Uncovering Costly Intake Flaws: The Truth About Law Firm Revenue Stagnation
Are you at a point where your law firm’s revenue seems stagnant despite pouring resources into marketing strategies? Are the returns from your marketing efforts disappointing, leaving you frustrated and drained? If this resonates, there might be a hidden culprit lurking within your intake process, and it’s time to uncover the flaws hindering your firm’s […]
10 Common Mistakes Law Firms Make with Their Intake Process
As a marketer who works with law firms, one of the most common problems I see is the frustration that law firms face when they have to take every case that walks through the door. Despite having no time, they still need to sign up more clients. The biggest problem is the way they set […]
Local Marketing Techniques: What Law Firms Need To Know
Improving your local marketing techniques will grow your business. As a law firm, you know that marketing is crucial for growth and attracting new clients. However, did you know that 70% of your marketing needs to be fixed even on your best day? That’s a staggering reality that you cannot ignore. In this blog post, […]
Understanding the Four Phases of Law Firm Growth: From Job to Lifestyle Law Firm
No matter how big or small your firm is, there is a law firm growth trajectory that every business goes through. These four distinct phases are prevalent in every practice area and location, no matter how many years the firm has been established. Every business starts as a job where the owner or operator is […]
5 TIPS TO BOOST LAW FIRM PROFITABILITY
Running a law firm is a difficult task because you must practice law while being a business owner, both of which are full-time jobs! No matter how well you do in the courtroom or in the contract you wrote, your firm’s profitability is always a concern. As we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic and consider […]
Decision Criteria Consumers Use for Hiring an Attorney
A recent Martindale-Avvo report called Hiring an Attorney 2019 examines the criteria that consumers use when choosing an attorney by surveying 6,300 consumers of legal services in the U.S. and Canada. Survey respondents had either experienced or were currently experiencing legal issues. The good news is that the top 5 on the decision criteria list […]
How to Control Your Law Firm Instead of Your Law Firm Controlling You
Life is about priorities. And when you own or run a law firm, you have to let go of the things that either don’t matter or that someone else could be doing as well or better than you. Unfortunately, many lawyers are control freaks. And while having your fingers in every single little pie may […]
8 Tips for Improving the Financial Future of Your Law Firm
Whether you are a solo practitioner or run a multi-million dollar law firm, practicing law is a business. You are not only responsible for providing legal representation to your clients (your product), you are also responsible for the financial and operational matters that allow your law firm to continue to grow and prosper (your business). […]
8 Things You Need to Do to Run Your Law Firm Like a Business
Note: This post first ran in August 2017. While I am away for the holidays, I am re-running some of my posts that are timeless in hopes that those of you who may have missed one of them will benefit. Wishing you a peaceful and prosperous 2019! Law school prepared you for the practice of […]
How to Figure Out Your Law Firm Marketing Budget
According to the 2018 Latest Trends in Legal Marketing and Business Development research study from the Legal Marketing Association and Bloomberg Law, a majority of the attorneys and legal marketers surveyed (62%) said their firms will be increasing their investment in marketing and business development initiatives over the next two years. The primary catalysts for […]