Building Relationships from Within
By John Morrell I admit that it’s been a while since I went to law school. I’m pretty confident, though, when I say that none of my law courses ever covered client hand-holding and...
Category: Law Practice Management
Time is Money: Maximize Your Time by Incorporating Legal Billing Techniques into Your Daily Office Routine
By Jocelyn Russo Whether you’re employed at a large or small firm, one thing is for certain: tracking and billing time is an important and inevitable part of working at a law firm. For...
Bridging Cultural Gaps: How to Effectively Communicate With Clients From Different Cultures
By David Seto Today the United States and California are more diverse than ever. According to the U.S. Census, the share of the people born outside of the U.S. living in California has risen...
Branching Off
By Gail King Many lawyers looked to start their own firms out of necessity during the recession in the early 2000s. Today, some are now considering it out of opportunity. The current economy offers...
The Importance of Outsourced General Counsel
By Robert Conca One important decision in the lifecycle of a growing company is when to hire its first in-house counsel. Frequently, this issue arises at a time in the evolution of an organization...
The Referral Rules: A Few Guidelines for Professionally Handling Referrals
By James Crosby Referrals are the lifeblood of law practices – they are the “coin of the realm” for most attorneys. There are attorneys with large loyal clients providing cases year after year. But,...
How Freelance Attorneys Can Help Your Practice Grow
By Meghan Dohoney For those practicing as solo attorneys or at small firms, it can be difficult to manage the demands of running a law practice without a safety net of associates around to...
Advertising: Strategy Pays
By Teresa Warren Thirty years ago, the ability for lawyers to ethically advertise was new and controversial. Today, advertising is an accepted form of communication by most in the legal profession. But is it...
Effective Communication with Clients
By Renée Galente Lawyers express themselves on behalf of others for a living, whether the work is done in a courtroom or from behind a desk. As a result, some practitioners would likely be...
Microsoft Word Tips for Attorneys
By Will Marshall Skilled word processing staff, particularly for smaller practices and transactional attorneys, are all but gone. Attorneys must increasingly handle their own documents, generally using the not-always-friendly Microsoft WordTM. Battling with automatic...