Billing and Accounting

Tips for a Client Service Manager in Your Firm

Setting Up a Detailed and Accurate Billing System

Tips for Setting Up an Automatic Time-Keeping System

How to Set Up Billing for Your Word Processing

Using Your Photocopier as a Profit Center

Tips for Including Phone Expenses in Your Client's Bill

Some Facts About Billing Your Clients for Facsimiles

Billing Your Clients for the Postage They Use

When You File Suit, Keep Your Petition Simple

The Catch-all Phrase That Could Protect You Against Dispute

Billing Your Clients for Outside and Contract Counsel

Make Sure Your Billing System Covers Everything

Finalize With a Pre-bill Review

Send a Cover Letter with Your Bill to Speed up Collection

Using Finance Charges to Your Advantage

Take Advantage of the Convenience of Credit Cards

Monthly Productivity Reports will Help with Firm Management

The Many Benefits of Knowing How Much You Work

How Balance Sheets Can Help You Manage Your Firm

Increasing Your Profits Comes Down to Controlling Overhead

Attorney Compensation is all About the Hours

Using Your Reports to See the Big Picture

If Dollars are King, Hours are Queen

Projecting Hours to Nip Problems in the Bud

Make Sure Everyone in the Firm Bills for Their Time

How Much Time do You Spend on Non-Billable Hours?

Putting Together a Budget to See Where Things Stand

How to Prepare the Income Side of Your Budget

Take Into Account All of Your Time When Budgeting

Accounts Receivable: The Cash-Flow Key

Accounts Receivable: Don't Be Afraid to Get Paid

Accounts Receivable: Use a System to Bring in the Cash

Accounts Payable: Don't Reverse the Cash Flow

Accounts Payable: Keeping Track is Staying on Track

The Recap: Looking Back on Your Work Process

Why You Should Audit Your Work in Process Recaps

Keeping Track of Hours in Contingent Fee Cases

Keep Track of Your Cash Flow on a Daily Basis

A Daily Look at Your Trust Accounts and Receipts

Keep an Eye on Your Operating Expenses

A Comprehensive Overview of Your Billing

Put the Information You Have to Work

Put the Information You Have to Work - Part 2

Keep One Eye on the Hours, the Other on the Billers

Keeping Tabs on the Production in the Firm

Use Production Totals to Share the Wealth

Decide What to Track, and Keep Careful Track of It

Spreading the Wealth: Compensation Computations

Paying on Merit Can Keep Everyone Happy

The Cherry on the Sundae: Year-End Reports

Cash Received and Time Billed: The Mother Lode

Results Over Time: Who Contributes to Success?

Hope You've Been Keeping Score, It is Time for a Quiz