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Attorney & Business Coach to Entrepreneurial Lawyers | Building More Productive & Profitable Legal Practices Through Business Efficiency & Better Practice Mgt

North America
Joined February 2012
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OMG! Flight to DC yesterday was seriously delayed by computer problems (after 90 mins decided to change planes & gates). Now just advised my return flight will also be delayed for a “technical issue” on an earlier flight. @AirCanada What’s up with your fleet & maintenance??
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The best tech is the tech you actually use...not the shiny new butterflies that tempt you at every conference! Check out our latest article in @attnyatwork
In "Ready, Set, Scale," Karen and David Skinner help you prepare your practice for the growth you want. Use their three-step process to identify the best technology for your law firm and use it to your advantage. @GimbalCanada #lawfirm #LPM #legaltech attorneyatwork.com/how-to-ch…
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Law is a business. #LawAsABusiness
On Wall Street, Lawyers Make More Than Bankers Now WSJ buff.ly/447muDW Great discussion of how super-high comp has shifted in favor of top #BigLaw partners over most bankers. 20 years ago, that was hard to imagine! Front page, just below fold, in print
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We're pleased to announce our new integration partner- @practicepanther! Now Practice Panther users can use Legalboards to create automations, visualize their work, and more. Learn more about this integration here: buff.ly/3JiCLxQ
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Are you persnickety about contract drafting. Full disclosure, I am but thankfully, I don't have to draft many any more. If you're like me, check out this recent article from Ken Adams on using "this" in your contracts. adamsdrafting.com/the-rules-…
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Legal work often involves completing tasks in a specific sequence that is repeatable, or task chain. Task chain automation helps you save time by pre-scheduling tasks and clearly communicating expectations and timelines. Learn more buff.ly/3Xen2Wj
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Are 80% of legal problems really being missed in our legal system? Find out: nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/ar…
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This is amazing.
Last year, a coworker randomly asked me to hand-deliver an antique violin across the country. I said yes, because why not. I had no idea what I was getting into, and now I need your help. A 🧵
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Don’t miss tomorrow’s training: Five Ways to Boost Your Bottom Line With a Strong Law Firm Intake Process leanlegal.academy/webinar-in…. Stop wasting time and money before you even start the legal work.
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You should be able to identify and get rid of the habits and tasks that take a lot of time but don't add value to your workday. #MotivationMonday #LeanLegal #gimbal #habits #time #value #lawyers #timemanagement
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Hi 👋 @miranda_tai!
Legalboards helps organize, track & manage all the things that go into successful legal practice management. - Taina Miranda, Co-Founder and CTO of @legalboards #DMZWomenFoundersSummit
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Who answers your phones when potential clients call? Too many lawyers waste time in emails & intake calls with people who aren’t a good fit for their practice. Learn 5 ways to improve your intake and boost your bottom line in our newest training. leanlegal.academy/webinar-in…
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The best way to successfully manage your client intake process is to be organized and strategic in your approach to lead management. Review the 5 strategies suggested in today’s post and decide which one can work for your firm gimbalcanada.com/e171-5-stra…
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In this tough labor market, you have to find other ways to improve efficiency at your firm that isn’t hiring more staff. Gain valuable insight from one of our clients who was able to decrease turnaround times without any new hires. gimbalcanada.com/e168-want-t…
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Instead of worrying about whether AI is going to put us lawyers out of business (law is a business!), why aren't we curious about how AI can help us help the millions of people that we currently do not help?
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The business of law is quickly catching up to the practice of law in terms of people recognizing these two are inextricably linked.
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And we have lots planned for 2023 around simplifying your practice with tech! Stay tuned.
Great to see ⁦@KarenSkinner⁩ being included on a list of legal tech thought leaders. linkedin.com/posts/activity-…
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This is critical and we need to support this here in 🇨🇦 . Not just for health misinformation. There is a whole delusional alternate reality that will permeate belief in disinfo across all of government/organized society functions.
Love. Critical thinking sooooo key. How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot #Misinformation nytimes.com/2023/01/10/world… by @jggross "Finland ranked No. 1 of 41 European countries on resilience against misinformation for the fifth time in a row..." #ScienceUpFirst
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Focus on your results rather than the time you're spending on your activities. The idea is to be able to accomplish more in less time. #MondayMotivation #LeanLegal #Lawyers #timemanagement #activities #results #productivity
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Messing around with watercolours & iridescent inks - this one's from New Year's. #artistherapy #Watercolourpainting
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