Tips For Lawyers Podcast

  • Author: Vários
  • Narrator: Vários
  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 20:42:00
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Synopsis

The Tips for Lawyers show is here to provide lawyers with the tools they need to thrive in legal practice.It's to fill a gap in the training of law students, lawyers and attorneys: practical legal skills and training. Lawyers and attorneys for a long time now have begun to ignore or avoid the skills and knowledge that are being utilised by businesses and entrepreneurs all over the world. For some reason, we seem to think that we are special in legal practice, and avoid taking on board skills that could help us develop better relationships with clients, more valuable endeavours for our law firms, and better outcomes in terms of profit. The Tips For Lawyers show will deal with topics that allow us to improve our communication skills, our marketing and business development (or rainmaking), our productivity as lawyers, time billing and recording, persuasion and advocacy, legal writing skills and drafting, and an abundance of other ways in which lawyers can be more personally productive, useful and beneficial to their firm and their client.The show also deals with the struggles and issues that young lawyers face in getting through day to day practice.Subscribe today - and see how you can genuinely love a legal career.

Episodes

  • Law is Hard – Deal with It

    24/10/2019 Duration: 10min

    I get it – bad things do happen in a legal career, and there are certainly some aspects that need “fixing”. But the truth is, even if we fix everything we can, a legal career is still going to be challenging at intellectual, emotional and spiritual levels. So if you’re not up for that, or […]

  • How to Write Shorter Letters

    17/10/2019 Duration: 13min

    Your letters are too long. Time to fix it. Your letters are too long. Time to fix it.

  • Are Young Lawyers Incompetent at Business?

    10/10/2019 Duration: 16min

    And, more importantly, does it have to be that way? By applying a simple change in the way you perceive your decisions, you can start to ensure that you are working towards being a more valuable contributor to your firm every day. And, more importantly, does it have to be that way? By applying a […]

  • Does your Drafting Achieve its Purpose?

    18/07/2019 Duration: 08min

    Audience, Purpose, Tone and Brevity – you’ve heard me say it before, and you probably will again. These are the key elements of excellent legal drafting. So how can we ensure that the purpose of our legal drafting is well defined, and that what we produce achieves that purpose? Let’s chat about that in this […]

  • Getting your Tone Right

    02/07/2019 Duration: 04min

    Legal drafting isn’t just a way of throwing clever words on a page in a particular order. It’s about the right words, for the right situation, to achieve the desired purpose for the recipient. And a big part of that involves getting the right tone in your communication – if every piece of correspondence you […]

  • What to Do When You’re Not Busy

    23/06/2019

    As lawyers we’re busy a lot, and some lawyers declare their busy-ness even when they’re not. But for young lawyers the first time they experience a period of relatively low workload can actually be a bit daunting. What should you be doing with that time if nobody has any work to give you? Do you […]

  • Are you Dissatisfied with your Legal Career?

    18/05/2019

    It’s 100% guaranteed to happen – you hit “that point” where you start wondering whether this is all that a legal career has to offer. The question is: what are you going to do with that feeling? It’s 100% guaranteed to happen – you hit “that point” where you start wondering whether this is all […]

  • Are you Ready to Start your Own Firm?

    02/05/2019

    Many young lawyers aspire to start their own firm. But beyond finances, business, marketing and legal knowledge there is one big question you need to tackle before you make the decision. Let’s talk about that. Many young lawyers aspire to start their own firm. But beyond finances, business, marketing and legal knowledge there is one […]

  • Careful Who you Copy

    14/02/2019

    With all the advice, information and help available for young lawyers, it would be easy to try and suck up everything like an enormous sponge. I’m not totally convinced that’s a good idea. With all the advice, information and help available for young lawyers, it would be easy to try and suck up everything like […]

  • Delusions of Justice

    15/12/2018

    We need to be clear about something – we don’t work in a justice system, we work in a legal system. There are a few reasons I want to make that distinction… which you’ll find out in this episode.We need to be clear about something – we don’t work in a justice system, we work […]

  • What’s the Rut and How can You Avoid It?

    31/08/2018

    Falling into a rut isn’t always a bad thing, unless you don’t know you’re in it. In this episode I talk about how you can decide if the rut is right for you, and some tips to help avoid a path leading to frustration and despair in your legal career.Falling into a rut isn’t always […]

  • Don’t Get Overwhelmed By Learning Skills… Do This Instead

    30/07/2018

    With 30 days of legal skills in a row it would be easy to get overwhelmed by a massive “to do” list of things that you need to achieve instantly. But think back to where we started – that’s not how it works. In this last lesson for the series we talk about how to […]

  • Can you Really Design a Legal Career That You’ll Love

    29/07/2018

    Yes. Yes you can. But you probably want more details than that, right?Yes. Yes you can. But you probably want more details than that, right?

  • Do you Know What Clients Hate?

    28/07/2018

    In this episode we’re going to have a chat about one of the things that clients hate the most – and yet, it’s one of the most common practises among lawyers. Mostly because we’re afraid of dealing with it.In this episode we’re going to have a chat about one of the things that clients hate […]

  • Clients Have Great Expectations… But What Are They?

    27/07/2018

    Much of what we do as lawyers involves managing expectations – both in terms of what assumptions are made, what’s communicated, and how we go about delivering on what’s been promised. And it’s not that easy.  Much of what we do as lawyers involves managing expectations – both in terms of what assumptions are made, […]

  • Clients Don’t Always Come First

    26/07/2018

    While clients might be the point, we also need to ensure that the role of our clients stays in perspective. We serve, and we serve to the best of our abilities. But there are times when clients shouldn’t really be at the top of your list.While clients might be the point, we also need to […]

  • Your Clients – The Legal Skill that Isn’t a Legal Skill

    25/07/2018

    I don’t count people as “skills” but let’s face it – clients are really the whole point of this legal career you’ve chosen, right?I don’t count people as “skills” but let’s face it – clients are really the whole point of this legal career you’ve chosen, right?

  • Track Your Efforts as a Young Lawyer

    24/07/2018

    It can be hard to think that you’ve had a good year, unless you actually take the time to jot down the ways you’ve improved and your successes over time. You might be surprised to see just how far you’ve come.It can be hard to think that you’ve had a good year, unless you actually […]

  • Strategies for Young Lawyers to Add to Business Success

    23/07/2018

    Even as a young lawyer there are some very simple strategies you can use to help the business along… and hopefully stand out as a real contributor in the meantime.Even as a young lawyer there are some very simple strategies you can use to help the business along… and hopefully stand out as a real […]

  • Pulling the Levers of Law Firm Profit

    22/07/2018

    Once you know what the levers are, you need to know how they work together. Otherwise you end up spoiling your meal.  Once you know what the levers are, you need to know how they work together. Otherwise you end up spoiling your meal.  

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