Entrepreneurs drive the economy forward with innovative solutions to big problems in business. How different businesses have weathered the pandemic this past year is proof of that. However, while entrepreneurs generate success for their businesses, one aspect of that role isn’t discussed enough: their mental health.
According to Dr. Michael Freeman, a psychiatrist who studies
Change is never easy. And today even more challenging since every aspect of our lives has changed in some way. Covid-19 has taught us many things and the most important is resilience.
According to a survey MyCase conducted, 44% of law firms surveyed believe that Covid-19 will have a lasting impact on the way courts
How is a law firm like a vegetable garden? Otto Sorts, the anonymous contributor to Attorney at Work, makes a clever comparison between the two. He provides sound advice on pulling the “weeds” from your firm.
What kind of weeds are we talking about? He identifies four of them thusly:
It has often struck me as odd that articles aimed at categories of lawyers (newbies, middle-age, old and the extremely long in the tooth) can just as well and should be directed at lawyers of all ages. Such is the case with a download I ran across on Attorney at Work.
It is entitled
If you or your firm lawyers have a formal marketing plan, it was likely prepared with the help of a consultant. Often these plans are lengthy and full of jargon or boilerplate to justify the fee. As a result they are frequently put on the proverbial shelf and not implemented.
Worse still is the failure
Yes, I’m serious. Get rid of those annoying, non-paying, difficult clients of 2012! Some of whom likely keep you up at night. You will feel better and be happier in the new year.
Such is the advice from Canadian lawyer Simon Chester on Attorney at Work this week also. For those who think we’re both
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If you have the time, the focus and the desire, a law firm newsletter can be your first line of communication with long-lost clients and colleagues.
This week we asked: Do you send out a newsletter?
1. Yes, and I truly think through the content – 12%
2. Yes, but it’s somewhat thrown together &ndash