Why this law firm pays staff for a day off each week and meets their customers for free (ep 28)

Hands up who wants to increase productivity, reduce stress and increase staff engagement?  Let’s be honest, show me a business owner who doesn’t want these things.  But what if I suggested that the answer was as simple as letting your staff work a 4-day week while paying them for 5 days.   Tina McAulay of McAulay Legal has done just that. Tired of the traditional law lack of flexibility, and an experimenter at heart, Tina decided to join the global #4dayweek movement. She closes her firm one day a week and lets her staff have the day off at full pay.  I talk to Tina to learn the why, what and how of the 4-day week in her firm. As you might guess, that conversation is very closely linked to the way McAulay bill their clients. Hint: they don’t charge by the hour! I think you’ll love what Tina has to say about pricing and she’ll leave you feeling inspired to take action in your firm too.  Here are some highlights:  The 4-day week at McAulay Legal Why a 4-day week? The whole firm shuts down on a Wednesday Sending a message: “We care about our staff” Measuring the impact of the 4-day week Why pay 5 days for working 4? It doesn’t matter when work gets done, it just gets done What does value pricing look like at McAulay Legal? What getting to know customers really looks like Value pricing is an investment Tina’s advice: research and talk to people Links  * Listen to our interview with Andrew Barnes on The Juggle Podcast * Find out more about Andrew Barnes’ 4 day week global movement * Subscribe to Doing Law Differently on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify   * Discover how I can help you escape the billable hour, eliminate the grunt work and do more of the work you love with productised services * Connect with me on LinkedIn  * Are you keen to share how you’re Doing Law Differently? Get in touch here.