Small Law Firm

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Providing Better Legal Services Isn’t Always About the Law

How can you make sure clients still feel as good about you at the end of their matter as they did at the start? It's a matter of trust.

Dustin Cole - October 16, 2018
Three Innovations for Small Law Firms
Three Questions About Small Law Firms and Innovation

What are the most innovative lawyers up to? Dan Lear shares what he learned at the 2018 Clio Cloud Conference.

Dan Lear - October 9, 2018
On Balance by Megan Zavieh
Distracted Lawyering

Sometimes your personal life takes priority and distracts you from work. Without good systems in place, distracted lawyering may lead to a professional crash.

Megan Zavieh - October 4, 2018
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12 Steps to a Profitable Law Practice

Would you like a practice that's profitable and easy to manage? Ernest Svenson has a well-defined 12-step process for leveraging technology to create one.

Ernest Svenson - August 1, 2018
Want More Balance? Build a Better Team

In “Why Lawyers Really Struggle with Work-Life Balance,” I gave six steps to building a practice that runs smoothly and allows you to have a life. Here we’ll discuss the fourth step, building better teams.

Dustin Cole - July 25, 2018
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False Starts: 5 Misconceptions About Starting a Law Firm

If the concept of starting a law firm seems to you like working out a Rubik’s Cube covered in super glue, allow Jared Correia to put your most troublesome fears and misapprehensions to rest. Making the decision to start a law firm is nothing but ...

Jared Correia - June 28, 2018
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Law Firm for Sale: Boosting the Value of Your Law Practice

While there are many factors that will influence the selling price, these five will get you started in evaluating — and increasing — your practice's value.

Ryan McPherson - June 19, 2018
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It Takes More than a Scanner: What Small Law Firms Must Know to Successfully Go Paperless

According to the International Legal Technology Association, almost half of all legal purchases of imaging, scanning or optical character recognition is made by small law firms.* If you’re among them, congratulate yourself for making a smart ...

Thomson Reuters - June 15, 2018
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An Honest Audit Leads to a Brighter Future

There are myriad reasons to run an efficient, sound, organized law practice. Here are two great ones, from an ethics standpoint: First, it helps lawyers avoid making the costly errors that lead to ethics trouble. Second, when lawyers receive a ...

Megan Zavieh - June 13, 2018
Looking for More Profit in All the Right Places

Back in January 2017, I was having breakfast with a local lawyer when he said, “I think I need to raise my rates this year. I am just not making enough money, and raising my rates should make the year more profitable.” This led me to ask, "Do ...

Chris and Peggy Gruenke - March 20, 2018
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