Timekeeping. It’s a tedious process for most lawyers, but it’s a necessary task for law firms that want to meet their bottom line. As technology advances, practice management software products have been aiming to make capturing time easier and more efficient for lawyers and legal staff. At LexisNexis®, we’ve taken it one step further with mobile app timekeeping. State of ... Read More »
Small Law
10 Tips, Tricks, and the Juris Virtual Conference
LexisNexis® Juris® is a customizable tool that’s helping firms to simplify the way that they manage their finances. We want all Juris users to understand what their software solution can do, so their firms can take full advantage of all the advanced features Juris has. Here are some tips to help you use your Juris software to its fullest potential. ... Read More »
Exploring PCLaw in the Cloud
LexisNexis® has long been known as an innovator in business of law technology. As more and more successful law firms began exploring a move to cloud-based solutions, it became time for PCLaw® to help firms streamline their finances and provide insights without the hassle of an on-site server. Understanding that all cloud-hosting services are equipped to serve the complex needs ... Read More »
Efficiently Make Your Time Matter Wherever You Go
Accurate timekeeping is crucial to productivity, client satisfaction, and even more important, getting paid. However, the drudgery of this chore often causes timekeeping to become an afterthought and it falls to the bottom of the to-do list. The problem isn’t just time entry, but how time is entered. Many of the existing time-tracking processes cause a bottleneck for the team. ... Read More »
PCLaw: Even Better in the Cloud
Even Better in the Cloud What better way to manage your law firm than with the comprehensive practice management solution that is trusted by top firms. Managing your firm is now even more convenient with cloud-based hosting of PCLaw®. With cloud hosting, PCLaw customers can access their practice management functions anytime, anywhere with a secure online connection. This isn’t a ... Read More »
A Guided Makeover of Employees’ Habits Drastically Improves a Firm’s Bottom Line
Although law firms are collective enterprises built by a sum of individuals working together to achieve their firm’s goals, each employee is still an independent person deserving customized attention in the workplace. Just like the diverse firms they work for, each person is different and each role has unique challenges. Firms benefit from the innovation and creativity their employees possess ... Read More »
LexisNexis® Launches Authorized Hosting Provider Program with Uptime Legal Systems
LexisNexis® recently launched its Authorized Hosting Provider program with Uptime Legal Systems as our first hosting partner, and we couldn’t be more excited! A positive customer experience is priority number-one for our team, so it was important for us to build an Authorized Hosting Provider program that Time Matters® and PCLaw® users could trust. In a recent article on Law.com, ... Read More »
The Busy Lawyer’s Guide to Accomplishing More, One Task at a Time
A few months ago, at a restaurant in Houston, I overheard a manager interviewing a job candidate for an open position. The conversation went something like this: Manager: “Tell me about your ability to multitask.” Candidate: “I single-task. In my opinion multitasking doesn’t produce effective results.” Manager: “I completely agree. Multitasking is a joke.” The men continued what appeared to be ... Read More »
Follow the Money: 4 Roads to Better Law Firm Accounting
When it comes to small law accounting there are two management styles. The old familiar way and the better way. “People tend to shy away from accounting,” says Certified Public Accountant, Deborah J. Schaefer. “But all you have to do is follow the money.” The trouble is, solo and small firm attorneys often get stuck in old comfortable patterns. There ... Read More »
Seven Areas Small Firms Need to Improve on to Succeed in 2017
The answer to this year’s success may well lie in last year’s financial reports. According to small-firm success strategist Ann Guinn, attorneys can take steps to increase their profitability and improve client satisfaction this year by closely examining the firm’s previous financial investments. She tells the cautionary tale of an attorney who spent a whopping 97 percent of her firm’s ... Read More »