Advocate Capital, Inc. Law Firm Financing Blog

Milestone is now accepting applications for their third annual Trial LawHER Scholarship. The scholarship is a $10,000 scholarship to be given to a female rising 3L who aspires to become a plaintiff trial lawyer. According to Milestone, "This scholarship intends to elevate a rising woman leader in the plaintiff trial lawyer space and educate future trial l...

The work that you do as a lawyer is time intensive, competitive, and emotionally draining. The stress of the job can lead to burnout if you don't develop positive habits to manage stress. The National Law Review provided some helpful strategies to improve your work-life balance. Take time to think about what you would like your personal and professional l...

Due to the complexity of hybrid and remote workplaces, associates have to learn, observe, and practice skills more frequently than ever; Thomson Reuters brings multiple strategies on how law firms can provide their young associates with critical business development (BD) skills to help them advance in their careers.To ensure law firms offer business devel...

Your law firm's website is your first impression on potential clients, so you, of course, want to put your best foot forward. One of the most important pages on your website is your attorney about me page. People hire people so you want prospective clients to get a feel for who you are and how you can help them.  Annette Choti provided some helpful tips f...

In observance of the New Year's holiday, Advocate Capital’s office will be closed on Friday, Dec. 30th and Monday, Jan. 2nd. We will be closing at 5:00 p.m. CST on Thursday, Dec. 29th. We will return to the office on Tuesday, Jan. 3rd. Should you have any questions regarding the processing of any transaction, please feel free to contact our Accounting Tea...

Throughout the year, Thomson Reuters Institute's regular column provided tips for law firms on how to adjust to the changing legal market without sacrificing client service quality. There are several key themes presented across the columns for the year, including how firms can move beyond the constraints of the pandemic and address other challenges that i...

There are often unique challenges for smaller and mid-sized firms within the legal industry. Even as they deal with many of the same issues as firms larger than them, they are limited by their smaller budget, staff, and infrastructure. The National Law Review offers some information, ideas, and best practices to help smaller and midsize firms navigate som...

In observance of the holidays, Advocate Capital’s office will be closed on Friday, Dec. 23rd and Monday, Dec. 26th. We will be closing at 5:00 p.m. CST on Thursday, Dec. 22nd. We will return to the office on Tuesday, Dec. 27th. Should you have any questions regarding the processing of any transaction, please feel free to contact our Accounting Team at 615...

Here’s another excellent reason to be an Advocate Capital, Inc. client! Have you heard of the AdvoTrac® Case Expense Funding Service Payoff Quote? When you fund your cases with Advocate Capital, you pay us monthly for the interest on your line balance. When a case concludes, your firm will use the proceeds from the case to pay the principal borrowed for c...

Authored By: Candace Whitman Does your law firm have written procedures for the different tasks your team performs in their day-to-day work? Procedures are extremely helpful even if they are for a task you feel your team is well-accustomed to performing. At Advocate Capital, we have written procedures for almost all of our tasks in all of our various depa...