Billable hour requirements are a fact of life in most law firms. To budget for the salaries of the employees and the expenses of the law firm, there generally have to be some requirements in place. If there is no billable hour requirement in place, the reality is that most law firms can get into…
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When business is down, advertise more
If you are running a law firm, at times, it can feel a lot like a roller coaster ride. At times, business can be going well — and you can feel like you are flying high. At other times, business can be down. It can seem like you were doing everything the same, but all…
Newer attorneys likely aren’t staying long-term
If you are running a law firm, you may have hired a newer attorney at some point. The hire often makes sense for a lot of law firms and solo practitioners. They need help because their law practice is busy. On the other hand, the newer attorneys need experience and an income to pay their bills…
The importance of experience
If you own a law firm, you likely want a good mix of employees. You want employees who have different strengths, weaknesses, and backgrounds. All of this serves to diversify your employment environment. It also allows your employees to complement the strengths and weaknesses of others. One important trait you must have in your law…
Male lawyer fashion tip: Wear a handkerchief
Let’s face it: Clients and potential clients draw conclusions based on the appearance of the attorney. Whether lawyers like it or not, this is the way it is. The impression you make with your clients and potential clients can make a huge difference in the success of your law firm. If you look the part,…
You snooze, you lose: Consideration of job offers
When law firms have job openings, lots of candidates are usually out there. After all, it’s still a tough economy in a lot of ways. And if you are proactively posting jobs, there are often lots of attorneys and paralegals/legal assistants, and other administrative professionals, looking for employment. Hopefully, if you are hiring, you are…
Why you should take SEO advice with skepticism
If you have a law firm webpage, you are probably concerned about where your webpage ranks organically. Where your webpage ranks organically can have a big effect on the success of your law firm. If your webpage shows at the top of relevant searches for your practice of law, this can be a huge boon…
Importance of getting potential clients in quickly
When a potential client contacts your law firm to come in for an appointment, responding quickly is vitally important. Most potential clients are contacting multiple law firms when they are in need of legal services. The reality is that the most responsive law firm is often the law firm that gets the client. So, what…
Advertisements with photo, logo and slogan
Lots of law firms advertise in magazines or newspapers of various kinds. A common law firm magazine or newspaper article will consist of a photo of the firm, with the firm’s logo and a slogan or catch-phrase of some kind. Of course, after this, the advertisement usually has the address and phone number of the…
Do you have an employment manual?
If you are running a law firm and employing people, do you have an employment manual for your law firm? With law firms being run and operated by attorneys, it is surprising how many law firms operate with no employment manual at all. An employment manual (or handbook) is essential to the smooth operation of…
Training is for colleges and universities
If you have a law firm, new employees will start from time to time. The question is, how do you onboard these employees? How do you acclimate them to your law firm? For recent and new graduates, they are used to being taught in school. They are used to being in a classroom environment with…
Are you using cloud-based practice management software?
It used to be that law firms would run billing software on a network computer or an individual computer in their offices. To access their billing software, they would need to physically be in the office. If lawyers were at home or on the road, there was no way to input time or access their…