Outlaw Practice

05/07/2023

Do you find yourself losing concentraion throughout the day? Do constant interruptions slow you down? Then read this book! here at Outlaw Practice, we read voraciously, and we take the best ideas from books like these and work them into our product. https://buff.ly/3nvC1xD.

Your Brain at Work, Revised and Updated: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long

04/25/2023

I love small businesses. If there is a problem, you are dealing with the people that can make changes. If you have a suggestion, chances are you'll see it happen. Your money is going straight into the business, not bloated sales and marketing budgets or administrative costs from 8 layers of beaurocracy.

04/05/2023

As the firm grows, it will need to bring in more clients to sustain the additional lawyers. Developing a marketing strategy and building a strong referral network can help with this. What doesn't work: spending $1000s on Google Ads.

04/03/2023

Billboards are awful. Marketing should always be targeted. Dealing with 100 bad leads is not worth one good one. Your time is money! Targeted advertising is the best way to reach the right audience. By using tactics such as remarketing, SEO, email marketing, and social media campaigns, you can reach your target audience more effectively and maximize your return on investment. Investing in targeted strategies will help you avoid wasting time and resources on unqualified leads. Not only will this save you money, but it will also help you focus on the leads that are most likely to convert.

03/30/2023

How much is software worth? If a piece of software can save you a couple hours a month, and your billing rate is $250/hr, it's worth about $500. But that assumes you have enough paid work available! Outlaw can save you time and help bring in paying clients!

03/29/2023

Will AI replace lawyers? GTP4 has a higher passage rate on state bar exams than real lawyers (https://buff.ly/3LWNyje). Does that mean lawyers are replaceable, or rather that the bar exam is not a good metric for certifying lawyers?

Can we admit that the bar exam is a bad test now that robots can outperform humans?

03/27/2023

Latest surverys show lawyers average only 2.6 billable hours/day, and only collect on 2! Our stats show attorney-owners lagging their associates due to administrative tasks. The good news: the more sophisticated your software, the more hours you bill and collect! Choose wisely!

03/24/2023

Nearly 1/3 of small firms intend to increase their spend on marketing. Before increasing your spend, make sure you have a system in place to track and analyze the results of your marketing spend! Outlaw Practice has this built-in, at no extra cost!

03/23/2023

Clients are increasingly leaving big firms looking for better service from less money. Small firms are stepping in to pick up these lucrative, deep-pocketed clients. Make sure you are focusing on the client experience, from first phone call to final invoice.

03/23/2023

According to the ABA's State of Small Law Firms 2022, the top two challenges for small law firms are spending too much time on administrative tasks and challenges acquiring new client business. Does your current practice management software help you address those concerns? Outlaw Practice helps with both!

03/21/2023

When you treat your firm as a business, many decisions become easier. It removes the emotional ties to the work and presents a path to clear thinking. If you find yourself getting worked up, take off your lawyer hat and don your business cap.

03/17/2023

For reasons that will remain anonymous, today feels like a great day to talk about the importance of backups and a backup strategy at your firm. Make sure that every last piece of data on you and your employee's computers is stored to a cloud service or backup service. Furthermore, ensure that backup service can handle issues like data encryption attacks (ransomware). Happy Friday!