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Financial Control 4 Lawyers
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Unfortunately too-few law schools and too-few CLE programs seek to equip us as law students and later as practicing lawyers, with the business management skills needed to manage the finances of our own law firms. Certainly not to attend to this critical law firm management task objectively.
So instead of feeling the same sense of self-confidence and control we enjoy when dealing with our clients’ legal matters, when it comes to the financial management of our own law firms, too-many otherwise smart & sophisticated lawyers end-up making important law practice management decisions based on incomplete information and fear.
Why in the world would a multi-million dollar company ever want to hire a solo?
This week for our monthly Gold Call I interviewed the president of a $3mm company that manages over $30mm of its clients' money. The question I posed to him was "Why in the world would a muti-million dollar company ever want to hire a solo lawyer?"
Alexis Martin Neely: NOT Full of Bullshit
So I have to say, there are ALOT of people going around talking alot of bullshit about what they "think" would, could or should work when it comes to marketing & managing a solo or small law firm. And I'm talking about REALLY marketing & managing it. As in doubling your revenues and totally transforming your business and your life.
Please take my Starting A Law Firm Survey
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!)
Starting A Law Firm
No matter what your primary motivation is chances are I have probably helped another lawyer who is similarly-situated so I can probably help you too. After all, I have helped probably more THOUSANDS of lawyers to start a law firm, than likely any other lawyer alive today. And I Have Some Good News For You! That's right, I am going to give you EVERYTHING you need for starting a law firm. And I'm going to lay it all out for you here, FOR FREE!
Breaking news about today's high-level law firm wesbsite marketing seminar
Great news everyone! We're going to broadcast today's seminar on UStream so no matter where you are, if you have an internet connection you can watch & learn what the biggest & the best law firms will be doing to profit from their websites. And how they'll be using social media to improve client service when the next generation of websites & social media platforms hit the market later this year.
Feeding billable hours to a law firm is like feeding jello shots to a mule.
Here's a practical lesson in value based and flat-fee billing for small law firms. Because if you study your law firm management history it becomes very clear that law firms were never MEANT to bill by the hour.
How Law Practice Management Software is Different from Outlook
How Law Practice Management Software is Different from Outlook
Law firm marketing tactics vs. strategy
I've seen alot of small law firms break-down before they even get going and more than a few crash & burn faster than the owners' imagined possible from very profitable to laying people off in a hurry all because of this law practice marketing mistake.
