Lawyerist Podcast

Lab coaches Kelly Street and Stephanie Everett share their best tips and insights to help level up your business for greater success. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to Postali, Rankings.io, and TextExpander for sponsoring this episode.

Lawyer, author, and Lawyerist Lab alumna, Megan Zavieh, shares with us what it means to be a modern lawyer and the role ethics and technology play in it all. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to TextExpander, Postali, and Rankings.io for sponsoring this episode.

We are replaying an older episode where Lawyerist Co-Founder, Sam Glover, and Stephanie Everett talk about the book they co-wrote together, The Small Firm Roadmap. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to Rankings.io, TextExpander, and Postali for sponsoring this episode.

Remote work expert and Lab coach, Maryellen Stockton, talks to us about what your next steps should be after hiring and onboarding an employee. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to Postali, Rankings.io, and TextExpander for sponsoring this episode.

Authors and professors, Michael Heller & James Salzman, talk to us about the rules of ownership in our lives and what role lawyers play in all this. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to TextExpander, Postali, and ESQ.Marketing for sponsoring this episode.

Author, speaker and business coach, Trivinia Barber, talks to us about fighting our email to get to inbox zero. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to LEX Reception, ESQ.Marketing, TextExpander, and Postali for sponsoring this episode.

Author, speaker and workplace strategist, Erica Keswin, talks about the importance of rituals and how they can transform the workplace. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to Postali, ESQ.Marketing and TextExpander for sponsoring this episode.

Business owner and author, Tom Lenfestey, shares with us his best practices for a law firm succession plan and his top tips for buying and selling law firms. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to TextExpander, Postali, ESQ.Marketing and SweetProcess for sponsoring this episode.

Counselor, author, and speaker, Rachel Ann Dine, talks to us about anxiety, high achieving personalities, and how to find a balance with it all. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to Termageddon, SweetProcess, TextExpander, Postali, and ESQ.Marketing for sponsoring this episode.

Author and speaker, Dr. Stefanie Johnson, shares her best practices to forge strong relationships between leaders and teams, inspire greater productivity, and create a positive environment for everyone. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to ESQ.Marketing, SweetProcess, TextExpander, and Postali for sponsoring this episode.

Lawyerist Operations Director, Paige Atkins, shares her best practices for hiring a virtual assistant. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to Lawmatics, Postali, ESQ.Marketing, SweetProcess, and TextExpander for sponsoring this episode.

Legal marketing expert, Delisi Friday, shares her specific do’s and don’ts when it comes to marketing across the legal industry. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to SweetProcess, TextExpander, Postali, and ESQ.Marketing for sponsoring this episode.

Marketing & Partnerships Director, Laura Briggs, interviews Lawyerist’s Legal Tech Advisor, Zack Glaser, about all things document automation. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to CosmoLex, TextExpander, Postali, and ESQ.Marketing for sponsoring this episode.

Lawyerist Lab coach Stephanie Everett interviews Lab member Aaron Thomas about their lab journey and what they’re currently dealing with in their small firm. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to Timesolv, ESQ.Marketing, CosmoLex, TextExpander, and Postali for sponsoring this episode.

Author and CEO of Hint Water, Kara Goldin, shares her story and what it means to be undaunted throughout your career. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to Moneypenny, ESQ.Marketing, CosmoLex, TextExpander, and Postali for sponsoring this episode.

Author and speaker Josh Linkner shares his best practices for unlocking creativity in your work. Interested in Josh’s new book? Use this link and type in code ‘lawyerist’ to get free stuff! If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to Clio, Postali, ESQ.Marketing, CosmoLex, and TextExpander for sponsoring this episode.

Author and organizational psychologist David Burkus shares his tips on what it means to lead remotely. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Looking to learn more on how to lead remote teams effectively? Learn more here. Thanks to Lawyaw, TextExpander, Postali, ESQ.Marketing, and CosmoLex for sponsoring this episode.

New Lawyerist Lab coach, Ryan McKeen, discusses hiring and firing within your firm. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Looking to learn best practices about hiring, firing, and how to manage effective teams? Learn more here. Thanks to LEXReception, CosmoLex, TextExpander, Postali, and ESQ.Marketing for sponsoring this episode.

Lawyerist Lab coach Stephanie Everett and Marketing Director Laura Briggs discuss partner alignment and how to navigate partner conflict within your firm. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Looking to tighten up your culture & core values, so your firm can have a unified vision? Build cohesive values here. Thanks to Spotlight Branding, ESQ.Marketing, CosmoLex, TextExpander, and Postali for sponsoring this episode.

