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Is your law firm losing $1,570/day in revenue?

What would you do if you found out someone was stealing $1500 from your firm every day? What if you discovered that an employee was embezzling $1500 from your firm every single day?  Contracts...

Your Firm is probably earning more than you realize. here’s why…

Going into a new year, everyone has big goals and big dreams. You want to increase your profits but that can be a scary proposition and it can feel unachievable. Where do you even start? ...

3 Mistakes that are reducing your law firm profits

Although non-lawyers like to think that attorneys swim in pools of cash, most law firms’ profits aren’t nearly as high as they should be. Sometimes, it’s a major failure causing the problem. In many...

3 Things You Need to Hit Your Profit Goals This Year

Okay, it’s actually four things you need. Because the first thing you need is a GOAL! If you’re striving for a certain number of billable hours or a certain revenue number but don’t have a target...

Where did my profit go?

Where did my profits go? One of the most common questions I get is “Where did my profits go?” Typically, I’m asked when I’m going over financials with a client and they notice the profit on their...

Do you have to spend money to make money?

Do you have to spend money to make money? It’s an age-old question, but I think it may be the wrong question. It can lead us in the wrong direction and get us focused on the wrong things. So let’s...

3 Tips to ensure your trust accounting isn’t keeping you up at night (and a free template!)

Trust Accounting Tips Trust Accountingwe know, the only two words that can strike pure terror in the minds of lawyers. We get it, you aren’t accountants but are required to keep impeccable accounting...

Well, it looks like it is final, PPP expenses are not deductible (Just Kidding, they are now deductible!)

1.7.21 Update: The stimulus bill passed in late 2020 made the PPP expenses deductible, Yippee! The IRS dropped the official guidance (again so we knew they were serious) we have been waiting forthe...

4 Myths About Your Law Firm Finances

Law Firm Finances Myth #1 Myth #1 – You can do your accounting yourself Unless you have an accounting background, I realize some lawyers may have an undergrad in business and might have taken...