Law Practice Tips

Winning in courtroom is not enough to assure success as a law firm. Careful planning can help fulfilling careers, satisfying clients, and ensuring survival.  Failure to plan can lead to declining caseloads and departing lawyers. Use the resources mentioned in this article to run a successful firm that is financially and spiritually rewarding.  This article has tips for achieving success and resources for implementing them. The resources include articles, books, forms, and websites for running a successful law firm. Tips Automating -  Automate tasks, enhance cybersecurity, and use cloud computing to increase profits. Collaborating  -Use blogs, meetings, newsletters, and surveys to encourage teamwork. Continuing  - Prepare for disasters, disabilities, deaths, and resignations to assure continuous operation.   Officing  - Periodically assess office layout, location, and size to meet changing needs. Measuring . Track key indicators like billed hours, ...

Missed appointments cause lost income. Last-minute cancelations and no-shows interrupt workflow, reduce productivity, and waste time. Below are tips to prevent cancellations and no-shows with resources for implementing them. Tips Appointments - use an app for self-service booking and re-scheduling of appointments. Chat - use live chat and appointment helplines so clients can contact staff. Deposits - require deposits and retainers that can be used to pay no-show fee. Follow-up - reach out to no-shows to politely bill them and re-book. Policies - adopt a written policy; post at website and insert in retention agreement. Reminders - use an app to automate reminders by email and text message. Responsibility - delegate responsibility to an assistant to remind clients and track their responses. Rewards - create a lottery for gift card to reward clients for keeping appointments. Virtual - offer Zoom appointments that are easier to attend and less likely to be missed. Waitlist - create a ...