Law Firm Geek

Joy at work?  Joy at a law firm?  Women in law?  Join us as we uncover it all.  On this episode, we sit with Sharon Christie, Founder and CEO of Bold Women Lawyers. Today’s focus will be women in law where we aim to uncover the joy of being your own boss and creating a law firm that meets your needs!  More about Sharon: With 15 years in a solo law practice, Sharon Christie discovered that the secret to thriving instead of merely surviving lies in the ability to land great clients…consistently. Sharon cracked the marketing code — catapulting her law practice clientele from ZERO to HUNDREDS in under 9 months — and now reveals her proven 3 step formula to other female lawyers who are ready to replace the rat race with a bold, thriving law business.  Learn more at https://boldwomenlawyers.com/.  

Why have a law firm if you are not going to make money?  What does making money look like?  Join us this week as we speak with Brooke Lively, CEO and Founder of Cathedral Capital, a team of CFO’s and Profitability Strategists who help entrepreneurs turn their businesses into profitable companies. Brooke shares with us her insight from her international bestseller, "From Panic to Profit: How 6 Key Numbers can make a 6-Figure Difference in your Law Firm."  Uncovering profitability is exciting so let's do it together! More information on Brooke and her company can be found on her website:  https://www.cathcap.com/ 

Doing it all yourself is difficult, stressful, and a burden.  Right?  Wrong!  On this episode, we hear from Tristan Yohan Jagroop where we learn you can do it all yourself, be successful and thrive, while still enjoying your life!  This is a great opportunity to hear from a solo practitioner who loves their job and their life!

Success in law firms is hard to define.  Many leaders start their paths from different directions.  Firms take risks, hire smart people, and hope they've made the right investment.  In this episode, we focus on what it takes to be successful in a larger firm and how that differs from firms of other sizes.  We speak with Breana Tavalario, an HR Director in Philadelphia, to discuss success in legal management.  We gain nuggets of wisdom and insight on what it takes to be successful in any firm!  

How do you lift morale in a law firm?  How do you make clients happy?  How do you recognize a hard-working lawyer who is also a rockstar mom or dad?  Helen Taffet with Sensational Baskets knows just how to appreciate your team member or client!  As the "go-to" gift company for the 2021 World Champion Atlanta Braves, Helen Taffet knows her stuff and shares it with us on this episode!  Let's go appreciate someone today!  For more info on Helen and her special white paper, read her white paper -  Build Your Company Culture--One Gift At A Time, How Businesses Give Memorable and Impactful Gifts.

All paralegals are the same.  Being a paralegal is easy.  Nope, think again!  In this episode, we have litigation paralegal expert and leader, Shawn Denise Andrews shares her insight on all things litigation paralegal.  What a great resource!

Small firms are easy, right?  The big firms are where it's at!  Think again.  Join us as we speak with Julie Cross as we uncover legal administration in a small law firm.  Julie helps bring "big law" processes to a small law firm.  Enjoy!

Law firm administrators have a role that is unique to each law firm. Today we explore part-time and fractional administrators and the value that it can bring to a law firm - especially the small to solo firms who can't spend a lot of money but are still interested in getting the same experience for their firm. It's time to uncover the fractional legal administrator.

Employee benefits are confusing, daunting, intriguing.  Join us as we speak to David Bottoms of the benefits advisory group, The Bottoms Group.  David joined my class for a Q&A session and the meeting was insightful!  All your employee benefits questions are answered here!

Ready to uncover law firm accounting?  What is it and how is it different from other industries?  Deborah Cabrera-Piquant, "big law" controller and industry titan with over 20 years of experience breaks down accounting in the law firm.