The results of the ABA Legal Technology survey are in. Allison Johs, Chair of the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center and author of the 2022 TechReport covering marketing and communications, shares some statistics from the Marketing and Communications survey and survey report that highlights opportunities for lawyers to use technology in their marketing efforts. Watch below!
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It is great that you decided to get a bookkeeper to do the bookkeeping for your law firm but how do you pick the right one? Everyone successful business owner and leader knows that having the right people around you is critical to your overall success as a business. Since we all know that this is true why not apply …
Read More »AI in Legal: Leveraging Automation Tools to Bolster the Bottom Line
It’s no secret the legal industry is seeing a rise in tech adoption. As platforms such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT show numerous benefits for streamlining everyday tasks, more firms are starting to adopt this advanced technology to meet industry demands. In fact, recent research shows that AI legal tools will become mainstream in the industry in the next five years. AI …
Read More »Three Important Bookkeeping Reports
When you are trying to get a better handle on the financial side of running your law firm, the financial reports will be your greatest asset. So the thing you need to understand is what financial reports are going to be the most critical for you to start with. In this video, we take 3 minutes to walk through 3 …
Read More »Seven Best Practices for Accounts Receivable Collections
By: Erika Segal, LawPay Brand Manager Earning money and collecting money are two very different things. It’s all too common for legal professionals to log billable hours, send out invoices to collect, and then fail to follow up and ensure that money is paid in full. The days get busy, things fall through the cracks, and money is left on …
Read More »The Importance and Value of Lead Disposition
By Vince Wingerter, CEO and founder of 4LegalLeads.com Johnny Mercer famously wrote, “You’ve got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative.” You may be asking – what does a songwriter from The Great American Songbook have to do with lead disposition and legal marketing? The answer is that Mr. Mercer unwittingly identified the two crucial actions regarding lead disposition. Emphasizing …
Read More »LTRC Roundtable Discussion: Tech for the Ideal Home Office
David Seserman (DS), Debra Bruce (DB), Jim Calloway (JC), Lance Johnson (LJ), Reid Trautz (RT), and William Goren (WG) What would you consider your top three primary communication tools for home office use, and is there a different primary use for each one? DS: The primary communication tool is an effective and reliable email and phone system. DB: Email, telephone, client portal. Client portal is used primarily for securely …
Read More »Five Top Tech Solutions to Streamline your Legal Practice
Running an efficient and caring legal practice takes time, effort and a lot of energy–particularly with a small team. With only so many hands on deck, you can spread yourself too thin. But adopting the latest technology frees you from administrative tasks, allowing you to grow your practice and develop client relationships. To get started, here are some suggestions to …
Read More »How Artificial Intelligence in Document Processing Impacts a Legal Firm
Even with the public’s increasing interest in artificial intelligence, experts say lawyers are not soon to be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) but will instead be supported by AI to handle administrative tasks. Automation can’t replace the problem-solving skills, strategic thinking, or creativity of a professional lawyer and people will always seek another person within the profession to handle these …
Read More »Why Your Firm Needs a Bookkeeper
Every law firm needs a bookkeeper. Now for a period of time, that bookkeeper might be you but at some point, you really should consider hiring someone else to be your bookkeeper and here are 5 reasons why. 1) a bookkeeper can help you keep your finances organized, 2) you didn’t go to law school to practice bookkeeping, 3) every …
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