Credit Card Acceptance for Law Firms – Part 1: 2 Sets of Issues

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If you were watching Family Feud and the clue was “Ways businesses accept payment”, how long would it be before a contestant said credit cards. Survey says… not very long. If it isn’t the first answer given, it would likely be the second. The point is, one of the most commonly accepted methods of payments for businesses is by credit … Read More

The Benefits of a Document Management System In the Cloud

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Any law practice management system worth it’s salt will feature document management capabilities. A reliable document management will help your firm profit, increase your workflow and protect your firm from risks. The most reliable legal document management systems can now be found in the cloud. How does legal document management in the cloud do all of this for your law … Read More

Post Practice Management Software Frustration – The Lost Money Trail

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If you are managing a law firm there’s a good chance you have implemented practice management software by now. If you haven’t implemented practice management software yet, there is an even better chance that you have considered it. For those law firms that have implemented practice management software or are looking to do so, the reasons are fairly obvious. Of … Read More

Practice Management Software Selection – Five Commonly Overlooked Factors

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There was a time where you could manage your entire law firm with a quill pen and an ink. That time was long ago and law practice management must have been extremely hard, never mind having to learn calligraphy. While fancy handwriting may have been the lawyer’s challenge of the past now lawyers, who are experts when it comes to … Read More

3 Factors to Consider When Choosing Legal Practice Management Software

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If you run a law firm you know how important practice management can be. The responsibilities of a partner or owner of a law firm go far beyond the court room. Managing a law firm means that you also have to properly manage a business. A law firm isn’t just any business either. With specific regulations concerning a law firm’s … Read More

Appropriate Legal Billing Increments

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When it comes to billing clients, what type of increments does your law firm use? The standard increments used by most lawyers are: 1/10th of an hour or 6 minutes 1/6th of an hour or 10 minutes 1/4th of an hour or 15 minutes The traditional legal billing increments are a product of convenience more than anything else. Lawyers decide … Read More

The Right Solution To Keep Your Firm Compliant

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For those of you who have been following this series of blog posts on surviving a legal audit minefield, thank you and I hope you have found it to be helpful. For those of you who haven’t been able to read the three previous posts you can do so at the links below: Legal Accounting Audit Flags The Tools Needed … Read More

Accurate Legal Accounting Reports

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In the third post of our 4 post series on surviving the legal audit minefield we will be taking a look at the legal accounting reports that could help your survive a legal accounting audit. If you haven’t read our first two posts Legal Accounting Audit Flags The Tools Needed To Successfully Avoid or Survive an Audit A legal accounting … Read More