The Main Event: Three Important Calendar Management Tips for Lawyers
Most attorneys should probably be ruled by their calendars, with law practices running on deadlines. That’s especially true for litigation firms, which take direction from court rules and judges about when and how things get done. Of course, the problem with just taking a final deadline, and dropping that onto the calendar ( like: attend a hearing, send a document), is that you’re usually left just triaging everything , at the very last minute. And, nobody wants that mental anguish, when you end up breaking out in a cold sweat, getting ready to battle against the clock. The good news is that there are some pretty basic calendaring tips you can use, to set things straight, massively improve your process and reduce stress. The first thing you can do is to create ‘self-imposed deadlines’ – so, simply: not deadlines that other people require from you . As an estate plann ing attorney, there’s no settled time frame for when you need to complete your clients’ documents,