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small-firm billing Kill Bill: How Technology Can Help Small Firms Bill More Effectively When it comes to making their billing processes more efficient, small-firm lawyers have a dizzying array of software applications from which to choose. Increasingly, these programs are within the reach of a small-firm lawyer's budget. More...

More Articles & Tips Taking a Collection: 10 Tips for Effective Fee Collection for Lawyers Piling up billable hours without receiving cash is the road to insolvency. Here are ten techniques you can employ to get accounts paid quickly. How to Get Paid: Series by Ed Poll These columns address a variety of issues—structuring an engagement letter, raising your fees, working with your banker on cash flow management—all of which have the same basic theme: helping you get paid. Part I - How to Manage Your Cash Flow: Use Your Banker As Your Partner > Part II - How to Write an Engagement Letter: Get It In Writing to Avoid Problems Later > Part III - How to Increase Your Fees: Measure Your Service in Terms of Value > Part IV - How to Get Paid: It's in Your Hands > Part V - The Perfect Legal Bill > Developing Alternatives to the Billable Hour Choosing the right alternative is ultimately a business matter for both the firm and the client. There is no universal best billing alternative. Client preferences and each firm's operations differ, and each project or case has a multitude of factors that could accommodate these billing options. See also - The Billable Hour—Here to Stay? From the Vault Guerilla Tactics on Getting Paid Podcasts A Fresh Look at Fee Collection for Lawyers Collecting fees is one of the most difficult issues for law firms. In this podcast, Ed Poll offers tips to empower you and your firm to resolve collection problems on your own. Listen/view online (audio with synchronized presentation) Download audio (.mp3 file for portable device – right-click and "Save As...") How to Manage Your Cash Flow: Use Your Banker As Your Partner Effective cash flow management often comes down to the simple steps a lawyer can take to get funds into the bank as quickly as possible. Watch and listen as Ed Poll offers these tips to help manage your cash flow, make your firm more successful, and make your bank more willing to help you when you need it. Listen/view online (audio with synchronized presentation) Download audio (.mp3 file for portable device – right-click and "Save As...")

National Magazine  This page is featured in the March 2007 issue of National. Blogwatch  Speeding Up Law Firm Billing and Collection The Art of Time Entries Law Firm Collections Efforts: Are Yours Too Little Too Late?    How To Avoid Getting Stiffed On A Bill   How much you bill or how fast you collect?   Make More With Flat Fees   Moving into Alternative Billing Via Technology