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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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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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Law Firm Business Intelligence Problems, Meet Orion Visual Analytics
Every law firm is trying to solve the same problems, like understanding profitability and staying on top of accounts receivable. At the same time, every law firm is a little bit different. Maybe you have an unusually intricate compensation structure, or maybe you’re an insurance defense firm with tight billing deadlines. That’s why cookie-cutter business…
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Modular Financial Management Software Is Your Law Firm’s MVP
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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Level Up Your Law Firm: How to Navigate A Financial Management Software Upgrade
You’re ready to take the firm to the next level, but your financial management software is holding you down. Or, worse yet, your software vendor is no longer releasing feature updates. Your firm is losing ground against competitors, and you’re forced to rely on inefficient workarounds that eat up firm time. Fixing the problem by…
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From Office to Anywhere: Modern Mobility Essentials for Midsize and Large Firm Attorneys
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
“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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5 Challenges Law Firms Face When Upgrading Their Financial Software (and How to Overcome Them)
Do you recognize yourself in the following story? Frustration is building at your firm. Your financial software system just isn’t enough anymore. Reporting is the biggest problem—you can’t get the data sets you need. Without them, you’re locked out of the deeper financial insights that the firm needs at this stage of growth. Something’s got…
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New Orion Release Adds Ethical Walls, BillBlast Integration, W-9 Management, E-Payment Updates and More — By Bob Ambrogi of LawSites
Orion Law Management Systems today released an extensive update to its financial and practice management software that includes ethical wall management, integration with Aderant’s BillBlast e-billing software, updates to its LawPay integration, enhanced W-9 management, and enhanced mobile access.
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Orion Releases Version 5.2 Including Ethical Walls and W-9 Management, BillBlast Integration, LawPay Integration and Updated Mobile Capabilities
ATLANTA, GA– Today, Orion Law Management Systems, Inc. released Orion 5.2, an extensive update to its financial/practice management software which includes hundreds of enhancements. Orion Law Management Releases Orion 5.2, an Extensive Update to its Financial & Practice Management Software! Tweet this Core highlights of what’s new in the 5.2 version include Ethical Wall management for clients and…
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Orion Practice Management Adds Integrated E-Payments Powered By LawPay — By Bob Ambrogi of LawSites
As the pandemic has made it more important than ever for law firms to accept electronic payments, Orion Law Management Systems is announcing today its launch of Orion ePay, a seamless and secure online payment system, powered by LawPay, that enables law firms to allow clients to pay legal fees online by credit, debit or e-check. Click here to read…
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