It’s inexpensive. It hits the exact market the firm wants to target. And it provides face-to-face contact with potential clients…
BILLING AND COLLECTIONS
Traditional procedures bring in the most money
July 13, 2018 by
Getting paid or not getting paid to a great extent depends on the firm’s billing and collection guidelines – and whether they are…
INSIGHT
Summertime tips for small firms: How to plan for a stress-free holiday season
July 6, 2018 by
By Brenda Barnes bio
For many small business owners, summertime is often a slower time of year and a good time to take a look at your business. Even with half of the year gone…
YOUR CAREER
To-Dos: Your July office checklist
June 29, 2018 by
According to best-selling author Regina Brett, “Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy. To do nothing and have it count for something. To lie in the grass and…
BILLING AND COLLECTIONS
Make payment and collection policies work together to boost cash
June 22, 2018 by
Revenue problems? The best way to solve them is to prevent the collection problems. And the best way to prevent the collection problems is to put in a payment policy and…
INSIGHT
Start planning now so you can get the most out of the slow days of summer
June 8, 2018 by
By Elizabeth M. Miller bio
Summer is fast approaching, and with that the inevitable slow-down of the court dockets as judges and judicial assistants make their escape over summer vacation. There are many ways to make efficient use of…
INCREASING PROFITS
7 ways to improve your billings and collections processes
June 8, 2018 by
The financial face of the legal business has changed over the years and most firms have learned to become aggressive about collecting outstanding accounts. However, if your firm is still allowing clients to delay payment, recognize that…
INCREASING PROFITS
8 signs your firm needs an operations analysis
June 3, 2018 by
An operational analysis is an in-depth analysis of the firms’s operations, or, put simply…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
A simple way to rate attorney performance
May 28, 2018 by
A North Carolina administrator follows an extremely simple formula to calculate the attorneys’ monthly and yearly…
INSIGHT
How law firm managers can get a better night’s sleep
May 18, 2018 by
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…
