Lawyers hear it all the time: Don’t work yourself to death. They trade stories about attorneys in their 90s collapsing at their desks or on their way to work. “We know these stories because there’s some truth to them,” says Beth Slate, a Seattle-based law firm organizational development consulta…
A STARs analysis can help law firms to identify their strengths and weaknesses and develop strategies to improve their performance. The analysis looks at the normal workflow of a law firm’s fee center, help determine the efficiency of the firm, and how to improve overall performance.
You might be ready for the SDBA in your firm’s 401(k). Self-directed brokerage accounts (SDBAs) within 401(k) plans, are under-utilized by attorneys. This under-representation is a shame. It indicates missed opportunities for attorneys. To optimize their retirement savings and achieve…
Accountability necessitates an even higher level of responsibility and readiness to accept responsibility for one’s own conduct for legal practitioners. Accountability is established through culture, which is built through every member of the firm’s strategic actions. If you want to influence change…
Job hunting is a job within itself. It can be rewarding as well as discouraging. In my day-to-day as a recruiter, I see many things I would have done differently if I was the job hunter. As the hunter, you want to stand out above all other candidates. This does not mean watermarks, pictures, colored or…
Stick to the phone script. The script that works is your best friend, influencing your prospective and established clients to do business with you–what they wanted to begin with or they wouldn’t have called you. If you get lazy about this and allow your team to deviate from the script…
The United States added 4,800 legal services jobs in January after months of stagnant growth in the industry, the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. There were 1,126,000 legal sector jobs in January, the government’s monthly jobs report showed…
As lawyers continue to work from home, they are logging more of their own billable hours and spending more time overall in their case management platforms. While case management software providers are experiencing a boom in usage, lawyers are also calling for more…
Goodbye 2020 and hello to 2021! As we kick off a new year, we asked some of our Zola Suite partners to make predictions on what we can expect to see in 2021. They shared their thoughts on legal technology, remote work and the continuing evolution of…
Many law firm 401(k) retirement plans offer a self-directed brokerage account option. For those that do not, a simple request to the firm’s 401(k) provider can make this option available. The self-directed 401(k) provides potential advantages for small and mid-size law firms.