Legal Ease Blog
"Positioning law firms for maximum success: helping lawyers and law firm managers create more productive, profitable and enjoyable practices."
Author: Allison C. Shields is president of Legal Ease Consulting Inc.
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Recent Posts from Legal Ease Blog
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Attract and retain high value clients even in a difficult economy
The most important people in your practice are your clients. Without them, you have no practice. In this tough economy, it’s more important than ever that you retain the clients you have and continue to…
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Do Something! Implement
The hardest part of making any change is taking the first step. Lawyers commonly suffer from ‘analysis paralysis’– getting stuck in the planning phase or wanting to make sure that conditions are ‘perfect’ before taking…
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An Olympic lession about passion
Were you inspired by watching the Olympics over the past two weeks? I'll admit to being a bit of an Olympics junkie. I love watching the events, but I also like to watch the profiles…
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Do Something! Read about great leaders
I know what you're thinking -- you're too busy to read, you can't remember the last time you read a book, by the time you get home from work, you can't imagine spending more time…
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How to help your legal staff be more productive by NOT multi-tasking
I'm not a big fan of multi-tasking, and it's one of the things I often discuss when I'm writing or presenting on the issue of productivity. But today I came across an article in The…
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What Have You Done for your Clients Lately?
If you accept that 80% of your business comes from 20% of your clients, and that it's easier to get more work from existing clients than it is to get new clients, then you will…
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Do Something! Repurpose
How many times have you heard the phrase, "Don't reinvent the wheel?" But as many times as you've probably heard it, you probably still do it -- all of the time. One of my favorite…
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Social Networking Etiquette
If you're like me, you're probably getting overwhelmed with all of the new possibilities that seem to crop up every day in the 'social networking' arena - from list serves to forums to Facebook to…
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The Ultimate in Service
Last week I was fortunate enough to attend yet another meeting of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Not only was the meeting held in an absolutely gorgeous setting in Banff, Alberta, Canada in…
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Do Something! Identify the Pain
Lawyers frequently complain about clients that come to them too late, after the damage is done. Or they insist that they have difficulty attracting clients because their practice focuses on planning, and most people won't…