The Importance of Simple Legal Billing
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Power Up Your Practice with Law Firm Software
Law firms have many options when considering software. Many firms use individual solutions - cloud...
Drive Efficiency With Case Management Solutions
Case management software avoids so much of the chaos of looking for information for each matter,...
Mastering Legal Case Management Software
Unlock the full potential of legal case management software with these expert tips and tricks. It...
Why Your Firm Needs Client Portal Software
Client portal software is a game-changer for law firms whether looking to improve their client's...
Chaos to Control: Transform Your Firm with Case Management Software
Today's law firm, and clients, needs have changed. The seemingly assumed access to online portals...
5 Tips for Organization for Law Firms
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Choosing the Right Billing Software for Law Firms
Billing software can revolutionize the way law firms manage their finances and streamline their...
Effective Client Communication Strategies for Law Firms
In today's competitive legal landscape, effective client communication is more important than ever...
Post ABA TECHSHOW: What You Missed
The ABA TECHSHOW 2024 was a good event. As usual, there were lots of opportunities to earn some...
ABA TECHSHOW: Essential Tips To Networking
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5 Effective Law Firm Marketing Strategies
Law firm marketing can be time-consuming and challenging. But it doesn't have to be. It's all about...
Optimize Legal Billing Processes with Case Management Software
The billing cycle is critical for law firms, for obvious reasons. Ensuring firms are billing in an...
Maximize Efficiency: The Best Law Firm Software for Small Firms
Small law firm teams become a jack of all trades - there simply aren't enough hands to take a...
Choosing the Best Case Management Software: A Comprehensive Guide
Discover how to select the ideal case management software for your firm with this comprehensive...
The Impact of Tech on Client Interaction
As technology continues to advance, it has a significant impact on the way law firms interact with...
Best Practices to Maintain Attorney-Client Privilege
Managing the Attorney-Client privilege is central to providing exceptional client care. With the...
Top 5 Ways Legal Practice Management Software Boosts Productivity
As a lawyer, you have enough on your plate without having to worry about keeping track of all the...
Setting 2024 GOALS: How Law Firms Can Thrive in a Changing Landscape
As we gear up for 2024, law firms must brace themselves for the wave of challenges and...
Is It Time to Upgrade? The Benefits of Case Management Software
How is your tech stack working for you? So many firms adopted individual apps during Covid. And for...
Tips on Adopting Case Management Software
Selecting the right case management software for your law firm is absolutely crucial to streamline...
Transform Leads into Clients with Case Management Software
Converting leads into clients is crucial for the success of your law firm. Streamlining your legal...
Managing Your Online Reputation
In today's digital age, the internet plays a pivotal role in shaping the reputation of...
How CRM Software Improves Law Firm Efficiency
Law firms handle vast amounts of information daily, from client data to case histories. Ensuring...
5 Advantages of Case Management Software
In the continuously evolving legal industry, it is crucial for law firms to drive efficiency and...
Dynamic Between Law Firms, Clients and Tech
In the vast and sometimes confusing world of law, individuals, businesses, and organizations often...
Maximize the Benefits of Hybrid Work for Lawyers
Law firms, like many other industries, have adapted to new ways of working. One of the most...
Top 5 Law Firm Pain Points - And Solutions
Practicing law takes a lot of time and attention. The devil is in the details. And it takes some...
Legal Case Management options
There are so many choices out there when it comes to ways to manage cases and your practice. There...
Grow Your Firm With a Great Elevator Pitch
An elevator pitch is a short, persuasive speech introducing you, your firm, and your services to...
Client Intake Best Practices
The first interaction between a law firm and a potential client sets the tone for the entire legal...
Benefits of Purpose Built Case Management Software
Today's law firm must be efficient to be competitive. To streamline processes, many law firms are...
Benefits to Consider When Choosing Case Management Software
In today's legal industry, technology plays a vital role in streamlining processes and increasing...
