QUIZ

 Do you ever feel like there's not enough time in the day?
 Do you estimate how many hours you will need to study each week?
 Do you meet assignment deadlines?
 Do you begin working on semester long projects early in the semester?
 Do you write a daily “to do” list?
 Do you prevent social activities from interfering with your study time?
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 Do you have a job that requires fewer than 10 hours a week?

 Do you set specific goals for each study period?
 Do you begin your study time with your most difficult subject/assignment?
 Do you complete most of your studying during your most productive hours of each day?
 Do you treat being a full-time student like a full-time job?
For every “Yes” you responded give yourself 1point.
Tally the total number of points you received.
 RESULTS

• If you scored 8-10 you are doing well managing your time. Maybe you
need to change one or two things.
• If you scored 5-7 you are average and have some good time
management skills, but clearly need some more help.
• If you scored 1-4 you should get a plan together for how you want to
address these issues.
 ICEBREAKER

“Time is a unique resource. It cannot be accumulated like money or stockpiled like

raw materials. We are forced to spend it, whether we choose to or not, and at a fixed
rate of sixty seconds every minute. It cannot be turned on and off like a machine or
replaced like a man. It is irretrievable.” -- R. Alec Mackenzie
 TIME MANAGEMENT

Meaning: The ability to use one's time effectively or

productively, especially at work.
Definition: Time management is a set of principles,
practices, skills, tools, and systems that work
together to help you get more value out of your time
with the aim of improving the quality of your life.
THE GOAL OF TIME MANAGEMENT IS
TO FIND A BALANCE AMONG ALL THE
THINGS YOU NEED AND WANT TO DO.
 TYPES OF TIME

HOLY TIME WORK TIME RELATING TO PLAY TIME

(INTUITIVE) (PRODUCTIVE) THE ABILITY TO WO (RECREATION)
BASED ON FEELINGS RK, RATHER
THAN UNDERSTAND
RATHER THAN FACT IT
S OR PROOF

ENJOYING YOURSELF NATURAL TIME WILLING TO CONSIDER OR

WHEN YOU ARE NOT (RECEPTIVE) OPEN ACCEPT NEW
WORKING MINDED SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS
 TIME MANAGEMENT FOR LAWYERS

 Time is the most valuable of all the resources one has to work with.
 Good time management is an essential skill for the successful lawyer.
 The ability of lawyers to manage their time has a considerable impact on the
standard and quality of their legal work, the quality of their service to the present
competitive legal environment, and their level of professional success.
 When the client is being billed by the hour, the lawyer's time is the most precious
asset.
 The clock begins to tick whenever the phone calls or an email is received.
 Busy professionals whose time is in constant demand must have effective time
management abilities.
 BENEFITS OF EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT
Managing time (yourself) efficiently enables you to do the right things at the right
time. It also plays a pivotal role in your personal and professional growth.

Never Miss Deadlines

Become A Pro at Planning
Enhance The Quality of Your Work
Learn Prioritization
Increase Your Productivity
Manage Interruptions
Overcome Distractions
Take Effective Decisions
 BENEFITS OF EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT

 Boost Your Efficiency

 Face Fewer Less Team Conflicts
 Experience Career Growth
 Decrease Procrastination Tendencies
 Lower Your Anxiety and Stress
 Limit Your Problems
 Prevent the Need to Rush
 Live a Quality Life
 Build Better Personal Bonds
 BENEFITS OF EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT

 Find Time for Leisure

 Act with More Spontaneity
 Explore New Learning Opportunities (Thomas Edison says, “Time is really the only capital that any
human being has, and the only thing he can’t afford to lose.”)

 Cement Self-Discipline (“You cannot manage your time; you can only manage yourself,” says Peter
Drucker, one of the foremost thinkers on management theory and practice.)

 Stand Out From the Crowd

 Feel More Accomplished & Self-Confident
 Strengthen Your Self-Image
 Achieving Milestones Quicker
TIME WASTERS

External

Telephone interruptions Meetings Visitors Socializing

Communication Lack of policies and

Lack of information Excessive paperwork
breakdown procedures

Red tape
Lack of competent (excessive bureaucracy
personnel to official rules and
formalities)
TIME WASTERS

Internal

Procrastination Failure to delegate Unclear objectives Failure to set priorities

Poor scheduling (plan

Failure to plan(detailed for carrying out a
Crisis management proposal for doing or process or procedure, Lack of self-discipline
achieving something) giving lists of intended
events and times)

Attempting to do too
Lack of relevant skills
much at once
 BASIC TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS

Self-assessment: To be more effective at managing your time, you must first assess where
you are now.
 How do you spend your time each day?
 What amount of time do you spend on billable work?
 On personal phone calls or chatting over coffee with other lawyers down the hall?
 Track your time for a typical week and enter everything you do during the day.
 Also, record your high and low energy times.
 Once you’ve created a profile of your time, you’ll be able to see where you waste time and what
things you can cut back on.
 You’ll also know if your peak energy periods are, for example, the first three hours of the
morning or from 4:00 until 5:00 in the afternoon.
 This information will help you better schedule your time.
 BASIC TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS

80/20 RULE by Richard Koch: Good time management skill requires learning
how the 80/20 rule impacts you.
The 80/20 rule, states that the relationship between input and output is rarely,
if ever, balanced.
When applied to work, it means that approximately 20 percent of your
efforts produce 80 percent of your results.
Learning how to recognize and then focusing on that 20 percent is the key to
making the most effective use of your time.
 QUICK TIPS FOR BETTER TIME
MANAGEMENT
 Create a daily plan  Focus
 Peg a time limit to each task  Block out distractions
 Use a calendar  Track your time spent
 Use an organizer  Don’t fuss about unimportant details
 Know your deadlines  Eliminate your time wasters
 Learn to say “No”  Prioritize
 Target to be early  Delegate
 Have a clock visibly placed before you  Batch similar tasks together
 Set reminders 15 minutes before
MAKING YOUR SCHEDULE WORK

• Identify your best time of the day.

• Study difficult or boring subjects first.
• Use the same place to study every time.
• Use “waiting time” to study
• Treat school/college as a full-time job
 ADJUST YOUR SCHEDULE
EVERY DAY
Write out a daily schedule at the beginning of each day.
As you write out your daily schedule, assess your
priorities.
 EVALUATE YOUR SCHEDULE

• Evaluate schedule in the morning

• Again, at the end of the day
Re-Assess:
• Is what I’m doing working? If not, what do I need to change?
• Divide larger tasks or projects into smaller parts or steps.
 READING MATERIAL LINKS

https://weekplan.net/Benefits-of-Effective-Time-Management
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_00.htm