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Share the Law-ve | Episode 008: Maintain Sanity While Growing Your Firm

January 29, 2018

As your law firm grows, more and more customers will avail of your service. Not only does this bring you additional revenue, but also additional work, and ultimately stress. Back in the day, work-life balance while growing your firm is impossible. However, in today’s technology-driven environment, it’s now all possible.

Julia Shapiro is the founder & CEO of Hire an Esquire. Hire an Esquire connects law firms and in-house legal departments with a vetted network of top attorneys via an online marketplace platform. Their technology-enabled model helps law practices of all sizes from solos to the AMLaw 200 and Fortune 500 legal departments meet their business cycle demands—on demand

In this episode:

What does Hire An Esquire do
What caused Julia to start the business
Some of the things that help predict success
How to maintain a better work-life balance while growing your firm
Trends in remote working

Get in touch with the Lawve-ly people and businesses you met:

Julia Shapiro, CEO
Hire An Esquire
Facebook
Twitter
Youtube

Share the Law-ve | Episode 007: Dan Jaffe’s Journey from Lawyer to Entrepreneur

January 10, 2018

Our guest for this week is a great example of someone who went from being a lawyer to an entrepreneur.

Dan Jaffe is the CEO of LawLytics – a leading website marketing system for lawyers who want more clients without wasting time or money. Before establishing Lawlytics, Dan built an online legal directory while practicing law. The directory rapidly grew and began generating significant business for attorneys in almost every state, making Dan focus on legal marketing technology full-time. In 2010 the directory was acquired by a major internet company.

In this episode:

Dan’s business before LawLytics
The hardest thing transitioning from being a lawyer to running a business
Story of how Richard Lawson invested in LawLytics
How LawLytics work
Dan’s holistic approach to content strategy

Get in touch with the Lawve-ly people and businesses you met:

Dan Jaffe, CEO
LawLytics
TWITTER: @LawLytics
FACEBOOK: @LawLytics
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/lawlyticsmedia
WEB: https://www.lawlytics.com/

Share the Law-ve | Episode 006: Top Security Mistakes Your Firm is Making

January 5, 2018

As time goes by, more and more law firms are now moving into the cloud. Add in some state bar rules to the mix and it’s much harder to keep up! Thankfully we have people like Beits Livneh, President of Legal Technology Solutions – an IT firm that specializes in helping legal professionals take advantage of technology.

Beits’ background is full of colors and is one hell of an example of The American Dream. His background is from the Israeli military in intelligence and risked everything to chase his dream in the U.S. With $300 in his pocket upon arriving, he strived and 17 years later, his business is the number 1 IT firm in Arizona.

In this episode:

Is the cloud much more secure than the old way
Is GSuite more secure than Gmail
How Google makes money from you
Is it better to store data on practice management software like Clio

Beits’ Special Offer:

FREE Network & Security Assessment – https://www.legaltechnology.solutions/STL

Get in touch with the Lawve-ly people and businesses you met:

Beits Livneh, President
Legal Technology Solutions
PHONE: 480-614-4227
WEB: www.LegalTechnolgy.Solutions
EMAIL: [email protected]
FACEBOOK: @legaltechnology.solutions
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXq6wbaCmd9eBbQaceD5IMw/featured

Share the Law-ve | Episode 005: KORE Bookkeeping Solutions Closing the Books on 2017

November 29, 2017

It’s the time of the year to get your books in order! Are your books up to date? In this episode, we are speaking with Mark Khazanovich and Inna Korenzvit of KORE Bookkeeping Solutions. KORE was selected by Intuit as one of the finalists for the ‘Firm of the Future’ and provides financial clarity and insights to businesses by managing their day-to-day accounting.

They are here to empower law firms to make better business decisions based on numbers and not on gut reactions.

In this episode:

Things to do before the end of the year to get your books in order
What are the right things that you should buy to minimize your tax liability
Do we need to get a new W9 every year?
How would you know if a firm is the right fit for you?
Why is everyone moving to the cloud?

KORE’s Special Offer:

Complimentary Financial Health Assessment valued at $250 to anyone who mentions they saw KORE on the Share the Law-ve podcast.