Benefits To Consider When Choosing a Legal CRM
Leads and clients are the lifeblood of all law firms. As such, law firms need to take care managing...
Revolutionizing Law Practice with Legal Document Automation
Legal Document Automation is revolutionizing the way law firms operate. Imagine a world where...
Discover the Best Legal CRM Software for Your Law Firm
As a modern law firm, investing in the right legal customer relationship management (CRM) software...
Evaluating Cost of Case Management Software
The cost of case management software is a crucial factor for law firms when choosing the right...
Do Law Firms Need a CRM? Exploring Benefits and Solutions
You're an ambitious lawyer, eager to grow your law firm practice and provide top-notch services to...
What Is A Legal CRM?
What is a legal CRM? As lawyers in an increasingly digital world, understanding and utilizing...
Optimizing Legal Billing Cycles with SimpleLaw Software
Legal billing cycles are an essential aspect of a law firm's financial health and client...
Embracing Digital Maturity for Law Firm Transformation
The law firm transformation to embrace technology is an undeniable reality in today's legal...
Driving Law Firm Growth: A Strategic Approach
Law firm growth is a multifaceted challenge that requires strategic planning and efficient resource...
Transforming Law Firms with Automated Legal Document Generation
Automated legal document generation is a transformative tool that's reshaping the landscape of the...
What is Document Automation? A Lawyer's Essential Guide
What is document automation? It's a transformative technology that leverages software to automate...
Transforming Legal Case Management with AI and Automation
Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in legal case management are revolutionizing the legal...
Efficient Document and Data Management in Legal Sector
Efficient document and data management is a crucial aspect of the legal sector. The sheer volume of...
The Benefits of Legal Billing Software
Legal billing software can be a game-changer for law firms seeking streamlined workflows and...
SimpleLaw vs Clio: Comparing Legal CMS Platforms for Lawyers
In today's fast-paced world, law firms are constantly on the lookout for ways to streamline their...
SimpleLaw vs PracticePanther
SimpleLaw vs PracticePanther: two platforms that offer legal practice management software solutions...
Law Firm Growth Tips
Law firm growth is at the top of most firms' minds. But while often considered important, most...
Online Tools To Attract More Leads
Attracting more leads to your firm, by simple math, generates more clients. Not every lead is a...
How To Convert Leads to Clients
As the saying goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression. For law firms, that first...
Billing Types Overview
For law firms, billing types play a crucial role in ensuring transparency for clients and fair...
Client Retention Best Practices
Clients are the lifeblood of every law firm. Depending on the type of law your firm practices,...
Lead Intake Best Practices
Growing your law firm starts with new clients and that starts with new leads. Too often, we hear...
Optimizing Law Practices with Legal Case Management Software
Case management software (CMS) has become an indispensable tool for legal professionals in today's...
Non-Tech Ways To Grow Your Firm
We are big fans of technology, obviously. We could chat about it for days. But we know it doesn't...
Grow Your Firm With A Client Portal
If you want to grow your law firm, technology is one of the items your firm needs to master. Not...
Maximize the Benefits of Workflows
Let's start from the beginning. What exactly is a workflow for a law firm? It's a short way of...
Benefits of a CRM
Let's start at the beginning. What is a CRM? There are a couple of definitions for the acronym out...
Tips for Attorneys to Stay Organized
Staying organized is critical to any law firm and its members. Not only to deliver exceptional...
Benefits of Case Management Software
As law firms grow and take on more clients and cases, the DIY system can get a bit overburdened....
Flat Fee or Hourly billing: What To Consider
Billing options are important to law firms and to clients. Which options your law firm provides are...
Best Practices for Time Tracking for Lawyers
One of the primary features attorneys ask us is about getting a hold of their time tracking and...
Case Management Software Adoption: Best practices
Adopting new software can be a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. By following a few best...
