This is our last lesson in the mini-series on Future Proofing. So far, we have looked at Future Proofing law firm fundamentals, then talent and finally client relationships. We can close this out by asking the most actionable question of all: When executing an assignment for a client, how do you anticipate what will happen next and then Future Proof against it?

In any assignment, there is nothing more valuable to the client than having outside counsel who can see round corners, anticipate potential scenarios and protect against them. This is one of the most important techniques never talked about by law schools.

Lean Adviser gives due prominence to this key issue and treats it as one of the three critical components of the Execution Phase. In the Lean Adviser structure, execution starts by identifying just what matters, moves on to applying lean project handling techniques to these key ingredients and then looks to the future. Why? Because just in case.