Do You Want to Dramatically Increase Your

Productivity, Profit and Peace of Mind?

Do you want to organize your practice once and for all?

Minimize interruptions & get control of your schedule?

Master the art of delegation?

Permanently elevate your success?

Enjoy your work more than ever?

Join a TimeSavvy Cohort

Practice Development Coaching Groups for Lawyers

“TimeSavvy Coaching has made a complete night-and-day difference in my practice. In a few short months, I have put in place routines that have already yielded increased time with my family, increased profit margins, and a happier staff. The value of having a workable, coherent approach to improving how we manage our work and prioritize our time is tremendous.”

Don Pumphrey, Jr.
Criminal Defense
Tallahassee, FL
www.DonPumphrey.com

Do you want to earn more and still have time for your daughter’s soccer game?
I can help you, if you are willing to spend two hours a month with me and a group of seven other motivated attorneys all practicing in the same niche, from non‐competing geographies around the country. Through a combination of coaching and discussion among the participating attorneys, you will learn how to apply my 8‐part TimeSavvy approach in your practice. The result? Increased productivity, profit, personal time, and peace of mind.

Despite the increasing pressures associated with growing and running a practice, you CAN learn how to organize your time, activities, resources and people in order to maximize your professional success and personal satisfaction.

Intrigued?
Call me. We’ll discuss your practice and your goals and explore whether participating in a Cohort would make sense for you. Or read the FAQs below, and then call me.

Click for answers to these FAQs
How do the groups work?
What’s the rationale for coaching?
Why cohorts by practice area?
Who’s the coach?
What do we talk about?
What is the coach’s role?
What results will I get?
What will we be learning and applying?
What will be expected of me?
What about one-on-one support?
What’s the time commitment?
When are the calls?
What happens if I miss a call?
What’s the investment? And what’s the return on investment?
Is there a Cohort for my practice area?
Is there a General Practice Cohort?
When Do Groups Start?
What are the next steps?

“Bill’s Time Savvy Coaching has not only resulted in a noticeable reduction in my daily stress levels, but it has allowed me to reconnect with much of the joy I used to get from practicing law but which had become buried beneath the increasing workload associated with leading our firm’s growing IP practice.”

Intellectual Property
Carmody &
Torrance, LLP
Waterbury, CT
www.CarmodyLaw.com

How do the groups work?
Participants (for example, in a criminal defense Cohort) meet by phone for two 1-hour calls each month. A week prior to each call, they receive a 20-30 minute video training and one or two handouts to review. The calls focus on specific techniques for developing your time management skills and thus improving your productivity.

Because all members have similar years of experience, revenue, staff configurations, and target clients, they can meaningfully share the challenges and successes they’ve achieved. (Because they come from all parts of the country, they’re never in competition with one another.)

Bill guides the conversation to keep all members involved. Members learn from each other, and, most powerfully, hold themselves accountable to each other and their coach for setting bi-weekly goals and for taking action between calls to put what they’re learning into practice. Calls are recorded in the event a session is missed.

Each session consists of about 15 minutes of training, and 45 minutes of facilitated interaction among members. The first nine months (i.e., the first 18 sessions) are devoted to learning and applying the TimeSavvy approach. Agendas for the last three months (i.e., the last six sessions) are determined by the group to allow for further “masterminding” of related core practice development topics such as marketing and finances.

What’s the rationale for coaching?
As Columbia University professors Terrence Maltbia and Victoria Marsick report in their 2008 article Leadership Team Coaching, “70% of CEOs fail as a result of execution errors, rather than errors in strategy.” There’s plenty of information available on how to grow and run a successful legal practice. The challenges is, of course, executing properly and consistently. That’s why top performers in all fields – including business – work with coaches to help them realize their potential and accelerate their success.

“Bill understands the business of lawyering — practice building; personnel management; and law firm finance – and most importantly, how to help me make time for all the things I have to do as President of my firm.”

Jonathan Katz
Medical Malpractice
Jacobs, Grudberg, Belt,
Dow & Katz, PC
New Haven, CT
wwwJacobsLaw.com

Why cohorts by practice area?
From fee arrangements (e.g., pure contingency, flat, hourly or blended) to target clients (e.g., corporate counsel, small businesses, or consumers), to matter types (e.g. transactional vs. litigation), your typical day is going to look very different from that of a colleague who’s practicing in a different niche or setting. Because all Cohort members share a similar practice profile, training is targeted to their common frame of reference, and the exchange of best practices, insight and encouragement between members is always on point.

Who’s the coach?
A highly regarded business advisor working exclusively with attorneys, Bill Jawitz has been coaching lawyers, consulting with law firms, and presenting practice development seminars for law firms and Bar Associations since 2002. He’s a member of the ABA Law Practice Management and Solo/Small Firm sections, and holds a Master’s degree from Columbia University in Communications and Technology.

