Lawyer Burnout: How to Spot It and How to (Help) Solve It
If you’re managing a law firm, you’re in human resources. That may not be the title on your desk or above your office. That may say, Partner, Founder, Managing Partner, Managing Director, or any number of things. No matter what’s on the business card, the driving force that makes the firm go is its people, […]
Why Your Law Firm (And Every Firm) Needs Legal CRM
Competitiveness is a hallmark of the legal profession, especially personal injury law. PI lawyers must compete not only with their legal adversaries, but also with their peers to pursue opportunities to provide justice to those in need. The problem is that success as an attorney isn’t based solely on your ability in the courtroom. It […]
Are Mass Torts Leads Hiding in Your Existing Data?
Are Mass Torts Leads Hiding in Your Data and Intakes? October brings with it the Mass Torts Made Perfect conference, and that always gets us thinking. How many firms out there have dozens or hundreds of possible Mass Tort cases that they could be helping clients with… if only they knew about them? Some firms […]
From a Drop to a Deluge: Scaling a Law Firm or Practice to Fit Your Vision of Success
Whether you’re a partner at a big firm or the owner of a small one, scaling your firm or your practice could be a way to increase revenues while saving time, energy, and effort in the long run. As a result, you’ll be able to attract a few more clients (or a lot), take on […]
ChatGPT and Law Firm Management: Will AI Replace Lawyers?
Even years after GPT-4 took and passed the uniform bar exam – placing in the 90th percentile – the reverberations remain. A portion of the legal profession seemed worried, while another seemed intrigued. Managers of law firms have largely taken a pragmatic approach. And yet, the question still lingers. Will AI replace lawyers? Or, […]
Law Firms and the Legal On-Demand Economy
The on-demand economy or “gig” or “sharing” economy is a growing trend in which businesses provide products and services to clients when and where they need them via internet cloud technology, apps, websites, and social media. Familiar on-demand companies may include AirBnB, Uber, and DoorDash food delivery as well as sites for service providers such […]
Data-Driven Decision-Making and Case Management: How Law Firms Can Make Clients Happier
Happy clients are the best. They spread the word. They refer. They leave glowing reviews. They represent success and open the door to growth for your law firm. But isn’t the old statistic about pleasing all of the people all of the time still true? You can’t do it, right? Not necessarily. With data-driven […]
Implementing Case Management Software: 4 Best Practices for Less Pain and More Gain
Modern law firms need case management software. It’s just a fact of life at this point. To be competitive, organized, responsive, and above all, profitable, case management software is a must. The vast majority of firms already have some form of it. But not all case management software options are created equal. Some firms struggle […]
AI in Law Firms: The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Future of Case Management
In a time when machines are learning, analyzing, and performing more and more complex tasks, how can law firms take advantage of it, and how will machines change how case management is handled? It’s a very long question with a lot to unpack. Law firms have generally been slow to adopt new technologies, but signs […]
Streamlining Workflows – How Law Firms Can Get More Done Faster
In every law office, there is a flow. How cases are handled from intake through disbursal in a PI firm, for example. There are workflows within that larger flow, like the steps paralegals take with evidence gathering, insurance inquiries, demands, and so on. How much of that work is about moving the case forward, and […]
