Small Law Firms

How to Use Customer Relationship Management Tools in the Legal Space

We’ve all heard catch phrases like “The customer is number one.” or “The client is always right.” Tough to disagree with either of those golden…

Kenneth Jones February 14, 2019

Legalweek 2019: SALI Matter Standards Work Moves Forward with Version 1 Release

NEW YORK — Data-driven decisions are hot right now — legal industry players are eager to figure out how to use data in decisions on…

Legal Executive Institute February 08, 2019

From OCG Rights to Developing Compelling Narratives: The Top 5 Takeaways from the Marketing Partner Forum 2019

DANA POINT, Calif. — The 26th Annual Law Firm Marketing Partner Forum, held this past week at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel resort, gave attending…

Legal Executive Institute January 30, 2019

Alternative Legal Service Providers Report 2019: ALSP Market Experiencing Rapid Growth & Expanded Use

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, WASHINGTON, D.C., & LONDON — The market for alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) is seeing rapid growth at a rate the is exceeding…

Legal Executive Institute January 28, 2019

What’s Happening with Litigation Funding?

"Practice Innovations" is a quarterly, online newsletter that examines best practices and innovations in law firm information and knowledge management. In this installment, we discuss…

Toby Brown January 22, 2019

Taking on Big Law: Small Law Firms & Solo Practitioners Are Competing in the Big Leagues

Today, there seems to be a renaissance in small law firm space, says a new article in Canadian Lawyer magazine. The article, by columnist Jim…

Legal Executive Institute January 18, 2019

The Revolution at the Gates: Growing Competition Challenging Long-Held Law Firm Assumptions, Says 2019 Legal Market Report

MINNEAPOLIS — After years of warnings, the revolution in the legal industry finally may be crashing law firms’ gates. Growing competitive challenges from the Big…

Legal Executive Institute January 08, 2019

Nothing “Small” about 2019: Resolutions for Small Law Firms in the New Year

Small law firms are unique among law practices, spanning all manner of practice area and specialty, and serving individual and corporate clients alike. Further, some…

Mark Haddad January 03, 2019

The Advent of the Legal Practice’s Micro-Niche, Part 2

In the first part of this blog series, we looked at the potential growth of micro-niches — highly specialized, sub-sectors of larger legal practices or…

Patrick J. McKenna October 18, 2018

Forum Magazine: Small Law Firm Spotlight – Girard Bengali, APC “Be Upfront with Clients About Pricing”

When business litigation lawyers are asked to give up their hourly fee and instead prosecute cases under a contingency arrangement, they may have trouble making…

Gregg Wirth October 12, 2018

Survey Shows Law Firms Targeting New Business, Though New Client Outreach Lags Behind

While the majority of the firms asked in a recent survey said that winning new business was the top growth priority for their firm, areas…

Jennifer Roberts October 10, 2018

Legal Project Management — What Is It and Why Should You Care?

In almost every article in the legal press over the past few years, the term legal project management (LPM) has been mentioned. It has been…

Bill Josten October 09, 2018