In this 40-minute masterclass, John Grant moves beyond the basics of a Kanban board to unpack the full Kanban Methodology—principles, practices, and mind-set shifts that help law firms streamline work, reduce stress, and communicate value to clients.
See Work as Flow
Understand suppliers → inputs → process → outputs → customers (SIPOC) so every matter actually moves.
Six Core Kanban Practices
Make work visible
Limit work-in-progress (WIP)
Measure & manage flow
Make policies explicit
Establish feedback loops
Evolve through small experiments
Design Boards Around Handoffs
Create a new column for each person or resource transition to expose hidden delays.
WIP Limits & Monotasking
“Start less to finish more”—cut multitasking costs and close files faster.
Explicit Policies that Stick
▸ FIFO as the default priority rule
▸ Clear exceptions (e.g., safety issues)
▸ Definitions of Ready and Done to slash rework.
Agile Cadences for Legal Teams
Weekly planning + review, daily 90-second stand-ups, and “5 % time” reserved for continuous improvement.
In this lesson, you'll learn how to identify if you should implement the Kanban methodology and how to get started.
An in-depth look at integrating Agile methodologies in a legal setting, guided by industry expert John E. Grant.
Where and how should you start implementing Kanban? Let's go over how to use what you already do and translate it into Kanban.
Let's walk you through how to build a Kanban board using Legalboards for our example firm.
Now that we know the framework and how to build a board, let's step back and examine how to view the work we've completed so far.
In this lesson, we'll dive into one of the concepts that John covered in lesson 2, WIP limits. You'll learn how to apply them for effective management.
Tips about how to best view your board so you can ensure you understand everything at a glance.
One of the most important benefits of using Kanban is the enhanced client experience. Let's examine how to optimize your operations for clients.
In this lesson, we'll wrap up this course and the Agile concepts covered.
