A few months ago, an email accidentally went out to all our subscribers about an event that was only open to our Practice Accelerator members. Some people who learned about the event by accident...

When you encounter friction in your practice, it’s tempting to try to fix it quickly, sticking a band-aid on the problem without analyzing why it’s happening. But band-aids are...

We talk a lot about finding the opportunities to improve your practice. Once you’ve identified an opportunity to make improvements in your practice, it’s really tempting to jump right...

Legal work requires deep thought and creativity, but when you have back-to-back client calls, non-stop meetings, and deliverables due in the morning, you don’t have the time (or the focus)...

Sometimes, the hardest thing about change is knowing where to start. Maybe you read our tips on value and waste, or you downloaded our guide to the Eight Ways to Stop Losing Time & Money in...

Parkinson’s law is the universally accepted phenomenon that work expands to fill the time available for its completion. It’s easy to become bogged down with too many deliverables and...

Imagine hosting a cocktail party for potential clients and hearing everyone describe your law firm inconsistently.

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Without a clear, consistent message, you put...

Client satisfaction can make or break your law firm. We live by our reputations and word-of-mouth referrals. And we’ve all had to deal with a dissatisfied client at some point. So…what...

You’ve heard us say this before, but it takes more than good lawyering to run a successful law firm. There’s a whole raft of skills that law school didn’t teach you. Well, today I...

You are a lawyer, not a business person, right? Wrong!! It takes more than good lawyering to build a successful law firm where you practice on your own terms and have time for the life you want.

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Summer can be slow. You take holidays, clients take holidays, and before you know it, September is upon you and your phone isn’t ringing. Without consistent business development efforts, it...

Working from home (at least some of the time) is the new normal. The idea was appealing at first, but when your home “office” isn’t really a home office, working from home can be...