Managing Your Online Reputation

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With a FindLaw study showing over 88% of legal consumers using an attorney’s “reputation” as one of the top two hiring factors, it’s clear that lawyers need to take as much control over their online reputations as possible. Even those who stay off of social media platforms still need to prioritize making sure their online reputation shows a knowledgeable, professional … Read More

Question of the Week: Does my law firm need to be PCI compliant?

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To help with cash flow and meet customer expectations for accepted payment methods, more and more law firms are accepting credit cards. With the use of credit cards comes compliance requirements, including those set by the American Bar Association and local and state bar associations. With all of these requirements, many firms often question if they also need to be … Read More

Networking Tips for Attorneys Who Hate Networking

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Networking isn’t optional for attorneys who want to grow their book of business, but it can be less than pleasant for a lot of people. Thoughts of networking can often bring up memories of events spent making small talk with people or feeling uncomfortable. Since networking is such a critical part of business development for attorneys, we put together a … Read More

Top 10 Profitability Metrics for Law Firms

Running a profitable law firm requires being able to make strategic business decisions that set your practice on a trajectory to success. Making these decisions should never be based on your gut feelings. Instead, you need clear data to help guide your choices, but knowing what numbers are needed and how to analyze them can be overwhelming when your focus … Read More

30 Tools for More Money, Time, and Happiness

Professional burnout can be difficult to overcome. It’s pretty safe to say that we’ve all felt the desire to have more money, time, and happiness in our lives, both personally and professionally. Fortunately, we live in the digital age where the is an app or tool that can help you with pretty much any and everything. Below is a list … Read More

Tech Tip #272: 5 Ways to Support Healthy Cash Flow and Profits at Your Firm

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When you think of law firm billing workflows, you think of daily time and expense tracking entries, account reviews, generating invoices, sending out invoices, recording payments and sending out collections reminders. There are a lot of little steps that go into billing, but if you follow these 5 tips, you’ll be able to support a healthy cash flow and profits … Read More

The Attorney Directories You Should Be Listed On

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Directory listings help marketing and business development efforts, offering Search Engine Optimization (SEO) benefits through backlinks while providing exposure. Attorneys can establish themselves as an authority in a specific area while obtaining reviews to showcase their expertise. Choosing which attorney directories to be listed on, however, can be overwhelming. Not all attorney directories are equal, especially in the eyes of … Read More

CosmoLex Employee Spotlight: Laurie Guthrie

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This month’s employee spotlight is on Laurie Guthrie, a member of the CosmoLex Client Relations team. Client relations teams are often the unsung hero of companies for the fact that their role is focused on one-on-one customer communication. Whether it be via email, phone, or online meeting, the CosmoLex team is in constant communication with our clients to make sure … Read More

Time, Money, and Happiness: The Results of a Well-Run Business

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One of the great philosophers of our time once opined, “Workin’ 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin’. Barely gettin’ by, it’s all takin’ and no givin’. They just use your mind and they never give you credit; it’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it.” -Dolly Parton. You may not consider Ms. Parton a … Read More