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E38: All you need is one good idea process improvement productivity Jun 24, 2020

Today’s tip is simple. Always keep learning. No matter how good you already are at running a practice, you can always learn more.  

You don't have all the answers and you are never going...

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E37: One way to stop procrastinating and start doing Jun 17, 2020

A couple of weeks ago, I talked about the power of community. How sometimes it takes a village to nurture an idea, and that without a support network to share issues, problems, and concerns with,...

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E36: Stop wearing all the hats and delegate process improvement project management Jun 10, 2020

Research suggests that most lawyers spend only 2.5 hours a day on billable legal work. The rest of the time, they are wearing other hats: accountant, HR manager, photocopy repairperson, web...

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E35: Sometimes it Takes a Village to Nurture an Idea matter management project management Jun 03, 2020

This week we are talking about one way you can increase your chances of success when you are improving your practice: find yourself a community.

Change is hard. You may be the only person in your...

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E34: Avoid staffing headaches: here’s what some firms are doing case study matter management May 27, 2020

If you have been following us for a while, you already know how enthusiastic we are about matter management boards. Here are links to our October 2, 2019, and to our March 18, 2020, posts on the...

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E33: Need to cut costs without sacrificing quality? This tool can help process improvement productivity May 20, 2020

We’re a couple of months into self-isolation now, and it’s becoming increasingly obvious that work isn’t going back to normal any time soon. Even if we open up our economies, it...

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E32: Show Me The Money: The ROI of Process Improvement process improvement productivity May 13, 2020

One of the things we get asked all the time is: if I put the effort into process improvement, will it be worth my time? Basically, they’re saying, “show me the money.”

Asking a...

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E31: It’s OK to admit you’re not perfect matter management productivity May 06, 2020

If you aren’t spending as much time working with your clients as you need to;

If you aren’t as productive or profitable as you’d like;

If you’re suffering under the weight...

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E30: The Three Things You Need To Do Every Week process improvement productivity Apr 29, 2020

No matter how big or small your firm, if you want a more profitable, productive, and rewarding practice, you can’t just punch the clock and do billable work. In addition to discharging your...

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E29: Want Better LPM? Build Better Processes First process improvement project management Apr 22, 2020

On Sunday, April 19, 2020, Casey Flaherty, Director of Legal Project Management at the global powerhouse, Baker McKenzie, posted an article called, “When ‘we’ve always done it...

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E28: Using The Gift of Time matter management productivity Apr 15, 2020

Today’s tip is about time. But maybe not time as you’ve been accustomed to thinking about it in your practice. Instead of thinking about time as a commodity that you sell, I want you to...

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E26: That’s the way we’ve always done it…can no longer be your excuse Apr 01, 2020

Today we’re talking about the opportunity we all have, right now, to reset “normal.” Despite the uncertain times we find ourselves in, this is our time to create stronger...

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