The life of an attorney is not an easy one. They’re regularly required to work long hours from a variety of different locations that include the office, a client’s house, or even a picnic bench at a park. Oftentimes, this results in the inability to handle office correspondence like phone calls and emails. In the […]
Traditionally, Microsoft Excel has been the go-to product for businesses that were looking to upgrade their accounting processes and use modern methods for time tracking and invoicing. For many, it worked completely fine due to the large number of available templates that Microsoft had released with it. Law firms especially were attracted to it as […]
One of the most difficult aspects of legal billing, is timing and accuracy. Timekeeping can become a cumbersome task for a busy attorney, which may lead to the improper documentation of time spent on a specified case thus, causing many to delay their billing process for months on end. Inefficient methods in timekeeping, and the […]
Law firms, like any other business, have to work hard to gain an advantage over their competitors. If not, they risk the chance of losing out on valuable profits. In today’s world, this means that firms need to keep up with the evolving perks of computer technology. This also means that firms need to remain […]
Law firms regularly run into many types of challenges when they fail to implement efficient time tracking and invoicing systems into their billing and collection process. Regrettably, these challenges are universal and can easily affect law practices of any size. This is due to firms having many moving parts that have to deal with the […]
The unfortunate side effect of lawyers getting to charge hefty bills is that law firms often run into the issue of receiving late payments. The common problem places tremendous stress on firms at the end of the fiscal year ―when they need to close out their books and finalize business. Due to this, the quality […]
In this age of technological innovation, the chance of computer hacking and cyberterrorism is increasingly becoming more and more of a reality. Due to this, the current challenge of protecting data has moved away from the pre-Cold war days of espionage and armed safes and unto the new era of data encryption and cyber security. […]
A clutter free and well-organized office desk is what every attorney likes to see when they enter the office every day. Unfortunately, they’re often annoyed when they realize they have a desk stacked high with mountains of documents that need to be sorted through. Because lawyers are usually busy, they rarely find the time to […]
Legal Mediators provide a way of finding a mutually beneficial solution. Legal Mediators provide help to parties in a non-partisan manner. They assist in resolving the dispute between parties who want to settle the matter out of the court. Mediation is a non-binding process, and the mediator is not the judge. A mediator does not […]
Keeping track of trust funds (also called as IOLTA accounts) is not an easy task for law firms. It is a standard practice for law firms to collect advance client payments (retainers) as trust funds and apply them against outstanding invoices. In law practice, trust account management is a sensitive ordeal because any mishandling of […]
