Understanding how to calculate utilization rate is integral to running a successful law firm business. Law firms are also unique when compared to other businesses because hours are divided into billable versus non-billable. According to the 2021 Legal Trends Report
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A career in the legal industry can be incredibly rewarding. However, the optimal role or area within the landscape of the legal profession might take some time to find. If you’re trying to decide between pursuing a career as a
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Should law firms charge clients credit card processing fees? As the demand for online payments increases, many lawyers find themselves facing this question.
We’ve seen discussions in the Law Community and other online forums, but what’s the best option for
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Just as there’s more than one type of lawyer, there are also many different types of paralegals—and there are many paths a paralegal’s career can take.
While the American Bar Association (ABA) offers a fairly basic definition of a paralegal
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Keeping accurate, clean records of your law firm’s accounts is a challenging yet vital part of running a legal practice, but it doesn’t have to be a hassle. Law firm accounting software simplifies your firm’s accounting and bookkeeping workflows—making it
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The 2021 Clio Cloud Conference was undoubtedly our biggest and most exciting event to date. As lawyer, writer, and media consultant Bob Ambrogi wrote, “The Clio Cloud Conference is always the occasion for the law practice management company to announce
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If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What is a legal assistant?”, you’re not alone. While the term may seem self-explanatory, legal assistants are not the same as paralegals.
While paralegals certainly have much to offer law firms, they fill a different
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Your clients are used to having experiences that put them first. In today’s marketplace, they can shop, consume content, and communicate with service providers via a wide variety of connected channels.
So when they need legal support, they come filled
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The Clio Cloud Conference 2021 marks the second fully virtual (but equally exciting) conference Clio is hosting. With 4,700+ attendees from over 40 countries joining remotely, the Clio Cloud Conference remains the most widely-attended event in legal. It’s where legal
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The market for legal services has fundamentally changed, especially in the past two years, thanks to the fact that the world has embraced a new level of technology adoption. What this means for lawyers and legal professionals is that they
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