Simple Fix to Stop Recurring Glitches
June 19, 2012
After almost a decade of coaching lawyers to improve their time management, profitability and client service, I’ve heard hundreds of stories about little things not going right in the daily course of practice — for example in an interaction between attorney and paralegal. But I’d never experienced such a glitch …Read More
People Are Happy To Help –- But You Have To Ask
June 15, 2012
Aside from poor time management, one of the main reasons attorneys don’t get the help they want or need to improve their practice management is because they simply don’t ask for it. Why? We usually don’t ask because we’re embarrassed or insecure at some level. Fortunately, all it takes to …Read More
How to Manage Your Social Media Time Effectively – Part Two
May 8, 2012
Part One of this two-part post tackled the challenge of making time for social media activity — and using that time effectively. It provided the first two of seven tactics for doing so. Here are tacticts three through seven. 3. Schedule Time and Set Limits Allocate specific time on specific …Read More
How to Manage Your Social Media Time Effectively – Part One
May 1, 2012
Time management for lawyers can be a tough topic, but when you throw social media into the life of an already busy practitioner, it can get downright crazy. How do you find the “right” amount of time to spend on social media activities? What should you do with that time? …Read More
Procrastination Be Gone! The 10-Minute Solution
April 2, 2012
As you read this, you might find yourself ignoring the voice in the back of your head reminding you of something you should be doing instead. Perhaps there’s work to do for a fast-approaching settlement conference. Should you be preparing for Friday’s staff performance review? Are there pre-bills in your …Read More
Great Resource to Learn About E-Discovery of Social Media Content
March 22, 2012
Preamble Though it can be dangerous to use absolutes, I’m comfortable asserting that everyone who uses a computer regularly in the course of their work spends a significant amount of time searching longer than they’d like to for information they need. Whether, it’s a document, an email, an image, or …Read More
Your Attitude Toward Time (Part 4 of 6)
March 19, 2012
The second most common reason attorneys cite for not engaging in systematic business-building activity is everyone’s favorite catch-all excuse, lack of time. But here’s the simple truth: it’s not that you lack time for business development – it’s that you choose not to do it, and instead choose to do …Read More
How to Begin Reducing Office Clutter
February 15, 2012
When I ask attorneys in my Time Management seminars if they’ve ever looked at a mess in their office and said aloud (or to themselves) “But I know where everything is,” about half fess up. The reality, of course, is that office clutter takes its toll on your ability to …Read More
Focus on This ONE Thing to Improve Your Practice
February 3, 2012
The immediate deadline. The call that needs to be made or returned before lunch. The pre-bills that have to be checked this afternoon. The case law that needs to be scoured so the motion can be finished up tonight. The filing that’s due in the morning. The mediation tomorrow afternoon. …Read More
Use This Part of Speech in Your Bills — Or Else
February 1, 2012
Phone call, .5, $180. If you send bills that merely list categories of service, hours, and charges, you’re not only missing an opportunity to educate your clients, you could actually be alienating them. Each bill you send is a powerful communicator of your value. When presented with a bill, clients …Read More