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Law Firm Overhead: What It Is — and What It Isn’t

Attorney at Work

I’m not talking about the legal assistant or receptionist you task with doing social media. The owner is generally doing attorney work, paralegal work, picking up the office manager duties, marketing and even bookkeeping. These are full-time people whose only responsibilities are marketing. Sales and Intake.

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Law Office Management: Best Practices

MyCase

Your firm’s law office management and organizational procedures can mean the difference between running a profitable business or running your business into the ground. There are several complex components involved in successful law office management. Why is High-Quality Office Management Important?

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Paralegal Life: Working For A Difficult Boss

Paralegal Bootcamp

This difficult boss can be an attorney, office manager, or maybe even a paralegal manager. Because of that shakeup, I was assigned to an attorney who had been through many paralegals and legal assistants in a short period of time. Sometimes it is just a co-worker who is a bit on the bossy side.

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How To Lose a Paralegal Job In 10 Days

Paralegal Bootcamp

When you navigate all that and get to the receptionist’s desk, he’s calling the office manager to let them know that you’re there…and you’re 20 minutes late. From a management point of view, while being late isn’t going to cause you to lose a paralegal job, it does not bode well for you as an employee. I’ll be honest here.

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An Ode to the Paralegal

ALPS

What people don’t know about is his office’s unwritten rule that my mom (his paralegal, bookkeeper, office manager, IT & HR department) proofreads every document that my dad prepares before it leaves the office. My dad is and always has been a solo practitioner. He’s a smart guy and an amazing lawyer.

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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. When building a legal professional team, law firms often think primarily about job function.

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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. When building a legal professional team, law firms often think primarily about job function.

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