Lawyer Time Management

I know the Eisenhower box is fast, but could it be faster? Two new ways to use this brilliant hack.

Merrilyn Astin Tarlton | Who knows why we do it, but most of us tend to say “yes” to things when we should say "no."

Many lawyers fail to structure their days in a manner that allows them to manage the day’s distractions and get important work done early, rather than late at night. And it’s a big problem: There’s probably no bigger contributor to your ...

It’s easy to fall down the rabbit hole of mastering a complicated productivity system’s quirks instead of getting real work done. For this area of my life, I like pen and paper more than electronics.

Jay Harrington | A “one and done” approach can help you make fewer decisions, and therefore make those decisions better.

David and Karen Skinner | It’s easier than you think to create a library of SOPs that capture the processes you use every day in your practice.

Tatia Gordon Troy | Research shows that when implementing any sound time-management program — apps, online programs, great self-help books — you will actually gain at least two full hours a day.

Analog Attorney | Being bored is your secret creative superpower.

Jay Harrington | As a young lawyer, my nocturnal schedule was a choice — a result of my failure to make choices that could have helped me avoid exhaustion and burnout.

New Video and Formatting Cheat Sheet | Legal Office Guru's Deborah Savadra shows how to use Word shortcut keys to invoke commands, insert special characters and even launch macros.