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How to Grow Your Practice During a Crisis

Meet three attorneys who grew their law firms successfully in the face of 2020's obstacles. This article is based on a panel discussion hosted by Attorney and Atticus Practice Advisor, Steve Riley, and Atticus Director of Client Services, Denise Gamez. Steve and Denise interviewed three Atticus clients who grew their firms exponentially despite the unique challenges of 2020. Panelists: Shannon Sagan, Law Offices of Shannon J. Sagan, PA, Lake Worth, FL, www.1800flalawyer.com Roberta "Bobbie" Batley, Batley Powers Family Law, Albuquerque, NM, www.batleypowers.com Jonathan White, Jordan & White, LLC, Salem, MA, www.jordanwhitellc.com What Was the Biggest Challenge You Faced and Why? DENISE: "Bobbie, you just saw really great growth, what do you think was your biggest challenge?" BOBBIE: "As the Atticus Coaches know, my weakness is being the cheerleader, the hero in our firm in that role. I want to walk in every day and inspire people and set them on a straight course. I suffered a really devastating personal loss at the end of April and I couldn't be that… I just could not be that. So, my star associate, my paralegal, my office manager just pushed me out of the way, stepped in and became that. And, it was that great reminder to me...

Five Great Marketing Ideas You Can Use Now to Differentiate Your Remote Practice

As the business environment settles into a remote marketplace, it’s time to reassess your marketing plans and strengthen your law firm’s position as a leader in the community. ...

How to Build and Strengthen Relationships with Fellow Professionals While Operating Your Practice Remotely

One of the most important rules for any business operating remotely is to treat your referral sources well and keep in touch with them often. Your relationships with these fellow professionals and friends are your lifeline to new business. Begin with building and strengthening these relationships through referral marketing and start by identifying your top 20 referral sources. Make a list of this high-caliber referral base and call them personally – do not email them and do not ask your staff to call them....

Hire Good Employees So You Don’t Adopt Bad Ones

In your law firm, nothing costs as much as your team — not the building, not the furnishings, not the marketing budget. But all these pale in comparison to the cost of a bad employee. Over time, a bad employee can drive away marketing contacts, clients, and even the good people on your staff, damaging your reputation, your success, and your bottom line....

Finding New Clients While Running Your Law Firm Remotely

Running your law firm remotely can have its challenges, but it also offers unique opportunities to build your practice and find new clients by connecting with your prospects in new ways and on their level. Imagine the number of clients and prospects who have never participated in a Zoom, WebEx, or Skype meeting. Think about the uncertainty and anxiety many may feel on their first client intake call using this strange, new technology....

Work/Life Interrupted: How Virtual Teams Can Manage Distraction at Home

Even before the Covid-19 crisis sent us all into lockdown and law firms became virtual overnight, studies showed that most people in the workplace spent 28% of their day dealing with unnecessary interruptions of all kinds. Some were self-generated; some came from co-workers and some originated from a disruptive environment. Now that many of us are working from home, the problem has become worse. Attorneys, paralegals, and team members of all kinds are faced with interruptions at a whole new level as they try to be productive from home. Spouses who are also working from home, kids that must be home-schooled, parents that must be cared for – the situation, especially for working parents, has become almost unmanageable....

Join us at Rocket Aid

  Join us April 16th and 17th for Rocket Aid, two full days of legal educational webinars and legal technology programming designed to help your firm thrive in this new reality. Network face-to-face with friends and others in virtual conference rooms. Learn how to run an online practice, generate revenue, and market in our changing world. For $25, Rocket Aid is providing 13 hours of educational webinars on how to run a law firm in today's environment (12.5 of CLE in Florida). Better yet, 100% of the proceeds will be split between United Way's COVID-19 Fund, Feeding America, and Pro Bono Net. We'd love for you to join us online in the conference. Attorney and Atticus Practice Advisor Steve Riley will lead a session on Friday at 12:30 pm, and he will share strategies on managing your team and productivity in a remote work environment. Members of our client services team will host a virtual meeting room in the event's Expo Hall. The entire event will be recorded, so you can feel free to pop in and out of sessions and watch the rest whenever you have the time. We hope to see you there!...