"This is probably the best time management book – especially for lawyers –
that I’ve ever read. And I consider it a must-read for anyone who is
struggling with an out of control practice and wants to bring some
sanity and enjoyment back to their work, and their life."
Excerpt from the Georgia Bar Journal book review by Lynn Gavin appearing October 2009.
"There is a plethora of books dealing with time management and stress management in the marketplace today. In contrast to those typical time and stress-management books, Time Management for Attorneys: A Lawyer's Guide to Decreasing Stress, Eliminating Interruptions & Getting Home on Time, is unique because it (1) is written specifically for attorneys, (2) provides interactive exercises designed to address how you want to live both inside and outside the office; and (3) contains a current and realistic view of the practice of law."
"Time Management for lawyers is a must read,
particularly for lawyers who feel like they are caught on the proverbial
treadmill. I have worked personally with
the authors for almost 15 years. I benefited from three years of weekly
coaching with Shawn McNalis and this
book contains everything that I have learned in those years of coaching with
Shawn.
In my thirty years of experience as a trial lawyer,
I have witnessed most lawyers being led around by the nose by their practices,
chasing billable hours and living a life tied to the time sheet. Mark Powers and Shawn McNalis
show lawyers how to prioritize their lives and maximize the use of their time. They
actually show lawyers how to work less and make more! They also show
lawyers how to create practices which serve them instead of the other way
around. This book can be read in a matter of hours and can then serve as a
resource for making life improving changes. I owe an improved business life and
full family life to Mark and Shawn. Buy it, read it and re-read it."
"I have taken a number of time management courses
over the past 20 years, and this book is the first one that has tied all the
different concepts together and made them specific to attorneys. When I find
myself getting in trouble is when I get away from the concepts explained in the
book.
Time Management for Attorneys is mandatory
reading for my associates and a valuable gift for referral sources. If there's
an attorney, friend, business partner or referral source that you care about,
give them this book. The best way of becoming successful is making those around
you successful."
"We all have the
same amount of time, and enough of it. It is just that some of us utilize time
much more effectively than others, argues Mark Powers and Shawn McNalis in
their new book Time Management for Attorneys: A Lawyer's Guide to
Decreasing Stress, Eliminating Interruptions and Getting Home on Time. The
title of the book is to some extent a misnomer, because it is much more than a
book about time management. It is about adopting and adhering to personal and
professional statements as to how you want to live your life both inside and
outside of the office. It is about focus management and energy management,
performing similar and repetitive tasks within the same block of time and
performing challenging tasks at a time of day when you are at your best.
The authors also
set forth a road map for unshackling you from the technician's life at your
desk, helping to turn you into an entrepreneur. This process all begins with
careful client selection and educating your clients to need you, while being
willing to deal with other personnel in your firm. Successful delegation, the
creation of "designated hitters", and making of "preemptive strikes", are some
of the tools taught by Powers and McNalis which will create significant free
time for you to work on, and grow your business. And yes... don't forget to use
that new found time for family, hobbies, volunteerism, recreation,
spirituality, and God forbid, a long vacation."
Excerpt
from Maryland Bar Journal, Solo/Small
Firm Practitioner, "Protecting Your Practice By Using Your Time Wisely":
"In
order to make this a serious effort at managing our time, I recommend the book Time Management for Attorneys: A Lawyer's
Guide to Decreasing Stress, Eliminating Interruptions & Getting Home on
Time, by Mark Powers and Shawn McNalis of Atticus, Inc. Not only do I
recommend the book, I plan to use the book to help me be more effective in my
work here at the Maryland State Bar Association, so I can provide more and
better services to our members."
