NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

JANUARY 18, 2025

In fact, creating and managing workflows is one of the most important things that you can do as a law firm owner. Many project management, case management and CRM systems now offer the ability to add phases or stages to processes. Segmenting jobs , in this fashion, has become increasingly popular for attorneys.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Yet, lots of attorneys still haven’t had any substantive experiences with AI, to date. One such use case, that artificial intelligence tools excel at, is project management. Artificial intelligence has fast become a fact of modern life – as it has perhaps been adopted more widely, more quickly, than any previous technology.

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The Estrin Report

DECEMBER 26, 2024

You may have to leave the title attorney or legal professional behindor maybe not. Where is it written that you must always hold the title of attorney or legal professional? For example, consider a litigation attorney aiming to transition into marketing. It depends on how you approach it. I call it leveraging your career.

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Rocket Matter

JANUARY 9, 2023

And it’s only natural to assume that buying whatever project management software is popular at other firms you admire might help you meet that goal. . When it comes to legal project management software , many managing partners find that basic features and simple interfaces are best. . Task management .

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Rocket Matter

DECEMBER 10, 2021

In an effort to improve productivity and profitability for their law firms, many attorneys have adopted legal project management (LPM) principles and tools. The post A Beginner’s Guide to Legal Project Management appeared first on Rocket Matter.

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LawSites

APRIL 9, 2024

Furthering its expansion beyond legal research and into other products aligned with legal professionals’ day-to-day workflows, Bloomberg Law has acquired Dashboard Legal , a project management and collaboration platform specifically designed for the legal market.

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Rocket Matter

JANUARY 14, 2025

To improve productivity and profitability for their law firms, many attorneys have adopted legal project management (LPM) principles and tools. What Is Legal Project Management ? This approach to handling legal matters more cost-effectively and efficiently has proven invaluable within the industry.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 16, 2022

Subscribe to Attorney at Work. We have had new project managers assigned mid-construction; new names just start showing up on emails. Subscribe to Attorney at Work. The post Building a Solid Relationship With Clients Throughout the Client Journey appeared first on Attorney at Work. Showing Interest. No Surprises.

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In a recent episode of the Lawyerist podcast, our own Joyce Brafford, a North Carolina attorney with over a decade of experience in the legal tech industry spoke with Zack Glaser, the Legal Tech Advisor at Lawyerist.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

They’re the co-founders of Gimbal Lean Practice Management Advisors and lawyers with over 20 years’ experience each in Canada and Europe. They’re the exclusive Global Advisors on Legal Process Improvement to the International Institute of Legal Project Management. Karen also sits on the IILPM’s Global Advisory Council.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Let attorneys be attorneys and leave the admin work to those who get paid to get it done. That you generally manifest your thoughts and vision while “drafting” (and today, most attorneys draft by typing) does not equal attorneys being responsible for completing all the keyboarding necessary to operate a firm.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 20, 2022

Experienced attorneys are not discouraged by unsuccessful efforts. For junior attorneys at law firms with high billing rates and sophisticated corporate clients, the challenge is that most are not in a position to be pitching their services. Learn to do the little things well before worrying about the big things.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 5, 2022

I would then calendar (1) a quick meeting with my attorney and run down the consolidated list all at once. It is of overlooked importance to problem solve on your own and respect your busy attorney’s limited time. You may already know what a certain Attorney might say…. When I say I knew nothing, I really mean it – not a thing!

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 17, 2021

Examples: Administrative tasks (such as organizing files, getting docket updates and so on); routine project management tasks; data gathering on the opposing party and their attorneys. (We Again, consider engaging your talent development team to support you and the attorney. This is a slam dunk!

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 25, 2021

The attorney struggles to find things. This rings particularly true when you are the only paralegal in the office, and it was a former paralegal or an attorney who set up the file organization system. Knowing some basic project management principles is helpful to any paralegal career, but even more so for a litigation paralegal.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 1, 2023

Add More SOPs Before You Add More People appeared first on Attorney at Work. Karen and David Skinner's simple 5-step process for creating standard operating procedures (SOPs). The post Ready to Scale?

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Attorney at Work

MAY 1, 2023

The post Preparing Your Law Firm for Growth, Even When You’re Busy appeared first on Attorney at Work. In their series "Ready, Set, Scale: How to Set Up the Systems You Need to Grow," Karen and David Skinner help you prepare your practice for the growth you want.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 25, 2021

Use your calendaring and project management tools to help make it happen. Courtney Troutman (@SCBar_PMAP) is Director of the South Carolina Bar Practice Management Assistance Program , which she founded in 2002. She is a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management and a past recipient of the Fastcase 50 Award.

