Now that the summer is over and you’re facing the final quarter, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get to work. Here are some important tasks you…
IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY
How to cope with post-Labor Day stress (yes, it’s a thing) and return to the “daily grind”
September 4, 2017 by
It’s official: summer is coming to a close. Gone are the days filled with outdoor festivals, beach vacations, neighborhood pool parties, and fun-filled barbeques. It’s time to get back to…
RISK MANAGEMENT
Six easy ways to open the door to a malpractice claim
September 4, 2017 by
Answering a malpractice claim is a wretched experience that worsens as it goes along, because once a client files a malpractice claim…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
Use straight talk to solve 4 common people problems in your firm
August 25, 2017 by
The key to success as a manager is being up-front with employees. Yet that is what managers are most reluctant to do. They don’t want to sit down with a staff member and say…
BILLINGS & COLLECTIONS
How are your billing and collecting processes?
August 25, 2017 by
6 best practices that fit the bill
Training some select clients to pay their bills on time might seem about as possible as…
HIRING
Four tricks to improve the hiring process
August 25, 2017 by
Beyond the résumé, reference check, and the interview, use these four techniques to improve your hiring process…
YOUR CAREER
12 signs you are about to lose your job
August 25, 2017 by
Call it denial. Call it turning a blind eye to what’s going on. But even the most business-savvy administrator can fail to see when…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
Compliance quiz: Which employees can you discipline for smoking pot at work?
August 25, 2017 by
Your practice is located in Colorado, Washington or another state where recreational and medical marijuana use is legal. But still…
INCREASING PROFITS
To see better profits, look harder at where money starts and ends
August 18, 2017 by
Profit doesn’t happen without a prod.
Particularly in a tight financial environment, a firm has to know where its money is coming in and…
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Recommendations from National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being applauded by Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
August 18, 2017 by
Calling it a “groundbreaking and lifesaving report,” the head of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s legal professionals program applauded the…
