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E210: Mastering Legal Innovation: Lessons for Lawyers and Law Firms industry challenges process improvement productivity Dec 06, 2023

When you think of innovation, what comes to mind?

Recently, we were working with an M&A practice group on defining their vision for their group. One partner suggested “Innovative”...

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E209: Boost Efficiency with Lean Six Sigma Strategies for Law Firms industry challenges process improvement productivity Nov 29, 2023

We started Gimbal because after years of practicing law ourselves, we knew how hard lawyers work—the long hours, the overwhelm, the stress—and we were convinced there was a better way....

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E206: Information pile up happening at your legal practice? Eliminate it with this tip process improvement productivity Nov 08, 2023

It’s easy for information to pile up in a legal office. You may think that because you don’t sell goods, you don’t have an inventory…but in a knowledge business, your...

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E205: How Transportation Waste Impacts Your Law Firm's Efficiency case study process improvement productivity Oct 25, 2023

How many times have you handed over paper receipts, signed a check, or printed an email? In law, we’re pretty attached to our paper, and we’re used to the inefficient way we move it...

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E204: How non-utilized talent wastes time and money for your law firm process improvement productivity Oct 18, 2023

You’re hard at work on a big case. You need everyone focused on what they do best, but you find one of your best paralegals helping other staff members with administrative tasks around your...

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E203: How to remove interruptions from your day and stop wasting time waiting! process improvement productivity Oct 11, 2023

It’s 9 a.m. You’re sitting in front of Zoom, staring at your own face, but the two people you’re meeting with aren’t there. When they do arrive, one can’t get the...

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E200: Do you know how to spot the waste in your law practice? process improvement productivity Sep 20, 2023

Feeling sluggish about the way things are being done at your firm? Are tasks taking too long? Do they seem more complicated than necessary? It’s likely that there’s waste in your work...

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E177: One way to boost productivity at your firm without spending a cent productivity Apr 12, 2023

Do you remember the time a Toronto law firm decided to increase the productivity of its support staff by requiring them to check in with fingerprint scanning? They wanted to stop a few people they...

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E176: Use this hack to increase focus and boost productivity at your law firm productivity Apr 05, 2023

How often are you deep in thought—working hard on a motion, memo, or prep for a key client meeting—when the phone rings? Or your email pings? Or your phone lights up with a new message?...

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E175: Master this 1 productivity tip for greater efficiency at your firm productivity Mar 29, 2023

‌Have you ever been so busy that you forgot to eat lunch, but still ended the day still feeling like you barely made a dent in your to-do list? Where did the time go? As it turns out, being...

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E172: Does your law firm need a screen door? 5 Ways to Boost Your Lead Conversion productivity Mar 07, 2023

Nothing takes me back to my childhood like the sound of an old-fashioned screen door (this is as close as I could find. One slam, and I’m right back on the verandah of my grandparents’...

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E150: Get your emails opened and answered using this tip productivity Sep 14, 2022

As lawyers, we spend hours every week sending emails, and we sure hope they get read. However, according to recent statistics, 83% of business emails never even get opened.

As a business owner,...

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