Business Advice for Law Firms – Bill for all time
With so few billable hours, you need to ensure that you bill for all of your time and disbursements, and that nothing slips through...
8 Facts About Sexual Harassment Which Your Law Firm Needs To Know
Why are lawyers prone to sexual abuse and harassment? The answer to a large extent can be found in the way in which lawyers...
Talked about service in a law firm
It isn’t easy to get clients to talk about your firm’s good service. But it is easy to get them to talk about your...
Talked about service in a law firm
It isn’t easy to get clients to talk about your firm’s good service. But it is easy to get them to talk about your...
Yes, but just how do I embrace technology?
“OK, so I understand that law firms need to embrace technology in order to survive going forward. But how do I do that?” This...
Should your law firm outsource admin?
I am often asked whether it is a good idea for a firm to outsource their admin functions or not. For larger firms, this...
Reduce discounting
Whenever I tell a client that discounts are the biggest expense at their firm, they invariably defend the reasons why they give discounts. “Discounts...
Characteristics of a Troubled Firm
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP was the result of the merger in 2007 of New York-based law firms Dewey Ballantine LLP and LeBoeuf Lamb Greene...
1 Do and 27 Don’ts of Effective Delegation for Lawyers
Effective delegation for lawyers involves more than just flinging files at people! Honestly, seeing lawyers delegate sometimes is enough to make me want to...
How to Tell if your Lawyer is C.R.A.P.
Do not be fooled by the play on words in the title. It is a serious and frank talking book where ‘C.R.A.P.’ is an...
Couple robbed of R250,000 by hackers while trying to buy a house
A couple who were buying their first home in Knysna had their R250,000 deposit stolen when a hacker scammed them into depositing the money...
9 Ways to Run a Small Law Firm as a Business
Both the paper and infographic propose nine proven techniques for running a law firm as a business. It brings together research, best practices and...
