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THE NEWSLETTER FOR LEGAL OFFICE MANAGERS LAW OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Volume XIX / Number 10 September 2010 (Reprinted with permission of Ardmore Publishing Company) *********************************************** When to raise the rates, How to raise the rates, Whether to raise the rates The trend today “is away from the billable hour.” Even so, hourly billing is still very much alive, and raising those rates is ...

Law Firm Partner: Equity Partner vs. Non-Equity Partner In “traditional” old-line law firms, it was typical for a lawyer to join a firm upon graduation from law school. From there on work hard as an associate for five to seven years. And then, in most cases, be admitted as a law firm partner. As an equity partner, he/she stayed with the law firm until death or retirement. Many smaller firms today have made the business decisi...

Operational Analysis of a Law Firm We do an in-depth operational analysis of a law firm at RJH Consulting. Our analysis encompasses any and all issues that our client firm may be dealing with. We look at the following when working with our clients: law firm profitability management and governance attorney productivity partner and associate compensation practice development office administration dealing with senior partners...

Increasing Law Firm Profit Margin: Partner Profitability THE NEWSLETTER FOR LEGAL OFFICE MANAGERS LAW OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Volume XIV / Number 11 NOVEMBER 2005 (Reprinted with permission of Ardmore Publishing Company)   Counting Partner Dollars: How To Tell A Partner To Do A Better Job Last month, LOA told how to calculate the dollar loss from unrealized accounts. (See, “Calculate the cost of ...