Behavior professor and author Dan Cable talks to us about highlight reels and why you need one in your life. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Ready to unlock more potential in your business? Learn more about how to sharpen your vision and goals here. Thanks to Postali, ESQ.Marketing, CosmoLex, and TextExpander for sponsoring this episode.

Strategy professor and author Olivier Sibony about learning to recognize biases in your day-to-day decisions. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Ready to put your new skills with strategic decisions to the test? Learn more about your overall law firm strategy here. Thanks to TextExpander, ESQ.Marketing, Postali, and CosmoLex for sponsoring this episode.

Author and brand expert, Martin Lindstrom, shares his best tips for helping leaders build a team where common sense is the rule rather than the exception. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Looking for more tips on successfully managing your team? Learn more here. Thanks to Lawmatics, CosmoLex, TextExpander, ESQ.Marketing, and Postali for sponsoring this episode.

Practitioner attorney, Neil Tyra, shares all the things they didn’t teach you in law school, and some of the mistakes he made along the way in his own practice that helped him grow. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Looking to tackle this new year with momentum & clear vision? Learn more about your career & personal goals here. Thanks to Postali, CosmoLex, TextExpander, and ESQ.Marketing for sponsoring this episode.

Author and decision strategist, Annie Duke, shares how to make your decision making strategy more effective & efficient in your everyday life. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Looking to tackle this new year with momentum & clear vision? Learn more about your career & personal goals here. Thanks to ESQ.Marketing, Postali, CosmoLex, and TextExpander for sponsoring this episode.

Lawyerist Coach and remote work expert, Maryellen Stockton, shares her tips on how remote companies can successfully onboard new employees. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Looking to onboard new associates successfully, so you can get stellar HR processes in your firm? Learn more here. Thanks to Knackly ,Back Office Betties, LawPay, and TextExpander for sponsoring this episode.

Entrepreneur, speaker, and HR expert Lars Schmidt shows us how we should rethink our perspective on HR. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Looking to nail down your mission, vision, and values, so you can get stellar HR processes in your firm? Learn more here. Thanks to Smith.ai, TextExpander, Back Office Betties, and LawPay for sponsoring this episode.

Lawyerist Lab coach Stephanie Everett and Marketing Director Laura Briggs discuss why your clarity, vision, and values are about more than just team building and gushy things. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about taking our Lawyerist Lab community and what we do in our program, click here. Thanks to Termageddon, LawPay, TextExpander, and Back Office Betties for sponsoring this episode.

Financial expert and author, Bernadette Harris shares three numbers that you should be paying attention to in your business. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about taking hold of your law firm’s finances, budgets, and more, check out our resource page on finances Thanks to Knackly, Back Office Betties, LawPay, and TextExpander for sponsoring this episode.

Author and thought leader Sarah Aviram talks with us about what it means to feel fulfilled with your work, regardless of your location, company, and personal circumstances. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about creating goals that will help with your fulfillment at work, check out our resource page on personal goals. Thanks to LexReception, TextExpander, Back Office Betties and LawPay for sponsoring this episode.

Author and thought leader Becca Syme talks with us all about what it means to not only discover, but actively lean into your strengths and use them in different areas of your life. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about creating goals that align with your personal vision and lifestyle, check out our resource page on personal goals. Thanks to Smith.ai, LawPay, TextExpander and Back Office Betties and for sponsoring this episode.

Lawyerist Lab coach Stephanie Everett interviews Lab member Crystal Banse on her trauma journey and how that experience helped tailor her legal approach and humanize her clients in the process. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about creating a holistic client experience, check out our resource page on client experience. Thanks to Quickbooks Online Advanced, TextExpander, LawPay, and Back Office Betties for sponsoring this episode.

Author & professor Alex Carter talks to us about changing our perspective on what we think negotiation is and how we can build healthy relationships through negotiation. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about how to integrate such practices like negotiation into your firm’, check out our resource page on law firm strategy. Thanks to Termageddon, TextExpander, Back Office Betties, and LawPay for sponsoring this episode.

Thought leader & author Amy Gallo talks to us about dealing with conflict in the workplace and how we can effectively communicate with those who have different perspectives from us. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about managing a team and tips on communication, check out our resource page on managing people. Thanks to BetterLegal, LawPay, TextExpander, and Back Office Betties for sponsoring this episode.

For our 300th episode, we are joined by Lawyerist founder, Sam Glover. He shares his thoughts on the current state of the legal world, as well as debuting the project he’s been working on since leaving Lawyerist. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about building a law firm strategy that challenges the status quo of the legal industry, check out our resource page on law firm strategy. Thanks to Termageddon, Back Office Betties, LawPay and TextExpander for sponsoring this episode.

