Author Archives: David Bilinsky

About David Bilinsky

David J. Bilinsky, BSc, LLB, MBA David J. Bilinsky is a Practice Management Consultant, lawyer and advisor. He is a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management and past Editor-in-Chief of ABA’s Law Practice Magazine. Dave's mission in life is to empower lawyers to anticipate the changes, realize the opportunities, face the challenges and embrace the expanding possibilities of the application of practice management concepts to the practice of law in innovative ways that provide service excellence. Dave is the founder and current Chair of the Pacific Legal Technology Conference and a past Co-Chair of ABA TECHSHOW. Dave's consulting services focus on enhancing law firm practice group profitability, strategic business planning and the application of technology to the practice of law. Dave has been called upon from Shanghai to New York City, from the Yukon to deep in the heart of Argentina by law firms and legal associations to address personal productivity, change management, technology implementation, career satisfaction and leadership development. You can read his blog at: www.thoughtfullaw.com and contact him at [email protected].

Time Management Part One

This is the first of two tips dealing with personal time management.

There are two big difficulties when it comes to time management and trying to fit in all the …

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Commit to Change

In talking to hundreds of law firms, I am struck by a common theme.

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Many of these firms have tried to implement change, only to be …

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Resolve to Go Paperless

This is a New Year…the time to resolve to (finally) go paperless.

What are some of the benefits that can be achieved by moving to a paperless document office?

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What Are Firms Actually Using?

There are at least two aspects to legal technology.  The first and most obvious one is “What is the latest and greatest?”

While there is a certain group that gets …

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Top 10 Financial Errors: #7 Put Off Dealing With Underperforming Lawyers

When everyone in the firm is required to report monthly to all other partners, you instill a culture in the firm that is self-correcting. If someone fails to regularly meet their financial goals, you have a decision to make and a forum within which it can be made.
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Top 10 Financial Errors: #2 – Rely on Total Billable Hours

Instead, we advocate using historical realization rates against billable time to get a better picture of how each lawyer - and the firm in general - is doing from a financial perspective.
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