Category Archives: Time billing

Delegating – It doesn’t need to be a nightmare!

For many of us, delegating is a skillful art that we think only a handful of people will ever master. One of the biggest challenges for many young lawyers is learning how to best make use of time and resources by delegating tasks or projects. Though the “I’ll do it myself” mentality is “the norm” [...]

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Avoiding Distractions

When it comes to productivity there is no bigger ‘killer’ than distractions, interruptions and surprises that appear from nowhere and can throw the best laid plans out the window. Sabotaging your time and your energy, they can come in a range of guises from ‘supposedly’ urgent emails, panic stricken colleagues, random phone calls and ‘drop [...]

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Alternative Billing : Silver Bullet For Retaining Talent?

Ask any lawyer what they despise most about working in a law firm and without a hint of hesitation the response will undoubtedly be TIMESHEETS!!!! Whether directly or indirectly it can be a major source of consternation at all levels from partners to financial controllers to junior lawyers.  In fact it is one of the [...]

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