My Books

Beyond the Firm is a practical guide for midlife women lawyers who know there has to be a better way to practise law. It is for the lawyer who wants more control over her time, income and future - but doesn't want success to come at the expense of everything else that matters.

Drawing on Adele M Anthony's experience as an award-winning lawyer, entrepreneur and business strategist who has built multiple six- and seven-figure businesses before and after admission, Beyond the Firm challenges the traditional belief that working harder is the path to building a successful law practice. Instead, it explores how the decisions you make in the early stages of your practice shape everything that follows - and how a thoughtfully designed practice can create genuine freedom, flexibility and long-term financial success.

This is not a motivational book filled with generic advice or empty promises. It is a practical framework for lawyers who want to stop building by instinct and start building by design. Inside, you'll discover why so many lawyers unintentionally recreate the very pressures they hoped to escape, the common structural mistakes that cost time, income and opportunity, and the practical changes that can help you build a practice that works for your life - not against it.

Whether you're considering leaving a firm, have recently started your own practice or have been running a law firm for years but know something needs to change, Beyond the Firm will help you think differently about what is possible. If you've ever found yourself saying, "There has to be a better way than this," this book was written for you. Build a practice that gives you more than an income. Build one that gives you freedom.