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Posts by Sarah Gardiner:

The Realities of Switching from Word Document Precedents to Automated Documents 

The Realities of Switching from Word Document Precedents to Automated Documents 

In most law offices, newly generated documents are created from pre-existing documents drafted for previous clients or cases. A suitable document is found, saved as a new file name, and modified as necessary to work for the current client or case.  In contrast to alternative methods such as document automation, repurposing old Word documents for new ones is a slower process and increases the likelihood of error during drafting. This manual method can result in leaving language that should have been removed or omitting important language that should have been included. This introduces an unnecessary margin for error to the drafting process.

Best Practices for Calculating Law Firm Income and Law Firm Revenue 

Best Practices for Calculating Law Firm Income and Law Firm Revenue 

An age-old joke goes something like this: a person walks into a bank and says, “How can I not have any money, I still have checks left?”. Although checks may be unfamiliar to some younger generations, the comparison between revenue and income is akin to this difference. A firm can have a large amount of revenue, but in the long run, the amount of income determines what is available to pay bonuses and invest back into the firm. So, what is income and how does it differ from revenue?