How To Find the Best Case Management Software For Your Firm
There are lots of options out there if you are looking for case management software. The trick is...
Law Firm Leads: Best Practices
We regularly hear attorneys and law firms share their frustration in tracking potential new...
Are You Making These Legal Marketing Mistakes?
One of the many benefits of ABA TECHSHOW is meeting fellow service providers. Law Quill, a law firm...
What We Learned At TECHSHOW
We had a GREAT time at ABA TECHSHOW. We met so many people and got to connect with some friends,...
ABA TECHSHOW 2023: So Far, So FUN
Well, to summarize, if you aren't at ABA TECHSHOW this year, you are missing out. The buzz is real....
Tech Predictions 2023
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What To Do When It's All Urgent
From time to time, the list of items that needs your attention is quite long. And at first review,...
It's Time To Think Simple
We are getting pretty excited about ABA TECHSHOW 2023. And yes, we will be there, along with our...
Want Happy Clients? Work On Listening Skills
A soft skill like being a good listener can have a very real impact on happiness. This is true for...
Ready to Set Your Law Firm Goals for 2023?
It can feel overwhelming to think about where you want your firm to focus in 2023. Clearly, some...
Make 2023 Your Healthiest Year Yet
We know all the rage right now, in the first few weeks of the new year, is talking about setting...
What's Your Law Firm's Grade for 2022?
It's that time of the year when students are waiting for those final grades. As usual, it's a mixed...
New 2023 Data Security Laws
Compliance with various states' data security is a requirement. While California has long been the...
Eat The Frog And Other Efficiency Tips
It's a busy time of year. But then again, we all tend to be pretty busy most of the time. I can't...
How Is Your Sense Of Urgency?
It's now December of 2022. Right off the bat, how would you rank your 2022? Was it as efficient as...
What's Holding You Back?
Lately, we've been adding lots of new users. But we also hear 'not yet' from potential users that...
Benefits of Active Listening
We've all done it. When speaking with others, we can more or less anticipate the point they are...
Billing Options To Attract Clients
Clients are becoming more vocal about their needs. That includes communication methods and...
Take Time to Take Some Time
I can only speak for myself here, but wow, do I need a break. Between work and a once again budding...
Best Practices To Gain New Clients
Every law firm wants the same thing - a healthy and successful law practice. We can long debate the...
Manage Client Reviews To Grow Your firm
The importance of client reviews has long been established. That's true for a restaurant and for...
Basics of Sharing Updates
Communication is the basis of every relationship. For law, it is absolutely critical. It's not only...
Is Your Firm using Technology To Maximize Growth?
We really appreciate the annual Wolters Kluwer Future Ready Lawyer survey and analysis. We find it...
Create A Niche For Your Firm
If your firm is in an area with competition for legal clients, you need to give people a reason to...
First contact With Potential New Clients
Potential new clients have so many ways to reach out to attorneys. Whether an email, a message...
Reduce Stress 5 Minutes At A Time
One thing that hasn't changed much as a result of the COVID pandemic is the level of stress...
2022 Trends Review
Back at the start of 2022 we suggested a few trends that would be seen during the year. With...
5 Real-Time Steps To Adopting Legal Tech
We recently rolled out an update (massive!) to our platform. All the same ease of use, but far more...
5 Key Cyber security Practices
New York is the first state requiring cybersecurity continuing legal education (CLE) for attorneys....
Using Google business Profile
How do people look for an attorney when they think they need one? Well, not surprisingly, in a...
It's Time To Take Time Off
If you are anything like me, you have been burning that midnight oil. Or at least the early morning...
Managing The Hybrid Office
The hybrid office is preferred by most law firms, with 80% of surveyed law firms either providing...
Increase Your Efficiency
Time is one thing no amount of power, money, or influence can buy. Treat it as the very precious...
Time to Review
We are officially over halfway through 2022. One thing is for sure, life is far more normal now...
