{"id":56,"date":"2011-04-20T10:44:04","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T15:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/litigationparalegals.net\/MobileWarRoom\/?p=56"},"modified":"2011-08-02T10:46:21","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T15:46:21","slug":"successful-on-purpose-keith-slyterand-his-mobile-war-room-command-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/litigationparalegals.net\/MobileWarRoom\/2011\/04\/20\/successful-on-purpose-keith-slyterand-his-mobile-war-room-command-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful on Purpose: Keith Slyter and His Mobile War Room Command Center"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0Hard work is not new to Keith Slyter, a litigation paralegal living in Dallas, Texas. A native of Minnesota, Slyter grew up on a dairy farm in a small town called Rose Creek, somewhere near the Mayo Clinic. If it weren\u2019t for the bitter winters and exhausting cold weather, he may still be there today.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sylter\u2019s childhood sounds like something right out of the idyllic American dream. This 43 year-old, easy-going guy with good core family values learned first-hand that if you want to reach your goals, you\u2019re going to have to depend on yourself.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Moving to Texas and becoming a paralegal, Sylter moved through the usual litigation paralegal jobs until last year, he struck out on his own to open the first Mobile Paralegal Services business.\u00a0 An interesting and useful concept that I\u00a0expect will\u00a0turn out wildly successful.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0As Slyter sought avenues to expand his career,\u00a0a plan began to take shape. \u00a0“What if I started a business for small and midsize firms to offer the services of a full-time paralegal without having to pay for a full-time paralegal?”\u00a0says Slyter.\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0“As the plan developed, I came across a common problem of smaller firms:\u00a0 Where do you physically put the employees and how do you put them on the network?\u00a0What if you had a mobile litigation command war room at trial? This could be a huge benefit.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Normally, you lease a war room. Wouldn\u2019t it be great to have a mobile command center so you can get as close as you possibly can to the courthouse? A war room could normally\u00a0be in a hotel maybe five blocks away. Now, I\u2019m in the command center as close as we can get to the trial. I have a high speed copier , computer and office equipment. The work is right there.”
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Starting his business, Slyter has been an instant hit with obtaining much more work than he anticipated.\u00a0 “When the attorney is going back in to trial, you can be filing whatever documents you need. It saves time and money in getting the documents filed.\u201d
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Today, his growing business is steadily adding clients. His fees are all inclusive. There\u00a0are no extra charges for copies, scanning or whatever else needs to be done. Up to 12 people can fit into in the mobile command center that is usually 40 feet long, 8 feet wide with the pop-up. Realistically, Sylter can comfortably hold six people on laptops. They can tie into the main server or operate off the network.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI hire senior level paralegals with heavy litigation experience. It\u2019s more than a contractor\/temp agency because we\u2019re offering the benefit of state-of-the-art technology,\u201d he says.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Is he worried about competition? Not particularly. \u201cI will out service them,\u201d Slyter says confidently. \u201cMy service is where I will shine \u2013 on demand. The competition can under price us but in these situations, it\u2019s all about service,\u201d he says.\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 His entrepreneurial lifestyle has improved his family life. Married with two boys, 4 and 7, Slyter now gets more quality time with them. \u201cAfter the boys go to bed, I can wake up at 2:00 am, get up and type it out. I\u2019m there to pick up my boys in the afternoons. This whole scene has had such a positive effect on my family life that I\u2019m kicking myself for not doing it sooner,\u201d Slyter says.
\n|\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As for the inevitable question of where do you want to be in five years? \u201cI have to be working towards putting units into major markets, working with entrepreneurs and setting them up,\u201d says Slyter.\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For those thinking of making a transition to entrepreneur, Slyter has some words of wisdom. \u201cOver plan,\u201d he says. \u201cTry to overfund it as much as possible with lots of reserves. Talk with a lot of your potential customers to see what the honest-to-goodness target market is. You need to get at least 5- 10 people you know who will tell you the truth. Ask for the business. Even before you start.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information, visit www.litigationparalegals<\/a>. net o<\/em>r send an e-mail to
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