Applying Agile to Legal Practices

Lesson 9: Conclusion

Conclusion: Automate, Iterate, Excel

You’ve mapped your workflow, applied WIP limits, and embedded client-centric touchpoints—now it’s time to supercharge everything with Legalboards’ automation recipes.

Key Takeaways

  • Automation Library
    Browse ready-made “recipes” that auto-assign tasks, send client updates, trigger reminders, and escalate deadlines.

  • Continuous Improvement
    Treat every new automation as an experiment: set it up, measure the impact, tweak, repeat.

  • Next-Level Learning
    More deep-dive sessions on Kanban, process design, and advanced Legalboards features are coming soon—watch your inbox.

Call to Action

Explore the Automation Library or book a 15-minute call with our team to craft your first custom recipe. Questions? Email support@legalboards.com and we’ll help you keep the momentum going.

Course Curriculum
Your 9 Agile Lessons

Lesson 1: How to Tell If Kanban Could Work For You

In this lesson, you'll learn how to identify if you should implement the Kanban methodology and how to get started.

Lesson 2: Applying Agile to Legal Practices with John Grant

An in-depth look at integrating Agile methodologies in a legal setting, guided by industry expert John E. Grant.

Lesson 3: Getting Started

Where and how should you start implementing Kanban? Let's go over how to use what you already do and translate it into Kanban.

Lesson 4: Building a Board

Let's walk you through how to build a Kanban board using Legalboards for our example firm.

Lesson 5: Boards As An Overview Of Workflows

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.

Lesson 6: WIP Limits

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.

Lesson 7: Board Viewing Tips

Tips about how to best view your board so you can ensure you understand everything at a glance.

Lesson 8: Client Centric Operations

One of the most important benefits of using Kanban is the enhanced client experience. Let's examine how to optimize your operations for clients.

Lesson 9: Conclusion

In this lesson, we'll wrap up this course and the Agile concepts covered.