https://vimeo.com/1048397579 This isn't a question about corporate-sounding mission and vision statements. It's not about what you've been told you are *supposed* to want from your practice. It's not even about what your spouse or friends or law partners want for you. I'm asking YOU: what do you...
Read Morehttps://vimeo.com/1046795933 [TL/DR: Click here to take the PROmance Scorecard. Ready to join us in the Path to PROmance? Click here to join.] If you’re a lawyer in a solo practice or small firm, and you’re feeling burned out, dreading calls with your clients, having to collect on...
Read MoreDecember 2024 was NOT ideal for me, to put it mildly. There was terrible loss, serious injury, and tough conversation (incoming and outgoing), along with a lot of complex logistics to figure out. But December 2024 also showered me with love, and taught me a LOT....
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When you think about your firm, do you consider everything that goes into it? 🤔Think about the hours you spend working, how work flows to you, the tools you use to communicate, manage, bill, and report. Consider the team that supports you, how you bill,...
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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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Whitney Harper and I have been building ADVOS legal pllc for over 10 years!! (Early November was the 10 year anniversary in fact!). After we figured out the hardest parts, our lawyer friends started to ask us how we did it -📏 How we built...
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A friend told me last week that she went into Target the day before Halloween, and the Christmas decor was already on the shelves. Apparently, Halloween is the new Christmas Eve!--->> Which means...
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The year is 2007, and I'm drafting another Asset Purchase Agreement, replacing the language with new particulars, tracking every six minutes. I had achieved everything that I once dreamed about -partner at a fantastic firm, working with amazing and grateful clients, putting together deals that...
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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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The end of the year can be chock-full of activity, from year-end strategic planning 🗓️, budgeting and goal setting, to client projects that need to be closed by 12/31, plus all of the holiday festivities happening in the professional and personal realms. We’re here for ALL...
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On the first day of a fresh calendar quarter, it's easy to be excited about new plans (fresh planner pages!), exciting projects, and big goals. And why not?! We're big advocates for quarterly strategic planning. Working in a 90-day world instead of thinking in terms of...
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If I ask you how much you weigh, you might "know" that answer based on the scale in your bathroom at home. But if you weigh yourself at home, and then later in the day visit your doctor, the doctor's number will inevitably be different....
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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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Are the robots coming to take your job? We've all heard the concern that the rise of AI will eliminate the need for, or at least automate, a lot of the work clients are currently paying lawyers to do. That is likely true - but it's...
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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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As you start your week, are you feeling overwhelmed with the mountain of work in front of you? Does any of this resonate with you? You’re convinced that there are lots of angry (or at least annoyed) people on the other side of that mountain of tasks,...
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As a law firm owner, especially in the early days of starting your firm, it can feel like you need to say "yes" to every opportunity - every new client and matter, every networking event, every meeting with a potential client or referral source. The...
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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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It's easy to think that every successful person out there is doing it ALL, but I think most of us have figured out by now (and may need a reminder) that they are successful in large part because they are NOT doing everything - They....
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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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Ever heard the challenge to "be a thermostat, not a thermometer"? I love that one from Dr. King, and the empowerment and agency that come with it. It challenges us to set - and maintain - the temperature, not just report on or be in...
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When you've got your eye on a new "gadget", or are gasping for air under an enormous pile of work, and wondering whether tech could help you make things more efficient, the first instinct can be to go straight for the shiny object - the...
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As we stand at the midpoint of 2024 (how did that happen?!), now is the perfect time for reflection and planning. The ADVOS team and our law firm owner clients ask ourselves these questions as we continuously work together to build dream firms: Reflection: Review our calendars (and...
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I remember the first time I learned that lawyers bill in six-minute increments for things like reading and responding to email, faxing a document (the millennial in me is appalled!), and leaving a voicemail. I'd never before thought about how long it takes me to...
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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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What’s with the name? We're frequently asked why the name "ADVOS". Like so much about the nearly 10 year journey, it was a reaction to the way it has always been done, that then found a source of original inspiration and ultimately grew to have...
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The more lawyers I talk to, the more I am convinced that most law firm owners are absolutely terrified of digging in to their firm's financial performance. In large part, that's because they feel like they don't (and can't) understand the mystery of "the numbers"....
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Believe it or not, despite their reputation, there's a treasure trove of insightful and impactful CLEs out there! To all my fellow lawyers in Florida, I have to give a big shout out @Florida Bar and their @Legal Fuel podcast – the content is gold. And...
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