Improving the billing turnaround time, increasing the number of attorneys, cutting the…
INCREASING PROFITS
6 proven strategies to make the most of revenues to build profits
July 19, 2019 by
YOUR CAREER
Wish you’d never said that? Here’s how to save the day and perhaps your job
July 19, 2019 by
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…
CLIENT RELATIONS
Partner retirement: how to keep the clients and assign the business
July 12, 2019 by
When a partner retires, the top business concern is if and how the firm can keep the clients. And there’s more than one reason to…
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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…
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…
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…
RISK MANAGEMENT
The forgotten cause of malpractice claims is poor communication
June 14, 2019 by
A great yet often ignored cause of malpractice claims is nothing more than poor client communication…
