A new year brings with it the opportunity to review the preceding 12 months and improve upon them. It is the time for personal and professional housecleaning and resolutions. Unfortunately, many of those resolutions, even the important ones, are short-lived. That does not need to be the case. It is possible to make good on your business-improvement plans for the new year.

Resolutions often fail because individuals aim too high without a properly thought-out plan to implement their goals. However, just as the practice of law and the rules that govern the profession are constantly evolving, attorneys can find areas in their professional lives where they can make improvements in 2017.