One of the ways that I help lawyers avoid “lawyer meltdown” is by providing information and resources through this site and elsewhere to help them with issues that aren’t typically covered in law school – from practice management to marketing and business development to productivity and time management.
Many of the articles and videos below reside on this website and/or on the Legal Ease Blog, while others were originally written for another source and are published off-site.
If the post appears on Lawyer Meltdown, clicking on the link will take you to the article on this site. If the article appears on another site, clicking on the link will open a new tab to the article off-site.
Scroll down to see the full list of articles by category.
Billing and Fees
- What Should Your Engagement Agreement Include?
- Billing Tips for Solos and Small Firms
- Dealing with Difficult Clients
- Value Billing: Too Nebulous to be Effective?
- The Dilemma Over Legal Fees
- Value Based Billing For Lawyers – Will it Work?
- Take Care When Drafting Your Fee Agreements
- How Much Should Lawyers Charge?
- Calculating Rates for Legal Services
Client Service
- What Should Your Engagement Agreement Include?
- Checklist for a Client-Focused Website
- Dealing with Difficult Clients
- Improve Your Marketing in One Step: Focus on Your Clients
- Considering Client Service as Part of Employment Reviews
- Why Lawyers Are Bad at Client Service
- What To Do With Client Feedback
- Tips For Obtaining Client Feedback
- You Define Your Practice, But Focus Your Marketing on Your Clients
- Is Your Website Really What Your Clients Are Looking For?
Culture and Professional Development
- Facing Obstacles with Community [video]
- Tuesday Tip: Working with Support Staff
- Planning for Law Practice Improvement
- What Working Women Want
- What Message is Your Firm Sending About What it Values by What it Measures?
- Success Is Not A One Person Sport
- Is Poor Communication Undermining the Culture at Your Firm?
- Considering Client Service as Part of Employment Reviews
- How to Attract and Keep Superstars in Your Firm
Employees
- Managing Staff Interruptions
- Tuesday Tip: Working with Support Staff
- Make Meetings Count
- What Working Women Want
- Considering Client Service as Part of Employment Reviews
Ethics
Law Practice Management
- Strategic Planning with the EASE Method
- Managing Staff Interruptions
- Overwhelmed? Try this calendar hack
- How NOT to Use Email
- Use QuickParts to Streamline Your Workload
- Automate Your Email Inbox
- Triage Your Email Inbox
- Email Tips: Don’t Let Email Be A Distraction!
- Decluttering Your Law Office: Getting Started
- Tuesday Tip: Working with Support Staff
Legal Lifestyle
- Facing Obstacles with Community [video]
- Gratitude is Good for Business
- Decluttering Your Law Office: Getting Started
- Tips to Avoid Lawyer Meltdown [Interview]
- Learning to Disconnect
- How to Get Motivated
- Too Much To Do, Too Little Time?
- How to Take Control of Your Practice by Creating Vision and Mission Statements
- Success Is Not A One Person Sport
Legal Marketing
- 5 Things You’re Missing From Your LinkedIn Profile
- Setting Goals for LinkedIn Part 2 – An Example
- 47 #LinkedIn Tips for Lawyers and Other Legal Professionals
- Setting Goals for LinkedIn
- How to Read Make LinkedIn Work for You
- Make LinkedIn Work for You: Now Available!
- How Much Time Should I Spend on LinkedIn? Participation
- How Much Time Should I Spend on LinkedIn? Connections
- How Much Time Should I Spend on LinkedIn? Profile
- LinkedIn Groups: A Targeting Opportunity
Networking
- 5 Things You’re Missing From Your LinkedIn Profile
- Make LinkedIn Work for You: Now Available!
- How Much Time Should I Spend on LinkedIn? Participation
- How Much Time Should I Spend on LinkedIn? Connections
- How Much Time Should I Spend on LinkedIn? Profile
- Expand Your Network with LinkedIn Groups
- LinkedIn: Your Modern-Day Rolodex
- Make Your LinkedIn Connections Work for You
- What to Post on LinkedIn (Part 2)
- What to Post on LinkedIn (Part 1)
Planning
- Strategic Planning with the EASE Method
- Overwhelmed? Try this calendar hack
- How to Do More In Less Time Podcast
- Planning for Law Practice Improvement
Productivity
- Managing Staff Interruptions
- Conquer Your To-Do List With The Power of Three
- Overwhelmed? Try this calendar hack
- How NOT to Use Email
- Use QuickParts to Streamline Your Workload
- Automate Your Email Inbox
- Triage Your Email Inbox
- Email Tips: Don’t Let Email Be A Distraction!
- Decluttering Your Law Office: Getting Started
- Improve Your Law Firm’s Collaboration and Productivity with G Suite
Social Networking
- 5 Things You’re Missing From Your LinkedIn Profile
- Setting Goals for LinkedIn Part 2 – An Example
- 47 #LinkedIn Tips for Lawyers and Other Legal Professionals
- Setting Goals for LinkedIn
- How to Read Make LinkedIn Work for You
- Make LinkedIn Work for You: Now Available!
- How Much Time Should I Spend on LinkedIn? Participation
- How Much Time Should I Spend on LinkedIn? Connections
- How Much Time Should I Spend on LinkedIn? Profile
- LinkedIn Groups: A Targeting Opportunity
Solo Practice
- Strategic Planning with the EASE Method
- Billing Tips for Solos and Small Firms
- Tips to Avoid Lawyer Meltdown [Interview]
Technology
- Use QuickParts to Streamline Your Workload
- LinkedIn Groups Gets an Update
- Improve Your Law Firm’s Collaboration and Productivity with G Suite
- Billing Tips for Solos and Small Firms
- FREE Data Protection Checklist for Choosing Cloud Practice Management Providers
- How to Do More In Less Time Podcast
Tools
- How NOT to Use Email
- Improve Your Law Firm’s Collaboration and Productivity with G Suite
- Billing Tips for Solos and Small Firms
Websites
- Checklist for a Client-Focused Website
- Using Infographics to Drive Traffic and Engagement
- Can Your Clients Find What They Need on Your Website?
- Have You Forgotten the Most Important Aspect of Your Website?
- Does Your Website Forget About Your Clients?
- Is Your Packaging Distracting From Your Message?
- Is Your Website Really What Your Clients Are Looking For?
Women Lawyers
Video
- Facing Obstacles with Community [video]
- 5 Things You’re Missing From Your LinkedIn Profile
- Setting Goals for LinkedIn Part 2 – An Example
- Strategic Planning with the EASE Method
- Setting Goals for LinkedIn
- How to Read Make LinkedIn Work for You
- Make LinkedIn Work for You: Now Available!
- Gratitude is Good for Business
- How Much Time Should I Spend on LinkedIn? Participation
- How Much Time Should I Spend on LinkedIn? Connections
I hope you find the articles helpful and enlightening! Please feel free to contact me for more information about any of these subjects, or to suggest future article or video topics.
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Allison C. Shields
Legal Ease Consulting, Inc
Creating Productive, Profitable and Enjoyable Law Practices
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