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 8, 2022

So, while I may nod and smile during our meetings, I don’t care about your project management system. Of course, the lawyer-client relationship doesn’t center on billing processes or project management. The post How to Make Clients Happy: 5 Simple Workplace Tips for Young Lawyers appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

I’m not an office organization guru or project management pro (for help with that, check in with Andrea Cannavina on controlling chaos and Karen Dunn Skinner and David Skinner ). Next review your practice management and project management systems for outstanding and upcoming tasks. The post Overwhelmed?

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 30, 2023

The post Find and Fix One Workflow Weak Link appeared first on Attorney at Work. Process improvement may sound abstract for your law firm, but it actually refers to concrete efforts that can lead to substantial gains.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The post SOP Magic: Making Your Law Firm’s Processes Actionable With Legalboards appeared first on Attorney at Work. David and Karen Skinner | It’s easier than you think to create a library of SOPs that capture the processes you use every day in your practice.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 7, 2022

If you have read any of my past articles here at Attorney at Work, you know I have a thing for creating acronyms: D-A-F-T, SAD, Ctrl Journal, BYOB. Make no excuses Subscribe to Attorney at Work. Subscribe to Attorney at Work. If you want to control the chaos in your office, you can’t wait for the perfect system to come along.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 20, 2022

Do you know what one of the top skills attorneys tell me they want their paralegals to have? Now before we can talk about improving such a skill, let’s first assume that it’s a problem that can easily be solved ourselves that doesn’t need to involve the attorney. Prefer to Listen Instead of Read? The Story Method.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 7, 2023

The post Mastering Delegation in Legal Work: 7 Tips to Scale Your Practice appeared first on Attorney at Work. Use Karen and David Skinner | Delegation is the key to unlocking the potential in your law firm business.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 2, 2022

When the time is right, when their need is acute, you’ll be in a position to transform the relationship from that of writer-reader to attorney-client. Have you developed a unique project management process or value-based billing system that benefits clients? Putting pathos into action. They’re not buying legal services.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

I needed to teach her how to manage the discovery process, how to prepare for hearings, how to prepare for trial – all of the things that a paralegal with 10 years of experience should have. And the biggest problem with all of that was the attorneys needed someone who could hit the ground running. How to speak more confidently at work.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 7, 2021

Professional Development and Training Manager. Project Manager for legal support vendor. Then maybe a sales position for a legal vendor would be a better fit than managing document review projects as a litigation paralegal in a typical law firm setting. Pro Bono Program Coordinator.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A September 2021 survey conducted by Bloomberg Law’s Attorney found that nearly half of all lawyers surveyed said they were either actively looking for new jobs or open to new offers. The post Law Firm Hiring and Retention: Five Strategies to Win the Talent War appeared first on Attorney at Work. Law firms are no exception.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 7, 2021

But Lawcus is also well-positioned to drive law firm efficiency, with its impressive collection of task management features. Lawcus offers multiple task-related features that attorneys crave, like the ability to create subtasks and reminders or ticklers. The “new” feature on their website reads like a Homeric catalog.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 27, 2023

I get this question so often from new paralegals who tell me they’re not comfortable around their attorneys and struggling to develop their confidence and find their confident voice as a paralegal. They want to know how to act more confidently around the attorneys at work. The attorney is upset with you. Really upset with you.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 11, 2023

The post No More Shiny Butterflies: How to Choose the Best Tech for Your Law Firm appeared first on Attorney at Work. Karen and David Skinner's three step process to make the most of technology at your firm.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 18, 2022

The post Five Ways to Make Meetings Matter appeared first on Attorney at Work. Bad meetings are not inevitable. Quite the opposite: Meetings can be a powerful embodiment of your firm’s culture and a driver of performance.

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Rocket Matter

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As an attorney, streamlining how you track billable hours is essential to achieving your full potential as a productivity powerhouse. By making every minute count and developing a robust system for time tracking, you will maximize your earnings and have more time for life outside the office (or the courtroom).

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 15, 2022

I use Trello to organize projects, manage to-do lists and work-in-progress. ClickUp moves beyond project management to include team messaging (like Slack ) and document storage (like Baseca mp 3 ). The post Lawyer Tech Tips: Productivity and Connectivity Tools appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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LegalTalkNetwork

MARCH 18, 2019

Together they discuss stats about wrongful convictions, why people get wrongfully accused, how exonerees often do most of their legal work, and the difficulties re-entering society. On episode three titled ‘ Prosecution v.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Krista Chambers is a busy project manager at Chicago’s Orbit Media. When [My Attorney Spouse] and I have to travel, we take our work with us. Office Supplies: Presenting Analog Attorney’s Qualified Master List of Hybrid Workers’ Essential Gear. ” Desk Cloning Is a Thing, Hybrid Worker.

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