About this podcast
If you're a solo or small law firm owner who feels overworked, time-starved, or stuck at your current level, this podcast is for you. On Great Practice. Great Life.® you will hear from successful firm owners who have increased income, reduced stress, and built profitable, sustainable practices.
Hosted by Steve Riley, a former trial attorney and law firm coach for more than 20 years, the show dives into real conversations about law firm growth, leadership, and profitability. You will learn how to grow a firm that runs smoothly, from marketing and hiring to operations and culture, so you are not the bottleneck in your own business.
Each episode delivers practical, lawyer-specific strategies you can use right away to improve your law practice management, boost firm performance, and create more time for the life you actually want. Follow the show and start building your own great practice and great life.
Popular topics include:
* Attorney success & personal growth
* How to grow a law firm sustainably
* Law firm business strategy & leadership
* Law firm culture, hiring, and team development
* Law firm management, operations, and workflow design
* Law firm marketing & client experience
* Law firm profitability & financial performance
* Attorney work life balance
Episodes
The newest 20 of 209 episodes
- Blinded by Blame: The Hidden Leaks in Your Law Firm with Dr. Kenya Oduor | Ep 208 · 33 min · Episode 208What problems in your law firm have become so familiar that you no longer notice them? Maybe it's the same communication breakdowns, recurring mistakes, or frustrations that…
- Triple the Revenue, Not the Workload: How Krista Nash Transformed Her Law Firm | Ep 207 · 52 min · Episode 207Krista Nash had what many law firm owners work toward: a busy practice, plenty of clients, and strong revenue. But behind that success were 18-hour workdays, mounting…
- How to Scale a Law Firm Without Losing Culture or Client Care with Lin McCraw | Ep 206 · 46 min · Episode 206What if the reason your new hires aren't meeting expectations has less to do with who you hired and more to do with how you onboarded them? Hiring the right person is only the…
- Stop Trying to Balance Work and Life: Build One Big Life with Elaine Ralls | Ep 205 · 46 min · Episode 205Your law firm needs your attention. So do your family, finances, health, relationships, and everything else that matters to you. Trying to keep each part perfectly balanced can…
- 25 Years of Coaching Lawyers: What Drives Profit, Focus, and Growth with Glenn Finch | Ep 204 · 41 min · Episode 204Twenty-five years advising attorneys. Twenty-eight years of military service. Glenn Finch has spent much of his career learning what it takes to perform at a high level without…
- AI Is Changing Roles Inside Your Law Firm with Matt Symes | Ep 203 · 34 min · Episode 203"I can't find good people" is one of the most common frustrations in law firm management. But what if the people aren't actually the problem? Rushed work, competing priorities…
- When AI Scammers Impersonate You and Your Law Firm with Angel Leal | Ep 202 · 31 min · Episode 202Imagine getting a call from someone who thinks they hired you, paid you, and trusted you with their legal problem. Except you've never spoken to them before. That's what…
- How to Delegate Without Sacrificing Client Experience with Dr. Ruth Mannschreck | Ep 201 · 54 min · Episode 201If you stepped away from your law firm tomorrow, what would stop working? For Dr. Ruth Mannschreck, that question became very real when her daughter's traumatic birth forced her…
- How AI is Helping Attorneys Grow More Profitable Practices with Jennifer and Fred Felten | Ep 200 · 52 min · Episode 200AI can help you get legal work done faster. But if you bill by the hour, that creates an uncomfortable question: What happens when the work that used to take three hours takes…
- The Gallbladder Test: Is Your Law Firm Too Dependent on One Person? with Sam Price | Ep 199 · 47 min · Episode 192What would happen if one of your most important employees was suddenly out for three weeks or three months? For Sam Price, a team member's gallbladder surgery exposed a problem…
- Shiftward: How Small Changes Create Lasting Change in Your Law Firm with Rich Bracken | Ep 198 · 51 min · Episode 198You return from a conference or coaching session with a clear plan for your law firm. Then the emails pile up, a client emergency takes over, your team has questions, and the…
- Build a Million-Follower Legal Brand Without Letting Growth Overwhelm Your Firm with Angel Leal | Ep 197 · 40 min · Episode 197You know your clients and referral sources are on social media. You know you should probably be there, too. But what are you supposed to post? How often? And is any of it…
- The $1 Million Delegation Lesson: Trust, Verify, and Protect Your Law Firm with Craig Goldenfarb | Ep 196 · 52 min · Episode 196What would you do if you discovered two trusted executives had allegedly stolen nearly $1 million from your law firm? In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley…
- Let Go of Guilt and Build a More Profitable Law Firm with Jennifer Felten | Ep 195 · 51 min · Episode 195Do you ever feel guilty no matter what you choose? You're at work thinking you should be home. You're home thinking about work. You grow your firm, but somehow the success…
- Is Managing Your Law Firm Costing You Money? with Kent Berk | Ep 194 · 33 min · Episode 194Attorney Kent Berk thought he'd reached the other side. His firm was thriving. He'd built a great team. He was finally enjoying the freedom he'd worked years to create. Then…
- When Success Becomes a Trap for Law Firm Owners with Jennie Bretschneider | Ep 193 · 55 min · Episode 193From the outside, Jennie Bretschneider's law firm looked like a success. Revenue was climbing, new clients kept coming, and her reputation in the community continued to grow…
- From Lawyer to Law Firm Owner: How to Make Big Decisions with Jordan Ostroff | Ep 192 · 35 min · Episode 192Starting a law firm is one of the biggest decisions an attorney can make, but the real skill isn't deciding to open your own practice. It's knowing how to make that decision, and…
- The Mid-Year Goal Check Every Busy Lawyer Needs | Ep 191 · 32 min · Episode 191The goals you set at the beginning of the year didn't disappear. They just got buried beneath client demands, constant interruptions, unexpected challenges, and the daily…
- How to Get Lawyers Who Hate You to Send You Business | Ep. 190 · 28 min · Episode 190Some of the best referrals Steve Riley ever received came from the last place most attorneys think to look: opposing counsel. In this solo episode, Steve shares a simple but…
- AI Is Not Your Lawyer: Protecting Client Privilege with Kent Berk | Ep 189 · 32 min · Episode 189Steve Riley sits down with attorney Kent Berk this week, on Great Practice, Great Life, to unpack a case every lawyer needs to understand: United States v. Heppner. A former CEO…
