Billing
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.22.23
* You think Trump is going to turn himself in? Unrelated, I’ve got a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn. [Newsweek]
* Hofstra Law’s asylum clinic is doing more than teaching students. It’s changing lives. [Newsday]
* Will be hard for Trump to take the “I’ll just pardon myself” route if he can’t even run for office a second time. [Forbes]
* Slow Work Doesn’t Excuse Slow Billing! Biglaw firms are cracking down on lazy time entry. [American Lawyer]
* Is Hawaiian Electrical Ind. Inc. basically a governmental agency? If so, they’re about to be out of a lot of money. [Yahoo!]
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Sponsored Content, TechnologyLawPay Pro Offers Upgraded Time And Billing Essentials
AffiniPay’s latest product for the legal community, introduced earlier this year, presents a simple web-based solution for attorneys seeking seamless firm cash flow. 
SponsoredInterAction+ Brings Power Of CRM Software To Law Firms Of All Sizes
The only legal CRM with exclusive content from LexisNexis®.-
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Biglaw
Biglaw Firm About To Write A $20 Million+ Check To Their Former Client
Dechert places the blame squarely on their former partner. -
BiglawBiglaw Partner Treated Client As 'Cash Cow,' Gets Benchslapped In Court Judgment
Oh, and words like 'negligent' and 'reckless' get thrown around too. -
Technology
How Small Firms Can Get Into Productization
Looking to move beyond traditional legal services? Here’s how one firm is doing it. -
TechnologyHow Artificial Intelligence Can Make Your Life Easier
Here’s a 'fun' look at what you should be doing now. -
Technology
Is Your Firm's Revenue Funnel Leaky?
With the right technology, you can tighten it up. Here’s how. 
SponsoredLawPay Pro Offers Upgraded Time And Billing Essentials
AffiniPay’s latest product for the legal community, introduced earlier this year, presents a simple web-based solution for attorneys seeking seamless firm cash flow.-
Sponsored Content, Technology
Driving Efficiency In Law Firm Accounting
Find how how legal technologies, such as PwC’s InsightsOfficer, can help you with your bottom line. -
Sponsored Content, TechnologyGetting Your Financial House In Order!
Find how how legal technologies, such as PwC’s InsightsOfficer, can help you with your billing and bookkeeping essentials. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.21.18
* In completely unshocking news, despite advice from ethics officials, Acting Attorney General and former Tight End Matthew Whitaker has refused to recuse himself from oversight of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russian election interference probe. [USA Today]
* Corporate clients are trying to control their spending, and that means more and more Biglaw firms are having trouble collecting on their year-end bills, such that “on average [a firm] can lose 20 percent of its original billing amount.” [Big Law Business]
* First-year law student enrollment increased by 3 percent this year, and two New Jersey schools played a really big role. Rutgers Law increased its 1Ls by 17.87 percent and Seton Hall Law increased its 1Ls by 24.87 percent. [New Jersey Law Journal]
* Another day, another law school that’s willing to accept the GRE for admissions. Starting this fall, the University at Buffalo School of Law will accept the alternative test in place of the LSAT to “eliminat[e] barriers to access to education.” [UB Now]
* In case you missed it, earlier this week, Nick Wilson, a public defender, won the latest season of Survivor. Now the 2013 graduate of Alabama Law has $1 million to pay off his loans after becoming the Sole Survivor. Congratulations! [Kentucky Today]
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Small Law Firms, Sponsored Content, Technology
Firm Central’s New Enhanced Reporting: The Answer To The Small-Firm Profitability Problem
Perfect the difficult balancing act between lawyer and businessperson. -
Billable HoursSmallLaw Billing Maxims (i.e., Get Paid!)
Some tips and tricks that will keep your clients happy and help you get paid quickly.
Sponsored
How Generative AI Is Disrupting Law Firm Billing Practices
LawPay Pro Offers Upgraded Time And Billing Essentials
The Smartfirm Playbook - Thriving In Today’s Legal Landscape
Sponsored
InterAction+ Brings Power Of CRM Software To Law Firms Of All Sizes
How to Achieve Quicker, More Valuable Case Settlements with Minimal Effort: A Guide for Personal Injury Lawyers
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Small Law Firms, Sponsored Content
Are You Ready To Succeed In The New Legal Economy?
Law firms need to respond to client demands by becoming more adept at selecting the appropriate fee arrangement. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Why Lawyers Should Say No To 'No Charge' Invoice Items
What do clients really think of the no charge? (as opposed to what lawyers think clients think about no charges) -
Technology
Now Lawyers Can Say, ‘Alexa, Track My Time’
A new tool from Thomson Reuters might encourage you to take Alexa to your law office. -
Sponsored Content, Technology
Raising The Bar For Cloud-Based Practice Management Software
Discover more about Rocket Matter and how it can fit the needs of your law firm. -
In-House Counsel, Money
Receivables Don’t Count: Lawyers Don't Need To Be The 'Bank Of Client'
Law firms, regardless of size, should not have to be in the business of involuntarily extending credit to clients or financing accounts receivable. -
Billable Hours, TechnologyCosmoLex Now Integrates With Chrometa for Passive Time Tracking
This will help attorneys ensure that they are capturing and billing as much of their time as possible. -
Attorney Misconduct, Crime, Legal Ethics
Lawyer Sent Fake Bills To Company For 14 Years. Lesson: Check Yo Bills.
Attention, multinational corporations: when paying legal bills, make sure you know exactly what you're paying for.
