Ineffective billing and collections practices affect more than the bottom line. They ultimately may determine what the firm has to…
RISK MANAGEMENT
4 bad financial habits that may increase your policy premiums and your malpractice risk
October 4, 2019 by
TELECOMMUTING
8 pitfalls of letting law firm employees work from home
September 20, 2019 by
Contrary to what you might have heard in HR circles, refusing to let employees work from home will not make your law firm a dinosaur that nobody will ever want to work for. In fact, it will put you in the same position as the nearly 65 percent of…
COMPLIANCE
How to investigate an employment-related complaint from a staffer
July 26, 2019 by
Got a complaint from an employee? Investigate it. If that complaint turns into a legal claim, part of the allegation of wrongdoing may well be that the…
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Some FMLA questions on using vacation time and counting to 50
July 12, 2019 by
Here are three questions on the Family and Medical Leave Act.
They are answered by Morganville, NJ, management consultant…
YOUR CAREER
10 ways managers are improving their law firms
June 14, 2019 by
Ah, the woes of running a law office. You know them well: Reams of reports, scheduling squabbles, technology tangles, and so much more. It takes a lot of skill, patience, and strategy to make a…
BLOG
3 steps a manager must take to end harmful gossip in the workplace
April 12, 2019 by
By Lynne Curry bio
Gossip, it spreads as fast as wildfire, sours the workplace, negatively impacts morale and productivity, and can create legal liability. If you’d like to wipe it out…
BLOG
Is your firm struggling with cash flow?
March 8, 2019 by
By Brenda Barnes bio
While revenue production is the core goal for every business, the real magic is in understanding and managing your cash cycle. You can’t execute without cash…
MANAGING STAFF
How to handle same-sex office romances
February 8, 2019 by
strong>Question: Two women who work at our office have recently become romantically involved—with each other. My problem isn’t with the fact that they are both women, but that they are coworkers. How should I handle the situation?
Answer:…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
To-Dos: Your February office checklist
February 1, 2019 by
February might be a short month, but there’s a lot packed into it.
Here are 7 areas you can tackle this month to help improve profits, protect the firm, and boost morale…
