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The Incubator

for Legal Practice and Innovation

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Helping innovative attorneys

create financially sustainable practices

that improve access to justice.

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A new cohort will start in mid-September!

Want to join? Do this:

1. Fill out the application.

2. Schedule a conversation with Mark Atkinson (Executive Director) to make sure it's a good fit.

3. Sign the participation agreement and send it to Mark.

12-month program, month-to-month commitment. $79/month fee.

The mission of the Incubator for Legal Practice and Innovation (ILPI) is to:

equip entrepreneurial lawyers with practical and substantive business and legal training
launch innovative, socially-conscious, and financially sustainable law practices
address the access to justice gap

ILPI is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt non-profit.

Innovative

Participating attorneys will be encouraged to use innovative technology and creative legal practices

Socially-Conscious

Participating attorneys will be expected to serve modest-means clients. This is defined as clients whose household income is between 125% and 400% of the federal poverty limit. This does not exclude clients of either less or more income but the goal is that at least 50% of the clients are modest-means.

Sustainable

Participating attorneys will be trained and coached in good business practices that result in sustainable law practices.

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ILPI is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt non-profit. Any fees collected through this site are considered undesignated donations to ILPI’s operations and are not subject to return.

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This Privacy Policy, together with the Terms and Conditions posted on our Website, set forth the general rules and policies governing your use of our Website. Depending on your activities when visiting our Website, you may be required to agree to additional terms and conditions.

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