Power Up Your Practice: Create the Law Firm and the Life You Deserve

Power Up Your Practice (Print)

04/14/2025

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Release Date: 04/14/2025
Format	Size	ISBN/SKU
Print*	714 pages	979-8990715004

Power Up Your Practice is a publication that will transform your law firm and your life. Whether you’re an aspiring attorney or a seasoned practitioner, this guide offers enlightenment and strategies to elevate your practice to new heights.

Packed with real-world examples, practical tips, and insightful anecdotes, discover how to work ON the business and not IN the business. You’ll gain practical advice on attracting and retaining clients, find out how to manage your time effectively, reduce stress, and create a fulfilling professional and personal life. You’ll also learn how to develop the skills to lead a motivated and cohesive team, fostering a positive and productive work environment.

Inside, you'll find helpful advice and guidance on the following topics:

Chapter 1: The Practice of Law: Past, Present, and Future
Chapter 2: Principles, Paradigms & Mindsets: Shaping the Path to Success
Chapter 3: Charting the Path: Crafting a Vision, Mission, and Strategic Goals for Success
Chapter 4: Functions, Hats, and Roles: Navigating the Complexity of Responsibilities
Chapter 5: Taking Control of Your Life: Unlocking the Secrets of Effective Time Management
Chapter 6: Cultivating Leadership: Best Practices for Managing and Delegating
Chapter 7: Self-Care: Nurturing Your Well-Being for a Balanced Life
Chapter 8: Embarking on the Entrepreneurial Journey: Initiating Your Business Venture
Chapter 9: The Journey to Representation: Perfecting Your Client Intake Process
Chapter 10: Optimizing Workflow: Strategies, Templates, and Checklists for Efficient Operations
Chapter 11: Revolutionizing the Legal Landscape: The Vital Role of Technology and Automation
Chapter 12: Building a Client-centered Practice: Strategies for Enhancing the Client Journey
Chapter 13: Amplify Your Firm’s Presence: Innovative Methods for Marketing and Business Development
Chapter 14: The Digital Marketing Playbook: Crafting and Implementing a Winning Social Media Strategy
Chapter 15: The Path to Business Success: Mastering Your Finances
Chapter 16: From Setting to Collecting: Legal Fees for Sustainable Business Growth
Chapter 17: Crafting a Winning Team: Talent Acquisition and Retention
Chapter 18: The Modern Law Firm: Virtual Assistants and Remote and Hybrid Work
Chapter 19: Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Chapter 20: Empowering Your Future: Personal and Professional Growth
Chapter 21: Entrepreneurship: Pursuing and Balancing Strategic Side Hustles and Other Pursuits
Chapter 22: Securing Your Space: A Guide to Buying and Moving Offices
Chapter 23: The Partnership Track: Career Growth and Advancement in Law Firms
Chapter 24: Planning Your Firm’s Future: Exit Strategies and Succession Planning

Dive in and take the first step toward powering up your practice to create the law firm and life you deserve. Order your copy today!

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Table of Contents

Foreword

Index

About the Author

Ruby L. Powers is a board-certified attorney in Immigration and Nationality Law and founder of Powers Law Group, P.C. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, Leadership Houston, and American Leadership Forum. Specializing in immigration law, Ruby’s firm handles a wide range of cases including waivers of inadmissibility, asylum, deportation, and family– and employment-based immigration.

Ruby is a passionate advocate for her community. As the child of an immigrant and married to an immigrant, she has lived in six countries, fostering a deep understanding of the challenges immigrants face. Ruby is a frequent national and international speaker, a media resource on topics of immigration law, policy, and law practice management, and a trusted source for The Washington Post, The New York Times, CNN, NPR, and BBC World News. With more than 16 years of firsthand experience practicing immigration law, Ruby has represented individuals from more than 47 countries for asylum.

Ruby serves as the chair of the State Bar of Texas’ Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality and on various American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) committees including Innovation and Technology and as the Technology and Innovation Summit chair 2024. She has served as AILA’s Law Practice Management Committee chair, vice chair for the Media Advocacy Committee, the Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma Chapter Advocacy (co-) liaison, and served on various conference committees.

Ruby is an active ABA Law Practice Division member and serves on the ABA TECHSHOW 2025 Board as well as the Law Practice Magazine and Lawyer Leadership & Management committees. Additionally, she serves as president of the nonprofit organization, Rancho Altamira Christian Center.

Ruby is an adjunct professor at South Texas College of Law–Houston and previously served as a business instructor at Houston Community College, where she imparted crucial knowledge on law practice management and small business consulting.

Through Powers Strategy Group, LLC, Ruby offers strategic consulting services aimed at optimizing operations, enhancing client relations, and ensuring overall firm success. Complementing her consultancy work, Ruby hosts the informative podcast, “Power Up Your Practice,” launched in 2023, where she shares practical tips and strategies for thriving in the legal industry.