6 Mistakes Lawyers Make and How to Avoid Them

The most recent edition of the podcast “The Digital Edge: Lawyers and Technology” featured Jim Calloway and Sharon Nelson talking about “Surviving the Law Practice Shark Tank – the Top 6 Mistakes That Can Kill You in Your Practice.

Top mistakes include:

Failure to communicate
Lack of diligence
Conflicts of interest
Failing to get paid
Failure to monitor your [...]

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Marketing, Managing and Running a Successful Firm

Running a law firm in today’s competitive market requires you to think outside the box in order to stand out. Typical marketing collateral (websites, letterhead, business cards etc.) must be unique so people will remember you. A recent blog post by Jay Fleischman detailed 4 rules for running a successful law firm:

1)      You must have [...]

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Technology Etiquette

A recent blog detailed proper business etiquette when it comes to technology. Some of suggestions include:

• Respond to email within 24 hours. Do not respond immediately as this creates the expectation it will always be instantaneous.

• If someone leaves a voicemail asking you to call them back, do not respond via email

• Do not answer call waiting [...]

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Making Document Assembly Faster & Easier

Most law practices produce the same documents over and over: correspondence, records requests, representation letters, court forms, discovery demands, demand letters, questionnaires, complaints, motions, etc. Automating the creation of these documents eliminates unnecessary labor and the potential of costly human errors. Sending out a document with meta-data or other confidential information left over from a [...]

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Is One Big Client All You Need?

A guest blog post by Gunter Enz:

When assessing your firm’s current business, and establishing professional and personal goals for the weeks and months ahead, are you considering consolidating your client base in hopes to take on fewer (and more lucrative) clients?  If so, the first thing you need to ask yourself is: Is this a [...]

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The Importance of Systematizing Your Firm

A recent article talked about the “Top 5 Mistakes When Systematizing” your business. For attorneys, having a systematized firm means everything is in order, which increases your efficiency and success.

Systems are important to:

Create order and structure to produce your intended product or service.
Produce consistent, reliable results each [...]

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Do You Know Where Your Money Is?

A recent blog post, “The Most Expensive Mistakes A Lawyer Can Make“, resonated with me on a variety of fronts. The author identified the following as the most expensive financial mistakes a lawyer can make:

1. Lack of planning

2. Borrowing and spending too much

3. Insufficient capital

4. Inadequate pricing

5. Not Seeking advice

It is a good idea to [...]

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