Tips for Lawyers Podcast

You already know that focus is important, right? Me too.

But so is flexibility if you’re going to manage to function in real life.

How are you going to manage the tension between the two? Focus requires you to keep going on task A, but tasks B and C have started to become a problem and require attention.

Do you stick to your disciplined approach and focus on the task at hand, or do you flex so you can attend to the other things?

This is my life.

Here is my story.

Happy Lawyering!You already know that focus is important, right? Me too.

But so is flexibility if you’re going to manage to function in real life.

How are you going to manage the tension between the two? Focus requires you to keep going on task A, but tasks B and C have started to become a problem and require attention.

Do you stick to your disciplined approach and focus on the task at hand, or do you flex so you can attend to the other things?

This is my life.

Here is my story.

Happy Lawyering!

Talking about how artificial intelligence and robots are going to replace big parts of the legal profession is all the rage – so I thought I should have an opinion about it.

In this podcast we’ll discuss:

how technology is already replacing some lawyers;

which lawyers need to worry most about robots disrupting their practice; and

how you can start to reposition yourself and think about how what you do can’t be done by a robot.

Happy Lawyering!Talking about how artificial intelligence and robots are going to replace big parts of the legal profession is all the rage – so I thought I should have an opinion about it.

In this podcast we’ll discuss:

how technology is already replacing some lawyers;

which lawyers need to worry most about robots disrupting their practice; and

how you can start to reposition yourself and think about how what you do can’t be done by a robot.

Happy Lawyering!

So many firms have failing mentoring programs for young lawyers. There’s a reason, and you can’t pin it entirely on the firms or the mentors – it’s often YOU who don’t know how to make the most of the mentoring relationship.

Let’s stop that right now – and learn how to leverage this extremely valuable asset that you have the privilege of having access to.So many firms have failing mentoring programs for young lawyers. There’s a reason, and you can’t pin it entirely on the firms or the mentors – it’s often YOU who don’t know how to make the most of the mentoring relationship.

Let’s stop that right now – and learn how to leverage this extremely valuable asset that you have the privilege of having access to.

Some people actually shouldn’t be lawyers. That’s not an indictment on them, nor on the profession – they just shouldn’t be here.

The danger comes when people try to force themselves into something where they don’t belong.

Don’t do it.

Beyond that, we need to explore WHY people leave the profession – not just why they do.

And that’s what this episode is all about.

Happy Lawyering!Some people actually shouldn’t be lawyers. That’s not an indictment on them, nor on the profession – they just shouldn’t be here.

The danger comes when people try to force themselves into something where they don’t belong.

Don’t do it.

Beyond that, we need to explore WHY people leave the profession – not just why they do.

And that’s what this episode is all about.

Happy Lawyering!

It’s not like your legal career is a static thing where you simply start, do stuff, then finish.

It’s a vibrant living creature where your role from day to day is going to change, adjust and shift depending on how senior you are, your experience and your level of self-awareness.

Let’s take a look today at the 5 main stages that you’re going to go through in your legal career.

Happy Lawyering!It’s not like your legal career is a static thing where you simply start, do stuff, then finish.

It’s a vibrant living creature where your role from day to day is going to change, adjust and shift depending on how senior you are, your experience and your level of self-awareness.

Let’s take a look today at the 5 main stages that you’re going to go through in your legal career.

Happy Lawyering!

If you’re not functioning as a person, then you’re not functioning as a lawyer either.

In this episode we take a look at:

why I don’t like the phrase “work/life balance”

what we should be talking about instead

the importance of self-awareness

the categories of your life that need to matter

how you can start developing all of those areas, rather than ignoring them.

Happy Lawyering!If you’re not functioning as a person, then you’re not functioning as a lawyer either.

In this episode we take a look at:

why I don’t like the phrase “work/life balance”

what we should be talking about instead

the importance of self-awareness

the categories of your life that need to matter

how you can start developing all of those areas, rather than ignoring them.

Happy Lawyering!

Ever wanted to know how you as a lawyer can develop a serious, effective, social media strategy to build your network and generate more work? Here’s how. In this episode, Mitch Jackson and I take you through a comprehensive look at the state of Social Media for lawyers, and how you as a lawyer can take YOUR niche and turn it into a social media empire, generate more referrals, build relationships and become known, liked and trusted.

