In this post, we’re rounding out our 3-part series “Using Modern Tools to Increase Your Productivity.” For a complete overview of how modern, legal software can help you maintain a more productive law office, read our posts on legal billing and practice management. Accounting isn’t just one of the most commonly disliked parts of running a law practice – it … Read More
Using Modern Tools To Increase Your Billing Productivity
We all want to get paid for the work we do. But working on the actual billing that means we can get paid? Not nearly as enjoyable. Billing clients can be a time-consuming headache, especially when you’re not using modern tools. Tasks that could take only minutes take hours. And all that time is taking away from other things that … Read More
Using Modern Tools to Increase Your Practice Management Productivity
Want to know how to increase your firm’s productivity? Hint: You don’t need to work harder to make it happen. To get even better, and more, output at your firm, the answer lies in using the right practice management tools to help with emails, calendaring, tasks, and document management. We all only have the same number of hours in a … Read More
Using Technology to Improve Your Legal Accounting
Keeping up with client demands and changes in the industry, along with compliance requirements, can seem never-ending. Let’s face it – law firms have so many unique pieces that need to deal with that other businesses don’t have to. Legal accounting is one of those particular pieces, but with the right technology, it can make one area of your practice … Read More
Harnessing Technology To Improve Your Legal Billing
Do you dread billing? Does it feel like it takes up a lot of time or like you’re always scrambling to get invoices out? If so, you’re not alone – billing isn’t what most lawyers thought of when they signed up for law school. Even if you have someone who helps with your billing, it can still seem like there … Read More
Top 4 Accounting Challenges Facing Law Firms Today
Legal accounting has always been a challenge – but there are a few that top the list for lawyers today. Accounting can be tough on a good day in any industry, but lawyers have some particularly unique factors to take into consideration. Not only is there the traditional business accounting aspect, like dealing with payroll, office purchases, profit and loss … Read More
Make More Money: 10 Tips for Better Legal Billing
Right now, we’re all dealing with uncertainties and changes but one thing remains the same – a firm’s need to stay profitable. Billing can be a sore subject for lawyers, especially ones who have had their share of clients who don’t pay. Trying to get billable hours in while staying on top of billing and running a practice can be … Read More
5 Ways Using Separate Billing and Accounting Software is Wasting Your Time
The time you spend on billing and accounting can seem like a money-making investment – after all, it means you’re going to invoice your client for billable hours and hopefully recover some expense costs. But effective time usage is what allows lawyers to invest their time in activities that are profitable, rather than just those that simply need to be … Read More
Trust Accounting: Using Tech to Increase Efficiency and Compliance
Managing your trust accounting manually isn’t only enough to make you dread doing it – it’s downright risky. Doing trust accounting the right way requires accuracy, attention to detail, and avoiding mistakes and mishandling, all of which can take a big chunk of time out of the workday. Through the use of technology, lawyers have the opportunity to make their … Read More
CosmoLex Checklist: Ensuring Law Firm Readiness for a Successful 2024
For many of us, the start of a new year is the perfect time to ponder the future and make plans for how to become the best versions of ourselves moving forward. While making a New Year’s resolution for your law firm isn’t something that’s standard practice, it’s still helpful to take stock of what you’ve accomplished in the past … Read More