By Brenda Barnes bio
It’s a common problem for law firm managers: lost sleep over those gnawing concerns about what they “don’t know” about their practice…
INSIGHT
How law firm managers can get a better night’s sleep
May 18, 2018 by
READER TIPS
Louisiana firm bases attorney bonuses on amount collected
May 18, 2018 by
A Louisiana firm set up an attorney bonus program that rewards not the amount billed but the amount collected…
MANAGING STAFF
Want to jump ahead of the competition? Get everybody aiming for the same thing
May 18, 2018 by
No matter what the business, the winning players are always organizations with a motivated and productive workforce…
INCREASING PROFITS
Job descriptions make paralegals a profit center
May 7, 2018 by
A Phoenix firm realized its paralegal force was not paying for itself in billings. Instead, the group was not only unsupervised but was being given…
INSIGHT
6 realities about client billing and how to address them
April 27, 2018 by
By Elizabeth M. Miller bio
Nothing strikes a nerve with clients more than having to pay legal fees. I am not sure why, but some clients think it is acceptable to…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
To-Dos: Your May office checklist
April 27, 2018 by
It can be difficult to focus on work this month. May is when many of us come down with spring fever, yearning to get outside in the garden or the golf course. As Robin Williams reportedly said, “Spring is nature’s way of…
BILLINGS & COLLECTIONS
How are your billing and collecting processes?
April 13, 2018 by
6 best practices that fit the bill
Training some select clients to pay their bills on time might seem about as possible as…
INCREASING PROFITS
6 proven strategies to make the most of revenues to build profits
April 6, 2018 by
Improving the billing turnaround time, increasing the number of attorneys, cutting the…
TRACKING PROFITS
Use this one easy chart to track attorney profitability
March 30, 2018 by
A St. Louis administrator has developed a simple chart that tracks the monthly and yearly profitability of each attorney…
