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Anatomy of a Law Firm Merger: How to Make or Break the Deal 3rd Edition
Hildebrandt International, Published 2004, 208 pages and CD-ROM A well-planned merger brings many benefits for the merging firms – regardless of size or specialty. Here’s a clear, concise, step-by-step guide to the art and science of the merger deal, covering everything from making the decision to merge and analyzing whether the merger makes sense, to… Read More »
Categories: Book, Firm ManagementThe ABA Guide to Professional Managers in the Law Office
Edited by Carolyn Thornlow, published 1996, 188 pages Hiring professional managers to handle the administration of your law firm frees your lawyers up to do what they do best-practice law and develop new client relationships. Here’s your complete toolkit for interviewing, hiring, and training professional managers in administration, finance, information management, human resources, marketing, facilities… Read More »
Categories: Book, Firm Management200 Ways to Make Your Law Firm an Extraordinary Place to Work
Edited by Sue Umbdenstock and Rosemary Shiels, 92 pages What do you do to stand out as an employer? What makes your staff and attorneys want to come to work every day? Read about the events, activities, special recognitions and other best practices in place at some of your peers’ firms – ways to foster… Read More »
Categories: Book, Firm ManagementWinning Alternatives to the Billable Hour: Strategies That Work 3rd Edition
Mark A. Robertson and James A. Calloway, published 2008, 175 pages with cd-rom Your entire practice is based on doing battle for your clients. Unfortunately, the issues that arise when it comes to assessing the value of these protective and beneficial services are a source of contention for both yourself and your clients. This newly… Read More »
Categories: Book, FinancesResults-Oriented Financial Management: A Step by Step Guide to Law Firm Profitability 2nd Edition
John G. Iezzi CPA, published 2003, 272 pages with CD-ROM This hands-on, how-to book will provide managing partners, law firm managers, and law firm accountants with the budgeting and financial knowledge needed to make critical decisions. The newly revised and expanded second edition describes the entire financial management process, from gathering a firm’s historical data… Read More »
Categories: Book, FinancesLawyer’s Guide to Increasing Revenue: Unlocking the Profit Potential in Your Firm (2nd Edition)
Arthur G. Greene, published 2012, 194 pages with CD-ROM Are you ready to look beyond cost-cutting and toward new revenue opportunities? Learn how you can achieve growth using the resources you already have at your firm. Discover the factors that affect your law firm’s revenue production, how to evaluate them, and how to take specific… Read More »
Categories: Book, FinancesHow to Draft Bills Clients Rush to Pay, 3rd Edition
Mark Robertson and J. Harris Morgan, 2018 Since the publication of the second edition of How to Draft Bills Clients Rush to Pay, new technologies have emerged in timekeeping and billing to help you more easily prepare bills that are clear and informative to your client. This new edition and expanded edition of a practice-proven… Read More »
Categories: Book, Finances, Solo and Small FirmHow Good Lawyers Survive Bad Times
Sharon D. Nelson, James A. Calloway & Ross L. Kodner, published 2009, 230 pages Worried about the economy? Are you a lawyer out of work? Are you afraid you will be laid off? Are you struggling to manage your firm through a down economy? In a single volume, How Good Lawyers Survive Bad Times, will… Read More »
Categories: Book, Finances, Legal Careers, Marketing, Solo and Small FirmCompensation Plans for Law Firms, 6th Edition
Edited by James D. Cotterman, Altman Weil, Inc., published 2015, 186 pages The revised Sixth Edition of Compensation Plans for Law Firms, provides complete and systematic guidance on how to establish a fair and competitive compensation program for your firm. The book includes workable approaches for compensating partners and associates, as well as other contributors… Read More »
Categories: Book, Finances, Firm ManagementCollecting Your Fee: Getting Paid from Intake to Invoice
Edward Poll, Published 2002, 166 pages with CD-ROM This practical and user-friendly guide provides you with proven strategies and sound advice that will make the process of collecting your fees simpler, easier, and more effective! This handy resource provides you with the framework around which to structure your collection efforts. You’ll learn how you can… Read More »
Categories: Book, Finances