Episodes

“Implementing Profit First in your law firm is a meaningful first step that you can take that will help you correct this costly and stressful misalignment between yourself and the clients of your law firm.” – RJon Robins, author of Profit First for Lawyers For many law firm owners, profit feels uncomfortable. Maybe even selfish. But what if profit isn’t the problem? In this episode, immigration attorney Jennifer Walker Gates shares how implementing Profit First transformed not just her law fi...

“To want your law firm to be anything less than all it can be, that’s abnormal. Especially when you consider that at least part of a law firm’s success is dependent upon the law firm helping more people.” – RJon Robins, author of Profit First for Lawyers Every law firm owner wants their business to be successful. So why do so many stay stuck in patterns that keep them from reaching their full potential? In this episode, we explore a counterintuitive truth: most people are more afraid of success...

“To be called a financially successful business, a law firm must generate enough total owner benefit for you to live the way you want to live. Not just what you’re willing to settle for.” – RJon Robins, author of Profit First for Lawyers If your law firm is covering the bills, is that enough? For many law firm owners, the goal quietly becomes survival. Making payroll, paying expenses, and getting through month to month is considered success, but is it? Not according to RJon Robins. That’s not s...

“We want to build a business that is sustainable and we want to build a business that can operate independently of you and your brilliance.” – RJon Robins, author of Profit First for Lawyers Why Your Law Firm Needs a Plan (and the Math to Back It Up) If you wouldn’t take a case to trial without a plan, then why would you run your law firm without one? In this episode, we explore one of the most overlooked (and uncomfortable) topics for law firm owners: your written business plan. Featuring an ...

“The problem is most people don’t take the time to think about their definition of success. Which is kind of ironic considering that as lawyers, we are trained that the first thing you do when you’re drafting a contract or making a settlement agreement is you have to define the terms.” – RJon Robins, author of Profit First for Lawyers Welcome to the latest season of the Profit First for Lawyers podcast. In this season premiere, we tackle the foundation that makes everything else possible: defin...