by admin | Apr 4, 2023 | Agile Tools & Methods, Law Practice Management, Law Practice Strategy, Legal Business Models, Metrics & Measurement, Productivity
This is part of my series where I try to help anonymous strangers on Reddit (as u/AgileAtty). You can find the original post here. This is my answer to a follow-up question; the original question is in my Part 1 post. Thank you for this wonderful reply. We are...
by admin | Apr 4, 2023 | Agile Tools & Methods, Improve Your Strategy, Law Practice Management, Law Practice Startup, Law Practice Strategy, Legal Business Models, Metrics & Measurement, Productivity
This is part of my series where I try to help anonymous strangers on Reddit (as u/AgileAtty). You can find the original post here. There was a follow-up question in the comments which I also answered in part 2 of this thread. How does your firm determine when to...
by admin | Jun 23, 2022 | Law Practice Management, Legal Business Models, Legal Product Design
Yesterday I introduced the idea of the phased delivery of productized legal services. I left you with my insistence that each phase of your workflow should have a deliverable. Specifically, a client-facing one. Today I’ll unpack that assertion. A few bits of...
by admin | Jun 21, 2022 | Law Practice Strategy, Legal Business Models, Legal Product Design
Happy solstice! As we mark a celestial turning point, I’ll jump on the metaphor to offer a few thoughts on what I think is the necessary turning point for legal professionals to build practices that meet my triple goals of being profitable, scalable, and...
by admin | Nov 6, 2019 | Improve Your Strategy, Legal Business Models
When I ask law firm leaders about their mission, they often try to shake me off with something like “Oh, we already wrote up a mission statement as part of our marketing work.” News flash: If you think your mission is something that is only supposed to...
by admin | Jan 6, 2019 | Legal Business Models
I’m a big fan of flat fees. They do a much better job (than hourly billing) at aligning the interests of the client and her legal team. And, when done correctly, they can simultaneously improve profitability of the work and allow the legal team to scale-up to...
