Practice & Legal Department Management
Handle the business of law as skillfully as you practice law.

Solo practitioners just starting out, larger firms growing toward a coveted Am Law listing, and corporate legal departments balancing in-house staff with outside law firm contributions quickly realize one undeniable truth: the best way to successfully practice law is to pay equal attention to the business side of the profession. With solutions from the LexisNexis portfolio, everyone can find the right tools to manage, track, process, automate, control and analyze what matters most in your working world. The end result is simply better results, and more favorable outcomes.

Run your practice without running in place

LexisNexis Firm Manager^®

Make no mistake, your law practice is a business. But mastering the business of law can be tough when you wear a lot of hats as a solo or small-firm attorney. Too often, long days end by wondering where the time went, what didn’t get done, and why your bottom line isn’t where it should be. That’s where LexisNexis Firm Manager^® comes in. It was built for—and with input from—independent attorneys to help make running your law practice as easy as clicking your mouse. Matters, documents, billing, clients and more are all secure, online and available anytime, anywhere. It’s the easy way to make your practice work for you for a change.

White Paper: A Survival Guide for the Independent Attorney

Make no mistake―a small law firm is a small business. Read how three solo and small-firm attorneys found
balance between the practice side and business side of law.

White Paper: Hanging Your Shingle 101: The 12 Realities of Starting Your Own Firm

Whether you are evaluating different types of business entities, determining how to choose practice management and financial software, or looking for ways to create successful business and marketing plans, this is the guidebook you can’t afford not to read.

Webinar: Model Rules for the Modern Lawyer

Staying on top of technology that can help you practice law and serve clients better is easier than it seems, and you’ll see why in this complimentary on-demand Webinar.

Report: Nine Signs Your Firm May Be Its Own Worst Collections Enemy

Before you send out even one more client invoice, read this survey report and learn about signals you may be sending that tell clients NOT to take your bill seriously.

Manage your growing practice with a solution that grows with you

Time Matters^®

The larger your firm, the more timekeepers and support staff you have with different ideas of how to work productively. So how do you keep everyone working from the same electronic database for client, contact, calendaring and matter collaboration, yet still make concessions to each one’s preferences? You find one very sophisticated practice management solution that can be easily customized by each: Time Matters^® practice management software.

Case study: Business law firm manages high-volume Internet-generated client base with Time Matters

Case study: Business attorney creates completely digital firm that enhances client service with Time Matters^®

Case study: McGlinchey Stafford PLLC Automates Matter Management More Effectively with Time Matters^® Practice Management Software

Case study: General Counsel improves efficiency by an estimated 20% & reduces risk with Time Matters^® software

Manage matters & finances with a solution as intuitive as you are

PCLaw^®

The smaller your firm, the bigger each person’s responsibilities: Attorneys deal with numbers. Bookkeepers answer client requests. Receptionists begin client intake. What if there was one program that supported every task—billing, accounting, matter management and more—all made intuitively easy with dashboards that help anyone close skills gaps and work more productively? Take a closer look at PCLaw^® all-in-one financial and matter management.

Case study: PCLaw^® helps business law firm come out on winning side of alternative billing structure.

Case study: Firm triples in size with systematic approach to practice management and by selecting the right software solutions.

Case Study: PCLaw^® Empowers Litigation Firm with “Meaningful Data” to Maximize Profitability and Efficiency.

White Paper: Seven Secrets for Climbing out of the Underearning Rut

Read valuable lessons from two+ decades of helping attorneys maximize their earnings.

Manage your financials & fast-track your performance

Juris^®

Having fully integrated billing and accounting is essential to improving back-office efficiency and maintaining seamless data flow. But what about the next level, the one that not only helps you maintain scrupulous financial records and create detailed client invoices, but gives you the insights you need to run more profitably, too? That’s a job for financial management taken to the reporting and analytics level. That’s a job for Juris^® software.

Case study: Law Firm’s E-Billing Answer Leads to Improved Back-Office Productivity

Case study: Firm Boosts Billings 45% & Accounting Productiity 25% by Switching to Juris

White Paper: The Small-Firm Guidebook to Accounting Systems

Learn how the accounting system you choose today can affect profitability for years to come.

White Paper: Driving Profitability Forward―How to Get the Money-Making Gears Moving in the Right Direction

Learn how to adjust the five gears driving profitability for maximum effect in this complimentary white paper.

Align your legal department with company interests

LexisNexis^® CounselLink^®

Your clients are internal; minimizing risk affects the whole company; and there’s an entire financial department looking over your shoulder at the numbers. The legal side of a corporate counsel’s world may be similar to a law firm, but the other part is all business. CounselLink^® software can help you succeed in that dynamic environment. A flexible mix of cloud-based applications—to manage matters, legal spend and legal holds—combines with analytical tools and reports to keep performance on track.

Case study: Kennametal legal team turns to LexisNexis^® CounselLink^® for a solution to growing IP workload and rising corporate innovation costs

Case study: LexisNexis^® CounselLink^® deployed by The Cosmopolitan as First Matter Management System for corporate legal department

Case study: Fred Loya Insurance uses LexisNexis^® CounselLink^® as one-stop Matter Management Platform for collaboration with law firms.

Case study: Stewart Title Guaranty Company

Use relationships to drive new & repeat business

LexisNexis^® InterAction^®

Professional services organizations live or die based on the strength of their relationships. You’ll get a better return on those critical assets with the right tools to track, manage and prioritize your firm’s personal connections and key contacts. Focus business development plans where potential is highest. Identify who knows whom to expand your network. Monitor touchpoints to keep existing clients on your side. You’ll find all the relationship intelligence insights you need in an InterAction^® solution.

On-demand CRM & Analytics Webinars

Find out more and download an ALM^® Legal Intelligence Report, "Thinking Like Your Client: Strategic Planning in Law firms"

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LexisNexis Firm Manager®

White Paper: A Survival Guide for the Independent Attorney

White Paper: Hanging Your Shingle 101: The 12 Realities of Starting Your Own Firm

Webinar: Model Rules for the Modern Lawyer

Report: Nine Signs Your Firm May Be Its Own Worst Collections Enemy

Time Matters®

Case study: Business law firm manages high-volume Internet-generated client base with Time Matters

Case study: Business attorney creates completely digital firm that enhances client service with Time Matters®

Case study: McGlinchey Stafford PLLC Automates Matter Management More Effectively with Time Matters® Practice Management Software

Case study: General Counsel improves efficiency by an estimated 20% & reduces risk with Time Matters® software

PCLaw®

Case study: PCLaw® helps business law firm come out on winning side of alternative billing structure.