Get in touch with the Lawve-ly people and businesses you met:

Mark Khazanovich, Director of Operations
KORE Bookkeeping Solutions

Inna Korenzvit, Founder, CEO, Principal Bookkeeper
KORE Bookkeeping Solutions

EMAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: (480) 818-KORE (5673)
WEB: www.KoreBookkeeping.com

Share the Law-ve | Episode 004 – The Secret to Finding A Players

November 10, 2017

How do you find and attract A players to your team? It all starts with recruiting and Ryan Englin, CEO of Core Matters, LLC is sharing what most of us are doing wrong. Download Ryan’s 10 Steps to Finding, Attracting and Retaining the Right People.

In this episode:

Why we should treat hiring like dating
Creating recruiting systems that work
Is there a magic formula for picking the right job boards?
Why you should always have a player sitting on the bench

Get in touch with the Lawve-ly people and businesses you met:

Ryan Englin, CEO
Core Matters, LLC
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.TheCoreMatters.com

Emily LaRusch, CEO & Founder
Back Office Betties
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.BackOfficebetties.com

Share the Law-ve | Episode 003 – Gifting as a Law Firm Marketing Strategy

November 10, 2017

Tyler Cadwell is the CEO of Everything Etched and we are discussing John Ruhlin’s Book, Giftology. Tyler is sharing the secrets and rules to master gifting as a part of your marketing strategy with you gifting ideas for any budget.

In this episode:

Why gift cards are a terrible idea
If your logo is on it, it’s not a gift
Gift ideas for every budget and every client

Get in touch with the Lawve-ly people and businesses you met:

Tyler Cadwell,
CEO Everything Etched

Email: [email protected]
Web: www.EverythingEtched.com

Instagram: @everything_etched

Twitter: @EvrythngEtched

Emily LaRusch,
CEO & Founder Back Office Betties

Email: [email protected]
Web: www.BackOfficebetties.com
Twitter: @CallBetties
Facebook: @BackOfficeBetties

Share the Law-ve | Episode 002 – Creating content that converts

October 27, 2017

How can you spend less time selling by having your website do the work for you? In this episode of Share The Law-ve we are sitting down with content writer and Wonder Woman superfan, Amanda Collins. She is the CEO of Ink & Quill Communications, a firm of talented storytellers who share your message via content marketing. Amanda shares her gripping story of how she overcame challenges to become the successful entrepreneur she is today.

In this episode:

Facts tell, stories sell! How to tell the story of your firm so that you create an instant emotional connection.
Critical elements that should be on your home page
Important of writing a blog
Getting started with social media for your firm

Get in touch with the Lawve-ly people and businesses you met:

Amanda Collins, Owner
Ink & Quill Communications
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.linkedin.com/company/iqcommunications1/
Blog: https://yourcontractshop.com/blog
Facebook: @iqcommunications1

Emily LaRusch, CEO & Founder
Back Office Betties
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.BackOfficebetties.com
Twitter: @CallBetties
Facebook: @BackOfficeBetties

Share the Law-ve | Episode 001 Stop the Billable Hour Insanity

September 26, 2017

The Reign of the Billable Hour is Over! On this episode of Share The Law-ve, Emily LaRusch, CEO of virtual receptionist firm Back Office Betties sits down with Megan Porth to talk about shaking up the billable hour model. Megan took a hard look at the existing law firm business model and refused to be a typical billable hours attorney by saying “This doesn’t work for me!” She is the founder of Your Contract Shop, a boutique law firm that is on a mission to “create a world where individuals and business owners get the legal advice they need quickly, easily, and affordably.”

Megan shares her story of breaking stride with the legal business ‘status quo’ and following her big idea to change how we view Attorney/Client interaction, billing, and much more.

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In this episode:

How Megan Porth started her own business and stayed motivated. Shaking up the way we think about client billing.

Hourly billing is antiquated
Should you be focusing on the scope of work?
Should attorneys charge for consultations?
What should consumers look for when hiring an attorney?
Tips for Clients on finding the best attorney and the best rates for your needs
What is a rate sheet?
Negotiate!

Get in touch with the Lawve-ly people and businesses you met:

Megan Porth, Owner & Managing Attorney
Your Contract Shop
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.YourContractShop.com
Blog: www.YourContractShop.com/Blog
Facebook: @yourcontractshop

Emily LaRusch, CEO & Founder
Back Office Betties
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.BackOfficeBetties.com

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