Why you should incorporate your personal values into your law firm strategic planning While we often discuss law firm strategic planning at this time of year, in preparation for the new year, you should take time to review your goals all year long. At different phases of your law businesses, you might need to shift [...]
The modern law firm is less about the lawyers and more about the client As the legal industry has evolved, especially in recent years, models have shifted away from placing lawyers at the center of the universe. In a modern law firm, clients come first. Even non-lawyers know the old-school law firm stereotype of long [...]
As the legal industry evolves, law firm collaboration becomes more common for both small and large law firms As the model for delivering legal services continues to evolve, providers must keep up with client demands and market realities. In a post-recession world dominated by new technology, both small and large law firm collaboration makes good [...]
Innovative real estate approaches can offer a law firm budget solution for firms of all sizes Office space looms as one of the biggest expenses for all businesses. However, unique approaches to this problem can offer a law firm budget solution for firms of all sizes. Whether you operate on your own or run a [...]
Small law firm business development continues to rank among top challenges A survey revealed that attracting new clients sits at the top of the list of concerns for small law firms. Twenty-seven percent of those surveyed listed small law firm business development as a "significant challenge." For a small law firm with fewer than 30 [...]
These healthy business habits can help you achieve more balance Your probably know by now that I am not going to simply give you a list of business development hacks. For those of us creating and growing a law business, we need a more balanced approach to healthy business habits. Keyword: healthy. Many entrepreneur gurus [...]
Thinking beyond tradition: How the billable hour is costing you money As lawyers, most of us have been told along the way that long hours are the only way to get ahead. It's tradition. It's status quo. Whatever the reasons given, the people pushing traditional law firm models won't admit that the traditional model has [...]
Lawyer time management when you run your own law firm Independent lawyers often start their own law practices in search of the elusive work-life balance. With a little planning, and a good dose of lawyer time management, you can achieve a sense of balance and have a personal life. First, as we have discussed in [...]
Take your small law firm to the next level with these growth law practice areas The legal industry continues to change and evolve, and clients have more options for legal services than ever before. For small law firms, that means focusing on growth law practice areas could help you gain a foothold in a new [...]
