Practice Management Means Stress Management

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Attorneys experience twice the rate of clinical depression as the national average. A survey by California Lawyers magazine showed that over two-thirds of attorneys wish they’d chosen other careers. It’s a stressful profession but you can do things to mitigate that stress, and CosmoLex law office software can be a tool to that end. Taking Control Much stress management advice … Read More

Protect Your Practice From Trust Account Scams

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Legal organizations across the country have issued alerts, such as this one from The IOLTA Fund of the Bar of New Jersey, warning law firms about scams aimed specifically at IOLTA accounts. The best way to protect your practice and your clients’ money from these threats is by using trust fund software such as CosmoLex to stay on top of … Read More

Make Your Law Firm’s New Year’s Resolutions Now

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It’s that time of year that we all take stock of our lives and make plans to improve ourselves. It’s also a good time to take a look at your legal practice with the same mindset. We are going list a few of the most common personal New Year’s resolutions and show how you can apply them to your practice … Read More

What Your Client Isn’t Telling You And Why It’s Chasing Away Business

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You trust your clients to be honest with you and most of them are. However no matter how straightforward someone might be, there are certain things we don’t tell each other out of social convention. What you might not know is that your current time and billing software is making you look bad. Speling Kounts We read a number of … Read More

CosmoLex Legal Practice Management Software Adds Critical New Tools

New Cloud-Based Features Provide Efficiency and Mobility to Law Practices   NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. – December 16, 2014 – CosmoLex announced today the release of version 2.3 of their popular legal practice management software. This free update offers three important new features: pre-defined workflows, case document management, and case notes.   Many legal specializations such as divorce, estate planning, and real … Read More

Make Huge Profits With A Tiny Practice

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You’ve heard of BigLaw? Well the future of small practices might be TinyLaw: cases that traditionally have been too small to be worth engaging an attorney. Legal technology such as CosmoLex law firm management software can make a TinyLaw practice viable. The Problem With TinyLaw The issue in the past has been that a small case can still require a … Read More

Getting Out From Under Overhead Expenses

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You expect to be reimbursed for the time and expenses associated with a case. That isn’t a problem for significant legal work but what do you do about all those tiny costs that crop up in the course of handling a matter? Should you track every phone call and photocopy in CosmoLex law firm billing software? Nickels And Dimes The … Read More

Future Trends In Law Firm Technology

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The report Client Dynamics Driving Change in the Legal Profession, released by Robert Half Legal, points to a number of trends that law firms need to be aware of if they wish to remain competitive. Many of the points brought forth in the paper mesh with the design philosophy behind CosmoLex legal office management software. Here are some key sections … Read More

CosmoLex Forms Member Benefit Partnership with Maryland State Bar Association

MSBA Members Entitled to Discount on Practice Management Software   NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. – November 20, 2014 – CosmoLex, a leading legal software developer, announced today that the Maryland State Bar Association has become an affiliate partner. This is the latest in a series of partnerships with bar associations across the country.   One of the reasons this partnership is good … Read More

High Impact Technology For The Low Budget Law Office

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Here at CosmoLex we are, not surprisingly, big advocates of how technology can help improve law firm practice management. However we also recognize that not all firms, especially solo and small practices, can afford to lay out several thousand dollars. You can save money by focusing only the key law office software you need, and by shopping around for budget-conscious … Read More