by Molly McGrath | Sep 23, 2020 | Increasing Business, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development, Team Training
We live in an accelerated world. If you’ve read Juliet B. Schor’s pathbreaking book, The Overworked American, you know that US workers log more hours and less vacation than the average medieval peasant. This was true in 1991 when Schor’s book was published and, if...
by Molly McGrath | Sep 17, 2020 | Increasing Business, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development, Team Training
Law school is not your average pursuit and there’s nothing elitist about saying so. The average median GPA required to gain admission to a Top 10 School is 3.865. Schools ranked outside the Top 10 still require a 3.4. Not a lot of people cruise through school picking...
by Molly McGrath | Sep 2, 2020 | Increasing Business, Law Firm Marketing
If you’re like so many folks out there, your first thought upon learning that non-lawyers can now own law firms was probably, Is that even legal? But you’re not like most folks out there. You’re a lawyer, and so of course you know that it’s legal. What might surprise...
by Molly McGrath | Aug 4, 2020 | Increasing Business, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development, Systems
You’ve got to admit it’s a little worrying if you run a law firm and you’re reading this wondering about the 7 essential law firm processes. After all, any firm hoping to remain competitive in this always-accelerating world ought to at a minimum have a grasp on the...
by Molly McGrath | Jul 1, 2020 | Communication, Increasing Business, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development
“Let me think about it” is the dating equivalent of “It was great to meet you! (Full stop).” Both mean you likely won’t be hearing from the person again. In dating, this means back to #swipelife; in business, where pushing the point isn’t utterly uncool, you might yet...
by Molly McGrath | Jun 4, 2020 | Increasing Business, Legal Staffing & Leadership Development, Systems
In times as disruptive as these, embracing change may feel scarier than ever. As a nation, we are weathering an unprecedented moment. First came the COVID-19 pandemic and, more recently, the riots sparked by the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. These events may...
