Kathy Baker, Consultant, Juris Professional Services, LexisNexis: SQL (Structured Query Language) is a database management language for relational databases. SQL uses a variety of statements and clauses to get information out of databases; such as:...

Stan Graham, CPA, Juris Senior Consultant, LexisNexis: What does it mean to become a Billing Timekeeper? What is a Billing Timekeeper? How do I or did I become a Billing Timekeeper? While not all law firms use the name Billing Timekeeper, it is a...

Stan Graham, CPA, Juris Senior Consultant, LexisNexis: Many law firms are unwittingly placing an amazingly low priority on safeguarding their assets. If you were to ask them, they would probably say that it is not so. But the reality is that their...

Kathy Baker, Consultant, Juris Professional Services, LexisNexis: While inputting your time do you ever need to add an internal note on the entry as a reminder to yourself, the Billing attorney or the Billing staff? For example, “Bill at ½...

The legal industry is often lenient when collecting aging client balances in order to foster good client relationships and ultimately referrals. But now, firms that previously never experienced cash flow issues are feeling the effects of the current economy...

According to the firms surveyed in the 2012 LexisNexis Law Firm Billable Hours Survey Report , the average time lost per day to non-billable tasks was two hours—that’s 23% of the day! The biggest culprit for that non-billable time was Practice Management...

The impact of mobile technology is apparent in all areas of our society and culture. From how we interact with each other, both socially and professionally, to how we manage our time and daily activities, it is the new normal. This shift towards mobility...

The Juris Training Team has unveiled two new classes for advanced users of the tool. Designed to facilitate conversation between participants, these sessions thoroughly cover tips and tricks regarding A/R and A/P in Juris. See below for detailed class...

Many law firms feel that accrual accounting has no bearing on their business and doesn’t provide relevant information to decision makers. I am here to say that the information is the same as cash accounting however it occurs in different time frames,...

Do you make Journal Entries or Reconciling Entries to account for interest and/or bank fees in your Trust account? Do you have issues with your Trust Account Balance report not matching your Trust Asset General Ledger balance? If you answered “Yes” to...

Most Juris users are familiar with using Text Codes to help them save time when creating Time Entry narratives. They can actually be utilized in multiple areas of Juris to help save you even more time throughout the day. Text Codes can be used in the...

Using the Notecard feature in Juris allows you to quickly document and maintain valuable information. Once input, you can use conflict inquiry or a custom query to quickly locate the information you need. Here are a few ideas of how you can take advantage...

Using Subaccount and Profits Centers Has your law firm grown over the years to the point where you have different areas of business? If so, it might be time to think about using Profit Centers and Subaccounts so that you can compare the two areas independently...

We all can use a refresher on most anything in our daily lives, whether it’s business or personal. While some Juris users have worked with the software since the days of Juris Classic , there are others who just recently implemented Juris. There are those...

Where to look!? Where to look!? As a Juris user, sometimes you may find yourself challenged with a new function or you need a little help with a certain part of the software. As a Juris trainer, I enjoy helping people with similar needs, but where can...

Isn’t it great when something you’re used to suddenly surprises you? I teach Juris to lots of people, and there are times in my classes where I notice I’ve surprised people with a feature or tool they didn’t know about. Here are two such hidden...

Every New Year offers a clean slate to do things better in the future. For solo and small firm attorneys, this is especially true when it comes to managing the firm’s year-end accounting process. According to Tyler Chapman, financial analyst and business...

Kathy Baker, Professional Solutions Consultant, Juris, LexisNexis: On the Matter Code tab there are two options for Status and Lock. Both fields can be used to limit the ability of users to enter new transactions on the Matter. Both fields are self...