If you’ve decided to hang a shingle or start your law firm, it can be a difficult endeavor. Statistics show that most businesses fail (8 in 10). So, getting your firm off the ground and moving forward is not always easy. Many lawyers end up seeking employment at a different law firm, once their current…
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Are online legal directories useful?
Prior to the advent of online marketing, the phone book was a popular way to get business. If a law firm really wanted to enhance its business, it would place a large advertisement in the phone book. They would also enhance their size or font of their listing in the phone book. Ultimately, this resulted…
Should we use a headhunter for job openings?
The larger the law firm you have, the more hiring needs you probably have. From attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants, and receptionists other administrative staff, many law firms can have lots of employment needs. The task of completing legal work is likely the most important task in a law firm. For most law firms, there is…
Tips for increasing referrals
Advertising to generate new leads is important to any law firm. For law firms that are budget-limited, referrals can still be an important source in bringing in new business. Referrals can ultimately help a law firm rise from the ground up to where it can reach a point where paying to advertise is viable. Even…
What are average billable hour requirements at law firms?
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…
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…