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PRODUCTIVITY TIPS
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Let’s talk about one of the biggest wastes in your law firm: the wrong people doing the wrong work. It’s a trap that too many law firms fall into, and it’s costing you time,...
You’ve got prospective clients in your inbox. They want to talk to you, but how much time are you spending going back and forth to book that meeting?
Fun fact: on average, it takes 7...
Did you know that professionals get an average of 120 emails a day? Think about the emails coming into your inbox in a day. Chances are most of them are useless but they still suck up your precious...
Your processes are outlined.
You’ve started to delegate to the right people.
Now what?
Today’s tip: Supervise the work you’ve delegated using something you probably already...
You’ve got your process. You’ve got your task list. You’re ready to delegate…but how do you make your new process easy for your delegates to follow and you to supervise?
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What’s the number one reason lawyers don’t delegate?
OK, I don’t know the number one reason, but I’m pretty sure that “I don’t have time to keep track of what...
Pop quiz! What's the biggest cause of lost time & money in most law practices? Is it:
(a) the time you spend waiting for stuff,
(b) correcting errors and redrafting,
(c) the number of emails...
Delegating work doesn’t always mean passing it off to another person. You can delegate many tasks at your firm to technology. In fact, with the advent of affordable AI, you can offload a lot...
When you’re leaving your office for that much-needed summer vacation, a big hurdle for small and solo practitioners is who to leave minding the shop while they’re away.
Last week we...
Heading off for a long weekend or a longer vacation is exciting (and healthy!), but if your time away is really going to be stress-free and enjoyable, you’ll need to delegate. It’s the...
Are you counting down the days until your summer vacation…but secretly wondering how you’ll ever manage to get away?
This week’s tip: invest time now to prepare your firm for the...
Does this sound familiar? It’s something we hear often from the lawyers we work with:
I’m worried. I work long hours. My staff and my associates work long hours. We’ve got the...