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E9: Top Apps for Matter Management matter management process improvement Nov 19, 2019

If you've followed us at all, you know we start our matter management boards and process maps the old-school way: sticky notes on the wall. The banner image for this post is a shot of one of our...

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E8: How do I structure my matter management (kanban) board? matter management productivity Nov 12, 2019

Last week we featured Karen’s monthly legal writing tip. And she really brought her training as a professional editor to the game, providing simple and clear advice on how to write for the...

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E7: Write for the Way People Read legal writing process improvement Nov 05, 2019

Today is our once-a-month legal writing tip and this one is going to change the way you handle every single message you write. You need to write for the way people read. And don't miss my new...

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E6: The Billable Hour Zombie Redux matter management productivity Oct 30, 2019

This week, in the true spirit of Halloween, we’re talking about zombies…and billable hours. As my friend Peter Carayiannis says, “The billable hour is a zombie…We...

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E5: Why would I get more efficient when I bill by the hour? industry challenges process improvement Oct 23, 2019

Today we’re going to introduce you to the most common objection lawyers give to process improvement—and the three questions you can use to overcome it.

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E4: How to Pick the Right Project Team process improvement project management Oct 16, 2019

Gimbal’s Process Improvement Tip of the Week: Picking the Best Project Team

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Karen and I are just back from the west coast, where we started a new client...

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E3: The one question you need to ask whenever you write an email legal writing productivity Oct 09, 2019

Hello and welcome back to Gimbal’s Tip of the Week — where WE provide YOU practical suggestions on to build a more profitable and productive law practice. And no, you definitely...

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E2: How Do I Make a Kanban Board to Manage Legal Matters? matter management productivity project management Oct 02, 2019

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Do you find it hard tracking the status of all your open matters? Would you like to be able to see, in a glance:

  • which matters need...
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E1: Can doing less work make you a better lawyer? industry challenges matter management project management Sep 25, 2019

Yes, sometimes less really is more.


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Many of the tasks we do on a daily basis don’t add any value. In fact, they take up valuable time and prevent...

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Gimbal ~ What's in a name? industry challenges Jun 15, 2012

When we started our company, we thought long and hard about a name. We knew exactly what we wanted to do for professional service firms: guide them through the changes required to remain...

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Evolution: Welcome to the Lean Law Firm (our first ever blog post) industry challenges Jun 14, 2012

For more than 20 years as a lawyer, I’ve listened to my colleagues–corporate counsel and private practitioners alike–discussing the lawyer-client relationship and the direction...

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