The Agile Attorney Podcast
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123. Legal Ops, Legal Tech, & Litigation: How One Mindset Can Improve All Three with Justin McCallon
Lawyers often think of legal operations, legal technology, and legal practice as separate disciplines. But many of the same principles that improve a legal department, support a successful technology…
122. The AI Productivity Trap: What Lawyers Are Missing About ROI [AI ROI Part 1]
AI is being sold to lawyers as a productivity breakthrough, a way to eliminate tedious work, increase efficiency, and free up more time for higher-value thinking. But once you move past the hype, the…
121. Right Tool, Right Problem: Choosing Better Systems for Law Firm Operations with Robin Sims-Allen
Law firms are constantly being introduced to new tools, frameworks, and operational philosophies that promise better efficiency and better results. But the challenge is not simply adopting a popular…
120. Get Curious Before You Get Defensive: Clean Language Questions for Lawyers
As a lawyer, it’s easy to fall into defensive mode when a client expresses frustration with your work or challenges your bill. But instead of getting defensive, what the client really needs is your…
119. Making It Rain: How to Increase Client Flow in Your Law Firm with Robert Hartmann
Many lawyers are highly trained in practicing law but receive little to no guidance on how to consistently bring in business. Without a clear business development strategy, building reliable client…
118. Running Your Law Firm on Hard Mode? Simplify Capacity with the Tetris Strategy
The biggest threat to your law firm’s productivity is unlikely to be a lack of effort, but rather too much complexity. If your firm feels like it is running on hard mode, the real solution may be…
117. The Bomb on the Bus: A Law Firm Productivity Problem with Clarke Ching
What do you do when productivity starts to slip in your law firm? For many leaders, the instinct is to push harder by setting targets, issuing ultimatums, or applying pressure. But those approaches…
116. Low Productivity in Your Law Firm? Don't Blame the People
At the recent ALA conference, I attended several talks that framed low productivity as a personal issue, and I don’t think that’s the whole story.In today’s episode, I push back on that narrative and…
115. Spring Cleaning Your Law Practice: Managing Capacity, Catching Up, & Letting Go
It’s that time of year when we naturally think about spring cleaning our homes and clearing out the clutter. But this year, I’m encouraging you to apply that same mindset to your professional…
114. The Case for Better Meetings: A Smarter Way to Move Legal Work Forward
Do your meetings actually move work forward, or do they just take up time on your calendar?In this episode, I share three examples from my recent work that illustrate what well-designed, well-run…
113. Building a Practice That Lasts: Kanban, Credibility, and the Long Game with Jordan Couch
Are you building a practice designed to last, or one that only works as long as you can keep up with the pace? It is easy to focus on immediate demands, chasing efficiency or output, without stepping…
112. The Problem with Billable Hour Targets & What to Measure Instead with Radhika Dutt
What happens when the metrics we rely on to measure success start pulling us away from the outcomes we actually care about? From internal performance to billable hour targets, many of the systems we…
111. The Core Patterns Behind an Agile Law Practice [Agile Lawyering Finale]
After ten episodes on Agile lawyering tools and practices, it is worth stepping back to ask a bigger question. What does it really mean to be an Agile Attorney?In this episode, I bring the series…
110. Why Every Legal Matter Needs a Strategy Plan [Agile Lawyering Part 10]
Legal work is complex and high-stakes, yet many law firms still rely on outdated project management approaches. In this episode, I introduce the concept of a matter strategy plan, a flexible,…
109. Creating Consistency in Law Firms Without Sacrificing Autonomy [Agile Lawyering Part 9]
For many firms, consistency is fragile. It lives in individual habits, personal preferences, and institutional knowledge that never quite makes it out of people’s heads. In this episode, I…
108. The Client Journey Map: A Systems Tool for Better Client Experience and Law Firm Flow [Agile Lawyering Part 8]
Most law firms improve internal workflows without ever defining the full client experience. That blind spot creates unnecessary friction for both clients and teams. In this episode, I explain why…
107. Beyond Tracking Hours: The Law Firm Metrics That Improve Flow [Agile Lawyering Part 7]
Imagine getting into your car and realizing the only gauge on the dashboard shows how hard the engine is working. No speedometer, no fuel gauge, just RPMs. That is how most law firms operate.In this…
106. Breaking the Cycle of Urgency in Law Firms [Agile Lawyering Part 6]
Does your law firm feel like it’s constantly reacting instead of progressing? In this episode, I break down how urgency becomes the default operating system in many practices and how to replace it…
105. The Counterintuitive Solution to Getting More Work Done [Agile Lawyering Part 5]
Getting more work done often starts with doing less, even though that idea can feel uncomfortable for lawyers. When everything feels urgent, it’s tempting to push harder, take on more, and hope it…
104. Quality Standards for Law Firms: How to Make Expectations Explicit and Work Predictable [Agile Lawyering Part 4]
For many legal professionals, one of the most persistent sources of stress isn't the complexity of the law itself but the uncertainty that permeates daily work. Not knowing who's doing what, when…
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