Posts by Drew Mathers

Many clients prefer to pay their lawyer by credit card. Lawyers can get paid faster by allowing them to do this. However, there is a hitch. What if the client is paying a retainer? The credit card processors charge service fees which are deducted directly from each transaction. This violates regulations which require the full…

Problem and Impact For a small firm or solo lawyer, the time spent creating bills is time that is not being billed to clients. Because of workloads and time constraints, firms will sometimes delay sending out bills for many months after a matter has closed. This can badly affect the firm’s cash flow. A related…

Sharing office space with other lawyers outside your firm presents unique challenges to protecting client privacy. Here are some technical issues to consider. Network Your office local area network (LAN) is a potential source of compromised privacy. Information sent down a LAN cable from your computer could be seen by one of your co-tenants on…