• Un-Billable Hour: Business Management Strategies for the Busy Lawyer

  • By: Legal Talk Network
  • Podcast

Un-Billable Hour: Business Management Strategies for the Busy Lawyer

By: Legal Talk Network
Listen for free

  • Summary

  • Managing your law practice can be challenging. Marketing, time management, attracting clients and all the things (besides the cases) that you need to do, but aren't billable. Welcome to this edition of "Un-Billable Hour" ...the law practice advisory podcast! This is where you'll get the information you need from expert guests and host Christopher T. Anderson.
    Legal Talk Network
    Show More Show Less
Career Success Economics Management
Show More Show Less
Episodes
  • Community Table: 2024 Year End: What’s Your Business Plan for 2025?

    Community Table: 2024 Year End: What’s Your Business Plan for 2025?
    Nov 12 2024
    In this episode’s discussions around the Community Table: Returning Guest Danielle Hendon, CPA, founder of 4 Corners CFO, explores what lawyers and law firms should, and should not, be doing in the fourth quarter of 2024. Learn the common mistakes firms make as the year winds down. Take the time to understand the story your business “numbers” are telling you. Do you see where your business is going and what you should be thinking about as you forecast for next year? Be intentional about your growth. Don’t let things “happen to” your firm, make them happen. It’s OK to spend as needed at the end of the year, especially if you’re thinking of taxes. But you’ve got to be looking ahead, too. What’s important, how do you manage a budget, understand what’s budgeting and what’s forecasting? Don’t spend just for short term tax advantages, plan for the unexpected too. Mentioned in This Episode: Danielle Hendon, previously on the Un-Billable Hour, “Is Your Small Firm Missing A Chief Financial Officer? Rent One.” 4 Corners CFO, “A Framework to Reveal Your Path to Profit” The Un-Billable Hour, Legal Talk Network Quickbooks Clio Legal Trends Report Clio Cliocon 2025 Join the next Community Table live. What’s on your mind?
    Show More Show Less
    31 mins
  • Today’s Tech: Tools, Not Toys. What You Need Now.

    Today’s Tech: Tools, Not Toys. What You Need Now.
    Oct 29 2024
    Let’s talk about technology and how it fits into your practice. Fact is, the old yellow pad and document boxes are no longer your friends. Your clients expect you to use technology to be more efficient and effective. Guest Richard “Rich” Dukes Jr. has gone paperless. So has his entire South Carolina law firm. Today’s tech drives efficiency whether that’s in document review, witness preparation, or even courtroom presentation. Hear how Dukes evaluates each evolution of tech tools, how he decides if they will truly elevate his productivity, and how easy they will be to introduce to his colleagues and incorporate them into his practice. Time is an attorney’s most valuable commodity. Technology can give you more time. Coming next, AI. Dukes has some ideas of where artificial intelligence may upend the next generation of legal tech tools. Put down the pen and pad and start working smarter today. Mentioned in This Episode: Notability TrialPad OpenAI Perplexity AI Join the next Community Table live. What’s on your mind?
    Show More Show Less
    38 mins
  • Community Table: The ROI of hiring. Landing Potential Clients. And Incentives.

    Community Table: The ROI of hiring. Landing Potential Clients. And Incentives.
    Oct 15 2024
    In this episode’s discussions around the Community Table: The ROI of hiring. It’s important. You may think hiring someone, say a paralegal, will cost you money. Successful firms won’t consider hiring someone if they don’t already know they’re going to make money. Firms use benchmarks to weigh the cost of a new hire against anticipated additional revenue. This is math, not “gut feeling,” and you can do it! Listen to find out how. Dive into the results of a legal industry “secret shopper” study by Clio. The scientific data shows law firms stink at answering calls, responding to emails, and even monitoring chatbots. The first rule of success? When a potential client knocks, open the door. Can AI help? How do you incentivize a high performing team? What kind of rewards are appropriate? And if your team is already firing on all cylinders, what else can you incentivize? Hear how you can help high performers earn more and grow by finding new tasks where they can take over and excel. Mentioned in This Episode: Moneyball, what your firm can learn about ROI from a movie about baseball Google local search ads, be better Tips for better Google reviews Listen to the On The Road episode featuring Joshua Lenon Clio Legal Trends Report Clio For Clients app Cliocon 2024 Join the next Community Table live. What’s on your mind?
    Show More Show Less
    36 mins

What listeners say about Un-Billable Hour: Business Management Strategies for the Busy Lawyer

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com.au reviews

Amazon Reviews
No Reviews are Available
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.