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A guest blog post by Alexis Martin Neely:
For lawyers, change can be hard. Well, for all people that can be hard. But, especially for lawyers because it means stepping out into the unknown and that’s really hard for us generally speaking. Change requires risk. I’d like to show you what one lawyer’s journey has looked [...]
In a recent article, Allison Shields detailed ways lawyers can reduce stress from their work and lives.
She suggested:
Prioritizing: Determine which activities need to be accomplished first, create lists to ensure nothing is forgotten and if possible, delegate some tasks to [...]
A guest blog post by Jared Correia:
Busy lawyers often only have the time, within their work lives, to practice law, and, by that: “the practice of law”, I mean “the substantive practice of law”. And, while it would be a wonderful dreamscape to sit at your desk and just hack away at the substantive practice [...]
A blog post on The Nutmeg Lawyer told an entertaining story about an attorney who was approached by a client while using a drive-through ATM machine. The post said, “Just because technology makes it possible to communicate 24/7, doesn’t mean you should be available 24/7.”
I always say that it is important to respond to client [...]
In her recent blog post, Nancy Byerly Jones talked about the risks legal professionals face when their lives are “out of control.” Malpractice claims don’t stem from the “mean spirited attorney”, but the overworked attorney who is doing too much to do anything well. She stated that when legal professionals recognize the chaos in their [...]
In “The Importance of Buffers“, Amber Singleton talked about giving yourself extra time when it comes to meetings, social events, deadlines etc. to ensure that you are always on time and not keeping anyone waiting. Scheduling buffers will help both your personal and professional life as you will feel less stressed, giving the tasks and [...]
A guest blog post by Beverly Michaelis:
What’s the best way to get your point across? Some would say, “quickly!” So in that spirit, here are a few quick tips to help your law office run more smoothly.
Productivity
Once you’ve read or responded to e-mail, save it to the client’s electronic folder. Don’t let it [...]
Running a successful law practice in today’s market requires business, marketing and technology know-how.You can hear the details of how one attorney used law office software to revitalize his high volume, high risk practice, when I interview him in a complimentary, live webinar on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 2pm ET/11am PT. He went from [...]
Lee Rosen recently wrote an article, “10 Best Ways to Anger a Client”, for his blog, Divorce Discourse. He outlines “the top ways to alienate a client, cause them to complain and encourage them to trash your reputation. It’s not always easy to make a client really, really angry. But with thought, effort, and this [...]
In a recent post on Lawyerist.com, Allison Shields cited a 2009 Stanford University study that showed multi-taskers have more difficulty filtering out useless information. Though it’s enticing to try to talk on the phone, answer an email, and monitor Twitter all at once, something is bound to fall through the cracks.
An example is when I [...]
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I look forward to reading what you're planning on next, because your blog is a nice read.
I just wanted to throw you a big thanks - you cleared up some things for me!