Law firms of every size are increasingly relying on legal technology tools to help them do their work. Depending on the firms’ needs, they may also contract with legal technology service providers.
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As the new year begins, you will want to establish new processes for your law firm that actually work and become an ingrained part of your business.
Just about every law firm owner is concerned about keeping clients’ data confidential, and if they’re not, they definitely should be.
If you’re charging for initial consultations, as many law firms do, and there are still multiple steps (including manual steps) involved in that process, you can potentially tighten things up significantly.
Whenever the concepts of machine learning or artificial intelligence are brought up — they are two very different things, actually — attorneys always start asking: Is this new tech going to take my job?
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Now, while the intake process for a law firm can be totally digital, many attorneys still prefer to utilize staff to manage at least parts of the intake process.
Generally speaking, there are three stages that law firm owners need to move through before reaching the highest level of process management in their law firms, which is automated workflows.
It ain’t easy launching a practice if you’re coming from another law firm, where all that ancillary business management stuff was taken care of for you.
Look, the fact of the matter is that software and hardware for work is designed to be “in your face” at all times.
If you’re only looking for a traditional hire, you may be overlooking some options that could be a viable fit in your environment.
Most modern law practice management software now includes “client portals,” which allow law firms to share information with clients via the software through a secure platform.
If you want to get your phone picked up every time (which you should want to have happen), there’s a combination of services available that could cover you 24/7.
To have a truly effective data security program, law firms need to consider the access that internal staff enjoys.
Every year on your malpractice insurance application, you’re asked to identify a “backup attorney.” Not only should you be more thoughtful about making the selection, you should build your backup attorney relationship with succession planning in mind.
Law firms don’t do price rises nearly enough.
They say all politics is local; but so is most law firm marketing.
Especially in the current job market, it’s important not to overextend yourself in hiring new attorneys or staff persons.
Law firms have traditionally extended credit to clients by billing in arrears. But let’s be honest: That’s not a client-facing model.
Every interaction a law firm has with a client is a marketing opportunity, a chance to cement your value as a service provider. And there’s actually no better place to solidify that relationship than through your invoicing.