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Systems Audits

A systems audit analyzes how you do things and makes recommendations on how to make them better. The goal is to make your firm more organized, more productive, and most importantly, more profitable.
First, we conduct interviews of your attorneys and staff to determine how they are doing things. A detailed review of your existing systems, such as billing, accounting, trust, document production, case management, contact management, etc. is done, and is accomplished by interviews of attorneys and staff, and by an analysis of procedures and polices that affect each system in the firm.
We have more than 27 years of experience in consulting for Law Firms, and have seen what works and what does not. After a careful analysis of the polices and procedures in place, we make our recommendations accordingly. A detailed report is then issued to the firm with sections on analysis, problem definition, recommendations, timelines and costs involved.
Most firms use this as their planning document for the upcoming years.

Practice Management Systems

Based on the unique needs and goals of the firm, we can recommend the best Practice Management System for you.
You might ask the question: just WHAT is a Practice Management System? A Practice Management System views the firm as a whole, and integrates the information about clients, contacts, matters, notes to the file, calendars, document production, scanned images and billing/accounting and MORE into one simple and coordinated system.
Examples of Practice Management Systems are: Amicus Attorney, TABS/PracticeMaster,Time Matters, Needles, Abacus, PC Law, Juris, and other well known software packages.
Choosing and properly using a Practice Management System means that you enter a client name only once. It means that you have total control of your workload. It means you know where you are in every file at all times. It means that you know what needs to be done and when. It means knowing how much anyone owes you at the click of a mouse. It means knowing your deadlines and everyone's calendar. It means you create documents automatically with a click of the mouse. It means created and scanned document are linked to the file. It means, in its highest and best implementation, a paperless office. 
It is important to note that each developer of Practice Management System will do roughly the same tasks, but HOW they accomplish these tasks is very different from package to package. Our 27 years of consulting has allowed us to see what works and what does not, to understand the true goals of the firm and to make the right recommendations for you.
Once those recommendations are made, we will install and configure the right system for you. We can customize the system to fit your needs perfectly. We can train the attorneys and staff to get the most from the software. We can help you to get off the ground with the programs. We can guide you and advise you as you begin the implementations. We can support you all the way to success.

Special Projects

Often times you have special projects that need to be done that your staff cannot do. With 27 years of experience, we know Law Firms inside and out. If you have something in mind, call us and let's discuss the ways we can help.

Such projects can be creating and managing the firm's web site, creating client contact systems, creating a firm newsletter, outsourcing your billing, detailed financial reviews, trust account system reviews, firm breakups, technology reviews, document management, document assembly, and virtually anything relating to running your office short of the practice of law. Let us be your Law Firm systems advisors and get the independent advice you need in this complex and competitive environment. We ALWAYS provide advice that benefits YOU and your plans.