Start Your Own Blog
Thinking about starting your own blog? Blogging is really quite fun. It's a great opportunity to...
Where Are You On The Technology Adoption Curve?
Some people love new technology. Others take a more cautious approach. Over time, both at the...
The Business of Legal Tech
The level of investment in legal technology continues to march forward. For Q1 2022, an estimated...
Effective Writing Tips
We all get those messages that have us scratching our heads. They can be unclear for a multitude of...
Time Tracking Best Practices
Time tracking. Seemingly so simple yet it can be quite a daunting task to get right. Getting into...
Wellness During Times of Stress
To put it succinctly, it's been a week. Seems the flow of bad news is endless. It can quickly...
Make Friends With Change
As the saying goes, the only true constant is change. We can all agree that is a true statement. So...
Convert Leads to Clients
We haven't yet met a firm that is happy with their lead generation process. If the firm is happy...
Consider Spring Cleaning
For some these words evoke a feeling of torture. I remember in my teen years having to clean the...
Build That Creative Muscle
Creativity isn't what people often think. It's not a bolt of lightning that just kind of comes to...
Social Media Tips
We are big fans of social media. It's a great way to spread awareness of your firm and be seen by...
Make Time for Self-Care
It may be a bit of a buzzword these days, but self-care is critical. Not only is it necessary to...
What's Your Punctuation Style?
There is an ongoing debate around the right 'style' for punctuation. Some things are set in stone....
Phone, Email, Text: When to Use Which
Connecting with others has never been easier. The advent of the smartphone age, and its vast...
Healthy Attorney-Client Relations
Ultimately, the law is about people. Certainly, the focus is on the application of the law to...
Women And Their Impact in Law
With Women's History Month and International Women's Day on March 8, we turn our attention to the...
Favorite Part of ABA TECHSHOW
We just wrapped up day 2 of ABA TECHSHOW 2022. Thinking about the experience so far, it has been...
TECHSHOW Prediction
After what may have been the most dramatic reason for a pause ever, we are back to ABA TECHSHOW in...
Dealing With Burnout
No matter what you do for a living, but especially if you support other people in likely stressful...
Productivity Hacks
For some reason, 2022 has been off to the races. The list of items that require my attention seems...
Don't Bury The Lede
A key focus for any law firm looking to grow is to answer one basic question: why should a client...
Trends To Watch In 2022
Hold on a second while I grab my crystal ball. Just kidding. But there are some clear trends to...
Ready for In Person ABA TECHSHOW?
We are so ready to be back in action and, hopefully, all together again at ABA TECHSHOW 2022. We...
Manage Your Stress in 5 Easy Steps
It's the start of a new year. For some, it's a welcome turning of the page. For others, well, it's...
Begin Again But Better
First of all, Happy New Year! We sincerely wish you the best year yet. And to that end, it's a...
The Importance of Time Off
The topic of the American work ethic came up this week. A dear friend who teaches in the public...
Overcoming Tech Concerns
After reading all the information from the ABA about the (lack of) adoption of technology by...
Tech Trends: Surprised or Not?
The ABA recently released the TECHREPORT 2021. The analysis was completed based on responses...
The Art of Gratitude
The old adage is completely correct. The more grateful you are, the more there is to be grateful...
Time To Start Planning 2022
Yes, we know it's mid-November. But now is the best time to start thinking about your 2022 plans...
Keeping Clients Informed
Managing legal cases takes more than a little bit of finesse. Generally speaking, the legal issues...
Data Security: Defense and Offense
The information gathered by attorneys is clearly confidential, regardless of how it is received....
Website Best Practices
At this point, we presume your law firm has a website. If you don't, well, consider this your call...
Maximize Online Reviews To Grow Your Firm
Like so many things these days, we turn to online reviews to help us make purchasing decisions....
Principles of Clear Communication
Effectively communicating is at the core of nearly everything we do, whether it's in our personal...
