Billing
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Small Law FirmsIt Can Be Difficult To Estimate The Cost Of Legal Services
As with eating, clients are less likely to choke on the bill if it's broken up into smaller pieces. -
Small Law FirmsClients Are More Likely To Stiff Lawyers On Their Last Invoice
Some clients have a blind spot about how attorneys want to be paid promptly for work performed. 
SponsoredLuxury, Lies, And A $10 Million Embezzlement
In a scandal that rocked the business community, a former high-profile executive was sentenced to prison, plus five years of supervised release and restitution.-
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TechnologyMid-Sized Firms Working Harder, Making More... And STILL Leaving More Money On The Table Than Other Firms
Mid-sized firms need to get over their technophobia fast. -
Morning DocketMorning Docket: 08.22.23
* You think Trump is going to turn himself in? Unrelated, I’ve got a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn. [Newsweek]
* Hofstra Law’s asylum clinic is doing more than teaching students. It’s changing lives. [Newsday]
* Will be hard for Trump to take the “I’ll just pardon myself” route if he can’t even run for office a second time. [Forbes]
* Slow Work Doesn’t Excuse Slow Billing! Biglaw firms are cracking down on lazy time entry. [American Lawyer]
* Is Hawaiian Electrical Ind. Inc. basically a governmental agency? If so, they’re about to be out of a lot of money. [Yahoo!]
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Sponsored Content, TechnologyLawPay Pro Offers Upgraded Time And Billing Essentials
AffiniPay’s latest product for the legal community, introduced earlier this year, presents a simple web-based solution for attorneys seeking seamless firm cash flow. -
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BiglawBiglaw Firm About To Write A $20 Million+ Check To Their Former Client
Dechert places the blame squarely on their former partner. 
SponsoredCurbing Client And Talent Loss With Productivity Tech
Law firms must leverage technology to curb client attrition and talent loss, enhancing efficiency and aligning with evolving expectations for lasting success.-
BiglawBiglaw Partner Treated Client As 'Cash Cow,' Gets Benchslapped In Court Judgment
Oh, and words like 'negligent' and 'reckless' get thrown around too. -
TechnologyHow Small Firms Can Get Into Productization
Looking to move beyond traditional legal services? Here’s how one firm is doing it. -
TechnologyHow Artificial Intelligence Can Make Your Life Easier
Here’s a 'fun' look at what you should be doing now. -
TechnologyIs Your Firm's Revenue Funnel Leaky?
With the right technology, you can tighten it up. Here’s how. -
Sponsored Content, TechnologyDriving Efficiency In Law Firm Accounting
Find how how legal technologies, such as PwC’s InsightsOfficer, can help you with your bottom line.
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Curbing Client And Talent Loss With Productivity Tech
Luxury, Lies, And A $10 Million Embezzlement
Law Firm Business Development Is More Than Relationship Building
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Ranking The Law Firms Lawyers Love
Thomson Reuters' Claims Explorer: A Powerful Tool For Legal Claim Identification
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Sponsored Content, TechnologyGetting Your Financial House In Order!
Find how how legal technologies, such as PwC’s InsightsOfficer, can help you with your billing and bookkeeping essentials. -
Morning DocketMorning Docket: 12.21.18
* In completely unshocking news, despite advice from ethics officials, Acting Attorney General and former Tight End Matthew Whitaker has refused to recuse himself from oversight of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russian election interference probe. [USA Today]
* Corporate clients are trying to control their spending, and that means more and more Biglaw firms are having trouble collecting on their year-end bills, such that “on average [a firm] can lose 20 percent of its original billing amount.” [Big Law Business]
* First-year law student enrollment increased by 3 percent this year, and two New Jersey schools played a really big role. Rutgers Law increased its 1Ls by 17.87 percent and Seton Hall Law increased its 1Ls by 24.87 percent. [New Jersey Law Journal]
* Another day, another law school that’s willing to accept the GRE for admissions. Starting this fall, the University at Buffalo School of Law will accept the alternative test in place of the LSAT to “eliminat[e] barriers to access to education.” [UB Now]
* In case you missed it, earlier this week, Nick Wilson, a public defender, won the latest season of Survivor. Now the 2013 graduate of Alabama Law has $1 million to pay off his loans after becoming the Sole Survivor. Congratulations! [Kentucky Today]
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Small Law Firms, Sponsored Content, TechnologyFirm Central’s New Enhanced Reporting: The Answer To The Small-Firm Profitability Problem
Perfect the difficult balancing act between lawyer and businessperson. -
Billable HoursSmallLaw Billing Maxims (i.e., Get Paid!)
Some tips and tricks that will keep your clients happy and help you get paid quickly. -
Small Law Firms, Sponsored ContentAre You Ready To Succeed In The New Legal Economy?
Law firms need to respond to client demands by becoming more adept at selecting the appropriate fee arrangement. -
Small Law Firms, Solo PractitionersWhy Lawyers Should Say No To 'No Charge' Invoice Items
What do clients really think of the no charge? (as opposed to what lawyers think clients think about no charges) -
TechnologyNow Lawyers Can Say, ‘Alexa, Track My Time’
A new tool from Thomson Reuters might encourage you to take Alexa to your law office.
