Managing a Law Firm

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Four Steps to Surviving the New Normal

It gets to be a bit much, all the chatter about the legal profession changing at the speed of light. Even if it is transforming into something quite great — I know, maybe it is and maybe it isn't — it seems nearly impossible to figure out what ...

Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - March 2, 2015
Super Boss
Can You Be a Better Boss?

Question: From a firm administrator’s perspective, what could a lawyer do to be a better boss? Supervising staff can be a challenge, but any lawyer can be a good boss with a little conscious effort. In this edition ...

The Editors - February 25, 2015
Risk Management
Managing Risk: What If Your Assumptions Are Wrong?

Everyone makes assumptions. You might be surprised, though, at how many malpractice claims result merely from a lawyer working under a false assumption. Take the attorney who allows her workload to grow beyond a reasonable level — she might ...

Mark Bassingthwaighte - February 19, 2015
Essential Financial Management
Essential Financial Management for Lawyer Entrepreneurs

If you are an attorney in your own firm, you have made the leap — you are an entrepreneur. You probably started your firm because you wanted that feeling of autonomy and control — you wanted to call the shots. But how much control do you really ...

Micky Deming - February 18, 2015
Making the Case for Love in Your Law Firm

Okay, don't get your knickers in a knot. We're not talking about illicit affairs steaming up the supply closet, or after-hours trysts with clients. Today, in the first of a two-part series, Christy Cassisa is talking about an entirely different ...

Christy Cassisa - February 17, 2015
Friday Five
Five Ways to Leverage Silence

The modern world is a raucous symphony of noise. The squawks and pings of mobile devices are only the latest additions to a cacophony of rings, bells, announcements, conversations and other noises producing distractions, even stress, in our ...

Paul H. Burton - February 13, 2015
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Do Yourself a Favor

Do you ever feel like everything you do is for someone else — be it clients, colleagues, staff, family members, the kid at the door selling candy bars to fund his class trip — when, truth be told, you are feeling pretty darn needy yourself? Most ...

Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - January 29, 2015
lawyer rates
Lawyer Rates: Addressing Pricing Questions

Many lawyers are uncomfortable discussing money with clients or prospects. Yet without a discussion about fees, it is unlikely you will get the business.

Sally J. Schmidt - January 27, 2015
Friday Five
Things Lawyers Say They Love About the Cloud

In nearly seven years of building and leading a company that provides practice management solutions for the legal profession, you hear a lot about the pains and joys of being a lawyer. I’ve engaged with hundreds (if not thousands) of lawyers ...

Jack Newton - January 23, 2015
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Don’t Lose Your Shirt When Increasing Your Fees

As part of your law firm's strategy, you want (ideally) to align your pricing methods, metrics and communications with your clients' value proposition.

Frederick J. Esposito Jr. - January 9, 2015
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