Introducing our comprehensive guide to mastering modern time management for lawyers! Whether you’re juggling billable hours or balancing personal commitments, these five strategies will revolutionize how you manage your time:

  1. Embrace Digital Scheduling: Transition to digital scheduling tools like Google Calendar or Outlook to streamline your workload. From yearly plans to daily to-dos, keep your schedule synced across all devices.
  2. Set SMART Goals: Begin with clear, actionable goals for the year, breaking them down into monthly milestones. With a roadmap in place, stay focused on what truly matters, adjusting priorities as needed.
  3. Master the Art of Delegation: Identify tasks that can be outsourced or shared, freeing up valuable time for high-impact work. Remember, saying “no” to non-essential tasks is saying “yes” to your priorities.
  4. Minimize Distractions: Create a distraction-free workspace to maximize productivity. Turn off non-essential notifications, designate specific focus hours, and prioritize deep work over multitasking.
  5. Make Every Minute Count: Utilize downtime for productivity bursts. Whether waiting in line or commuting, tackle quick tasks like email triage or social media engagement. Every minute adds up to your goals.

Ready to supercharge your time management skills? Share your favorite strategies and join the conversation! Let’s empower each other to thrive in the modern legal landscape.

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Lindsay Griffiths is the International Lawyers Network’s Executive Director. She is a dynamic, influential international executive and marketing thought leader with a passion for relationship development and authoring impactful content. Griffiths is a driven, strategic leader who implements creative initiatives to achieve the…

Lindsay Griffiths is the International Lawyers Network’s Executive Director. She is a dynamic, influential international executive and marketing thought leader with a passion for relationship development and authoring impactful content. Griffiths is a driven, strategic leader who implements creative initiatives to achieve the goals of a global professional services network. She manages all major aspects of the Network, including recruitment, member retention, and providing exceptional client service to an international membership base.

In her role as Executive Director, Griffiths manages a mix of international programs, engages a diverse global community, and develops an international membership base. She leads the development and successful implementation of major organizational initiatives, manages interpersonal relationships, and possesses executive presence with audiences of internal and external stakeholders. Griffiths excels at project management, organization, and planning, writes and speaks with influence and authority, and works independently while demonstrating flexibility in thinking, especially in challenging situations. She also adapts to diverse and dynamic environments with constant assessment and recalibration.

JD Supra Readers Choice Top Author 2019

In 2021, the ILN was honored as Global Law Firm Network of the Year by The Lawyer European Awards, and in 2016, 2017, and 2022, they were shortlisted as Global Law Firm Network of the Year. Since 2011, the Network has been listed as a Chambers & Partners Leading Law Firm Network, recently increasing this ranking to be included in the top two percent of law firm networks globally, as well as adding two regional rankings. She was awarded “Thought Leader of the Year” by the Legal Marketing Association’s New York chapter in 2014 for her substantive contributions to the industry and was included in Clio’s list of “34 People in Legal You Should Follow on Twitter.” She was also chosen for the American Bar Association Journal’s inaugural Web 100‘s Best Law Blogs, where judge Ivy Grey said “This blog is outstanding, thoughtful, and useful.” Ms. Griffiths was chosen as a Top Author by JD Supra in their 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards, for the level of engagement and visibility she attained with readers on the topic of marketing & business development. She has been the author of Zen & the Art of Legal Networking since February 2009.