The idea of being efficient and eliminating wasted effort comes naturally for some attorneys. It’s part of their DNA. For others, law school, and their environment, taught them to analyze every nuance – to be as thorough as possible. Unfortunately, this way of practicing often generates waste when you own your own business. Add to that the fact that service businesses in general are prone to wasteful effort and time, and you get a recipe for small firms that can be challengin

Driven by increased pressure from GC’s, some large and medium firms are leading the way in terms of applying Lean fundamentals to the business of law. But the benefits of re-engineering the way work gets done can make your small firm faster, more reliable and, most importantly, differentiated from all the other solos and small firms doing exactly what you do now. Here is a piece co-authored by one of my business school professors (Nancy Hyer) – presented at SubTech 2012 at Ne