We’ll also discuss:

what social media platforms lawyers should be using

the state of social media in 2017

what to create social media content about

how to engage with people and use social media in your chosen industry.

Social media for lawyers is a hot topic – most lawyers by now know that they need to get into social media if they are going to succeed over the next decade.

But then – they don’t do anything. Join myself and Mitch Jackson, trial lawyer from California as we discuss the nuts and bolts of generating a social media campaign as a lawyer, and find out just how much value you can really see with such an investment.

Some relevant links:

Mitch Jackson Social: http://mitchjackson.com/social/

The LegalMinds mastermind: http://legalminds.lawyer/

Jackson and WIlson: http://jacksonandwilson.com/

David Meerman Scott: http://www.davidmeermanscott.com/

Brian Solis: http://www.briansolis.com/

How to Build a WordPress Site: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL27PK2E8fOr9oMgy130rZRnN4pIqHkH8o

Ever wanted to know how you as a lawyer can develop a serious, effective, social media strategy to build your network and generate more work? Here’s how. In this episode, Mitch Jackson and I take you through a comprehensive look at the state of Social Media for lawyers, and how you as a lawyer can take YOUR niche and turn it into a social media empire, generate more referrals, build relationships and become known, liked and trusted.

We’ll also discuss:

what social media platforms lawyers should be using

the state of social media in 2017

what to create social media content about

how to engage with people and use social media in your chosen industry.

Social media for lawyers is a hot topic – most lawyers by now know that they need to get into social media if they are going to succeed over the next decade.

But then – they don’t do anything. Join myself and Mitch Jackson, trial lawyer from California as we discuss the nuts and bolts of generating a social media campaign as a lawyer, and find out just how much value you can really see with such an investment.

Some relevant links:

Mitch Jackson Social: http://mitchjackson.com/social/

The LegalMinds mastermind: http://legalminds.lawyer/

Jackson and WIlson: http://jacksonandwilson.com/

David Meerman Scott: http://www.davidmeermanscott.com/

Brian Solis: http://www.briansolis.com/

How to Build a WordPress Site: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL27PK2E8fOr9oMgy130rZRnN4pIqHkH8o

How often do you plan out your day, only to find that within 5 minutes of arriving at work  your “plan” has gone down the drain?

If you’re like everyone else – it’s pretty common.

But beyond that, you’ve also got to deal with the normal distractions that occur through the day, like:

“could you pop in for 5 minutes”

phone calls

emails

“urgent” client matters

“I’ve just got a quick question”

So how do you actually get anything done with all of these different things competing for your attention?

Let’s find out.

Happy Lawyering!How often do you plan out your day, only to find that within 5 minutes of arriving at work  your “plan” has gone down the drain?

If you’re like everyone else – it’s pretty common.

But beyond that, you’ve also got to deal with the normal distractions that occur through the day, like:

“could you pop in for 5 minutes”

phone calls

emails

“urgent” client matters

“I’ve just got a quick question”

So how do you actually get anything done with all of these different things competing for your attention?

Let’s find out.

Happy Lawyering!

So many self-help books, articles, ideas and courses focus entirely on you. YOUR focus. YOUR productivity. YOUR outcomes.

But that’s not how the real world works. Sure – you need to be productive.

But ultimate productivity for lawyers comes from the team – the whole being greater than the sum of its parts.

And that begins with you changing how you think about productivity.

Happy Lawyering!So many self-help books, articles, ideas and courses focus entirely on you. YOUR focus. YOUR productivity. YOUR outcomes.

But that’s not how the real world works. Sure – you need to be productive.

But ultimate productivity for lawyers comes from the team – the whole being greater than the sum of its parts.

And that begins with you changing how you think about productivity.

Happy Lawyering!

If you are on the hunt for a job as a lawyer and are struggling, then I want to encourage you to do something: stop it.

Stop looking for a legal job.

And start doing something else instead.

Find out why in this podcast.

Happy Lawyering!If you are on the hunt for a job as a lawyer and are struggling, then I want to encourage you to do something: stop it.

Stop looking for a legal job.

And start doing something else instead.

Find out why in this podcast.

Happy Lawyering!