Posts by Winnie Liu
How To Be a Successful Jack-Of-All-Trades
Author: Thomson Reuters “Clients expect 100% perfection from their lawyers and expect everything to be done yesterday.”1 With the complexity of today’s legal needs, today’s small law firm attorney needs to be a jack-of-all-trades. With constant access to ever-evolving technology, expectations to deliver fast and accurately are at an all-time high. While all firms navigate…
Read MoreImprove Energy, Increase Productivity with 5 Easy Feng Shui Tips
To increase the positive energy in your office space, and be more productive as a result, consider taking advantage of feng shui. This is the ancient art of aligning our external world to support our internal journey, explains Lorrie Webb Grillo, certified feng shui practitioner and owner of Thriving Spaces Feng Shui. “Feng shui operates…
Read MoreIs it Time to Move Your Firm to the Cloud? Ask Yourself 3 Questions
To thrive in today’s legal marketplace, it’s survival of the fittest. Potential clients have more options than ever to satisfy their legal needs, whether through a lawyer or a DIY legal service. The smartest small law firms are adapting by taking advantage of the latest technology that helps them serve their clients better and faster.…
Read MoreRunning Your Small Law Firm to look like a Large Law Firm
Author: Thomson Reuters Let’s face it, as a solo or small law firm you’re pulled in multiple directions. Not only do you practice law, but you also need to run AND grow a small business. It’s a natural response to feel overwhelmed when you’re trying to manage multiple processes. Unfortunately, what typically happens is that…
Read MoreBelieve It or Not, You Probably Already Work in the Cloud – Now What?
Author: Thomson Reuters Only 52% of the respondents to the 2017 ABA Legal Technology Survey said they use cloud computing. However, lawyers are typically working in the cloud more than they realize. Many of the tools attorneys use all day every day including Westlaw, LinkedIn, Facebook, Evernote, and QuickBooks Online are all cloud-based solutions. Why…
Read MoreHow to Overcome the Common Challenges of Running a Solo Practice
Author: Thomson Reuters Let’s look at the list: Of course, there’s your daily caseload. Those clients have to be properly cared for. But then there’s the common business tasks like paying the bills, collecting your fees or ordering supplies. What’s left for growing your business? That new website content isn’t going to write itself. Day after day, solo attorneys…
Read MoreWant to Threaten Big Law? Work in the Cloud
Author: Thomson Reuters Small firms have never been better positioned to threaten big law and you can thank the cloud. Consider Roeder Smith Jadin, a Minneapolis-based firm focusing on litigation, real estate, construction, insurance, and community association issues. In just three years, they have quadrupled their size thanks to making their office virtual. “I can…
Read MoreHow to Minimize the Time You Spend on Administrative Tasks
Sponsored by Thomson Reuters Did you know up to 40% of time in a small law firm is spent on non billable, administrative work? That means you are basically working for free after 2 p.m. According to the 2016 State of U.S. Small Law Firms Study, 69% of small law firms report spending too much…
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