When a building is constructed, the first thing that must be done are the plans to be able to locate the spaces and have a structure. In law offices the same thing happens, but in this case you do not need a plan, but an agenda to organize the tasks to be performed and follow an order when executing them.

Having an organized agenda is essential for lawyers. It is true that this action involves investing time and can be complicated, but it will help you to prioritize the tasks you have to perform and not to forget any of them. Having a daily control will allow you to be more effective and work more productively, since you will not miss deadlines with clients, you will deliver documents on time and you will have a correct organization.

These are some of the actions you can take to keep your agenda in order and become the lawyer that everyone wants to hire.

1.      Prioritize activities

All the work a lawyer does is important, but tasks have deadlines. Therefore, it is important to prioritize the work that needs to be done first. A successful method for prioritizing work is to organize the agenda by levels, giving activities the level that corresponds to them. For example, level 1 for the tasks you have to do today and level 2 for the tasks you have to do that week. You can incorporate as many levels as you wish.

2.      Assign a color to each activity

It may seem silly, but attributing a color to each task helps you plan more effectively because you relate each color to an activity. In addition, it is more pleasing to the eye, a factor that unconsciously increases the motivation to execute them.

3.      Limit time

Setting time limits for each activity allows for more effective time management and prevents a task from being put on hold indefinitely. The goal is for lawyers to complete daily challenges and work more productively.

4.      Activate reminders

Just as you set alarms on your cell phone to wake you up in the morning, activating reminders of the tasks you have to do that day or the following days, or even the meetings you have to attend, will help you not to forget their existence. Activating these reminders is possible if you have a digital agenda.

5.      Have a digital agenda

Taking notes on paper can be very helpful at times, but you run the risk of losing them and with them all the information. It is best to have a digital agenda, since it takes up less space and, in addition, you can access it and consult it at any time and place from your devices.

6.      Share your agenda with team members

Effective communication is the key to success in any company. In order for all members of a team to be coordinated, it is good for them to share their agendas, with the objective of avoiding duplication of work and to ensure that tasks are carried out correctly. Being able to consult the agendas of other coworkers will save time, which translates into greater productivity for lawyers.