Running Your Business

By Andrew McDermott Why are lawyers so expensive?  This was a question posed to the pundits at Law Crossing. It’s a question floating in the back of your client’s mind.  It’s a question that’s often brushed off.  But it shouldn’t be. That question rears its ugly head again at a

It’s an unpreventable disaster.  One hundred six million people have been affected by the Capital One data breach. A former Amazon employee exploited a vulnerability in Capital One’s cloud system using it to steal sensitive personal and financial data from their customers. There’s no way anyone could have seen this

Several shifts are taking place in the legal industry. Some of these shifts are more obvious, while others are progressing quietly behind the scenes. Are you ready for these changes? For most firms, it’s business as usual. Only it isn’t business as usual for clients. Many of these clients have

It’s just 8 percent. Research from StatisticBrain suggests that only 8 percent of people achieve their New Year’s Goals. In fact, 80 percent fail by February. What if you were different? What if you were able to routinely set and achieve your goals for the year? What if you were

Utilization optimization has become a differentiator for success firms. Is your utilization rate where it should be? If you’re similar to your peers, the answer is No. It’s a difficult question to answer. When it comes to billables, most firms aren’t exceeding their own internal expectations. This is good news.

How do you do it? How do you get your clients to pay their invoices early? It’s a struggle to get the average client to pay on time. They’re quick to request work and slow to pay. Is it possible? Not only is it possible to get clients to pay