Self-actualization engineer and avid speaker Dr. Orin Davis discusses how to attract and hire with diversity in mind. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about an inclusive based approach to hiring, check out our resource page on diversity and inclusion. Thanks to Quickbooks Online, Back Office Betties, TextExpander, and LawPay for sponsoring this episode.

Former Navy captain & author Michael Abrashoff shares his best practices on how to take an underperforming team to high achievers. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about empowering a team of high achievers, check out our resource page on managing people. Thanks to Knackly.io, LawPay, Back Office Betties, and TextExpander for sponsoring this episode.

Distinguished fellow at Harvard Law & author Dr. Heidi K. Gardner explains what smart collaboration is for small law firms. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about working with the right team, check out our resource page on law firm hiring and staffing. Thanks to Smith.ai, Back Office Betties TextExpander, and LawPay, for sponsoring this episode.

Operational culture expert Melissa Daimler discusses how to make your organization a great place to work. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about team culture, please read our resource page on law firm culture. Thanks to Postali, TextExpander, LawPay, and Back Office Betties for sponsoring this episode.

Author and thought leader Jeff Wald discusses why so much about what you’ve heard about the future of work is wrong and what the data really tells us. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about hiring contractors to grow your law firm, check out our resource page on virtual legal assistants. Thanks to Belay, Back Office Betties, TextExpander, and Casetext.

Lawyerist Lab coach Stephanie Everett and Marketing Director Laura Briggs discuss how to hire and onboard new associates in your small law firm effectively. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about hiring and onboard new associates, check out our resource page on law firm hiring and staffing. Thanks to ActionStep, Casetext, TextExpander, and Back Office Betties for sponsoring this episode!

Futuristic & author Tom Cheesewright discusses changes in technology that will impact all businesses and what that might look like for legal. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about adaptable client service and experience strategies, check out our resource page on law firm client experience. Thanks to Smith.ai, Back Office Betties, TextExpander, and Casetext and for sponsoring this episode!

Lawyerist Lab coach Stephanie Everett guides Lab members through strategic discussions around some of their most pressing concerns facing small firms today. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to take your law firm to the next level, check out our resource page on law firm coaching. Thanks to LexReception, Casetext, Back Office Betties, and TextExpander for sponsoring this episode! Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Traction Rocket Fuel EOS Traction Worksheets Lawyerist Lab

Author, speaker, and Ph.D Emily Nagoski discusses how to handle stress and break the burnout cycle in your personal and professional life. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about how to address and reduce stress, check out our resource page on lawyer mental health. Thanks to Knackly.io, Casetext, Back Office Betties, and TextExpander for sponsoring this episode!

ABA President Patricia Refo discusses some of the most pressing questions and issues for the legal industry in 2020 and beyond. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about how to align your law firm with current challenges, check out our resource page on law firm strategy. Thanks to Belay, TextExpander, Back Office Betties, and Casetext for sponsoring this episode!

Business author and consultant Pat Lencioni discusses what it really means to be a leader. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about how to show up consistently and effectively as the leader of your team, check out our resource page on law firm culture & core values. Thanks to Smith.ai, TextExpander, Back Office Betties, and Casetext for sponsoring this episode!

Lawyerist Lab member Iffy Ibekwe discusses how she prepared for and managed life with her team, law firm, and new baby during maternity leave. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about making room for family and business, check out our resource page on law firm work-life balance. Thanks to Law.Bot, Casetext, Back Office Betties, and TextExpander, for sponsoring this episode!

Author and peak performance expert Brad Stulberg talks through why you might have been thinking about passion all wrong and what to do instead. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about defining your personal career goals, check out our resource page on lawyer personal and career goals. Thanks to Postali, Casetext, TextExpander, and Back Office Betties, for sponsoring this episode!

Lawyerist Legal Tech Advisor Zack Glaser discusses how to determine the right tech for your small law firm, trends in legal technology, and common mistakes you can avoid when outfitting your firm. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more buying the right legal tech, check out our resource page on law firm technology. Thanks to ActionStep, Casetext, Back Office Betties, and TextExpander for sponsoring this episode!

Author Jenny Blake explains how to know it’s time to make a change in your professional life and how to start pivoting towards your next chapter. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! If you’d like to learn more about connecting your goals and culture at your law firm, check out our resource page on law firm mission, vision, and values. Thanks to Belay, TextExpander, Back Office Betties, and Casetext for sponsoring this episode!

Lawyerist Lab coach Stephanie Everett discusses how to start your own law firm when you’re transitioning from law school or another firm. If you’re looking for more information about how to begin a solo or small law firm, check out our resource page on starting a law firm. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to Casetext, Back Office Betties, and TextExpander for sponsoring this episode.