Solos and small law firm owners face a difficult balancing act. You cannot focus exclusively on the practice of law, lest the management of the firm suffer. Running a successful small practice requires attorneys involve themselves in ongoing, strategic decision making concerning business management and administrative matters.
The struggle of the small-firm practitioner is the struggle to find efficiencies in both management and practice. The modern law firm model can expand its capabilities by embracing technology and using outside resources, such as virtual assistants or contractors, to get work done efficiently and affordably.
Our friends at Thomson Reuters are offering a free white paper examining the intersection of saving time and time management. The paper expounds on three basic suggestions that will allow even the most time-strapped practitioners to achieve that elusive balance.