(webinar slides) top 10 law practice management tips for 2016
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Top 10 Law Practice Management Tips for 2016
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About our presenter‣ Law Practice Advisor for the
Massachusetts Law Office Management Assistance Program (MassLOMAP)
‣ Co-Host, Legal Toolkit on Legal Talk Network
‣ Contributor to‣ MassLOMAP.org/blog‣ Lawtechnologytoday.org‣ Attorneyatwork.com
‣ Author, Evernote as a Law Practice Tool (forthcoming, ABA Law Practice Division)
‣ ABA TECHSHOW 2016 Speaker5
Heidi Alexander, Esq.
Someone(thing) is eating your lunch…
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What (not) to do?
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Poll Slide #1
Do you have a business plan?
A) YesB) No
C) You’re kidding, right?
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#1 Have a Plan
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Poll Slide #2What type of law do you practice?
A) Family LawB) Estate Planning
C) Criminal DefenseD) Immigration
E) Other
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#2 Find Your Niche Find client commonalities What’s hot, what’s not Narrow it down Become an expert Use it for marketing
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Poll Slide #3
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Which lawyer would you choose to handle your divorce?
A) A respectable attorney who charges a flat rate of $1,500B) A more experienced attorney who charges $400 an hour
#3 Fix Your Fees Investigate the market Use alternative fees Limited scope representation Tie to your budget
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#4 Go Paperless
Step 1 > Purchase ScannerStep 2 > Develop a ProcessStep 3 > Create a Uniform System
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Poll Slide #4
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How many emails do you receive per day?
A) < 10B) Between 10 and 25
C) > 25D) Too many!
#5 Reduce Email
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#6 Automate Tasks
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#7 Outsource
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Poll Slide #5
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Which attorney are you more likely to hire?
A) The attorney who has a huge billboard advertisement on the side
of the highway, along with multiple local television ad spots.
B) The attorney you’ve seen present at a local chamber of com-merce
meeting and is often re-tweeted by a respected colleague of yours.
#8 Engage, Don’t Advertise
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#9 Track and Analyze Marketing Efforts
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#10 Take it (securely) on the Road
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Bonus: Use Law Practice Management Software
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Heidi Alexanderwww.masslomap.org@[email protected]
Contact Us
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Thank you
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