If You’re Waiting Until 2027, You’re Already Behind (EP 209)

Episode Summary

“We’ll sort out our strategy in the new year.” I hear it every November, and I’ve seen where it leads. The inbox wins in January, planning slips, and nothing moves until February or March. Meanwhile, clients who made decisions over the break are calling the firms that were ready.

In this episode, I share why November and December are your quiet advantage, and the simple year-end process I use in my law firm business coaching work. If you’re thinking about how to manage a law firm that doesn’t stall every January, this one’s for you. The new year is for executing. The planning belongs now.

What We'll Cover

• Why waiting until January usually means not moving until February
• Why January is one of the busiest months for new enquiries
• Five things to do before you close the office for the year

What You'll Learn

• How to set three clear priorities for your first 90 days
• How to get your marketing, intake and team ready before the break
• Why planning now is what lets you properly switch off over Christmas

Free Resources

• Exit Readiness Scorecard  to find out the one score that reveals how saleable your firm really is. 
• Book a free law firm growth call to talk through your billing and cashflow setup

Are You Building a Practice or a Business?

If your planning keeps getting pushed because everything runs through you, that’s what we work on together in law firm business coaching. We’ll look at your numbers, find the bottlenecks and map out your next 90 days. Book a Law Firm Growth Call and let’s get your 2027 started now. 

Who Do You Know Who’s Still Planning to “Sort It Out in January”?

Know a law firm owner who’s flat out until Christmas and keeps saying they’ll plan once things settle down? Or someone who comes back every January to a full inbox and a team waiting on them for direction?

Send them this episode. It might be the nudge they need to do the thinking now, so they can actually rest over the break.

And if this episode got you thinking about your own year-end planning, I’d love to hear about it.

Share your biggest takeaway on social media and tag me. I love seeing the changes you’re making in your firm, even small ones like booking in a planning session before December or choosing your three priorities for the first quarter. Those small steps are what set up a strong start to the year.

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