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Course Information
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    On-Demand

  • signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level

    Beginner

  • work Practice Area

    Professional Skills

Date & Time
  • event Date

    Thursday, June 27, 2024

  • schedule Time

    1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT

  • timer Program Length

    60 minutes

Credit Information

  • This 60-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.0 CLE credits.

$147.00
CLE
ALL

This CLE webinar will guide new lawyers through the challenges associated with time management and offer practical guidance on effectively and efficiently balancing a heavy workload. The panel will discuss how to use technology to stay organized while maintaining a busy schedule and how to create time to focus on matters that need attention while dealing with interruptions.

Faculty

Nicole Marie Gill
Chair and Managing Member, CODISCOVR
Cozen O'Connor

Ms. Gill is Chair and Managing Member of the firm’s eDiscovery practice.  She works with attorneys and clients firmwide to develop efficient and effective discovery management strategies tailored to the case at hand. Leveraging advanced technologies and analytics, Ms. Gill manages complex and high-profile eDiscovery projects and routinely navigates data and privacy protection laws across many jurisdictions, both domestic and foreign. She participates in 26(f) conferences; negotiates agreements and stipulations establishing parties’ obligations with respect to preserving, searching, and producing electronically stored information (ESI); directs use of artificial intelligence (AI) in discovery; and negotiates technology assisted review (TAR) and predictive coding protocols. Ms. Gill also advises on collection methodology, search and retrieval methodology, FRE 502(d) orders, and production specifications and develops internal and external discovery guidelines addressing each phase of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM).

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Sarah D. Schlossberg
Of Counsel
Cozen O'Connor

Ms. Schlossberg’s practice is focused on a wide variety of complex commercial litigation matters, including contract disputes, class actions, professional malpractice, product liability, real estate litigation, construction litigation, environmental contamination, accounting malpractice and securities litigation.  

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Description

One of the biggest challenges facing new lawyers is time management, especially when almost every assignment appears critical, and clients and partners need your attention right now. And while saying "no" may be an option down the road, most new lawyers hesitate to decline work when trying to establish themselves in a new firm or company.

New lawyers must learn how to prioritize matters and tasks to work as effectively and efficiently as possible while setting realistic timeline expectations on work product deliverables for others. They must also understand how to manage technology to serve as an asset rather than a distraction, and when to ask for help or to delegate before their workloads become unmanageable.

Listen as our expert panel discusses the importance of time management and offers practical guidance on developing organizational skills that will help new lawyers successfully handle their demanding workloads.

Outline

  1. Introduction: the importance of time management
    1. Ethical rules and considerations
    2. Habit formation – creating good habits early on
      1. Pairing and other tips
  2. Getting organized
    1. Using technology
    2. Prioritizing tasks and matters
  3. Daily time management
    1. Managing your email inbox and other communication
      1. Folders, keep as new, flags, cc myself
    2. Maintaining your calendar
    3. Handling interruptions and avoiding distractions
    4. Setting realistic timelines for work product deliverables
    5. Delegating tasks and/or asking for assistance
    6. Capturing your time
  4. Time Management in the Hybrid Work Environment
    1. Importance of good communication
  5. Time Management Beyond the Firm: Managing your Family and Me Time to Prevent Burnout
    1. Managing inbox and communications while away. Answering in the morning and evening? Completely shut off?
    2. Communicating to others about your time off and making provisions for while you are away
  6. Practitioner takeaways

Benefits

The panel will review these and other important issues:

  • How can technology assist with time management? How can it act as a distraction?
  • What should new lawyers consider when prioritizing tasks?
  • How can realistically setting others' expectations on work product timelines assist with time management?
  • When should new lawyers delegate tasks and/or ask for help?
  • What are best practices for capturing time when being pulled in many different directions?