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 want to share some r...

When you run a busy practice, it can be hard to stay on top of all the work, let alone learn new things. Even when you know learning those new things would make your work (and your life) easier, pr...

What happens in your office when you get busy? Is it all hands on deck, all hours, until the work gets done? And when that happens, what becomes of your improvement initiatives? Sure, you INTEND to ge...

Monitoring your progress is essential when you’re implementing change. Without an effective system for tracking your progress, it’s easy to get off track and miss potential pitfalls that jeopardize yo...

We all know how difficult it can be to see an idea through to its full execution. It’s one thing to conceptualize a strategy, but the journey from “spark of inspiration” to actual implementation can b...

How often have you sat at your desk and said, “there just has to be an easier way to do this”? We’ve hard-baked inefficiency into a lot of what we do in our profession. But your time is money, so EFFI...

So you’ve got an amazing person doing your law firm intake. She’s great on the phone. Clients love her. She gathers all the right information. But what happens when she’s not there? If your intake pro...

Non-utilized talent is the greatest source of waste for most firms, and it often starts at intake.

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Remember when we thought 2020 would never end? Now, we are already approaching the end of the first quarter of 2021! It’s time to get serious about your matter management system.

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