Using Client-Centric Pricing To Grow Your Firm
As all things law, the move to a client-centric approach is now a requirement. Pricing structures...
Managing Stress During Change
You may or may not know who Heraclitus is but you know what he said: Change is the only constant in...
The Great Reset
For most parts of the country, the option to go back to the office is a real thing. Sure, there are...
How To Adopt Subscription Pricing
Pricing is a sensitive subject. We aren't going to go into the actual rate of compensation for...
Decrease Stress & Grow Profits By Doing Less
In a recent survey, 41% of fee-earning attorneys reported they spent 35%+ of their time on...
Deepen Your Focus To Get More Out Of Your Day
Working remotely or even in a hybrid schedule has us all overworked. According to a survey by SHRM,...
The Client Experience and Law Firm Growth
Clients are looking for attorneys online, more and more. So, as we have said so many times before,...
Dealing With Uncertainty
Looks like the way back to the office and life as we knew it before March 2020 is, well, uncertain....
The Time Is Ripe For Solo And Small Law Firms
There are plenty of potential silver linings for law firms due to the global pandemic. But one that...
Law Firms And Covid: Silver Linings
Anyone who knows me knows I'm all about the silver linings. There are gifts from everything that...
The Future Of Lawyers And Law Firms
According to the Self Represented Litigation Network, state courts regularly report that 3 out of 5...
Simple Steps To Embrace Legal Tech
There is plenty of activity in the legal tech business. Acquisitions, new entrants, and a continual...
Keys To Client Satisfaction
Client expectations have changed as a result of recent economic, health, leadership, social...
Make Time To Recharge
A NY Times article reported that Goldman Sachs has instituted the 'Saturday Rule'. The rule states...
5 Skills Every Lawyer Needs
We aren't talking about organization or making sure you are up to snuff on CLEs. We are talking...
Embrace Automation
There has been a lot of talk about Artificial Intelligence and other automation options in legal...
It's Not About Tech
A recent study from Wolters Kluwer, the 2021 Future Ready Attorney - Moving Beyond the Pandemic was...
What To Consider before Going Back To The Office
SO much happiness that life is returning to some semblance of normalcy. It's not a slam dunk by any...
What Lawyers Can Learn From Tennis Pros
By now I'm sure you have heard about Naomi Osaka, the #1 ranked women's tennis player. She withdrew...
Help Clients Find Your Firm
From music to clothes to shoes to groceries, shopping online is the norm. The same holds true for...
Behind The Scenes In Legal Tech
It's a rather interesting experience working in case management software when your spouse is a...
Shakespeare and Finding Tech That Fits You
We are big on technology around here, as you may imagine. We rely on it in all aspects of our...
The 80% Rule And Post-Pandemic Life
Between the start of spring and the easing of COVID restrictions here in Chicago, you can feel the...
5 Elements to make Data Productive
Have you adopted a password manager? Maybe you have the web browser saving your various login...
3 Metrics Law Firms Need To Monitor
Sure, there are hundreds of options for metrics. And, given unlimited time and resources, well, we...
Legal Trends For 2021
Yeah, it's mid-April 2021. Did any of us think we would still be dealing with remote work, closed...
Data And Client Expectations
It's been a year for all of us. Ultimately, it's about change and the speed of that change over the...
To Text Or Not To Text...
Instant connectivity is no longer a new or remarkable benefit. Whether researching a topic, looking...
The Biggest Security Threat To Your Firm
Data security is of ever-growing importance. Especially now, one year in to COVID and the transfer...
Overcoming Burnout
Bloomberg Law recently completed a survey on attorneys, job satisfaction, burnout, and well-being....
ABA TECHSHOW 2021: The Good And Not So Good
Again this year, SimpleLaw is a sponsor of the ABA TECHSHOW. Naturally, it is all virtual in 2021....
Want A Sneak Peek AND Make A Difference, Too?
