Lynda ArtesaniLegal Accountant and Data Migration Specialist at The Proper Trust

The Biggest Obstacle Attorneys Face in Business

17 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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Lawyers running practices often overestimate what they can handle themselves, making it hard to see where they actually need help with IT, accounting, or business development. When they finally delegate, they chase shiny solutions instead of fixing real problems.

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problem with attorneys is that we generally think we're the smartest person in the room. And when we look at anything around our practice, our first reaction is kind of the me-do. I can do it. I can do it. I can do it. And it's tough for an attorney to objectively look at their business and then say, hey, where do I need help? Is that in IT infrastructure? Is that in accounting and revenue management is that in, you know, business development, process development. And it's hard for them to let go. And then once they let go, sometimes we follow the shiny thing. And certainly we can find situations where we may be putting our money in the wrong place.