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Reporting & Analytics

Streamlining Law Firm Financial Reporting for Easy Accounting

You know that feeling when you’re working on a jigsaw puzzle and can’t find the one piece you actually need? That’s how law firm financial reporting can feel at times. Between handling intricacies like client trust accounting, making sense of diverse compensation models, and breaking down the profitability of cases,

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Lawyer tracking time
Billing, Payments & Accounting

Legal Time Management Software Makes Billing Easy

For firms, enforcing time tracking, and legal time management in general, is crucial for maintaining a positive cash flow, pricing services, accurate forecasting, and sound budgeting. However, manual time tracking is inefficient, time-consuming, and prone to human error.

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Accounting and bookkeeping at a law firm
Billing, Payments & Accounting

Streamlining Law Firm Accounting & Bookkeeping

Law firms have unique accounting requirements — like being bound to a code of ethics to account for any funds held in trust on behalf of clients. It’s important to keep these requirements in mind when selecting the proper legal accounting system to streamline your processes. As an example, law

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Client using a specialized payment processing service provided by her law firm
Billing, Payments & Accounting

Benefits of Using a Specialized Attorney Payment Processing Service

With unique regulatory requirements, diverse billing models, and the need for precise financial management, law firms require a payment processing solution that’s tailored to their specific needs. A specialized attorney payment processing service, as opposed to a more generic solution, offers a host of benefits that go beyond mere transaction

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Matter Management

Law Firm Compliance Made Easy With a Practice Management System

Law firm compliance can be a burden to adhere to. But, legal practice management software (LPMS) goes a long way in alleviating some of the burden. It relieves you of the constant monitoring for regulatory changes, keeping your systems updated and ensuring that your firm is always in sync with

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lawyer working on billing requirements for the firm
Billing, Payments & Accounting

Law Firm Billing Guidelines Made Simple

Implementing clear legal billing guidelines is crucial for effectively managing client relationships and avoiding unnecessary disputes. No doubt you’ve heard the old phrase, “Harmony is achieved when everyone is singing from the same song sheet.” The same is true of billing – when everyone knows the rules, there are fewer

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