Question:
I am the managing partner of a 6 attorney personal injury plaintiff firm in San DIego. We are a high volume/small case firm that depends heavily on advertising. We have 1200 open files and are currently are spending 17% of our revenue on advertising. While our case management system provides us with numerous reports – what are key reports that we should be using?
Response:
Many of the billing and case management systems do a poor job of providing key metrics and dashboards that can be used to manage and control actual operations going forward. In a firm such as yours it is critical that you actively manage your inventory of cases, your pipeline, manage workflow, and insure that you are obtaining adequate return on your marketing investment. Here are a few thoughts:
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John W. Olmstead, MBA, Ph.D, CMC
Posted at 09:51 PM in Financial Management
Tags: Personal Injury Law Firm Key Metrics and Dashboards