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Three Reasons Why Lawyers Suffer From Burnout & How to Fight It For most legal professionals, legal work is fulfilling. However, it can also be stressful, challenging, and at times exhausting, leaving many lawyers struggling mentally and physically as a result. In fact, according to a 2016 study by the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and […]

Why Your Law Firm Needs a Business Coach Lawyers hold many different roles. They work as counselors, trusted advisors, and legal professionals helping their clients fight for their rights. However, while providing clients with the legal services they deserve is integral to a law firm’s success, it is no longer enough if these firms want […]

Legal Back Office Outsourcing: What Does a Virtual Legal Clerk Do? Most law firms today hire law clerks to perform many of the clerical and administrative duties in the firm. These clerks not only help with the mundane tasks in the law office, but they can also help with legal operations, ensure documents are sorted […]

Six Tips to Improve Your Law Firm’s Customer Service No matter what industry you are in, customer service is critical to your ultimate success, and law firms are no exception. Unfortunately, many law firms do not spend enough time improving their customer service and, as a result, suffer significantly, losing clients in the process. Fortunately, […]

Law Firm Outsourcing vs. Insourcing (Hiring) Today, more than ever, the question of outsourcing versus insourcing is consuming law firms. As firms grow and need additional help, managers and partners are trying to figure out which is better for their firm, staff, and future.  Thankfully, you do not have to figure out this complicated situation […]

Marketing Essentials for Lawyers While word-of-mouth is still an essential part of law firms bringing in clients, today, even the most talented lawyers need help getting their names out to the public. That is why it is so important for lawyers and firms to have a solid marketing plan if they want to continue to […]

Paralegal vs. Legal Assistant: What’s the Difference?  While the terms paralegal and legal assistant are often used reciprocally, the two positions are quite different. Not only does each position have unique duties and responsibilities, but the requirements to become a paralegal or a legal assistant differ substantially.  To better explain these two positions, in the […]

When Contractors Become Part of Your Law Firm’s Trusted Team Unfortunately, for many legal professionals, there are just not enough hours in the day to get everything done while still making sure that they are there to help their law firms grow and thrive. Thankfully, these firms do not have to accomplish these objectives alone. […]

10 Steps to Run Your Law Firm for Growth & Success Growing your law firm while ensuring its continued success can be challenging. Thankfully, there are things you can do to help simplify this process and make sure that you set up a thriving practice.  To help you get started on this journey, this article […]

Understanding the Top 5 Management Styles Used by Law Firms Law firms today have not only revolutionized how they provide legal services to their clients but how they manage their legal teams. Gone are the days of a “one size fits all” model when it comes to managing a firm. Instead, to succeed in this […]

Best Practices for Law Firm Trust Accounting Although the concept of law firm trust accounting may seem relatively straightforward (keep money that is not yours in a different account), the actual practice of trust accounting may be more complicated. That is why to ensure that your firm completes this process correctly, the guide below will […]

Debunking the Myths of Law Firm Business Coaching In the general business world, coaching is about both professional and personal development. It’s more focused on identifying the root of practices than actually implementing them. But law firm coaching is different. In this white paper, we will review the basics of coaching for law firm businesses, […]

Best Practices for Legal Process Outsourcing Working with a legal process outsourcing team can provide your law firm with numerous benefits. However, ensuring you hire the right team to take on the job is not a simple task. While you may have plenty of options when it comes to this back office help, you want […]

How to Develop & Grow Your Family Law Practice If you are considering developing and growing your family law practice, you need to realize that, unlike other types of law, family law cannot rely on repeat clients. As a result, it is important that you bring in new clients continuously if you want to ensure […]

6 Ways to Optimize Law Firm Billing & Collections Efforts When it comes to owning and operating a law firm, there is nothing more important than making it convenient and easy for your clients to pay you. Yet, even though most firms know this and billing remains essential to the overall success of a law […]

