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Which software is best for managing an IOLTA Client Property Trust Account?

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This is a mistake we've all made. It can easily cost you years of your life and hundreds of thousands of dollars in opportunity cost. For some lawyers it can be even more because they never figure it out. So learn how to manage your trust account first before wasting time or money on any software.

Free IOLTA Trust Account Management

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Old friend, RJon Robins, who used to work for the Florida Bar answering lawyers' questions about the management and starting of a law practice, is now offering his great video series on how to maintain a trustworthy trust account, online, for free. Of course, he wants you to sign up for his law firm management services; but, even if you don't do that, you should watch these videos. In my experience, there is a lot of ignorance among lawyers about the trust accounting rules and regulations. There is some confusion over the requirements of maintaining a trustworthy trust account. These videos will help any lawyer to get it right.

Please take my Starting A Law Firm Survey

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If you already know you want or need to start a law firm in the next 90 days or less (or if you've recently started your own law firm) and if you haven't done so already, please take my 5 minute survey now & if you choose to leave your email at the end I'll invite you to an upcoming free teleseminar to cover the basics of how to start a successful law firm in 90 days or less. (Hint: The agenda for that call will be based on survey results!)

New business development business opportunity knocking for transactional attorneys.

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So here's a lead any business transactional lawyer can use to generate I'd estimate this one lead alone, if you take action on it, should be worth AT LEAST an "extra" fifty thousand dollars in legal fees this year. Talk about a GREAT piece of law firm marketing!

How any lawyer can earn premium fees

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Earning premium fees is easy.  Any lawyer can do it. …

Reasons lawyers give for NOT wanting to increase revenues

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Who wouldn't want to double the revenues of their small law firm, if they could, right!?!? You'd be surprised. Because I have been showing lawyers how to double the revenues of their small law firms for nearly ten years now. And I have a really good track record of success. But I've also discovered there are some common reasons lawyers give for NOT wanting to grow their law firms.

Are you going to get ahead or fall behind in 2010?

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You don't grow a law firm by shrinking it. The key to growth is not to fall into decline; hopefully not by default, but certainly not by design. If your 2010 plan is one that involves constriction, contraction, shrinkage or retraction, you should note that this is not what your law firm's clients and prospects are looking for.

How To Write A Lawyer Bio That DOESN'T Suck

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Most lawyers' bios suck. Yours doesn't have to. Clients, prospective clients and potential referral sources don't like lawyer bios that suck and punish lawyers whose do by either hiring someone else (and you may not even know it), or by postponing your engagement (and you may not even know it), or by coming to you in the "wrong" state of mind where price is their principal concern. An easy way to improve your prospect:new client ratio and enjoy working with easier-to-manage and less price-sensitive clients is to begin by sharing a bio with them that DOESN'T suck.

How To Get Your Staff To Do What YOU Want Them To Do

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How To Get Your Staff To Do What YOU Want Them To Do

Sometimes when you lead a horse to water & it won't drink, the best thing to do is make glue.

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I recently received a "complaint" from a lawyer that I don't ever provide "even a single piece of useful advice about law practice marketing & law firm management."