$ open less-admin-more-law.pdf
Less admin. More law.
A practical guide to an easier working life for lawyers.
A free 20-page guide: 18 situations from a lawyer's working day, in six themes. Each one sets the scene, shows how it plays out, keeps the attempt that failed and why, and ends with the run that worked.
It is a first edition. Read it, then tell us what is missing or wrong. That is the only thing we ask in return.
$ ls ./shorts
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6:47 PM
Where a lawyer's billable day goes by evening, and why suggested time is never billed time until you decide.
0:43
One Matter, Seven Places
One matter spread across email, drafts, sticky notes and a partner's head, and the case for one matter record.
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The Long Road to an Invoice
An hour of work on its way to cash, and the stations where it shrinks before anyone gets paid.
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Page 47 of the Guidelines
Outside counsel guidelines hide six kinds of rules. Turn them into checks that run before the invoice goes out.
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The Name on the Intake Form
A conflict check that nearly missed a former client: collect full names, search first, and let a person decide.
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Three Questions
The three checks a legal department runs on every outside invoice, played as a quiz show.
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Day 91
A signed contract nobody tracked renews for three more years, and the fields every contract record needs.
$ cat contents.tsv 6 themes, 18 scenarios
01
Time and productivity
- The day is over. Where did six hours go?
- A reviewer can't tell what was done
- Utilization is up. Profit isn't.
02
Matters and operations
- A new engagement. Where does it live?
- The same intake steps, by hand
- Which version did the client sign?
03
Billing and finance
- The invoice is late. It isn't the invoice.
- Whose cost is this?
- 40% over budget. Nobody can say why.
04
Compliance and risk
- The guidelines say no. The invoice went.
- A new client. A familiar adverse party.
- The policy is clear. Applying it isn't.
05
Procurement and vendors
- Legal needs outside help by Friday
- Signed, then forgotten
- The vendor invoice is 30% over the quote
06
AI, data and integrations
- The AI drafted it. Who is accountable?
- The dashboard and accounting disagree
- The document knows. The system can't read it.
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