Lean Adviser Legal

April 29, 2022 | Lean Adviser

Attorneys have always cared about more than just their pay. They care about their working conditions, welfare and career development. What's new is that they now have a voice and a choice like never before, and so law firms are listening. Clients are too.

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April 22, 2022 | Lean Adviser

Improvement is a self-fulfilling prophecy. It happens in real time, all the time, simply from constantly seeking better processes and methods. A lawyer with a better toolset and a healthy mindset is already a better lawyer, and a more valuable asset to the client.

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April 15, 2022 | Lean Adviser

Working wellness is a virtuous circle where you work well because you feel good, and you feel good because you work well. Creating this environment is a game changer for associates, and it carries over into how law firms monitor them.

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April 08, 2022 | Lean Adviser

If the focus is on what the firm wants from the associate, never what they want for the associate, this associate doesn't have the toolset, or the mindset to do the best work, or to turn away a call from a recruiter. This associate is lost in space.

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April 01, 2022 | Lean Adviser

The talent wars were the catalyst for a new approach from law firms, as they seek to meet lawyers' expectations, to be developed, to be valued and to enjoy what they do.

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March 24, 2022 | Lean Adviser

Soon enough law firms will be asking themselves questions like: if the boom is over, is the talent war also over? If so, what will we do with all the talent for which we just over-paid?

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March 18, 2022 | Lean Adviser

If risk is unexpected and unmanaged, it can imperil not only the project, but also the client relationship and so affect long term sustainable profitability. Factor risk into your work and advice and earn the trust of your clients.

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March 11, 2022 | Lean Adviser

The traditional law firm definition is along the lines of increase rates, manage capacity and drive hours. This formula isn't so much wrong, as unsustainable. Why, because it's all about the law firm at the expense of everything else.

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March 04, 2022 | Lean Adviser

Profit = Client Focus + Efficiency + Effectiveness, or P=CE2. In other words, specialize in your clients and then embrace efficiency and effectiveness in every task, every day. Just as Newton had his first law of motion, so for law firms this is the First Law of Profitability.

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February 25, 2022 | Lean Adviser

Law firms who commit to lean operations can offer training and mentoring in these skills to associates. This enables associates to make efficient use of their time and keeps them engaged, involved and innovative.

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