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Attorney Compensation: Growing your Firm the Smart Way

 

 If you are a lawyer that runs a profitable firm and is in growth mode, your compensation package will help you to gain and retain great staff. Remember, all law firms compete for staff...

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The BEST Workflow When Working with Attorneys as an Accountant

 

If you have been following my blog, you know I am passionate about my work with attorneys as a specialist in the legal industry. I love the app stack I use, which makes me not have to do...

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We have a course! Fast Track Legal Accounting

   

Did you just get your first phone call from an attorney and want to learn more?  Did you land your first lawyer-client and think, "I may want to become that expert!" ...

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How to Analyze a Law Firm's Financial Statements

Our firm works exclusively with law firm clients and attorneys, and I've been privy to seeing many different spins on a law firm's chart of accounts.

I'm bringing this up at the beginning of this...

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Attorney Bookkeeping - The Slow Death of the Billable Hour

 

 Last week we talked about the attorney billable hour and writing down hours to discount the work provided for legal services. Writing down hours can be a devastating blow to the bottom...

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The Cost of Billable Hours: How to Avoid Write Downs

 

Billable hours are a reality, whether in a large law firm or in-house counsel. These hours are vital to the practice of law and are also one of the most difficult tasks to manage....

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What's Difference Between a Law Firm Expenses and Personal Expenses?

 

What's the Difference Between a Law Firm's Bank Account and Their Wallet? This is a  post about the differences between law firm finances and personal finances and how to book...

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Law Firm Budgeting

 

We are in mid-tax season. As an attorney, you might look at your records and bottom line and think….

“where did all the money go?”

Maybe you ask your tax professional,...

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Top Do’s and Don'ts on IOLTA Accounts for Law Firms

The interest on a lawyer's trust account, commonly known as IOLTA, is one of the most mysterious accounts in attorney's chart accounts. Yes, we know it's a bank account; we know that there's...

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