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Practical and insightful articles related to law firm financial management. Learn to produce sustainable financial freedom from law firm-specific financial insights and strategies.

The 4 Myths of Managing Your Firm’s Finances

If you ask around, you’ll hear a lot of advice out there about how to run your business and handle your finances. And just armchair legal advice, most of it is wrong!  Here are the four biggest...

Here’s What Happened in the World of Small Business in April 2021

Here are five things that happened this past month that affect your small business.   1. President Biden announced tax credits for COVID-19 vaccination paid time off. The President announced on April...

Kpi framework: client acquisition

Acquisition In any industry, clients will come and go. Depending on what kind of law your practice, you may have long-term relationships with them and work with them for many years. Alternatively...

Law Firm KPI Framework: Tracking your profitability

If you’ve been around me for very long, you know how much I love profit! If you’re not making a profit, you’re not running a viable law firm and you won’t last very long.  In the simplest terms...

Law Firm KPI Framework: Evaluating Firm Culture

As firm owners, we can sometimes cringe at the mention of company culture. Ask us to track productivity, and we jump right on board. Customer satisfaction is a no-brainer. But mention the culture and...

Law Firm KPI Framework: Measuring Client Experience

When it comes to tracking metrics for your firm, you may be used to cold, objective numbers with dollar signs in front of them. But right here in the middle of our KPI framework, there’s a category...

Law Firm KPI Framework: Tracking Client Development

If there’s one missing link that keeps most law firms from accomplishing their goals, it’s tracking KPIs (Key Performance Indicators). That’s why Silver Peaks Accounting uses a framework of KPIs with...

3 things you MUST review when you get your law firm’s financial statements

Ok, so you’re working with an accountant and you’ve just gotten your monthly financial statements. What do you do?  Do you scour them for hours looking for hidden information?  Do you just...

Get 90 Days Closer to Your Goals in Business and in Life

In life and in business, it’s so important to have goals. You always want to be moving forward and growing, and the only way to make that happen is to set clear, achievable goals so you know where...