You didn’t go to law school and become a lawyer to pursue the thrilling pleasure of legal billing, right? No. It is, however, a reality of managing a small law firm—one that is taking a lot of time away from billable hours and can introduce risk if done inaccurately. But following some road tested guidelines … Continue reading Value Your Time. Make Law Firm Billing Easier With These 5 Best Practices
One of the most common sources of client disputes for lawyers is around invoicing for time. “You’re charging me how much?!” “But, what were you actually doing during that time??” “I don’t remember all these charges!” Every lawyer would prefer to avoid client disputes. But unlike other types of client disputes (“But, I deserve a … Continue reading How To Get Paid Faster & Avoid Billing Disputes With Clients
When I was practicing as an attorney prior to starting my own legal tech company, I never really thought of myself as entrepreneurial. At least, that was never how I referred to myself. Self-starter, convention challenger, generally informed and certainly opinionated - yes, those things always felt like me. When both my attorney parents left … Continue reading Learn, Digest & Get After It – Top 10 Books & Podcasts For Entrepreneurs
As a solo or small firm attorney you're busy, really busy. The first thing you'll need to do is get on Headnote (of course!) and the second is to read this blog post from small firm columnist Gary Ross from Above The Law. Sometimes you just need to keep things light. Here are our top 5 … Continue reading What To Do When You’re Too Busy
Law firms are at a tipping point - a moment that marks the transition from having a full staff supporting the firm to juggling their own administrative tasks. More and more attorneys are finding themselves spending the majority of their day (40%!) handling these tasks, much of which involves collections and tedious email and phone … Continue reading At The Tipping Point
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