IngaTalk

In this episode Inga talks about the podcast becoming a weekly event, dropping each Sunday as well as working through work and life goals for the year ahead.  You may want some paper handy to write down your goals or come back to them later. 

Inga talks about law/life balance this holiday season, including tips for those who have to work, think they have to work and those who are taking time off work.  

In this episode, Inga Talks about how to plan the next step in your career as well as how to retire from your law career and get value for all of your hard work.  

In this episode Inga talks about practical steps you can take to organize your law work (email, tasks, virtual drives) which will then lead to less stress both during and outside of your work life. 

Inga talks about overcoming imposter syndrome as a lawyer by learning to notice the imposter thoughts, press pause and use our lawyer skills to argue for ourselves and our abilities.   

In this episode Inga talks about how to set yourself up for success in getting paid for the work you do.   From retainer agreement to ending the client relationship, this episode has it all, so you can set yourself up to ensure you’re paid. 

Inga talks about health, fitness, nutrition & vacations and how planning those for yourself, lets you take better care of your clients.  Lots of practical tips here as Inga is more in Mentor mode than Coach mode on this one. 

In this episode Inga talks about her firm’s recent summer fun day & why shared memories are important for building a productive & happy work team. 

In this episode Inga talks about handling litigation losses with feeling like you’re an imposter and some advice for making the loss a positive. 

In this episode Inga talks about how to make sure your firm is making money as well as why you should care and how much is enough.   This isn’t just for lawyers responsible for the financial bottom line of the firm – it’s helpful for those asking for raises as well. 

Inga talks about how to use your law degree when it wasn’t your idea to go to law school to begin with.  She also has advice on how to create career happiness, even if that means leaving law completely. 

This episode is for those managing & being managed in a Law Firm.  Inga talks about hiring tips, evaluating and encouraging your team to work with you so you can enjoy your law firm life 

Inga talks about how to balance parenting with your law career, using her example of the “Inga Way” and providing you with many hacks to make it all easier. 

Inga talks about how lawyers can start not hating their careers by taking one step that involves controlling the input into their thoughts.  This episode, while as always being lawyer focused, it great for anyone wanting to feel happier and in control of that feeling. 

Inga talks about what networking for lawyers is, how to network for clients & career and how to do it both IRL and virtually.  You don’t need to be a lawyer to get great ideas from this episode! 

In this Episode Inga talks about the importance of taking vacations and how to disconnect from work email in order to become a happier and more effective lawyer. 

Never been inside a real Court Room?  Inga covers all the things you need to know in this episode including, where to stand, when to bow and of course, how high the heels are that she enjoys wearing.  Go to the @ingatalk Instagram pinned pics to see the images of how to wear tabs and tie your robes properly. 

Inga talks about the things you need to consider when heading back into the real office, whether you’re a new Call or the Managing Lawyer.  This includes, why go back, what info do staff need and how do you manage the return. 

Inga talks about how you can make your work life balance more in line with what you want it to be, instead of living with a work life balance that isn’t working for you. 

Inga talks about running a firm successfully from home, focusing on people, equipment and software solutions.

In this podcast, recorded March 29, 2020, Inga provides advice to lawyers (and others) on how to financially survive the Covid-19 Pandemic. Having started her firm in a recession & weathered through Sars, she has experience she is happy to share with everyone.

Recorded on International Women’s Day 2020, Inga talks about how it never occurred to her she wasn’t equal to lawyers who didn’t happen to be a woman and the impact this has had on her career (spoiler alert: she was treated equally).

Inga picks up from Episode 4 and talks about many of the issues you need to consider when you start a law firm …. this includes a moderate rant questioning what the Law Society of Ontario won’t allow lawyers to have non-licensees as shareholders. Rants make the episodes more fun, don’t you think?

Inga talks about a variety of ways to own a law firm, discussing the pros and cons of each along the way. As always, she has her Inga spin on things and shares how she started her firm “back in the day”

In this first semi-rant of the season Inga talks about why a law firm is a business and her take on contingency fee practices.