According to the legal press, more than 1,300 legal jobs were lost in January of 2009; an additional 1,100 were lost by the end of Friday, February 13th. Every day we read about layoffs at another AmLaw 500 Firm or hear rumors of large numbers of performance terminations at others. [...] Read more »
How Planning Ahead Can Increase Your Law Firm’s Efficiency
Weekly planning is the process of taking time to map out your week so that you are proactively making time to achieve both your long- and short-term goals every day. Research tells us that one hour spent planning will increase your efficiency by a minimum of four hours. Remember this [...] Read more »
High Spirits + Energy = Better Job Search
In my previous article I shared ten tips for tending to your career in a down economy. As we continue to struggle through these uncertain times, I’d like to focus on the last point I raised the importance of staying positive. Over the past months, as I’ve been working with [...] Read more »
How To Use Effective Time Management To Increase Productivity
With the downturn in the economy, many lawyers have some extra time on their hands. What a perfect opportunity to work on establishing stellar time management practices that will help increase productivity when it is back to business as usual. Although the suggestions in this article are simple, they are [...] Read more »