Lawyers don't have the time or the desire to learn business skills. Planning is complex and boring. There just isn't enough time to spend on non-legal matters these days. Let me counter these misconceptions. First, 'business' is not dishonorable at all.
Doctors do it, architects do it, and every successful person does it.
Anyone who doesn't understand that the practice of law is a business is living in the past. Second, with regard to training, any reasonably intelligent lawyer can learn the basics of planning and sound business practices without having to get bogged down by the details. Third, planning can be simple and understandable. The paths to it are not found, but made. Edward Poll Edward Poll is an attorney and certified management consultant in Los Angeles, advising attorneys and law firms on how to deliver their services more effectively and increase profits.