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The Law Firm Owner Podcast: Strategic Planning, Revenue, and Leadership for Law Firm OwnersAuthor: Melissa Shanahan Law Firm Management & Strategic Planning Coach
Are you a law firm owner ready to grow your firm on your own terms? The Law Firm Owner Podcast, powered by Velocity Work, is a weekly show for law firm owners who want real management strategies for building a firm they're proud of. Velocity Work has worked with 300 law firms over almost a decade, helping owners grow revenue while building teams and businesses that run intentionally instead of reactively. It's not always about revenue, either - more often than not law firm owners are looking to spend more time with their family, reduce stress inside their teams or plan for meaningful decisions like hiring experienced attorneys or shaping things up to retire. Host and founder Melissa Shanahan brings a straight-talk approach to the podcast, covering how to organize your numbers, build your team, grow revenue, and strategies to run things on your terms. Each episode gets into what it actually takes to build law firm success: case management workflows that scale, strategies for building your firm's image and reputation, and workweek strategies that protect your time. Through quarterly strategic planning, accountability, and courageously clear coaching, Melissa shows listeners how to build a firm that reflects their ambition, not just their to-do list. Tune in for: - Law firm management systems that actually work - Law firm entrepreneurship tips for owners ready to scale - Case management workflow strategies that save time and reduce chaos - Ways to grow law firm revenue without adding more overhead - Practical law firm tips you can put to use the same week you hear them - Workweek strategies to protect your time and increase output - Real talk about law firm life, from scrappy startups to multi-million-dollar practices Whether you're running a small law firm or scaling an established practice, The Law Firm Owner Podcast gives you the strategy and community to build a firm on your own terms. Follow now and join a community of law firm owners committed to taking their fir Language: en-us Genres: Business, Entrepreneurship, Management Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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#382: Heads Down, Grinding It Out: When Working Harder Isn't the Answer
Tuesday, 6 October, 2026
What happens when the thing you are waiting for is the very thing that is keeping you stuck? In this episode, Melissa explores what happens when law firm owners stay heads down in the work, pushing harder and trying to create stability without stepping back to examine whether their current approach can actually get them where they want to go. Diving deeper into one of the examples she introduced around how difficult it can be to see the truth from inside your own situation, Melissa walks through a firm that was doing many things right but was still carrying too much of the day-to-day workload at the owner level. By looking at the facts, running the numbers, and playing out different scenarios, they were able to uncover opportunities they could not see from inside the situation. Let's talk! If you are a law firm owner looking to talk with us about partnering on your personal and professional growth, book a short, free, no-pressure call with Melissa here: https://velocitywork.com/calendar Check out Ben Gideon and Jeff Wright's podcast Elawvate: Build and Grow Your Law Firm on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts: https://vwrk.cc/gideonasen Calculate your producer multiple with our free Producer Calculator here: https://vwrk.cc/pm Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://www.velocitywork.com/382