What do we talk about?
While the unifying theme of the group is improving productivity, members discuss all areas relevant to developing an increasingly successful practice. For example, members share questions about, and solutions for, efficient client communications, streamlined financial systems, managing HR issues, best use of marketing time, and balancing work and non-work time – all of which improve as members improve their overall productivity. (See below, What Will I Be Learning and Applying?)

What is the coach’s role?
Bill keeps the conversation focused and keeps members engaged by asking powerful questions, helping members set specific goals and action plans, bringing subject matter expertise, and providing feedback and encouragement. Several times during each call, Bill coaches a single member on his or her specific situation of choice. Other members gain valuable insight both into their own similar experience, and into how to coach a colleague or employee to improve their performance.

What results will I get?
Attorneys who integrate the TimeSavvy approach in their daily lives report significantly increased revenue, happier personnel, happier clients, less stress, more time for themselves and their families, and a greater overall sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.

You will:

What will we be learning and applying?
Each session focuses on improving one critical performance area. These include:

What will be expected of me?
Cohort members are expected to be on all calls (except for when they’re on trial or prepping for trial, on vacation, or faced with an emergency), and to be fully present while on the call (i.e., not multitasking). Members are expected to view the pre-call videos and handouts.

Since the group is about improving performance and getting results, members regularly track their execution of key metrics. These metrics are determined by each member based on what they’re working on. For example, a member might track what time they leave the office each evening and how many weekend hours they work. Or how frequently they meet with their admin assistant and the number/type of tasks they’re delegating. Another member might agree to track the number of interruptions he or she allows, or the number or marketing actions taken each month.

“My practice had hit a plateau and although I was spending a lot of time on marketing efforts, the results were less than satisfying. By building a targeted plan and establishing the routines that allowed me to become more productive overall, I’ve gotten significantly more out of my marketing hours. The end result is much more efficient use of time, with an overall significant increase in fee generation over the last 18 months.”

Karen Mignone Environmental Litigation
Verrill Dana, LLP
Boston, MA
www.VerrillDana.com

What about one-on-one support?
Cohort members get additional “laser coaching” sessions with Cohort Coach Bill Jawitz as desired, along with access to his extensive library of practice management resources. Bill’s collection of hundreds of forms, articles, checklists, and tools cover the full range of law firm management issues such as:

Bill also shares his nationwide network of top-tier experts providing services to lawyers ranging from IT to marketing.

What’s the time commitment?
In addition to the calls and pre-call video, members must spend time during the week practicing new skills. (Remember, TimeSavvy Cohorts are about taking action and getting results). Each cohort lasts one year. The group may continue beyond the year if there is strong desire to do so from at least six of the eight members.

When are the calls?
Litigation-heavy cohorts usually have their calls early in the morning or late in the afternoon. Groups occassionaly run in the evening as well. Non-litigation cohorts typically meet mid-morning or mid-afternoon.

What happens if I miss a call?
Calls are recorded so you can get caught up, and you can call Bill directly for either a laser coaching session or just to discuss the recording.

“I have the best staff I’ve ever had, I’ve raised my rates, and I’m more focused than ever — all thanks to the organized approach I learned in order to better manage my time. As I’ve gotten more comfortable running my practice using the Time Savvy principles (and not just having a law firm) I’ve put in place the strong foundation upon which I’m continuing to grow my practice.”

Randy Pitler
Family Law
Royal Oak, MI
www.AmicableDivorce.com

What’s the investment? And what’s the return on investment?
The monthly fee is $495. Cohort members who pay for the year program up front receive a 10% discount. Members who refer an attorney accepted into a Cohort also receive a 10% discount.

Bill’s coaching clients typically report 400 and 500% returns on their coaching investment as measured by concrete figures such as growth in trust account balances, higher settlements, savings from lower staff turnover, increased profit margins from the move to flat and alternative fee arrangements, and increased billings. They also describe the “priceless” return of value they experience from significantly reduced stress, happier staff, clients, and family.

Is there a Cohort for my practice area?
Groups are currently forming in the areas of:

Is there a General Practice Cohort?
Yes. The GP Cohort follows the basic Cohort model but adds a component that addresses the unique needs of the general practitioner (e.g., determining the right mix of matter types, structuring your operation to efficiently process the different kinds of work flow based on your mix, etc).

When Do Groups Start?
Groups launch when six attorneys have been accepted into a given practice area Cohort. A fully refundable deposit of the first month’s fee ($495) holds a member’s spot until the group fills.

What are the next steps?
There are three different ways to get you signed up for the cohort group and any questions addressed. The first way is to call me directly at 802.673.1234. If I’m unavailable, please leave a message with three different times you are free and the best number(s) to reach you at. I’m happy to answer any additional questions you may and also want to make sure you are a right fit for the group. Groups thrive when members are well matched, so admission to a group is highly selective. The second way is to email me at cohorts@timesavvyattorneys.com. Lastly, I encourage you to come onto my free teleseminar on June 23rd. Please click here to sign up to learn The Eight Essential Steps to Increased Productivity, Profit & Peace of Mind.