The Perfect Practice serves your life.

We will get to the very practical stuff soon.  But, first we need to look at the forest, not the trees.  And, this is a critical distinction.  You must have a practice that serves your life, not a life that serves your practice.

Too few lawyers get this.  Many of us are so busy putting out fires, billing hours, trying cases, dealing with clients, etc. that we never step back and reassess (or assess for the first time) why we are doing so.  The purpose of starting a law practice (or any business for that matter) should be to create something that then serves as a vehicle to take you where you want to go in your life.

The practice serves you.  You do not serve the practice.  In fact, my definition of a perfect law firm is a one which is no longer dependent on me.  Once you’ve built that, if you want to only work 2 days a week, fine.  If you want to take the summer off, fine.  If you never want to go into the office, fine.  You make these decisions for yourself.  You aren’t trapped into going to the office for fear that everything will implode and cease to exist.  It is about autonomy.  It is about freedom.

How is that possible?  Well, that is precisely the subject of this blog.  Stay tuned!