Practice Management

cloud storage for law firms

Secure, Reliable, Accessible: Orion Cloud

By Zoe Gengenbach / July 10, 2025

Learn how Orion Cloud offers secure, reliable, and accessible cloud storage solutions, freeing law firms from on-premise burdens while supporting remote work and ensuring data integrity.

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orion software optimization

Optimizing Your Practice: How Lawyers and Law Firms Can Maximize the Value of Orion

By Zoe Gengenbach / June 25, 2025

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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law firm data conversion

A Law Firm’s Guide to Data Conversion 

By Misbah Siddiqui / June 12, 2025

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 Law Firm Revenue with Electronic Payments

Speed Up Your Firm’s Revenue Cycle with E-Payments 

By Misbah Siddiqui / May 8, 2025

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 law firms

Flexible Reporting for Modern Law Firms? Check.

By Zoe Gengenbach / April 10, 2025

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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Law Firm CRM and Financial Management

In re Front Office v. Back Office, Tech Unites

By Zoe Gengenbach / March 13, 2025

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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Profitable New Year for Law Firms

4 Steps to a Profitable New Year (Plus Tech Tips) 

By Lisa Teet / January 16, 2025

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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Modular Financial Management Software Is Your Law Firm’s MVP 

Modular Financial Management Software Is Your Law Firm’s MVP 

By Lisa Teet / September 12, 2024

For every deal or case your firm works on, you need someone to perform a role. Each matter has a core team, like a partner, associates and paralegals, office managers, back-office accounting and billing staff, and other professionals. But some roles are only relevant to certain kinds of matters. For example, you might need a…

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From Office to Anywhere Modern Mobility Essentials for Midsize and Large Firm Attorneys 

From Office to Anywhere: Modern Mobility Essentials for Midsize and Large Firm Attorneys 

By Lisa Teet / July 16, 2024

The overwhelming majority of lawyers—85%, in firms with two or more attorneys—have remote access to their workstations, according to the ABA’s TechReport 2023.   The ability to work on-the-go, whether by remote desktop access, web-based apps, or mobile apps, has tremendous potential to increase firm efficiency and productivity. It can also improve client service and bolster…

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Faster, Safer, Simpler A Law Firm’s Guide to Electronic Payments

Faster, Safer, Simpler: A Law Firm’s Guide to Electronic Payments  

By Lisa Teet / June 12, 2024

“Too complicated. Too risky. Too expensive.”   Suggest that your firm start accepting electronic payments, and you’re likely to hear objections along those lines. But those concerns, while valid, aren’t necessarily aligned with the reality of modern electronic payment processing platforms.  In fact, your firm might save money on some transactions by offering an alternative to…

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