Process Improvement Tips

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Did You Know Being a Terrible Guitar Player Could Make You a Better Lawyer?

Your brain doesn’t care if you are any good at your creative hobbies. Karen Skinner explains why being terrible may actually make you a better lawyer.

Karen Skinner - June 22, 2026
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Why Your Brain Needs Creative Rest (and What That Actually Looks Like)

For a profession that runs on cognitive performance, creative rest isn’t optional. It’s strategy. Karen Skinner explains what that looks like for busy lawyers.

Karen Skinner - May 26, 2026
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Three Keys to a Healthy Referral Network for Your Law Firm

Karen and David Skinner's checklist building a healthy law referral network that falls within your law practice's "power zone."

David and Karen Skinner - May 20, 2026
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Annual Legal Fee Increases: 5 Ways to Make It Easier

Process Improvement Tips | Essential steps to ensure your annual legal fee increases are thoughtful, fair and easy to implement.

David and Karen Skinner - May 7, 2026
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The Law Firm Productivity Myth That’s Burning Lawyers Out

If you ask most lawyers what productivity looks like, the answer is predictable, says Karen Skinner. More hours. Faster turnaround. More, more, more. But what if better productivity means doing less, not more?

Karen Skinner - April 27, 2026
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5 Tips to Make Time Entry Less Painful for Lawyers

Streamline your time-entry process and you will stop losing money. Karen and David Skinner have five tips to help you fix it now.

David and Karen Skinner - March 12, 2026
How to Use ChatGPT to Audit Your Tech Stack (and Save Money) in 2026

Process Improvement Tips | Is this a useful exercise with the potential to be a totally absorbing rabbit hole? You bet!

David and Karen Skinner - February 8, 2026
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Want to Get Paid Faster? 5 Ways to Fix Law Firm Invoicing

Delays in your invoicing process can have a big impact on your cash flow. Here are five tips from law firm process pros Karen and David Skinner to help you fix invoicing problems.

David and Karen Skinner - January 27, 2026
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How to Create a Law Firm Annual Plan that Doesn’t Die in a Drawer

Karen and David Skinner's reality-proofed, six-step approach to annual law firm planning. The key to success: Make goals simple, achievable — and visible.

David and Karen Skinner - November 11, 2025
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Delegation Isn’t Just a Work Hack, It’s a Life Hack: 5 Personal Tasks to Delegate Now

Process Improvement Tips | Karen and David Skinner suggest five ways to outsource the personal tasks that quietly (or not so quietly!) drain your time and energy.

David and Karen Skinner - September 8, 2025
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