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Having a robust billing system – such as Firm Central Time & Billing - is vital for law firms to track their billing activity in an efficient and…

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Trying To Locate A Missing Witness? Searching Public Records Can Help

In litigation, one witness can be the difference between winning and losing. Unfortunately, that witness might not be easy to find. But, if you have a name, you have enough…

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Cybersecurity Tech Basics: Ransomware: Overview

Cybersecurity Tech Basics: Ransomware: Overview

Ransomware is just one of the tens of thousands of topics addressed by our attorney editors and available as a Practice Note through Practical…

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New Sales Playbook for Law Firms Takes Fresh Look at Some Classic Selling Skills

Always Be Closing: Sales Concepts for Small Law Firms takes a fresh look at some classic selling skills with a perspective that’s unique to attorneys and law firms.…

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Lawyers of Distinction Helps Attorneys ‘Distinguish Themselves’

Every year there are over 35,000 new lawyers entering the workforce. Currently, there are roughly 1.3 million lawyers in the United States. It…

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Survival of the Most Adaptable: Why Law Firms Need to Change

Running a small law firm is an exercise in contrasts. To successfully strategize a legal matter you must rigorously adhere to precedent. However, to successfully manage your legal practice you…

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The Modern Practice: Working Smarter, Not Longer

How would you handle a client that burns hundreds of your billable hours on administrative tasks, organizational work, and everything but practicing law? Some might say, “If the client is…

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Pressured To Buy a Billing Software Subscription?

Timeslips recently joined the list of software products that pressure you to pay a subscription to keep using the software. If you do not pay their mandatory annual subscription, then…

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How Important is Investigating a Potential Client?

Although the prospect of a new client is appealing, you should take on the case only after you’ve done your due diligence. Learning about the client matter and checking for…

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Small law firms are encountering new challenges in the legal marketplace. The 2017 State of U.S. Small Law Firms Study shares how firms are responding to them and the changes…

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Using Outlook for Law Practice Management? Here’s Why You’re Missing Out

If Microsoft Outlook is your firm’s practice management tool, you’ve got plenty of company, according to the ABA 2017 Legal Technology Survey Report. It reveals that Outlook was listed by…

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The Case For Startups and Small Businesses as Your Next Clients

No matter where you are in the U.S., serving startups and newer or established small businesses can become a profit center for your practice, especially when you can handle their…

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Bringing Clarity to the Confusion of AI

Bringing Clarity to the Confusion of AI

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Bloomberg Law’s 2018 Outlook on IP, Privacy, Tech & Telecom brings together expert coverage and perspectives on the pressing issues in these fast-moving and complex areas of law…

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Need to Protect Sensitive Data? Get it Out of Your Office.

When people think of high-profile hacks, their minds don’t usually drift to the legal world. However, recent security breaches at several large firms, including Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and…

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How to Maximize Revenues in 2018 – Valuable Advice from a Legal Expert

More than one in ten small law firms don’t track profits, and slightly more than that don’t track revenues, according to the just-released 2017 State of U.S. Small Law Firms…

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Want a Better 2018?  Follow These 3 Law Firm Management Techniques

It is the time of year when many small law attorneys reflect on their performance and start making plans for 2018.

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