When you’re working in a high-stress environment, it’s not uncommon for tempers to flare and words said that shouldn’t be. It’s unfortunate and…
YOUR CAREER
Wish you’d never said that? Here’s how to save the day and perhaps your job
July 19, 2019 by
PURCHASING AND LEASING
Paying too much office rent? Try these 7 rent-cutters
July 19, 2019 by
Can the partners live with less space?
After payroll, office space is the firm’s second highest expense, in most cases eating up from…
BLOG
9 ways your firm can avoid the downward spiral of debt
July 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…
HIRING
How to detect a lie, especially when it comes from a job applicant
July 5, 2019 by
Lots of lying goes on in job interviews. Some management professionals estimate that as many as 70% of job applications carry some…
INCREASING PROFITS
What’s overshadowing your partnerʼs big revenues?
June 28, 2019 by
Any firm can lose money to the very partners who are bringing in the most of it. That’s because…
CONFLICT CHECKING
Nine traps to avoid when checking for conflicts
June 28, 2019 by
Before a law firm accepts any new file, it must first ensure that no conflict of interest exists. Yet, despite having stringent conflict-checking procedures…
YOUR CAREER
To-Dos: Your July office checklist
June 21, 2019 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…
WORKING WITH LAWYERS
9 ways to stay neutral (and sane) when reporting to multiple lawyers
June 21, 2019 by
The job of managing a law office can be unpredictable, because you often don’t have the luxury of answering to just one boss. Instead, there are as many bosses as there are…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
How in the world can anybody stop gossip?
June 21, 2019 by
Question: How can a manager effectively put the squelch on office gossip?
(Submitted by Timothy Burns, chief administrative officer, Glenwood Medical Associates, Glenwood Springs, CO)…
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…
