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Find legal technology and law practice management insights, education, trends, and actionable takeaways to advance your firm.

January 4, 2023
More Than Just Lead Generation: The Power of Digital Marketing and Your Firm's ROI
Digital marketing isn’t just the future — it’s the now. To compete in the legal space your firm should be thinking about a comprehensive digital marketing strategy. With competition growing more each year, digital marketing isn’t something you should put off to the future — it’s what you need to […]

December 21, 2022
How to Know If Your Legal Software Is Too Complex
The pandemic taught us that tech not only helps us do our jobs better, but it also helps us become stronger advocates for our clients. Attorneys shifted to attending court hearings and holding negotiations on online platforms, including Zoom and Microsoft Teams, and began using cloud-based solutions to streamline access […]

December 13, 2022
What's the Value of Clean Data for Your Law Firm?
You clean out your paper files, desk, and office refrigerator. So why wouldn’t you do the same with your law firm’s online data? A robust data classification system is a must for your law firm. You’ve been entrusted by clients to not only zealously represent them but also to do […]

December 5, 2022
How Blogging Can Boost Your Law Firm Website’s SEO Performance
If your goal for your law firm’s website is to increase traffic and attract new clients, you’ll want it to rank highly in search engine results. However, getting it to do so is often easier said than done. One of the best ways to improve your law firm website’s SEO […]

November 30, 2022
How to Make Sure Your Law Firm's Website is ADA Compliant
We’ll state it simply: making your legal website compliant with the requirements of The Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) is critical. It’s important for actual accessibility, it’s important for human dignity, and it’s important for legal reasons. You care about your law firm’s clients and potential clients. Ensuring that […]

November 23, 2022
How Your Law Firm Can Improve Employee Retention
Do you want to promote greater team synergy and harmony? What about higher productivity and a friendlier workplace? Then you need to retain your employees. Employee turnover is almost always negative. Losing employees requires you to invest significant amounts of time and resources in advertising, recruiting, onboarding, and training, […]

November 8, 2022
The Impact of Great Law Firm Culture
Your lawyers are your law firm’s greatest asset. They bring in the money, build your firm’s brand, and make a difference in your clients’ lives. The expectations are big — but sometimes the burnout is even bigger. With long hours, lack of work-life balance, and significant expectations placed upon them, […]

November 1, 2022
Law Firm Website Design Inspiration 101
Where do you turn when you’re looking for the best sushi spot in town? What about when you’re looking for a reputable accountant? Or a recommendation for an electrician? We’d bet our bottom dollar that you’re searching online and reviewing websites and reviews. Your potential clients are doing the same […]

October 25, 2022
The Best Example of Great Personal Injury Law Firm Websites
More so than in other practices, personal injury lawyers must sell their services to possible clients. This is where a good website is key. The best personal injury lawyer website communicates who your law firm is, what services you offer, and why clients should choose you over other lawyers. Potential […]

October 18, 2022
Everything You Need to Know About a Parenting Plan
Breaking up is hard to do — we all know this. And while any divorce or separation can be painful, the stakes are higher when children are involved. Having a parenting plan in place can help with both logistics and healing and, most importantly, ensure that the best interests of […]

October 10, 2022
The Ins and Outs of Law Firm Budgeting
Forecasting isn’t only for your local weatherman—it’s an essential legal process too. Fortunately, forecasting income and expenses isn’t as complex as predicting where the next hurricane will hit or when the first freeze of the year will occur. But, when you’re juggling all the tasks of running a law firm, […]

October 4, 2022
A Guide to Using Law Firm Website Templates
Whether you’re about to write a memo or a brief, it’s hard to stare at a blank page. Now, it’s even harder if that blank page is the website for your law firm. When you’re starting to plan your website, there are countless things to consider: whether to outsource the […]

September 27, 2022
The Best Practices for Creating a Law Firm Marketing Strategy
Your law firm needs a marketing strategy to compete. While it’s easy to defer developing a smart marketing strategy because your firm is busy, we promise that it’s time well spent. Without it, your firm will be relying on word-of-mouth referrals and stunting its growth. To best grow and sustain […]

