Article taken from Jacksonville Business Journal, by Christian Conte.

JACKSONVILLE — With a growing number of young lawyers in the Jacksonville area, but fewer jobs for them at established law firms, more new attorneys with little to no experience are opening their own practice.

There are no statistics on the number of young lawyers “hanging their own shingle” as it’s known in the industry, but lawyers say it’s happening more often. It’s a concern in the local legal community because it results in a large number of inexperienced lawyers without the accountability that comes from being connected in a firm or through relationships with other, more experienced attorneys.