Ever wonder why LPM uptake isn’t what you anticipated? Or why even the staunchest proponents of all things LPM start to drag their feet. Maybe it’s a balance issue. There’s an old saying by 15th century Swiss physician...more
Bringing a mere checklist to a matter team is like bringing a water gun to a house fire. The whole house is on fire: you need the right tools. That would be a fire hose and certified firefighters. Checklists are an important...more
Most of us can appreciate the spirit of generosity that this season ushers in. That’s because many cultures, religions, and, well, just plain people love how good it feels to be generous with others....more
We can probably all agree on one thing and it’s probably not legal project management. There’s nothing better than a hot dog at the baseball game, Group 1 carcinogen that it may be. Maybe we can also agree that it’s a...more
In the first full pandemic year, law firm pricing outpaced inflation. It seemed that law firms couldn’t lose. It’s a new day, though, and 2023 will prove challenging for many. We reviewed the BigHand Report covering 2022 and...more
Do you remember the tale of the Emperor’s New Clothes? Turns out the emperor thought he was wearing a beautiful new robe, but he was actually naked. Believe it or not, this story has relevance to today’s law firms....more
In part 1 of our series, we talked about the significance of why for any high-performing law firm. Success is not about how phenomenal your lawyers are and the impressive list of clients. Rather, it’s about delivering value....more
Law firms that figure out how to successfully execute Legal Project Management follow a familiar pattern. It’s similar to the way we build good habits in our lives: we rinse and repeat. The behaviors you repeat tend to become...more
In Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones, the author, James Clear discussed the four stages of habit formation. They include noticing, wanting, doing, and liking. In Part II of this...more
No matter who you get to do legal project management (LPM) in your firm, one fact remains: you are working with lawyers. There’s really no need to trot out the herding cats metaphor here. You already understand what you’re up...more
There are many tools and templates in traditional project management to help companies plan, scope, budget, and report work with great precision. Businesses swear by it. So, when you apply these tools to LPM, you get magic,...more