Law Practice Management Books
The Lawyer's Guide to Practice Management System Software
Andrew Z. Adkins III
$129.95
Learn how to successfully implement a practice management system in your law firm. What can
practice management systems software do for your law practice? With the right system in place,
you and your staff will have the ability to automatically route items, tasks, documents, and
events to certain people based on their role in the case or matter, as well as manage deadlines,
improve responsiveness to clients, reduce malpractice insurance rates, and boost overall productivity.
The challenge is to find a program that best serves the needs of your firm.
The new edition of The Lawyer's Guide to Practice Management Systems Software is your complete,
how-to guide to understanding, evaluating, choosing, and implementing a practice management system.
Written by legal technology expert Andy Adkins, this updated guide covers the entire gamut of the
latest practice management systems software, helping you gain a solid understanding of their
individual capabilities and special features. You'll learn how to obtain the software at the best price;
set up the workflow in your office; obtain necessary training for staff; and much more.
Written for both novice and experienced practice management systems software users, this book will
get you up and running on a system quickly--leaving you more time to work on your cases
(not track them!)
How to Start and Build a Law Practice - Fifth Edition (soft cover)
Jay G. Foonberg
$69.95
Now in its Fifth Edition, How to Start and Build a Law Practice has been completely updated
and expanded. This landmark book has been successfully used by tens of thousands of lawyers
as a basic primer for planning and growing successful practices. Inside this classic ABA
bestseller, you'll find 128 chapters---including 30 new ones---packed with techniques for
getting started, finding clients and the right location, setting fees, managing your office,
maintaining an ethical and responsible practice, maximizing available resources, upholding
your standards, and much more.
The Lawyer's Guide to Balancing Life and Work
George W. Kaufman
$39.95
The Law Practice Management Section of the American Bar Association provides resources specific
to practice management, including Financial, Management, Marketing, and Technology.
The ABA LPMS also produces the ABA TECHSHOW, held annually in Chicago in April.
The Lawyer's Guide to Marketing Your Law Practice
James A. Durham, Hollis Hatfield Weishar
$89.95
Discover creative marketing solutions that deliver breakthrough results! Here are the marketing
secrets you didn’t learn in law school . . .
To succeed as a lawyer, it is no longer enough to have excellent technical and legal skills.
Now, you must develop new business…deliver value-added services…and work to retain your current
clients. Fortunately, there is a source that reveals the secrets of effective legal marketing
and business development. Published by the ABA Law Practice Management Section, The Complete
Guide to Marketing Your Practice is packed with practical ideas, outlines, strategies, sample
worksheets and marketing plans, and much more, that will help you establish a successful,
profit-enhancing marketing program in your firm.
Flying Solo: A Survival Guide for the Solo Lawyer, Fourth Edition
William K. Gibson
$89.95
Newly revised and completely updated, the fourth edition of this comprehensive guide includes
practical information gathered from a wide range of contributors, including successful
solo practitioners, law firm consultants, state and local bar practice management advisors,
and law school professors. All the contributors share tips and advice that can be easily
implemented in your solo or small-firm practice.
This classic ABA book first walks you through a step-by-step analysis of the decision to start
a solo practice, including choosing a practice focus. It then provides tools to help you with
financial issues including banking and billing; operations issues such as staffing and office
location and design decisions; technology for the small law office; and marketing and client
relations. What's more, the final section on quality of life issues puts it all into perspective.
Whether you're thinking of going solo, new to the solo life, or a seasoned practitioner,
Flying Solo provides time-tested answers to real-life questions.
Law Office Procedures Manual for Solos and Small Firms, Third Edition
Demetrios Dimitriou
$79.95
Completely Revised and Updated! A complete and easy-to-customize manual for all your firm's
policies and procedures. Law Office Procedures Manual for Solos and Small Frims, Second Edition,
provides everything you need to set policies and establish procedures that will keep your
office operating effieciently and productively. Not only does this guide provide an organized
and flexible format for customizing your own office procedures manual, it acts as a step-by-step
guide to building and maintaining a thoroughly professional staff and practice. New and
Improved Editon! Law Office Procedures Manual for Solos and Small Frims, Second Edition,
has been revised and expanded from the first edition entitled, Law Office Staff Manual for
Solos and Small Law Firms. Mr. Dimitriou has added a great deal of new information to address
the many changes affecting the practice of law in the 21st century. New chapters are included on
such topics as the family and medical leave act, performance evaluations, Internet use,
e-mail privacy, the firm Web site, and referrals to other firms. Entire Manual Text on Diskette!
An accompanying diskette contains the text of Law Office Procedures Manual for Solos and Small Firms,
Second Edition, in Microsoft Word 6.0 and ASCII formats, and the American Bar Association grants
you permission to use, copy or modify any part of the text to create your own manual.
How to Build and Manage a Personal Injury Practice, Second Edition
K. William Gibson
$64.95
Starting your own personal injury practice can be exhilarating or completely frustrating.
Everyday you're faced with critical decisions whether it's choosing a partner...selecting
the right cases...hiring new employees...or purchasing computer hardware. You may not realize
it now, but these decisions can significantly impact your future financial success and growth.
Wouldn't you like to learn from someone who has made the right decisions? Someone who
understands your business challenges and can offer practical advice?
How to Build and Manage an Employment Law Practice
Mindy Farber
$54.95
Learn how to do it right from someone who knows the ropes. If beginning and maintaining an
employment law practice seems forbidding, relax: someone s done your homework for you.
In How to Build and Manage an Employment Law Practice, you can take advantage of the
comprehensive experience and knowledge of one of the country s leading employment attorneys.
Written in a direct and accessible style, this guide distills 20 years of experience into the
essentials that every employment attorney needs to know. You ll avoid the most common mistakes
that plague startup practices, and obtain valuable advice that can help you at every stage
of your practice s growth.
How to Build and Manage an Estates Practice
Daniel B. Evans
$54.95
An estates practice is considered one of the most challenging and complex areas of the law.
Starting your own estates practice or building the one you have takes time and determination.
Whether you want to set up your own firm or improve your current practice, How to Build and
Manage an Estates Practice can help you make your practice a success!
Lawyers' Guide to Marketing on the Internet, Third Edition
Timothy J. Moses, Gregory H. Siskind
$79.95
Unless you've been on a desert island for the past few years, you've heard plenty about the Internet.
And, you probably know many law firms in your area or specialty that already have Internet sites.
If you're now wondering how to unleash -- and exploit -- the capabilities of the Internet in your
marketing strategy, you'll find answers in this book!