Starting a law practice is exciting, demanding, and rewarding. The Hanging Your Shingle series is an unparalleled opportunity to learn how to avoid pitfalls and take charge of your career. This concentrated and thorough program offers a conversational environment that offers a unique chance to learn how to run your own law practice.
Does it feel like you never have enough hours in the day?
Are you constantly fighting fires?
Does it feel like your email inbox is your boss?
Do you wonder how you can work so many hours and bill so few of them?
And how will you ever take a vacation?
If you feel like you are never on top of things and want to take back control of your time and your practice, attend this session where three seasoned lawyers share their inside strategies learned from many years of experience and trial and error. Even in this time of never-ending client demands, competition, and constant technological connectivity, it really is possible to develop habits, routines, and systems that both boost your productivity and radically reduce your stress level.
Does it feel like you never have enough hours in the day?
Are you constantly fighting fires?
Does it feel like your email inbox is your boss?
Do you wonder how you can work so many hours and bill so few of them?
And how will you ever take a vacation?
If you feel like you are never on top of things and want to take back control of your time and your practice, attend this session where three seasoned lawyers share their inside strategies learned from many years of experience and trial and error. Even in this time of never-ending client demands, competition, and constant technological connectivity, it really is possible to develop habits, routines, and systems that both boost your productivity and radically reduce your stress level.
Course Content
12:00 pm - 12:15 pmIntro and Time Management
Robert Plotkin, Esq.,
Blueshift IP LLC, Cambridge
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Focusing and Planning Your Work Day
Demetra M. Pontisakos, Esq.,
Demetra Pontisakos Law Office, Topsfield
12:30 pm - 12:35 pm
Time Management
Colleen C. Cook, Esq.,
Smolak & Vaughan LLP, North Andover
12:35 pm - 12:40 pm
Maintaining Productivity When Working from Home
Colleen C. Cook, Esq.,
Smolak & Vaughan LLP, North Andover
12:40 pm - 12:50 pm
Taming Your Email Inbox
Robert Plotkin, Esq.,
Blueshift IP LLC, Cambridge
12:50 pm - 1:00 pm
Best Practices for Billing and Capturing All of Your Time
Colleen C. Cook, Esq.,
Smolak & Vaughan LLP, North Andover
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm
Tailoring Your Practice to Thrive: Information Seeking and Content Control
Demetra M. Pontisakos, Esq.,
Demetra Pontisakos Law Office, Topsfield
1:20 pm - 1:25 pm
Make Time for Marketing, How and When to Delegate, Thriving Personally
Colleen C. Cook, Esq.,
Smolak & Vaughan LLP, North Andover
1:25 pm - 1:45 pm
Tailoring Your Practice to Thrive: Systematizing for Success
Panel
Please Note
This webcast is delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal.
There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only.
They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.
Speakers
ChairRobert Plotkin, Esq.,
Blueshift IP LLC, Cambridge
Faculty
Colleen C. Cook, Esq.,
Smolak & Vaughan LLP, North Andover
Demetra M. Pontisakos, Esq.,
Demetra Pontisakos Law Office, Topsfield
