Working Weekends by Chuck Boyk

My favorite day of the week is Saturday. My favorite activity is going to my law office
and do work by myself. Sometimes other people are there, but they know to leave
me alone. During the week, I am busy with meetings, client intakes, depositions,
mediations, and running the business. Saturday is my day to gain control of my
business life and prepare for the following week. Here is my strategy:

■ Clean and tidy up my office and workspace.
■ Make all the client calls that my legal assistants know to leave me to
do. If clients are busy during the week and we are unable to connect,
then Saturday is the day. I think clients appreciate it when they know you
are working on their case on a Saturday.
■ Prepare for next week’s depositions, mediations, and client meetings.
■ Have any client meetings we were unable to schedule during the week.
■ Call any high-level client intakes that came in on Friday night and
Saturday.
■ Review and approve any complaints, discovery, and legal research done
by our law clerks or legal assistants.
■ Review my calendar for the next several weeks, make sure we are
prepared, and schedule some time blocks to just do work.
■ Make a list of subjects to discuss and to-dos for each law clerk and legal
assistant on my team.
■ Review any seminar material or medical research relevant to our cases.
■ Write 2 posts for later posting on my business LinkedIn account.
■ Brainstorm marketing ideas and long-term vision for the business.

Saturday is “my comfort zone,” and my office desk is where I achieve my best
results. It is my “security blanket” where I become confident that I am prepared
for the following week.