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…
INCREASING PROFITS
Job descriptions make paralegals a profit center
June 14, 2019 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…
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Start planning now so you can get the most out of the slow days of summer
May 31, 2019 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…
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
To-Dos: Your June office checklist
May 31, 2019 by
As we near the end of the second quarter, it’s a good time to see if the firm, staff, and you are all on track with respect to the goals you set in January or if any course corrections are needed. Here are a few areas you…
INCREASING PROFITS
Some not-so-difficult ways to increase revenue
May 17, 2019 by
Need a better bottom line?
Don’t go the way of most firms and start “stripping the heck out of the operating costs.” The real dollars come from…
INCREASING PROFITS
To see better profits, look harder at where money starts and ends
May 10, 2019 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…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
To-Dos: Your May office checklist
May 3, 2019 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…
RECORDKEEPING
Use weekly financial reporting to keep partners aware of cash flow
May 3, 2019 by
A Vermont manager has found that running the financial reports weekly instead of monthly is an easy way for the partners to stay always aware and in control of what’s…
INCREASING PROFITS
8 signs your firm needs an operations analysis
April 12, 2019 by
An operational analysis is an in-depth analysis of the firms’s operations, or, put simply…
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9 ways your firm can avoid the downward spiral of debt
April 5, 2019 by
By Elizabeth M. Miller bio
When it comes to debt, I believe that less is more. And it makes me shake my head when I hear about firms going into debt to finance their…
