Here’s an under-appreciated truth: the business success of your firm hinges on using skills you didn’t learn in law school. Developing and maintaining positive relationships with clients is critical to the sustainability of law firms. How to do it? Greet your clients warmly, get to know their hobbies, learn the names of their family members, and they’ll know the client … Read More
All About the ESIGN Act: Digital Signatures and the Law
Even before the pandemic, the professional world was moving toward increasingly remote operations—and a year of working from home has only accelerated the trend. Law firms have felt this acceleration in a number of ways, including an even more substantial shift toward digital signatures, also known as e-signatures. We’ll break down the differences between digital signatures and handwritten signatures, what … Read More
What Is Good Law Firm Culture—and How Is It Changing?
When lawyers are asked what makes their law firm unique, many will answer with some variant of “culture.” But the right “fit” isn’t only about clients and an outward-facing reputation. It’s also about internal culture, and it’s increasingly important to a younger generation of lawyers. The changes may be gradual, but up-and-coming talent is making waves by valuing culture when … Read More
Shifting to the Cloud: Guidance for Law Firms
Law firms generally aren’t known for quickly embracing change, but the shifts wrought by the pandemic upended the status quo—and things aren’t changing back. For many lawyers, technology has become an undeniable necessity in running a law office. Most lawyers have heard about the cloud and already use it to store data—but what does it look like when you integrate … Read More
For the Lawyer’s Vision-Board: Zero AR
For many law firms, having a stack of overdue invoices is the norm. Studies agree that most firms leave a significant portion of your accounts receivable (or the money owed for work) on the table. Why do law firms have such a high percentage of accounts receivable (AR)? And what can they do to improve collections? Below, we break down … Read More
All-in-one Platform: Integrating Your Invoicing, Payments & Accounting
Running a law firm is no easy task; with many competing priorities needing attention, it becomes critical to maintain the utmost efficiency. That’s why it’s important to find integrated payment solutions that work within your primary business management platform and help you automate critical business functions such as accounting, invoicing, and payments. Not only are integrated solutions important from a … Read More
How to Keep Up as We All Go Back
As more people get vaccinated, and the possibilities for in-person work open up again, there’s a lot of speculation around what things will look like in the new, new normal. We’re all looking forward to enjoying certain components of post-pandemic life again, but we know things won’t truly go back to how they were. People’s lives have changed too much … Read More
Should You Be Texting Your Legal Clients?
As digital technologies continue to evolve, methods of communication that were once considered casual and non-professional have become more mainstream—and part of everyday life. While many lawyers considered texting with clients to seem too informal in the past, it’s now an increasingly accepted form of communication at law firms. So, why should you text? And what are the risks and … Read More
How CosmoLex Keeps You Organized
Running a law firm involves many moving parts—and organization is key to keeping everything flowing. Dropping even a single task can hold up a whole matter. If you’re working on cases, you don’t have time to oversee all those moving parts. But with the help of a modern practice management system, you can keep your firm’s matters—and your financials—running smoothly. … Read More
Productivity Round-Up 2021: Apps and Hacks for Lawyers
As we head further into 2021, we’re all excited about things (slowly) opening back up again. The promise of a new, new normal comes with a massive sigh of relief—and a whole lot of distractions when it’s time to get work done when working from home. Last year, a lot of focus went into the essential tools that make remote … Read More