Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Legal Management Systems: Raising Revenue in 5 Simple Steps (including Rippe Tips)


Last week, we posted 5 simple steps you can take to raise your Firm's revenue. 

Today, we’ve added how Rippe’s LMS Clients can apply the same steps with our software!


#1      Find more billable time. 

How Rippe’s LMS Clients can do it: Full Day Accounting allows Attorneys to view their day at a glance. 

Make sure that there aren’t gaps in the day that are actually billable.


#2      Track actual billable hours vs. budgeted hours.

How Rippe’s LMS Clients can do it: Month View allows Attorneys to see their MTD and YTD budgets and variances so they are continually aware of how close or far they are to reaching their goals. 

Remind and motivate the Attorneys to meet their monthly and annual chargeable budgets day to day.


#3      Maximize productivity (i.e., billable time) by identifying available resources.

How Rippe’s LMS Clients can do it: The Available for Work calendar allows Timekeepers to proactively enter how many hours they have available on any calendar day, so the team leader can view their availability through the My Team Watchlist. 

Be sure to match assignments with the appropriate resource.


#4      Refresh Rates  

How Rippe’s LMS Clients can do it:
The Rate Audit Watchlist can assist Attorneys in determining which rates need to be increased. 

Don’t lose revenue because of old rates.
         

#5      Track New Clients (like you should billable phone calls)

How Rippe’s LMS Clients can do it: The New Clients/Matters Watchlist allows Attorneys to see their new Clients and if they are being billed and are paying in a timely manner. 

Catch a potential delay in receiving payment before it becomes a habit.