That blissful time when you can golf, catch up on your reading, and pursue neglected hobbies might be a few years away yet, but now is the time to plan for it.

Perhaps no issue leaves firms as directionless as lawyer retirement. Much has been written on practically all other firm management issues. But when it comes to lawyer retirement, there has been very little guidance ... until now.

Rushing to the day care before it closes, taking your budding soccer star to a weekend tournament, attending parent-teacher interviews, and still meeting your targets for billable hours … combining family responsibilities with a legal career is not easy.

The future for law firms lies in building a high-value, highly skilled organization that recognizes the value of skills and knowledge and treats staff as a valuable asset.

You would think that taking a vacation is a no-brainer: everyone wants to take a holiday and all you have to do is book it, right?

Today, an increasing number of lawyers are experiencing burnout, low productivity, insomnia, and stress related illnesses due to a lack of balance between their work and personal lives.

There are many aspects of our legal profession that cause stress—pressure of billable hours; pressure to collect fees; long hours; the detailed and exacting nature of our work accompanied by severe consequences if otherwise

These tips are oriented to practice management and personal life, and behind each tip is a sad story that might have been prevented. Hopefully you will learn from the mistakes of others.

Contrary to a sabbatical leave with a university, a sabbatical with a law firm is usually a lengthy vacation with no requirement to study or write publications.

Some lawyers are finding personal and professional benefits from one-on-one coaching