It’s Thanksgiving week - are you stressing about how you’re going to get all the legal work done around your family obligations and Thanksgiving meal prep? Trying to fit a full week of work into the short week so you don’t let anyone (but yourself)...
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In 2010, I was racing through the airport, mind going as fast as my feet. With work demands, two middle schoolers, and a toddler at home, I felt pulled in a million directions—again. The book on the shelf - The Way We're Working Isn't Working...
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Do you ever feel like you're alone on an island because, in a sea of lawyers working in the traditional model, you've decided to lawyer differently? Or are you feeling trapped in that traditional law firm model, knowing there must be a better way and wishing...
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We often think about "right-fit" clients - the ones we love working with, they're fun/respectful/easy to work with, and they value what we do. At both ADVOS legal and ADVOS Pro, we have the greatest clients! Often times, these clients were referred to us by...
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We've been thinking a lot about metrics lately, and in particular, we keep hearing this question: "What metrics should I be measuring in my law firm?" Traditionally, law firms measure hours - and not much else. Of course, if you've spent any time around here, you...
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Recently, we crossed the 6-month mark for the initial members of the ADVOS Accelerator (we call them the Founders Club), who have now experienced 2 Quarterly Strategic Planning sessions, 2 Quarterly Themed Workshops, and 6 monthly small group ("pod") Roundtable sessions. Our Accelerator members have...
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You break into a cold sweat. Your mouth goes dry. Your cheeks flush bright red. You'd give your right arm for any sort of distraction, anything to let you off the hook. Rewind 30 seconds - what just happened? The client sitting in front of you just...
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In the last few weeks, we have had lots of conversation with our Accelerator members about challenges around staffing – recruiting & hiring, performance management, division of labor, firing, and all of the micro-challenges in between. If you’re a solo lawyer or small firm owner facing...
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As lawyers, we often find ourselves reminding our clients that if they aren’t completely honest with us about what’s going on, and we don’t have the whole picture, then we can’t deliver our best work to solve their problem. Trying to solve legal issues with partial...
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