Episode 361 | Plan 2027 Like a Law Firm Leader and Owner, Not Like a Solo Lawyer
Yolanda spent an afternoon at her kitchen table every December planning the year ahead. She’d set a higher revenue target, decide to take on more clients, and write “hire an associate” at the bottom of the page.
Three years in a row, that hire stayed on the list. Meanwhile, she was still answering client emails from the sidelines of her kids’ soccer games.
If your 2027 plan asks you to take on more work, where does it make room for the life you want?
In this episode of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® Podcast, I walk you through the five steps I use to help women law firm owners plan for growth without building another year around their own billable hours.
Yolanda, a composite of women law firm owners I’ve worked with and met over the years, wanted to be home for dinner and take a vacation without checking email. When she put actual dollar figures on her personal goals, she saw why another modest increase in revenue wouldn’t get her where she wanted to go.
That exercise changed what went on her list. It also changed what she was willing to take off it.
I’ll show you how Yolanda narrowed her focus and what kept her hiring plan moving when a big trial landed right in the middle of it.
We get into:
- The personal goals I ask you to price out before you set a revenue target.
- How to work backward from what you want to take home to what your firm needs to earn.
- How to decide which goal goes first when hiring, fees, and systems all need attention.
- The step between setting a goal and making a to-do list that many owners skip.
- How to give your growth priorities a place on the calendar, even when client work gets busy.
If you’ve been telling yourself you’ll plan in January, remember that recruiting an attorney or changing your fees takes time. Planning now gives you a chance to have something in motion when January arrives.
Before you write down a bigger revenue number for 2027, listen and ask what you want that number to make possible.
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Want help building a 2027 growth plan around the life you want? Book a call with me. We’ll talk about where your firm is today, what you want to change in 2027, and which priorities could get you there. We’ll also explore whether working together makes sense.
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