How Law Firms Can Support Associates With Business Development Programs
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...
Tips For Writing Your Attorney Bio Page
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...
Holiday Hours: Happy New Year!
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...
Tips For Running a Client Focused Law Firm
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...
Marketing and Business Development Trends Impacting Law Firms in 2023
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...
Holiday Hours 2022
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...
AdvoTrac® Helpful Feature - Payoff Quote
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...
Creating Procedures For Your Law Firm
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...
Gift Giving Tips For Law Firms
Authored By: Candace Whitman
Your law firm works with fantastic clients, referral sources, and vendors all year round and you may want to show that appreciation in the form of a gift if your state's ethics rules allow it. Here are a few helpful tips for choosing the perfect gift to give to those people your firm cares about.
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Is It Time to Hire a Marketing Professional?
Authored By: Amanda Unterreiner
If you own or work at a smaller law firm, you may not have anyone on the team who is there for marketing. But – when is the right time to finally hire a marketing professional and start to grow your marketing department? Here are a few tips from Attorney At Work on ways to know when it is time to hire a professional markete...
