It sounds impossible. And it is if you take it literally. Everyone gets 24 hours a day without exception. Sleep away a third of it, and you have to cram the rest of your life into the other 16 hours. Of course, there is also the matter of family. They take up a lot of time. Then, there are your hobbies and personal interests. You have to find time to read the paper or watch some TV, play a game or just relax doing nothing in particular. Doing nothing takes time. And if you are like most people, it is time you don’t really have.
When it comes to work, we could all use a few extra hours to get things done. You don’t have to be a workaholic to want to stay late and arrive early. Lawyers couldn’t do their job working only banker’s hours. They couldn’t hunt down leads, interview witnesses, prepare briefs, and study all relevant case law for every new case they accept. If you are a new attorney, you will be doing all of the work by yourself until you get more established. You need to find extra time, and here’s where to find it.
Document Automation
There are few places in the workflow where there is more double work than document preparation and handling. Every time you write something twice, you lose time that you don’t have. Adding legal document automation to your workflow can change all that. While it is true that there is an additive aspect to it, you will end up getting that time back, and more, when you use it. First, you have to take the time to research it to understand the benefits. You have to choose the product that best suits your needs. And of course, you have to learn how to use it properly.
From there, you can eliminate a lot of double work that plagues document-heavy fields. You can create documents that automatically insert client information from other databases. You might need to say similar things to a lot of clients with some differences. This can be time-consuming because you have to use very precise legal language in each communication. Once you have worked that out, you don’t want to take a chance on rewriting it incorrectly the 30th time you have to do it that day. By adding document automation to your day, you will be adding time to your day.
Better Search Engine Optimization
To some, search engine optimization is a puzzle box that no one can fully solve. It seems that way because the rules and best practices are always changing. It is hard to figure out what to do next when the ground is shifting beneath your feet. When your website is not optimized to the fullest, potential customers are less likely to find your offerings in an overwhelming ocean of offerings. In turn, that means you have to work a lot harder to acquire customers.
Understanding and implementing better SEO will save you time and effort because customers will find you when they make a general search for the type of thing you do. Finding ways to acquire new business is one of the things business owners spend most of their time doing. When customers find you instead of the other way around, you instantly gain more time to devote to something else. A better SEO strategy will not only give you more customers, but it will also give you more time.
Faster Internet Connection
Your devices can help you achieve a better work/life balance. You can optimize that experience further by giving those devices the fastest internet connection available in your area. It is a mistake to prioritize a faster CPU/GPU in most cases because that is not usually the bottleneck. A slow internet connection is like a red light. The time you spend waiting on things to connect, upload, and download is like the relationship between red lights and your daily commute. That time adds up fast. By getting a faster connection to your devices, you spend less time waiting around. That is time you can use for something else.
Time is money. Make more of both by automating documentation, implementing better SEO, and getting the fastest internet connection you can.
