It seems obvious, doesn’t it? The decisions attorneys make will have a huge impact on their success as lawyers. Decisions such as choosing between government and private practice, in-house vs. law firm, the legal practice area(s) to pursue, the law firm to work for and the structure of their law practice. Yet I cannot tell you how [...]
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Happy New Year! A couple of years ago I posted a series of three blog posts designed to help fellow attorneys 1.) examine their existing law practice 2.) evaluate what changes in practice areas they want to make and 3.) make those changes. I hope they were helpful, I received a lot of positive feedback. [...]
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You have worked hard getting through law school, finding a job and now putting in the hours at your law firm. But what about partnership? How do you get there? Here are five tips that will help: 1. Know the criteria. If you don’t know what is expected how can you possibly achieve the goal of partnership? Knowledge [...]
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How is your law practice going? Are you where you wanted to be in your legal career? The chances are that there is room for improvement but how do you determine where to start? You probably have at least a general idea. However, before you take steps to improve your law practice or make a [...]
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Thankfulness can be a useful tool in building your law practice. In our efforts to make improvements in ourselves as lawyers, in our law practices and in our personal lives we necessarily focus on what changes need to be made. My coaching work with attorney clients is about helping them make those changes that will [...]
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I recently read a commencement speech Steve Jobs gave at Stanford in 2005. It was a good speech among other good speeches he has made. One portion in particular struck a cord with me, here it is: “When I was 17 I read a quote that went something like “If you live each day as [...]
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Now that you know the law practice you have and the one that you want, the next step is to focus on the difference and how to bridge the gap. Lets take an example; Jim Jones is a partner in a small law firm and is totally in charge of his own law practice. He [...]
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OK, you should now have a good idea about the law practice you have. The chances are that the data provided some surprises. Now Its time to do some thinking about how you want your law practice to change. Take some time to envision your practice 5 years from now, 10 years from now. What [...]
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Its the New Year. You have a great opportunity to look at your law practice and decide what changes you want to make in 2011. But first you need to know what the law practice you have looks like. You may think you know but many attorneys are surprised when they do the numbers. Make [...]
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