In this Q&A and discussion, John Morgan, the founder of Morgan & Morgan and author of You Can’t Teach Hungry and You Can’t Teach Vision, walks listeners through solutions and systems for common issues in running a law firm.
In this presentation you will learn:
How to get more business
How to go from a solo to a multi-lawyer law firm
How to optimize your already large firm
What today’s law firm will look like in five years and why you should be preparing for that now
How to use technology to automate and quality control cases
Marketing and advertising in the time of the internet and social media
Vision making
Expanding into new physical locations
The case for adding partners
The case for when it's time for partners to exit the firm
Mistakes John has made, lessons he has learned, and why failure is your friend
The two ways to be profitable
Why you need to be getting your cases to the courthouse sooner
Why every lawyer at your firm who does it their way instead of your way is costing you money
Why you always have to be thinking about tomorrow
Morgan also addresses listener topics such as:
What is the most effective investment in advertising and marketing for small or solo firms?
Morgan discusses the concept “done is better than perfect”
How to determine at the interview stage if a candidate is going to be a good fit at your firm
How to determine caseload for the lawyers in your firm
How to bring new cases into your firm
Where to go to recruit top-quality people to hire
The best systems for compensating non-partner lawyers
How to keep good people at your firm
Good ratios for staffing law firms
What areas of law will be the most profitable for solo practitioners in the future?
Advice for senior attorneys
Advice for attorneys switching from defense to plaintiff’s work
This presentation provides you with the advice you need to take the business side of your law firm to the next level.
*This interview was originally offered to customers as part of our Trial Guides LIVE Fireside Chat series. The content has been remastered and edited for brevity and clarity.
Audio Digital Download: 115 minutes; 1st edition (2020)
Publisher: Trial Guides, LLC
In this Q&A and discussion, John Morgan, the founder of Morgan & Morgan and author of You Can’t Teach Hungry and You Can’t Teach Vision, walks listeners through solutions and systems for common issues in running a law firm.
In this presentation you will learn:
How to get more business
How to go from a solo to a multi-lawyer law firm
How to optimize your already large firm
What today’s law firm will look like in five years and why you should be preparing for that now
How to use technology to automate and quality control cases
Marketing and advertising in the time of the internet and social media
Vision making
Expanding into new physical locations
The case for adding partners
The case for when it's time for partners to exit the firm
Mistakes John has made, lessons he has learned, and why failure is your friend
The two ways to be profitable
Why you need to be getting your cases to the courthouse sooner
Why every lawyer at your firm who does it their way instead of your way is costing you money
Why you always have to be thinking about tomorrow
Morgan also addresses listener topics such as:
What is the most effective investment in advertising and marketing for small or solo firms?
Morgan discusses the concept “done is better than perfect”
How to determine at the interview stage if a candidate is going to be a good fit at your firm
How to determine caseload for the lawyers in your firm
How to bring new cases into your firm
Where to go to recruit top-quality people to hire
The best systems for compensating non-partner lawyers
How to keep good people at your firm
Good ratios for staffing law firms
What areas of law will be the most profitable for solo practitioners in the future?
Advice for senior attorneys
Advice for attorneys switching from defense to plaintiff’s work
This presentation provides you with the advice you need to take the business side of your law firm to the next level.
*This interview was originally offered to customers as part of our Trial Guides LIVE Fireside Chat series. The content has been remastered and edited for brevity and clarity.