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Expense Right-Sizing In a Challenging Economy
What strategies can law firms take to rein in expenses during a challenging, down market to avoid further layoffs? Look no further than the firm's back-office operations. This article presents a brief overview of five areas where your firm can not just "cut costs" but actually improve operations while doing so — this is expense "right-sizing."
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Billing Rates Have Increased, But Not Enough to Beat Inflation
Law firm billing rates have increased across all law positions in 2022, but not necessarily enough to keep pace with inflation. That's according to news reports that point to some more challenges for law firm profits.
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The Four Legal Sales Strategies
The 'best choice' provider pitch may not be the optimal sales strategy. It's better to adjust to where the prospect is in their buying decision process — whether that means they are looking for providers, they are studying the situation, they already have counsel, or they have decided not to address the issue.
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How Will the Am Law 200 Use Their 2021 Profits?
While nobody seems to think that the current inflationary period constitutes the new normal for the Am Law 200, the sustained demand has helped firms smooth out some of the challenges that will become sharper when there isn't as much legal work to go around.
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Rising Expenses and M&A Slowdown Could Sink Profit Growth This Year
Stifling expenses and a slowdown in transactional work during the first quarter could sink profit growth for the rest of the year, according to a new analysis of legal industry performance.
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Law Firm Profits Soared In 2021, Despite Increased Expenses
Strong demand growth led to a war for talent, but it was also a major driver of the industry average double-digit revenue growth seen in 2021.
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Are Lawyers Packing More Billables Into Less Time?
Are lawyers working harder than ever? Recent figures in the legal industry show only a slight increase last year in the number of average hours billed per lawyer. Yet analysts and firm leaders say the total amount of hours worked — not just billed — is likely higher,
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Sales Speak: Selling Doesn't Cause Buying
Selling doesn't cause buying. Buying is an internal business process and that process is fast becoming out of sync with the sales training we often push on our lawyers. Our buyers know more than we do about what is really important inside companies when they are looking to hire outside counsel. We must get better at that lest many of our practices become even more commoditized.
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Rate Hikes Threatening Trusted Status with Clients
After years of clients working to trim their roster of firms to a trusted group that understands the specific challenges of their businesses, rate hikes are threatening to upset these delicate relationships.
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How Should Law Firms Use Their Windfall of Profits?
After many firms experienced a highly profitable 2020 and sky-high demand levels in 2021, they found themselves with more cash than usual. While more than enough Big Law money has been lavished on associates and laterals recently, those aren't the only ways firms are spending their riches.
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