LEGAL
Small law firms constantly juggle managing both the business and practice of law, which doesn't leave much time to make improvements for the future. In these free sessions, expert guests address small law firm management challenges and provide straightforward tips to achieve success.
11am Central Time
A 2014 survey of small law firms revealed that 40% of their time is spent NOT practicing law. That translates to three hours of every 8-hour day spent on nonbillable, administrative work. In this one-hour webinar, explore actionable, realistic ways to streamline your firm's practice management – reducing nonbillable time, and improving your matter work to boot.
Guest Expert:
Jared Correia, Esq., law practice management consultant
Jared is a regular contributor to local and national legal publications, including Attorney at Work, where his monthly column, “Managing,” appears. Jared is the author of the American Bar Association publication Twitter in One Hour for Lawyers. He is also the cohost of the Legal Toolkit podcast on Legal Talk Network and is featured on a quarterly podcast at Solo Practice University. Jared presented at ABA TECHSHOW 2013, on remote access and social media marketing.
11am Central Time
Some pains are so painful they barely need an introduction. If you wish you could spend less time in the minutiae of invoicing – and be more confident that your bill will be favorably received by your client – this webinar will illuminate how to improve your firm's billing habits.
View the Law Firm Billing Killers presentation outline
Guest Expert:
John O’Connor, principal, O’Connor and Associates
Attorney John O'Connor of San Francisco, CA, the principal trial attorney of O'Connor and Associates, possesses over 40 years of experience trying high-level business, commercial, and insurance cases. He is also a member of the National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA) and is recognized as one of the top legal fee experts in the country. John travels throughout the country representing clients with complex attorney fee disputes as an expert consultant. His work has been widely lauded by clients, lawyers, courts, and arbitrators.
11am Central Time
The 2016 State of Small Law Firms study, recently released by Thomson Reuters, reveals that most small law firms care a great deal about client service ratings, bottom-line profitability, and matter profit. But do you measure and track those items in order to identify your firm's strengths and areas of focus? Consultant and law firm performance expert Mary Juetten joins us to recommend specific benchmarks that are realistic and effective for small law firms to measure success.
View the Small Law Benchmarks presentation outline
Guest Expert:
Mary Juetten, founder and CEO of Traklight
Mary has dedicated her more-than-30-year career to helping businesses achieve and protect their success. Mary developed the only self-guided software platform that creates a custom intellectual property (IP) strategy and assesses business risk – Traklight. In 2015, Mary cofounded Evolve Law and speaks internationally on change and technology adoption in the legal industry. Mary was named to the American Bar Association's Legal Resource Technology Center 2016 Women in Legal Tech list. She now serves on the Group Legal Services Association (GLSA) Board.
11am Central Time
Put your firm ahead of the pack. The new State of Small Law Firms survey revealed that more than 70% of firms are now experiencing "significant challenges," but less than 40% of firms have taken any action to address them. In this webinar from attorney and technology expert Matt St. John, you’ll glean tips to ease the transition to tech-based law office management.
View the Eliminating the Fear Factor presentation outline
Guest Expert:
Matt St. John, national manager, Thomson Reuters
Matt St. John received his J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law cum laude, where he was a Thomas More Scholar in Public Interest Law and an editor for the Gonzaga Law Review. Matt was with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington where he was recognized by the FBI. He joined Thomson Reuters in 2004 and currently manages a group of sales specialists in e-discovery and law office technology. He has spoken at over 150 CLEs across the country. Matt enjoys family time and coaches a Special Olympics basketball team.
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