This informative podcast is for any up-and-coming attorney, new attorney, or existing attorney that would like to gain insightful information on how to manage, operate, or create a new law firm. Jim Zadeh is the host, a civil litigator for over 30years. His experience stems from working at a big multi-partner law firm and then opening his own firm. In this podcast he will share personal and crucial learning experiences throughout his career that was learned the hard way. The goal is for you to avoid the mistakes he made so that you can enjoy life as a successful productive attorney.
https://TheProductiveAttorney.com
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 18 hours 11 minutes
episode 14: Exercise
What does exercise mean to a lawyer? Most people don’t want to hear about what workouts you completed. What I have realized is that you are the main character in your play, but you are an extra in everybody else's play. The most important part of...
episode 13: Money, Billing, and Accounting
One of the most important points I can make is that the money in your firm's trust account is not your money. That money is not yours until you earned it, and it’s not yours until it clears in your operating account. This episode talks about the...
episode 12: Social Media
As an attorney your life is consumed with work and sometimes its difficult to keep up with the social media outlet. I remember there was a time when Myspace and Facebook were the two social media sites that competed against each other. Today we have...
episode 11: Real Life Marketing
This episode is all about real life marketing, which turns your attention to existing and new relationships. Real life marketing is about developing relationships because you never know who will ask you for help, but more importantly you never know...
episode 10: Growing Your Firm
When I first started practicing law I was working for a big firm, and after working 200 billable hours month after month my employer told me they were not sure if they had enough work for me. At that time my partner was leaving the firm and before he...
episode 9: Email Management
Emails may seem pretty straight forward, but listen to this episode if you are curious about tips on how to have zero emails in your inbox. Typically you can get a good understanding on how people read emails by how they read their text messages. Do...
episode 8: Case Evaluation
A potential new client has called you and is wanting to discuss a legal matter. How do you evaluate a case? I became an attorney to help my community, but sometimes I feel like my bleeding heart can hurt me when doing a case evaluation. At my firm we...
episode 7: Work Life Balance
Work balance was a turning point in my career. When I first became an attorney I worked hard and neglected the things that really matter in life. I spent most of the time in the office and failed to be there for my family and to enjoy life in general....
episode 6: Case Management
What software do you want to use to help you run your law firm? We have come a long way from paper documents filling up “red ropes”. Back in my day, which was a world filled with typewriters and dictaphones, we could possibly lose...
episode 5: Disrupting Legal Profession
Lawyers not being able to do their practice the way they want to. A lot of businesses have been affected by decisions made by the legislator adding restrictions on cases. The legislator disrupted the way cases were being handled such as,...