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Legal Project Management
Demystified
What you need to know about this powerful
tool

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Husband. Father.
Animal-lover.
Coder. Software Exec.
Author. Little league
coach. Fighter of hate.
Seeker of wellness.
I’m Larry Port

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This is
The Lean Law Firm &
my co-author Dave.
I wrote a book for the ABA

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This is Rocket Matter

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This is Rocket Matter

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What is project management?
Project management is a
methodical way to marshall a
complex process from start
to finish.
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Start End

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Examples of Projects
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What is legal project management?
Project management for
lawyers. A matter is a
project.
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Start End

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That’s. It.
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Law Firm Benefits
There are major advantages to standardizing tasks in
the context of legal services:
• Cookie-cutter process
• Documented process
• Less responsibility of having to remember all steps
• Fewer errors
• Easier time tracking across steps
• Processes can be enforced
• Continuous optimization based on learning
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What is a workflow?
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Start A B
C
D
E
F End
How a project progresses: the sequence of
administrative or other processes through
which a piece of work passes from initiation
to completion.

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A Simple Way to Think About It
Many things we do in our daily lives can benefit from a
workflow. In fact, you may already be using workflows
in your daily life.
Some examples include:
• Cooking a meal
• How you plan your daily work schedule
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The Complexity of Workflows
Some workflows are simple, while others can be very
complex.
Example: Workout Routine vs. Writing a Song
• The workout routine may be linear and could
potentially have the same path from start to finish
every time.
• The process of writing a song may be more
dynamic. It may start at different points and
gradually finish in various ways.
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Rocket
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