Here’s Your Roadmap to Record-Breaking Profits!  Are you on track to meet your law practice goals for the year? And I’m not just talking about revenue goals. Even if you are meeting your revenue goals but your law practice is not supporting your life and allowing you to spend your time how you want with the people you love, is the revenue even worth it? Right now, it may feel like it’s impossible to have it all: meaningful revenue, fulfilling work, and a life you love. But I’ve helped over 522 lawyers achieve these things, so I know it’s possible. Even if it feels like every time you get ..read more

Change your life by mastering your calendar Over the past month, how many special moments have you missed with your family because you were working? Make sure to include when you were physically there with your loved ones but your mind was stuck at work. How often does this happen to you? If you’re anything like most lawyers, you’ve missed out on far too much time with the people who matter most because of challenges with time management. The key to turning your law practice into a business you love is found in how you handle your calendar.  Imagine if you had 10-15 extra hours each week ..read more

Think Like an Investor. Redefine Risk. As a law business owner you have so many expenses. Paid advertisements Direct Mailers Software Office Space Website Maintenance Hiring support staff Continuing education… etc. etc. etc. It can be overwhelming. Trying to stretch every dollar while also trying to find clients and do what it takes to serve them will leave you overworked, stressed out and exhausted. That’s why today I want to share with you how to use credit the right way to fund your law practice growth so that you can achieve your business goals now instead of struggling indefinitely or p ..read more

Your Humanity Is the Key to a Service That Sells Itself! As we all know by now, AI is getting more and more powerful every day. Up until recently, it didn’t seem like a real threat. However, today chatGPT is creating content that’s sometimes even better than human created content, and certainly much faster. This is a problem for Estate Planning Lawyers, who generate much of their revenue from document preparation, at least if you do estate planning the traditional way. In a year or two, a client will be able to go online, interact with their AI, and say: “Draft me a trust.” The AI will ask a s ..read more

Work Smarter. Achieve Success Faster. If you’re anything like most lawyers, I know you’re working hard.  You’re willing to put in as many hours as it takes and then some to help your clients get the outcomes they want. And perhaps even when you’re not at work, your mind is spinning with goals, to-dos, and ways to take your law career to the next level. You’re giving the law everything you’ve got. But are you getting the best return from your efforts? It’s a common misconception that if you want to get more out of their law degree, you have to work harder. But the truth is you’re already w ..read more

It’s time to change how you practice law When you think about your legal work, how does it make you feel? Does it fill you with joy or with dread? If you get a sick feeling in the pit of your stomach every time you even think about going into the office for another day of unfulfilling work, you’re not alone.  Unfortunately, far too many lawyers are over-stressed and unfulfilled with their work. Our member lawyer Amy June said practicing law made her miserable and gave her constant anxiety before she found NLBM. She was starting to think that something was wrong with her. But then she disc ..read more

Every single thing I’ve ever accomplished, I’ve been able to do because I saw someone else do it first. And I thought to myself: if s/he can do it, I can do it. Today, I want to give that knowing to you. If you haven’t listened in to Allen Christie and Blyss Cruz share their stories of what they’ve been able to do in this last year, please watch now — fast forward to 21:21 in the video linked here. Because if they can do it, so can you. Whether you are brand new to us, or you’ve been with us for years, I want you to hear from Allen and Blyss because they may just be the inspiration or reminder ..read more

Are you measuring the right metrics for success? If your law firm isn’t growing as fast as you had hoped, you may think working harder and doing more is the answer. As you fight to keep your practice afloat or push to that next growth milestone, it’s easy to fall into the trap of not only working more hours but also haphazardly trying more marketing tactics and spreading yourself too thin. And if you’re anything like most lawyers, you’re not only feeling the internal pressure to do more, you’re also constantly bombarded with several new and seemingly exciting marketing tactics a day. If it’s n ..read more

Why traditional estate planning just doesn’t cut it Do you ever feel like you’re in a race to the bottom, competing with “Cheap Legal” services from DIY options to the discount lawyer down the street? You know you need to charge more to grow your practice, but you worry you can’t get clients to pay more, especially when you have no way to distinguish yourself from all the other options available to them. And if you’re one of the lucky lawyers that have managed to charge premium prices for drafting wills and trusts, you may feel lawyer shame about charging so much because you know the documents ..read more

Never worry again about where your next client is coming from. Are you spending more time chasing clients than actually serving them? If you feel like you’re stuck on the cash flow roller coaster, constantly worried, constantly wondering where your next client is coming from or when your current clients will actually pay you, you’re not alone. I’ve found that even lawyers who seem to have everything together on the outside are actually struggling behind closed doors, wondering if they will make enough revenue to cover their expenses and lifestyle. But it doesn’t have to be this way. In this ar ..read more