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Optimizing Your Practice: How Lawyers and Law Firms Can Maximize the Value of Orion
By Steven J. Best, Esq. – Partner – Affinity Consulting Group LLC (sbest@affinityconsulting.com) The legal profession is traditionally known for its caution in adopting new technologies—but the landscape is rapidly changing. With client expectations increasing and competition intensifying, law firms can no longer afford to treat their software and technology as mere administrative tools. Instead,…
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A Law Firm’s Guide to Data Conversion
Unlock a smooth transition for your law firm’s new financial management software with this comprehensive guide to data conversion, covering preparation, stages, and essential tips.
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Speed Up Your Firm’s Revenue Cycle with E-Payments
Physical checks delay your law firm’s revenue. Learn how electronic payments can speed up collections, reduce AR, and enhance the client experience.
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Flexible Reporting for Modern Law Firms? Check.
Which of your practice groups has the highest realization rate? Is the percentage of time written off for associate work rising or falling? And most importantly, is your revenue cycle cruising along or stalled out? Modern law firms run on data. Managing partners, executive committees, and other leaders need reports on the big picture. Timekeepers…
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In re Front Office v. Back Office, Tech Unites
Orion’s financial management platform bridges the gap between your firm’s front and back office. Discover how it streamlines timekeeping, billing, and security for enhanced efficiency.
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Prebilling Is a Beast. Tame It With Tech.
Paper prebilling wastes time and introduces errors. Discover how electronic prebilling software like Orion’s ePrebill makes the process faster, easier, and more accurate.
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4 Steps to a Profitable New Year (Plus Tech Tips)
Discover four key steps and tech tips to boost your law firm’s profitability in 2025, from mastering time tracking and collections to streamlining workflows and enhancing business intelligence.
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Avoiding Conflicts with Ethical Walls
Your intake staff checks dozens (or hundreds) of potential conflicts every day. You’re also navigating potential former client conflicts with lateral hires. Every disqualification means lost revenue—but a strong ethical wall might save the client relationship. Walls (also known as ethical screens or screens) lock the screened person out of a client’s matter. When used…
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Want to Get Compensation Right? You Need Data.
Compensation is a top reason why people stay at their firms—and you can’t afford to get it wrong. Losing just one associate may cost you at least half a million dollars. Partners can move laterally. Replacing a paralegal can cost twice (or more) their annual salary. As firms optimize their compensation models, traditional lockstep is…
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You’re Sharing Confidential Data. Is it Secure?
Orrick recently paid $8M to resolve a data breach lawsuit. More and more law firms are reporting breaches—yet many still share confidential information via unsecured email. Other firms use secure sharing software, but say it creates extra work. Here’s what you need to know, and why LexShare might be the solution for your firm. Emailing…
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Year-End Finance Tips for Law Firm Professionals
The close of the year is a busy time at every law firm. Back-office finance staff are scrambling with end-of-year processes, and attorneys are anticipating the collections crunch. Finance-related work tends to snowball, adding to the stress of the holiday season. Starting early, however, can ease that stress. Read on for our top tips for…
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