Problem 1: Case intake is time-consuming
Abacus solution: Intake forms make starting new cases easy. You can even have your new client enter their information for you online! Once the case and client details are entered, AbacusLaw automatically checks for duplicates, sets up your case file and establishes workflow [...]
An interview with Tony Capabianco, a copy machine expert
Most business owners choose to lease office equipment (copiers, scanners, fax machines, etc.) thinking it’s their most cost-effective option. This is usually not the case. Leasing companies charge you more over a 3 year period than it would cost to buy a machine. Tony explains why [...]
Potential clients come to you with anxieties about their legal issues, as well as anxieties about the legal process itself. It’s your job to not only provide exceptional representation, but to provide them with the understanding and encouragement they need during a difficult time.
In a recent blog post, Allison Shields, Esq., offers some tips on [...]
In a recent blog post, Cordell Parvin outlined ten ways to show your clients you appreciate them. His list included:
1. Keeping up with what is going on in your client’s industry, including what its competitors are doing and offering ideas on any implications.
2. Helping the client obtain more valuable business. If ever you are able to actually [...]
Sometimes life moves too fast to make staying in touch with former colleagues, past customers and business acquaintances easy (or manageable). When you need to reconnect with someone (especially to ask for a favor) you probably wish you’d never lost touch, because for many, reaching out to people with whom you’ve lost touch is uncomfortable. [...]
Running a successful law practice requires business, marketing and technology know-how. Here are six recommendations to help run your practice efficiently.
Liberate case intake: Automate case and client intake by placing your intake forms on your website for clients to fill out before they come into your office, or on your network so everyone on your [...]
A guest blog post by Alexis Martin Neely:
For lawyers, change can be hard. Well, for all people that can be hard. But, especially for lawyers because it means stepping out into the unknown and that’s really hard for us generally speaking. Change requires risk. I’d like to show you what one lawyer’s journey has looked [...]
In a recent article, Allison Shields detailed ways lawyers can reduce stress from their work and lives.
She suggested:
Prioritizing: Determine which activities need to be accomplished first, create lists to ensure nothing is forgotten and if possible, delegate some tasks to [...]
Have you ever been late for an appointment, spent time searching multiple calendars for correct information or miscalculated a deadline? The stress of wondering if all events have been accurately calendared can be eliminated by using one legal calendar software program.
Smart alarms will remind you of important events at designated intervals so you won’t be [...]
Checking for conflicts of interest are an ethical responsibility of all law firms and protects both clients and firms. To this end, firms that rely on established conflicting checking systems every time they talk to a prospective client or take on a new case are protecting themselves from embarrassment, wasted time, negligence and sanction. Consequences [...]
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