The harmless lunch meeting

Lunch meetings are common for law firm managers and owners. If you run a successful law firm with many social, business, and friend contacts, they often ask you to lunch. Going to lunch with others is often a great thing to do. You spread your wings and meet others by lunch, often leading to referrals….

Leaders listen: Are your ears open?

Owning or managing a law firm requires a lot of traits. However, one leadership trait vital to a law firm’s success is listening skills. Many emphasize a leader’s ability to communicate. In many instances, communication skills can involve the ability to teach or present to others in a large group setting. In other instances, the…

The importance of balancing professional and personal

For those of you who are law firm partners, managers, or supervisors, balancing the professional and personal in the workplace can oftentimes be difficult and blurry.  On one hand, you need your employees to respect you as a law firm partner, manager, or supervisor.  On the other hand, many law firm partners, managers, or supervisors…