Time Management for Lawyers

Aim and Objectives:

The aim of this course is to provide lawyers with the skills necessary to manage their time more efficiently and effectively. As a result of the training, lawyers will be able to maximise their productivity – including, where relevant, billable hours – and also retain a positive work-life balance.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Analyse how time can be wasted and stolen without good time management
• Use personal goal-setting to improve time management
• Share tips and ideas on time-planning from across the world
• Prioritise tasks using an “urgent vs important” matrix
• Describe the difference between healthy pressure and unhealthy stress – and implement techniques to manage their stress levels appropriately
• List 30 ways to make more time
• Implement all of these skills in the reality of the legal workplace

Topics and Issues to be covered:

• Introduction to the topic of Time and Self-Management
• Putting the ABCX matrix into Practice
• Making best use of your time in the legal sector
• Developing Resilience in the legal context