Law Firms Working Remotely – 7 Strategies to Keep Your Firm Moving Forward We live in strange times. Working remotely, once thought of as a luxury or optional benefit, is now a requirement for many law firms, and likely many more to come. Some law firms have had robust tools to work remotely for a […]
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Law Firms + QuickBooks = Oil & Water?
Guest Blog by Katina Peters,Peters, Johnson, Staley & Co. CPAs At Peters, Johnson, Staley & Co. CPAs, we have the honor of working with various attorneys across the legal industry. As profitability, growth and ease of operations advisors we are often involved in working with the partners and their accounting teams in making determinations about […]
Law Firm IT Is a Pain in the Ass – Here’s What to Do About It
Dealing with Law Firm IT – The Right Way Law firm IT is a pain in the ass. We’re not being crude, we’re being honest. Keeping your firm’s computers and servers up and running; installing, updating, and maintaining software; and proper data and document security are just a few of the law firm IT components […]
Law Firm Accounting Software: What Makes It So Different?
Why Law Firms Need Law Firm Accounting Software All businesses need accounting software to help keep up with the money coming in and out of the business. Although law firms are a business, they have very specific needs that make their accounting needs significantly different. Two of the major differences include the accounting method relied […]
Law Firm Accounting Software – Overview & Options
Law Firm Accounting Software All businesses need an accounting system. But law firms are unique, and have specialized accounting needs. Law firms have standard operating accounts. Law firms also need to track and bill time in a way that seamlessly flows to their accounting software. Law firms also have trust/IOLTA accounts. Depending on your jurisdiction, […]
Best Law Firm Payment Processing Solutions
Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn What is the best law firm payment processing platform? Getting paid is an important, though often under-emphasized aspect of running a law firm. After all of the intake, research, contract work, litigation and invoicing–its easy to forget that last step, which is why law firm payment processing is such an important […]
Managing Law Firm IT Support
Managing Your Law Firm’s IT Introduction to the Series Something I frequently hear from law offices is that the firm is sick and tired of dealing with law firm IT support. Firm Administrators, Office Managers and Attorneys are educated, trained, and well equipped to manage the workload, process, and people of the firm. But many […]
Get Your Law Firm Organized: Process, Procedure & Documentation
Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn At Uptime Legal we’ve worked with hundreds of law firms and thousands of legal professionals. One thing we’ve frequently seen firms struggle with, as their firm grows, is: internal documentation – internal policy and procedure. It’s challenging to create internal firm documentation to begin with, and more so to maintain that […]
How to Grow & Manage Your Law Firm – Lessons from Marcus Lemonis
If you’ve never seen it, The Profit is a television show on CNBC where entrepreneur and CEO Marcus Lemonis finds, invests in and fixes failing or struggling businesses. We, the audience, get to watch as he comes in and applies his business principles to bring companies back from the brink and into profitability. It’s as […]
