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Know Your Billing Software!

By Kevin P. Cronin and Ronald N. Weikers
April 01, 2003

Attorneys in larger firms don't have to worry if the bills get out the door each month, if suppliers are paid on time, or if the general ledger is balanced. The administrator and “back office” staff take care of this.

Not so for attorneys in small firms and solo practice. They get immersed in all sorts of accounting details that eat up billable hours and take away from building and running their practice. Unlike the Rolling Stones song, time is definitely not on their side. But here are three secrets that can help solo and small-firm practitioners get more bang for their buck from their billing and accounting software:

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