Running a successful law firm of any size requires supreme organization. Nothing should ever be left to chance or memory. Because the more a firm grows, the more there is at stake. You have daily schedules, tasks, and assignments of a growing staff to keep up with while you stay on top of client matters like court deadlines.

At backdocket, we understand that missing legal deadlines and important milestones related to your client base can have serious consequences. And to alleviate any concern our clients have around these deadlines, we integrated a calendar management feature into our practice management software. We’d be happy to schedule a free demonstration of this feature and our other practice management tools anytime.

But in the meantime, we want to share a few tips here for improving your firm’s calendar management.

3 Strategies to Improve Your Firm’s Calendar Management

• Make sure accessing your calendar is easy. When you can centralize your calendar and quickly see the schedule for your entire firm, it’s a gamechanger. Having an easily accessible and in-depth look at the daily tasks and deadlines of everyone at your firm from anywhere and at any time is key. And it can help inform your management decisions and put everyone on the same page.

• Work collaboratively in one calendar:  An efficient calendaring system affects everyone involved in your firm’s business. From colleagues to clients to co-counsels and more, having your calendar available in one place allows you to keep everyone informed. And another way to keep every aspect of your firm’s business accessible is to use cloud-based technology to allow everyone to collaborate in almost real time.

• Sync all calendars:  You may use Microsoft and Google calendars, but this can often scatter information and the clear picture needed for managing your firm’s calendar. Syncing your calendars is a necessity, and a good practice management software can help you connect them and keep them current no matter where you make updates. This will help with the collaboration we mention above. It’s also customizable, so you can control who sees what.

See How Backdocket Can Help You Conquer Your Calendar

These are just a few areas where your firm can elevate your calendar management and ultimately your firm’s profitability. And we’re glad to share that backdocket’s practice management software can help you with all we mention here and more.

From keeping track of upcoming events, to tracking more billable hours, to keeping a watch on your entire firm’s schedule, backdocket has you covered. If you want to learn more about how we can help you get the most out of your calendaring system, contact us today to schedule your free demonstration.

The difference between a firm that’s thriving and happy with its trajectory and one that struggles and languishes comes down to mindset. Firms that adopt a growth mindset establish a culture and business that tries new things and prioritizes the client experience. On the other hand, firms with a fixed or limiting mindset will remain static.

You’ve heard the saying, “If you think you can’t, you’re right.” Well, whether you think you can’t change or change just simply seems daunting at this stage in your firm’s existence, we want to share how your firm can shift your mindset by providing a few actionable ways to help you lean into growth.

Ways To Prioritize Growth at Your Firm

At backdocket, we understand that for an entire team to have a growth mindset, firm leaders must understand what growth means to them. Growth can mean different things depending on the size of your firm and what your focused practice areas are. But regardless of what growth means, every firm should know the following:

• Growth is about taking care of your clients. Addressing your clients’ needs can help you define a growth strategy. How can you best communicate with them? What systems are required to smoothly see the life cycle of a case to fruition? And what makes your firm a better choice than your competitors? These are questions that can help steer the ship toward growth.  

• Set clear expectations for communication with your team. A good rule of thumb when setting expectations for your firm is to make sure they are actually achievable and that they’re measurable with an ideal timeline attached to them. Clarity is critical here and will help everyone get on the same page and will attract new lawyers with a similar growth mindset. 

• Embrace new technology. It’s important that your firm not cling to antiquated processes for running your practice. This is where growth mindset is critical. Better technology improves efficiency, productivity, security, and more. For example, a solid practice management software for your firm can assist with everything we mention here. From client satisfaction, communication, team productivity, and profits, streamlining these areas of business scream “growth mindset.” 

Let Backdocket Support Your Mindset

These are just a few areas where your mindset can make or break your firm’s progress. Fostering an environment that supports a shared vision for growth will not only inspire your current team to embrace change, it will attract like-minded attorneys as your firm expands.

And like we mention above, one of the ways that a law firm can adopt a growth mindset is by facilitating growth with the right technology and practice management software. That’s where backdocket comes in. Our software improves law firms’ efficiencies, communications, client relations, accounting, and everything you need to promote and sustain your firm’s growth. At backdocket, it’s our job to help make law firms successful. From intake and beyond, we have you covered.

If you want to grow your firm with as much ease as possible, look no further. Contact us today to schedule your free demonstration.

Every firm can agree that cost per case, just like everything else these days, is going way up. And the best way to keep your firm profitable is to maximize your average fee.

At backdocket, we understand the challenges associated with running a law firm. And we’ve designed our practice management software to help firms establish efficient systems that result in increased profitability.

So many factors determine success at a law firm, and we want to share just a few tips that may help your firm increase your average fee.

4 Tips for Increasing Your Firm’s Average Fee

• Perfect Intake – Perfecting your intake process is key to learning valuable information about your client. For example, knowing whether the person calling suffered a TBI can help your team categorize the case and immediately know which attorney has the right resources to effectively help the client. Identifying “big cases” and possibly cases to refer out as early as possible is beneficial to your clients and to your firm’s profits.

• Improve Overall Client Communication – Communication is the most important part of your firm’s services. From intake and then through the entire life cycle of a case, the more attention you give to client communications, the more likely they’ll trust you. As a result of that trust, they are more likely to call your firm again and send their friends and family your way. Even your prospects need attention, and your team should always know whether they’re considering your firm, disengaged entirely, or somewhere in between. Centralizing your contact information makes this level of communication possible. Just like what we mentioned about intake, knowing where to place your resources helps your team and your clients. Streamlined communication makes that happen.

• Make Billing and Accounting More Efficient – Don’t lose billable time by relying on your memory when your busy week comes to an end. Leaving this part of your business to chance can prove disastrous to your bottom line. That’s why you should track and capture time using backdocket’s practice management software. Saving time on billable tasks, being more organized, not leaving money on the table, and improving your clients’ experience by improving accuracy are all ways to increase your firm’s profitability.

• Make It Easy for Your Team to Work from Anywhere – Working from home became extremely popular when we first started dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The need for social distancing made working remotely necessary. It also became necessary to meet virtually with clients. And with this new normal came an increased reliance on cloud-based technology to make it possible to access and share data wherever you were.  For law firms, this is critical. Keeping track of documents and KPIs, accessing and sharing data in real time, and being able to pick up where you left you off with a client are gamechangers. If you’re not in the cloud, you’re missing opportunities to improve productivity and increase fees.

Let Backdocket Make It Easier to Increase Your Firm’s Fees

At backdocket, our practice management software is a cost-effective way to dramatically improve your firm’s efficiency and profitability. When implemented properly, this type of software can streamline everything we mention above with minimal training.

It’s our passion to help law firms grow, and our customizable dashboard helps you do that. By streamlining communication, data storage, billing processes, and more, we provide features that maximize efficiencies and drive law firm revenue.

We’d love the chance to show you how backdocket can make your firm more efficient, communicative, organized, and ultimately, profitable. Contact us today to schedule a free demonstration.