The Agile Attorney Podcast

Hi, I'm John Grant. I'm an operations expert on a mission to help legal professionals of all kinds build practices that are profitable, scalable, and sustainable for themselves and the communities they serve.I created this podcast for law firm owners, in-house leaders, practice group leads, and really any other legal professional who wants to reduce overwhelm and gain better visibility and control over their legal delivery workflows. After all, you should be running your law practice. It shouldn't be running you.Before I became a lawyer, my first career was with a wildly successful technology start-up, and I've spent the last decade applying the tools of modern entrepreneurship to help legal practices become more successful. Along the way, I've learned that a lot of the conventional wisdom around how to manage a law practice isn't actually so wise.Each week, I'll draw upon my experience with agile project management, lean manufacturing, the theory of constraints, and other proven methods to help you improve not just how you manage your law practice, but how you think about legal services and the value you bring to your clients.If you're ready to bust through your law practice bottlenecks and uncover ways to bring whole new levels of client value and get recognized for that value, please subscribe or follow the show wherever you get your podcasts.Thank you, and see you in the next episode.

In this bonus series of the Agile Attorney Podcast, we are focusing on the Voice of the Client. I am bringing you the stories of real people, in their own voice, talking about the challenges and successes they've had dealing with lawyers. Today you will hear from Jason, a maintenance technician at an industrial plant who represented himself through the majority of his divorce proceedings in Massachusetts. Listen more to hear what happened to his original attorney, how he prepared for court and what his takeaways are from the process. For show notes and more information, be sure to visit https://www.agileattorney.com/podcast

In this bonus series of the Agile Attorney Podcast, we are focusing on the Voice of the Client. I am bringing you the stories of real people, in their own voice, talking about the challenges and successes they've had dealing with lawyers. Today you will hear from Dennis, a financial planner in central California. In Dennis's Case, he's not hiring the lawyer as a client, but he is "hiring" lawyers that he can trust to handle the legal work for *his* clients. For show notes and more information, be sure to visit https://www.agileattorney.com/podcast

Delivering customer value is at the heart of being Agile. That’s why, in this bonus series of the Agile Attorney Podcast, I’m focusing on the Voice of the Client. I am bringing you the stories of real people in their own voice talking about the challenges and successes they have had dealing with lawyers. Today you will hear from Amy who only has good things to say about the lawyers she works with regularly. For me, it highlights what's possible when there's strong mission alignment and open lines of communication between attorney and client. Amy also disavows me of a false dichotomy that I was trying to draw between lawyers and scientists so I will go ahead and take my lumps on that one. Overall I really appreciate how she thinks about the role of her lawyers in helping her frame the important business decisions she has to make. For show notes and more information, be sure to visit https://www.agileattorney.com/podcast

In this bonus series of the Agile Attorney Podcast, we are focusing on the Voice of the Client. I am bringing you the stories of real people in their own voice talking about the challenges and successes they have had dealing with lawyers. Today you will hear from Angel who has had some serious challenges in the workplace at the intersection of racial and gender discrimination. There is a lot to unpack in this interview, but one of the things I hear is an internal struggle about how to value the effort he gets from his lawyer. In the end, Angel learns some tips from his lawyer that helps him navigate future challenges in the workplace. For show notes and more information, be sure to visit https://www.agileattorney.com/podcast

In this bonus series of the Agile Attorney Podcast, we are focusing on the Voice of the Client. I am bringing you the stories of real people in their own voice talking about the challenges and successes they have had dealing with lawyers. Today you will hear from Lynn who is in the later stages of a custody battle. I’m excited for you to hear her opinions about her lawyers and the legal process in general. She voices her frustrations both with her case and their implication for the larger society. So listen along as she talks about going through 3 different attorneys and what went wrong. We also talk about what the most recent one finally got right. Additionally, Lynn is a marketing professional, so she shares some tips for lawyers trying to communicate with their clients and prospects. For show notes and more information, be sure to visit https://www.agileattorney.com/podcast