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Your Law Firm’s Employees Cost Too Much to Lose

The Estrin Report

Your attorney quits, so you have your office manager put a job ad on Indeed, LinkedIn, some law school alumni websites, and probably the bar association’s job board. Alternatively, you meet the candidate and think, “I’m desperate but not that desperate” and send your office manager back to the drawing board. 600 $180,000.00

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Arizona’s Alternative Business Structure Program Improved Access To Justice For Tort Victims And Possibly Large Companies

Above The Law

In 2020, the Arizona Supreme Court established its Alternative Business Structure (ABS) program which allows nonlawyers to have an economic interest or decision making authority in a law firm. Some of these firms probably have office managers, administrators, or other nonlawyers who effectively ran the firm.

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Paralegal Professional Development – Tips for New Paralegals

Paralegal Bootcamp

I had nearly given up hope when I got my first job in July of 2020 and was hired remotely in personal injury. Office management. In November of 2019, I began applying for jobs before finishing the program, but without experience directly in a law firm setting (as well as COVID), it was not easy. What would I do? Think fast!

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Lawyer Tech Tips: Collaboration Tools

Attorney at Work

She was Co-Chair of the 2020 ABA TECHSHOW Planning Board and is author of the ABA book “ Evernote as a Law Practice Tool.”. Catherine Sanders Reach (@catherinereach) is Director of the Center for Practice Management for the North Carolina Bar Association, providing practice technology and management assistance.

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TechReport 2021: Websites & Marketing

LawTechnologyToday

In 2018, 31% of respondents said their firm website was managed by one lawyer in the firm, 23% by an outside consultant, 14% by marketing staff, 10% by technology staff, and 9% by an office manager or firm administrator. The most common information contained on law firm websites is still information about the lawyers themselves.

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Lawyer Tech Tips: Productivity and Connectivity Tools

Attorney at Work

Catherine Sanders Reach (@catherinereach) is Director of the Center for Practice Management for the North Carolina Bar Association, providing practice technology and management assistance. She was Co-Chair of the 2020 ABA TECHSHOW Planning Board.

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How to Manage Your Legal Professional Team

MyCase

That’s why hiring the right team members and managing them well is essential to success. . In this article, we’ll discuss how to build the right team for your law firm, including attorneys, paralegals, office managers, and more. Office Managers . Office managers focus on day-to-day law firm operations.

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