According to Smokeball’s Law + The Great Resignation survey, 89% of firms adopted at least one form of new legal technology in response to the new challenges of remote work. But Sarah Ostahowski, owner of Sarah’s Law Firm in Michigan,
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Leverage your firm’s case management software as project management software
By Dana Moran
Once a far-flung, fanciful concept in the legal realm, remote work — and remote case management — is now the modus operandi for thousands of law firms across the country. When states decreed stay-at-home mandates, many firms came to unfortunate…
Meet Your Smokeball Training + Support Teams
By Dana Moran
When your firm starts using Smokeball legal practice management software, you’re on a journey toward running your firm like a business. And your Smokeball relationship includes far more than legal practice management software. At every step, Smokeballers (our dedicated team…
Welcome to The New, Improved Smokeball Community!
By Dana Moran
At Smokeball, community is the center of everything we do — our legal practice management software AND our relationships. That’s why we have launched a new, improved Smokeball Community to make connecting with other Smokeball users and experts even…
Free Legal Webinar: Run Your Best Hybrid Law Firm: How to Get Ahead in 2022
By Dana Moran
Anyone who’s worked in a hybrid law firm environment for the past two-plus years has experienced their fair share of ups and downs. Now, nearly 90% of law firms offer some sort of hybrid model, according to Smokeball’s Law +…
How To Negotiate New Hire Salaries + Benefits
By Dana Moran
After spending one to two months filling an open role, law firms speed through the process of salary and benefits negotiation. Rarely does the back-and-forth over salary and other benefits last longer than a week; 43% of firms told Smokeball…
Where to Find Great Law Firm Job Candidates — Right Now
By Dana Moran
Your firm’s success depends on hiring stellar law firm job candidates for your associate and staff roles. There is no question that the hiring market has been turned on its head by COVID-19 and The Great Resignation. This evolution means…
The Pros and Cons of Hiring From Large Law Firms
By Dana Moran
Smokeball’s Law + The Great Resignation survey found 30% of firms have increased hiring from large law firms since 2020. When big law candidates move to firms with 30 or fewer people — the group we surveyed — they bring…
The Do’s and Don’ts of Law Firm Referral Hiring
By Dana Moran
Referral hiring is a practice as old as time, and more than half (56%) of firms in Smokeball’s Law + The Great Resignation survey seek out job candidates via referrals. There are three main reasons referrals are so valuable: Existing…
Meet Your Smokeball Team: Onboarding + Client Quality Assurance
By Dana Moran
When you join the Smokeball family as a client, you start a journey toward running your firm like a business. And your Smokeball relationship includes more than great legal practice management software. At every step, Smokeballers (our dedicated team of…