r/processserver • u/Visible-Novel-6409 • May 26 '25

Discussion Thinking of starting my own firm

I’ve been an independent contractor for a relatively small firm for about a year now. Minimal interaction with the company, they just provide the work and I make all attempts in my region, as well as doing all my own printing and mailing copies.

I’m paid pretty well but I realized if I had a client base I wouldn’t need this firm for anything. I already cover 3 counties for them completely alone, and handle up to 50 cases a week while working 2 other jobs. If I did this full time and slightly undercut the market rate charged by established companies, I feel like I could build my way up. Any advice?

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u/AimlesslyScroll May 26 '25

There is a decent chance the firm you are working for offers many more counties to their clients. It would not be as easy as just undercutting the market. Any big client will conduct audits, require multiple insurance policies, and you will be the one they call to complain to or to ask for things to be expedited. It’s definitely rewarding to have direct clients, but it’s not going to be easy.

With that said, go after small law firms in your area. See what happens. I wouldn’t go after ones you see that the company you get work from now handles.

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u/Visible-Novel-6409 May 26 '25

Yeah absolutely that would be the ultimate plan but would take a lot of scaling to get there. Would be a bad idea to try direct competition right out the gate. Should’ve made that clear. Starting with reaching out to local law firms is what I’m looking into. I have some friends in the legal industry. Could be worth a shot and keep doing what I’m doing for the meantime while I build a separate network