Final day of Productivity Week here at An Associates’ Mind. As such, I thought I’d take a moment to highlight a couple of older posts on productivity that you might have missed in the past:
This was a post detailing my use of the Evernote software. It’s great stuff: cross-platform, cloud-based, and free. Read for a full review.
This is a breakdown of the the SMART (specific, measurable, agree, realistic, time-bound) system for new attorneys. There is also a link to a free SMART pdf form to use.
Also known as a Individual Development Plan, personal strategic planning is the method by which professionals can help guide the course of their career.
This is a summary of a Law Journal article on legal writing. The title explains it all. There is a link to download the full paper at the bottom of the post.
The Library
I’ve also decided to create a new page to better highlight some of the forms I have created for An Associate’s Mind. These are generally related to productivity as well. I’m also rolling the “Great Conversation” series into this page as well. This is merely a small first step towards a more complete overhaul of the site. I’m listing these forms below for this post, but for future reference, they will always be available under the Library tab at the top of the site.
This is a report I compiled about my experience on the first thirty days of a legal blogger. I have yet to see anything else out there like it. It’s a systematic breakdown of traffic, referrers, top posts, clicks, social media, rankings, etc. If you’re looking for some ideas of what to aim for when looking to start a law blog, I haven’t seen anywhere better to start.
Based on the research of Dr. Robert Jeffery Sternberg’s book, In Search of the Human Mind, the “Top Twenty Reasons Lawyers Fail” was on of my most popular posts initially. Taking Dr. Sternberg’s list of why intelligent people fail, I applied it to lawyers over the course of a number of posts. Eventually I compiled it into a single document for easy consumption.
A fairly common business practice is something called a SWOT Analysis. It’s a a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or business venture. It adapts fairly well to developing initial litigation positions. This is a brief guide I put together on how to go about doing it.
Another common business practice are After Action Reviews (AAR). An AAR is a process used in business to try and discover and understand lessons that could be learned from successes and failures on a project, with the goal of improving future performance on similar projects. As a new lawyer, you want to review your own personal performance on a matter.
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FYI – There will probably be a reduced posting frequency come the middle of next week as I head to Boston for a wedding. I might have some free time during the day on Friday, so if any Boston readers are available and want to meet for a beer, drop me a line and I’ll see if I can make it happen.
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