October 2001
by Edward Poll, J.D., M.B.A., CMC
- Develop a business plan
- Take business courses at a local college
- Track the money - Keep you eye on where the money goes and how it's spent
- Educate attorneys in your firm about the economics of the firm
- Review how you record billable hours
- Do record all billable time when or near the time of doing the work
- Hire experts to help you whenever you have a need.
Remember, lawyers should be doing only two things: Lawyering, because only you have the license to practice ... And, marketing, because only you can tell if you want to represent the particular individual and his/her cause.