September 19, 2022
The Best Content for a Successful Law Firm Website
Your law firm’s online presence can be a determining factor in clients choosing to do business with you. Thankfully, the quality of your site is also completely within your control. The only question is how to find the time and resources to develop a thoughtful website and content marketing plan […]

August 31, 2022
What Makes a Law Firm Website Successful
What’s your law firm’s most important marketing tool? Aside from great service that sparks referrals, we’re talking about your firm’s website, of course. The legal space is only growing more competitive, and a good law firm website is an important weapon in the battle for clients. A good law firm […]

August 22, 2022
8 Top Marketing Tips for Family Law Firms
If you’re a family lawyer, it’s a constant challenge to demonstrate what sets you apart from the competition. This is especially true where law firm marketing efforts are concerned. Legal marketing for family law firms usually is more formulaic than creative. But strategic legal marketing is instrumental in helping you […]

August 15, 2022
A Guide to the Best Fonts for Your Law Firm
Readability is fundamental. That means even the font of your law firm’s website and legal documents matters. Whether you’re working for a small law firm or BigLaw, using the right font can better engage your target audience and build your firm’s credibility and reputation for professionalism. It’s an important tool […]

August 8, 2022
Best Practices for Law Firm Marketing
A complete guide of best marketing practices to help law firms stand out amongst competitors.

August 1, 2022
Everything You Need to Know About the Billable Hour
Maximizing your law firm's billable hours is good for everyone in your firm. Here are various ways to make the most of billing using technology.

July 26, 2022
How to Present New Technology to Your Team Through Implementation and Training
So, your law firm just invested in new technology; congratulations! Before it's rolled out to your team, there are a few things that need to happen behind the scenes via implementation and training.
Implementation can be split into three separate buckets: data migration, setup and configuration, and training. When it comes to implementation, vendors may make a wide range of promises, so, you need to understand the different levels of detail offered with each facet of implementation when it comes time to determine what is best for your firm.

July 19, 2022
The Ultimate Guide to Increasing Law Firm Profitability
You want your law firm to thrive, not just survive. Profitability management is the best way to ensure that your firm stays at the top of its game both in the short- and long-term. In this blog, we’ll cover how you can raise your firm’s bottom line, including steps you can take and how technology can lend you a hand.

July 13, 2022
A Lawyer’s Guide to Lead Generation
The legal market is booming. To stay at the top of the heap, your law firm needs an online advertising strategy complete with a well-considered lead generation process. By implementing tactics to improve your firm’s visibility, including building out your website using SEO and stepping up your social media and content marketing efforts, you can start getting the word out on just how great your law firm is and begin attracting more qualified leads.
The prospect of taking on lead generation can be daunting. But you don’t have to be an online marketing expert to build a pipeline of leads. The right tools and solutions, including lead generation services, will help you get off to a fast start and accelerate your lead conversion rate in no time.

July 5, 2022
Improve Your Law Firm’s Client Experience With CRM and Intake Software
Client relationship management (CRM) systems can help your law firm create a client-focused environment where your clients feel valued — while your firm reaps other benefits. Through organization and enhanced efficiency, CRM software helps your law firm maintain and strengthen business relationships. CRMs can help you keep your eye on the prize by prioritizing clients and ensuring that no growth opportunity goes unnoticed.
But it can be hard to decide which CRM is right for you. Multiple law firm CRM options are available today in the market. In this blog, we’ll guide you through what to consider as you evaluate the best solution for your law practice.

June 28, 2022
How to Determine the Practice Management Features & Requirements That Best Meet Your Law Firm's Needs
Recently, we wrote a blog about the timekeeping, billing, and accounting features you may want from your legal practice management solution. However, those requirements likely don’t include anything related to calendaring and task management, document and email management, workflows and automation, or communication tools.
When evaluating new technology, you should also think about your firm’s day-to-day operations and how those procedures lend themselves to your practice management software requirements.