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A Year Inside REVEAL: One Boutique Law Firm’s Path From Guessing to Growing
One of our boutique law firm clients came to us with a business that looked fine from the outside. Revenue was up. The calendar was full. But the bank [...]
Leverage Cash Flow: Cash Flow Forecasting for Law Firms
A firm closes a six-figure settlement in March. Everyone treats the win as settled... pun very much intended. Payroll expands that same month for a paralegal the team has [...]
Analyze Budget-to-Actual: What a Variance Is Actually Asking You
Let's set the stage....A firm budgeted $5,000 for marketing in September, but the actual spend landed closer to $7,000. This meant they were 40% over budget for the month. [...]
Establish a Budget: A Plan the Whole Firm Can Work From
A firm closes out its best year on paper. Revenue is up almost 30%. Two new associates came on to keep pace with the caseload, a new case management [...]
VALIDATE EXPENSES: The Real Question Behind Every Line Item
Pull up your firm's credit card statement, and you can probably explain every line on it. The case management add-on that was supposed to fix intake. The contractor who [...]
EVALUATE REVENUE: What Law Firm Profitability Actually Requires
A firm has run the same three practice areas for six years. One of them has always felt like the backbone of the business. When revenue by matter type [...]
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