We are looking forward to ABA TECHSHOW 2021. We don't do a lot of trade shows, outside of ABA...
Practice Makes Perfect
Adopting new habits or technology for that matter isn't always easy. In fact, it can be downright...
Remote Doesn't Have To Mean Distant
Here in Chicago, we are coming up to the 1-year anniversary of some sort of lockdown. You know, the...
Client Analytics That Grow Your Firm
The focus on data and analytics is now at the forefront of many discussions around law firms. With...
How To Maximize Your Success When Working Remotely
For some of us, it's been almost a year since we started working remotely. For others, maybe it's...
How To Adopt Legal Tech
Well, it's kind of obvious we are fans of legal tech. We are founded by attorneys who saw the value...
Know When To HIre An Attorney
Life happens. And it's messy. From time to time, things happen that make you wonder if you need an...
Simplify Case Resolution for Clients
It's a new year. Woot! Well, more of the same so far but hey, it's at least a new chapter. Maybe...
What You Need To Know About Billing Types
Gone are the days when clients only had one choice of how to be billed. Sure, the hourly rate...
5 Tips to Convert Potential Clients to Retained Clients
Acquiring new clients is a continual process for any attorney. And just as important as obtaining a...
Successful Time Tracking Habits
Successful time tracking is a habit. Like all habits, it takes a concerted effort to adopt it....
What Makes A Good Lawyer
So, you decided to hire an attorney and now have a short list of names. It's time to do some...
Tools To Deal With Stress Part One
Stress, like all things, is ok in small amounts. It's when things grow increasingly stressful that...
Legal Tech, the Cloud, and Coronavirus
We are living in a truly unprecedented time. The entire world is facing a highly contagious and...
Change... and how to manage it.
We are 2 weeks out from ABA TECHSHOW. We are still busy (happily!) connecting with the people we...
Musings... Post ABA TECHSHOW
Where to begin! The show itself was great. We love meeting people and having our resident magician...
Better Connections Means A Better Practice
We are on the road for a few events. The best part of it is chatting with actual attorneys about...
Legal Tech Adoption and Next Generation Tools
Well, it's kind of obvious we are fans of legal tech. We are founded by attorneys who saw the value...
Tech Competence is Accessible for Attorneys!
In 2012, the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates revised its Model Rules of Professional...
A Health Evaluation for Your Solo and Small Law Practice
A law practice’s health can be undermined by performance challenges, spending habits, and...
Dealing with Stress
Yeah, we know. A lot has been written about it. But as we face the middle of August and the end of...
The College Grad's Guide to Networking for Attorneys
College graduates know that if they don’t network, they probably won’t find work--or at least not...
Using Punctuation to Make Your Point
Grammar and punctuation matters. Misused punctuation marks can obscure the intentions of a written...
Why An Attorney Didn't Take Your Case
You may think finding an attorney would be easy, and you may be wondering why an attorney didn’t...
Holidays and Vacations... Some Thoughts
With the long 4th of July weekend quickly approaching - or for some of you it's already here - my...
Are You Really Ready to Hire an Attorney?
It’s a more nuanced question than you might think. Clients want to hire an attorney as soon as they...
5 Tips for Managing Stress as a Lawyer
Stress is present in all professions. But, it is endemic in the legal profession. And unchecked...
Five Tips for Building Rapport with Potential Clients
Many people who need legal services consult lawyers, but the lawyers they consult often aren’t the...
The Advantages of Case Management Tools for Clients
The 2018 Survey of U.S. Legal Technologies examined the standing of legal technology solutions for...
Teaching Legal Tech to Lawyers & Law Students
The topic is not a new one. In fact, it has been around for quite a while. And while many law...
Securing Your Digital Self
When you’re looking for a law practice to take your case, you may not think about that practice’s...
Improving Your Invoicing Practices
Invoices are formatted to be efficient. They are “get in and get out” documents, so to speak.