This week, Larry Port and Dave Maxfield talk with Allison Shields Johs and Dan Siegel about their book: How to Do More in Less Time: The Complete Guide to Increasing Your Productivity and Improving Your Bottom Line. What on your to-do list can be cut down? What’s urgent, and what’s important? Allison and Dan discuss Read more about Ep 65- Getting More Accomplished in Less Time[…]

Larry flies solo this week as he interviews co-authors Marcia Wasserman and Andrew Elowitt on their ABA book Lawyers as Managers: How to Be a Champion for Your Firm and Employees. Hear the ugly truth about lack of empathy in the workplace, and discover solutions that will enable managers to change these behaviors. Encouraging positive Read more about Ep 64- A Focus on Leadership in the Workplace[…]

This week, Larry and Dave welcome Lean lawyer Derek Swindall, a business and tax attorney in South Carolina. Derek talks about his modifications to the Income Formula that help him reduce overhead and drive up revenue. Derek also shares his experience with clients and how he helps them complete their taxes. Laying out what they Read more about Ep 63- How To Financially Model Your Future[…]

Larry and Dave are back again with guest Jack Pringle to discuss if it’s possible to become TOO lean in an effort to reduce time and waste. What is truly needed to run a successful law firm? How can you prepare your business for the unexpected? Join us for this thought-provoking episode.

As the country begins to gradually reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic, Larry and Dave discuss ways to tackle intimidating issues, uncertain events, and the unknown future using the one-page method. Listen as they discuss this popular problem-solving method that can help narrow down your large-scale problems into a simplified solution. Check out the resources below Read more about Ep 61- Simplifying Problems Using the One-Page Method[…]

While Larry is away, Dave sits down with Keith Lee, the chief marketing officer for Case Status, a client management tool for lawyers. During their conversation, Keith sheds light on the hard road ahead for those graduating in 2020, taking a page from his book after graduating in 2010. Looking at downturns in the past Read more about Ep 60- Pivoting and Adapting in a New Norm[…]

This week, Larry and Dave shamelessly promote Rocket Aid, which offers 12.5 hours of CLE for $25, proceeds going to COVID charities. They then discuss the experimental marketplace currently developing as the world continues to remain in a state of suspense. Larry touches on his methods of adapting to the changes in environment, and what Read more about Ep 59- Lean Marketing in a COVID Age[…]

This special episode of the Lean Law Firm Podcast details Larry and Dave’s thoughts on the recent outbreak of COVID-19 and how it will affect law firms across the country. Businesses have adapted by working remotely or closing down entirely. Larry and Dave put their heads together to provide general advice and insight on the Read more about Ep 58- Staying Productive Under Extraordinary Circumstances[…]

Wendy Witt, CEO and owner of Million Dollar Attorney, joins Larry and Dave to talk about how she helps law firms run their businesses. During her 15 years practicing Trust and Estates, Wendy saw that many attorneys needed help with the business aspect of the job, and decided to change her focus to helping other Read more about Ep 57- How to Run a Successful Firm by Being a Successful Business[…]

Dorna Moini got fed up trying to cram the needs of her domestic violence work into the existing tools for document assembly. So she built her own product with a friend of hers. Now Dorna runs Documate, a cloud-based product that takes the rocket science out of document automation. Dave and Larry discuss how Documate Read more about Ep 56- Reducing Waste Through a New Document Automation Platform, Documate[…]