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Hiring Percentage: What is the Law Firm Hit Rate for Bringing on Staff?

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Some lawyer s get burned hiring staff, whether it’s legal assistant s , paralegals or other attorneys. There are distinct advantages to bring ing on employees, including increased control over work product + improved revenue generation models. If your hiring has not been up to snuff , there is a way to raise your average.

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Distopia: There Is No Perfect Software

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Now, certainly, some of that is justified, because some attorneys do a deep dive into product offerings that deliber true alternatives that represent an improvement on what they had been using. But, sometimes, attorneys switch. and, switch again. and, switch once more. But, that doesn’t really exist, with off-the shelf-software.

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Buried Treasure: What Software Features Are You Missing?

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In fact , there are lots of instances where attorneys will purchase a new product without assessing whether they have that tool already included as a feature in another technology platform. This often happens with productivity software and law practice management software. You won’t know until you take a look. We can help!

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No Direction Home: What To Do With Clients Who Don’t Want a Lawyer

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For other attorneys, it’s a reason to gripe about services like LegalZoom and RocketLawyer , that provide documents to legal consumers, as well as links to lawyer ly advice. Very few attorneys take the middle way, and decide to sell products and alternat iv e services to DIY clients. then, sell them documents. We can help.

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We Can Work It Out: Standalone Task Management Software

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But, as attorneys have embraced workflow management, some have discovered that their existing tools are lacking for the purpose. Smart law firms everywhere are adopting workflows, for a whole host of reasons: to promote efficiency, to reduce malpractice risk and to more effectively manage remote employees.

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Service Charge: Your Law Firm Isn’t a Bank, So Stop Acting Like It Is

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It’s kind of the opposite problem that attorneys who bill hourly face. Well, this is, in part, a n argument for taking credit cards, via epayment models, because that allows law firm clients to pay more upfront, and removes the creditor burden usually placed upon the attorneys – that shifts to the credit card company.

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Task(s) at Hand: Tools for Managing Your Practice Responsibilities

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Most attorneys feel overwhelmed by everything they need to do. For many attorneys, they’re just trying to do everything at once, which is impossible; and so, they end up multitasking themselves into extinction. Especially for solo and small firm lawyers, this can be crushing.