Law Firms: Five Ways To Ensure Your Clients Pay On Time To have a successful law firm, attorneys must ensure their clients pay. However, getting this money is not always as straightforward as many firms hope it to be. Worse yet, following up with clients for these funds can be a complicated undertaking that can […]

Law Firms: Cultivating Independent Contractor Relationships for Success For most cases of legal process outsourcing, the LPO providers are classified as independent contractors, and not employees. What’s more, law firms may hire other independent contractors for specific tasks and processes within the firm. In this guide, we will explore how legal process outsourcing works at […]

Why Do Law Firms Outsource Legal Processes? According to recent legal trends, clients expect their law firms to go above and beyond for them, offering them more than just their traditional services and support. Unfortunately, for many small and mid-size firms, this puts a lot of strain on their legal staff and lawyers to do […]

What Are the Advantages of Legal Process Outsourcing for Law Firms? Unfortunately, today, there are law firms everywhere. With one Google search, clients are inundated with names of hundreds of law firms in their area with no idea who to choose or why. That is why if you are looking to make your law firm […]

Best Practices for Legal Client Intake The client intake process in law firms is a vital part of operating a firm. This process typically involves onboarding a new client and acquiring their personal information to begin their legal case. Yet, while necessary, this process is considered quite tedious and incredibly time-consuming, primarily for a small […]

Top Five Tips for Law Firm Marketing in 2022 Attorneys know that marketing their practice takes a lot of work, especially online, where a Google search of lawyers in the area can leave potential clients with hundreds of choices to choose from.  That is why if you are looking to generate more business in 2022 […]

Law Firm Coaching: How a Coach Can Help Your Firm Achieve More Success When law firms start to think about taking their business to the next level, they may discover they have no idea how to achieve this goal. Moreover, depending on the circumstances of the practice, these firms may not have the resources or […]

Infographic: How Outsourcing & Automation Saves Your Law Firm Time & Money According to a survey of 2,915 U.S. legal professionals… Lawyers only spend 29% of their time on billable hours 48% of their time is spent on administrative tasks, such as licensing and continuing education, office administration, generating and sending bills, configuring technology and […]

How to Shorten Your Law Firm Billing & Collections Cycle Based on current legal trends, clients no longer just want a law firm to provide traditional legal services. Rather, they want better communication, predictable fees, and a client-centered experience.  However, it can become a challenging undertaking for a law firm that is already at its […]

Why Your Firm’s Billing & Collections Efforts Are Billable Hours According to the Clio Legal Trends Report, the utilization rate or the number of hours billed divided by the number of hours worked for lawyers was only 30%. This means that almost two-thirds of a lawyer’s workday was spent on non-billable hours. The realization rate also […]

White Paper: A Guide to Outsourcing Your Legal Back Office The list of necessary tasks to run a successful law firm is extensive, and no matter how hard your team works, it can become overwhelming. By outsourcing your legal back office and administrative tasks, your firm can tackle that list faster, smarter and more efficiently.  […]

Ten Tips for Outsourcing Back Office Work At Your Law Firm When you decide to outsource your legal back office work, it can be a great way to help your law firm grow without causing you to incur significant costs related to hiring additional legal staff or moving into a larger space. Yet, while the […]

How to Assess the Health of Your Law Firm Due to the ethics associated with the legal profession, many law firms try not to emphasize their profits or how much money their firm has made. However, like many other businesses, law firms need to keep track of what is going on in their firm – […]

Best Practices for Law Firm Billing & Collections No lawyer enjoys dealing with the billing process, especially when it comes time to chasing after those clients who refuse to pay you. Unfortunately, in order to get the money you need, these tasks are often necessary.  Thankfully, there are things you can start implementing in your […]

How Do I Choose a Good Legal Outsourcing Firm? Legal outsourcing firms have become an integral part of a lawyer’s practice today. Not only do these companies provide legal professionals with critical legal services, but they also minimize operational costs and improve a law firm’s earning potential. However, ensuring that these law firms hire the […]