When deciding to open a law firm, lawyers don't always realize that practicing law is the smallest part of your day. As a law firm owner, you're busy running your law firm. You're the:
The list goes on and on. And somewhere towards the bottom is lawyer (lol!)
But it's true. If you want to learn more about the business side of running a law firm, and what you need to know about running a law firm, today's video is for you :)
Considering going solo? I’ve taken everything I’ve learned from opening my own law firm, presenting on all things law firm management, and consulting my lawyer clients on their law firms, and have packaged it into an 8 week program for you, so you can go solo as quickly and easily as possible.
Bio: As a coach and consultant for lawyers, my goal is to help them run successful law firms in a way that fits into how they want to live their lives. As a law firm owner since 2016, and a mom of two young children, I understand how easy it is for lawyers to prioritize their work, their clients, and their families, but put themselves on the backburner. I approach my coaching and consulting practice by looking at the attorney as a whole person, and bringing a sense of humanness to the legal profession. There’s a way for lawyers to have successful law firms, make money, but also have time for things that are important to them outside of work, including making time for ourselves.
Contact: For business inquiries only, please use this email: [email protected]
Business address: 19803 1st Avenue S., Ste 200 Normandy Park, WA 98148
Some of my fave tech tools to run my law firm: My video on this very topic is here! https://youtu.be/EF73RtdNQs4
Calendar: Google Calendar. Hands down. The best calendar system ever.
Calendaring System: Calendly
Project management: Asana. I love having everything in one place and my paralegal and I always have a snapshot of what needs to be done and when.
Virtual Receptionist: I use Smith AI. This is a great way to ensure your phones get answered while reducing distractions.
Billing software: I currently use MyCase (I’ve previously used Smokeball, Practice Panther, and Clio).
Website: I use Findlaw for my law firm, but starting out, I used Squarespace. They have amazing designs and it’s only like $120/year!
Cloud storage: Dropbox. Hands down. Pay for the business version.
PDFs: Pay for the Adobe Pro. Totally worth it.
Virtual phone number: Grasshopper. Such a life saver! I can use my personal number and through the Grasshopper app, I can call and text clients through my work’s virtual phone number.
Fax: Yes, people and companies still fax :) Metrofax has been great.
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