Transcript
Michael Kelly (0:00)
The worst part about running a business is being in every department.
Chris Dreyer (0:03)
Law school teaches you how to practice law, but it doesn't teach you a single thing about how to run a company.
Michael Kelly (0:08)
Being hr, being the lawyer, you know, being marketing, being, you know, business development, being intake, being finance. That's hard.
Chris Dreyer (0:16)
An efficient system might work when you're running a solo practice, but when you hit that 2 or $4 million revenue mark, the cracks in the foundation really start to show. You're burnt out for wearing every hat, the chaos bleeds into the office, and the team morale takes a massive hit.
Michael Kelly (0:29)
My culture sucked. You know, people ha. They hated my law firm, even the people working within it. It was just a means to an end for them. My problem was taking on too much at once and not having the operation set up and kind of sinking the ship with all of the work we were producing, but not having the systems in place to manage. You know, that uptick.
Chris Dreyer (0:48)
You can't scale if you're doing it all. You have to establish systems, put the right people to the right seats, transition from working in your business to working on it. You're no longer just a lawyer, you're a CEO.
Michael Kelly (0:59)
At this point, I'm a lawyer, but more so than that, you know, with the seat I sit in now, I'm a businessman, right? So, you know, I'm running law as my business. And I think that the tools that I'm learning now is transferable into any single business that you want to do.
Chris Dreyer (1:16)
This is Personal Injury Mastermind. I'm Chris Dreyer, founder and CEO of Rankings IO, the elite performance marketing agency for personal injury law firms. Today we're joined by Michael Kelly, the powerhouse behind Michael Kelly Injury Lawyers. Michael has scaled to 10 offices across Massachusetts and recently secured a massive 17.6 million dollar judgment for his client. But getting there wasn't just about trying cases. It's about completely overhauling his firm's culture. Implementing EOS operational frameworks and utilizing tech to keep a 92% conversion rate on wanted leads. Let's get into it.
Podcast Host (1:52)
I'm really pumped to talk with you. You recently announced like a $17.6 million judgment.
Chris Dreyer (1:58)
