Managing a Law Firm

Raise your rates? What is an hour of your time worth? Some might say, “Whatever the market is willing to pay.” How did you decide your hourly rates? How do you make more money? The two obvious ways are work more hours or charge more money. ...

Remember the clickbait headline, "Sitting Is the New Smoking"? One of the latest iterations of the perennial office ergonomics conversation, it helped give rise to the notion of an "active workstation." I wish the headline jibed with reality. It ...

To make the best decisions for the future of your law firm — whether setting marketing priorities, undergoing a new strategic initiative or developing a new mission statement — it’s essential to obtain the right insights and perspectives. That’s ...

If you speak English and only English, does it make sense for me to explain something to you in French — even if I speak slowly? Of course not. While you probably never make this specific mistake with your clients, almost all of us commit a ...

In my December post, “A Pre-Year-End Checklist for Solos and Small Firms,” we ran through the major systems of a law practice and took stock of concerns to attend to in the new year. (If you missed it, be sure to go back and get the downloadable ...

What website design and marketing trends will be worth your investment this year? We asked five experts, "What do you foresee as the biggest trends for law firm websites in 2018 — and what’s worth paying attention to?" Here's the forecast from ...

This time last year, many of us were anxious for 2016 to end. But instead of smooth sailing ahead, I feel like the universe started 2017 by saying, “Hold my beer” and it has spun chaos ever since. During the past month, I’ve been looking back ...

Brooke Lively | Many lawyers who own their own firms are frustrated by a lack of growth compared to other firms.

With fewer people in the office over the holidays, it can be hard to keep work moving efficiently. Today, there’s a whole host of mobility tools to alleviate the pressure when you need to get the same amount of work done with half the staff. ...

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