LawBiz Blog
LawBiz Blog bills itself as "your practical guide to profit." Topics include running a law firm as well as profitably exiting by selling a law practice. It contains advice on law practice management and technology, linking to relevant articles and podcasts. Some of the podcasts are interviews done by blawg author Ed Poll.
Author: Ed Poll is the principal of LawBiz Management in Venice, Calif. He is a coach, law firm management consultant and author. He is also a regular columnist for the Association of Legal Administrator’s Legal Management, the ABA’s Law Practice Today and the Canadian Bar Association's PracticeLink eNews.
Blawg Related Categories: Law Practice Management • Legal Marketing & Consulting • Legal Technology • Outsourcing • Solos/Small Firms • Consultant • Podcaster • Blawg 100 • Podcast
Recent Posts from LawBiz Blog
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Bruce Callow talks about the "dashboard" concept
Bruce Callow a CPA and partner in the Seattle, WA accounting firm of Clothier & Head talks about the "dashboard." His comments were made to the Financial Core Group of the Law Practice Management Section…
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Churn & Burn
Facts:1. In 2000, 60% of associates left their firms within 5 years.2. In 2005, 80% of associates left their firms within 5 years.3. Every time an associate leaves, it can cost a firm from $200,000…
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This is truly scary -- Laptops can be searched!
A recent 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal allows the government to search, seize and download laptop data at border crossings despite the Fourth Amendment! Suspicion is not required. A warrant is not required. No…
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Are we whiners? Is Phil Gramm correct?
Larry Bodine suggests that our economic doldrums may be over, that thee are signs of recovery. I wonder if Larry talked with former Senator Phil Gramm of Texas?
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Is marketing working for you?
Marketers have frequently complained that marketers are not given a “seat at the table” of law firm management. The Legal Marketing Association, in Strategies: The Journal of Legal Marketing, recently expressed the organization’s new definition…
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Be proactive
"Business is a team sport," says Ann Livermore, head of one of Hewlett-Packard's business units. But, she says that this sentiment is not common, even among other business executives. They seem to be more focused…
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High Compensation for Poor Performance
British CEO pay rose 287% in the last decade; private sector workers' pay rose only 47% in the same period. Workers' contributions are measured; CEO contributions often are questionable and substantial severance packages are given…
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Never say no to a prospective client
Alan Weiss, The Million Dollar Consultant® asked the following questions: “What do you do when you have a great deal of work and still more requests? In other words, what do you do with an…
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Intake Session Critical to Collecting Legal Fees
The intake process of the first session between attorney and client is critical for collection purposes. One could prognosticate collection success by understanding the effectiveness and completeness of the lawyer's intake session with the client.…
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The Future of the Law Firm
A recently released report from the Eversheds international law firm discusses some conclusions for the future of the legal profession. One of the elements not really addressed in my reading of the release was the…