re ready fo... [![write-593333_960_720.jpg](https://counselfinancial.com/hubfs/FIRST%20CHAIR/Blog%20Files/write-593333_960_720.jpg)](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/3-must-know-types-of-financing-solutions-for-your-firm) ## [3 Types of Financing Solutions Unique to a Plaintiffs’ Practice](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/3-must-know-types-of-financing-solutions-for-your-firm) When it comes to financing your firm, you have a lot of options. You can self-finance, partner with ... [![tablet-254581_960_720.jpg](https://counselfinancial.com/hubfs/FIRST%20CHAIR/Blog%20Files/tablet-254581_960_720.jpg)](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/bank-vs-specialty-finance) ## [Bank vs. Specialty Finance](https://counselfinancial.com/blog/bank-vs-specialty-finance) You have a business plan in place and your law firm is poised for growth. The case files already on ... 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