Law Firm Management & Structure

Law firms are experts at managing complexity for their clients. But when it comes to managing their own firm finances, many still rely on just the basics—a combination of the bank balance, total invoices, and the tax return summary—to gauge how their firm is doing. Those are pieces of a larger puzzle: a financial KPI […]

Remote work for lawyers is commonplace these days. With the blessing of ABA Opinion 495 (Dec. 2020) and state ethics rules, it’s now routine for attorneys to practice virtually in jurisdictions where they’re licensed, without being physically located in them. In New York, however, remote practice is still governed by Judiciary Law § 470. Under […]

Effective September 1, 2025, the State Bar of California implemented a new online registration and renewal process for all law corporations and partnerships, and has stated that it will not accept paper submissions going forward.  The State Bar now will require all law firms first to register for Agency Billing, their online portal for managing […]

Limited liability is a smart choice for any law firm. It shields owners’ personal assets from the firm’s contractual debts and other liabilities and from liability for malpractice by other partners or owners in the firm. The forms of limited-liability entities available for law firms differ from state to state. In New York, a law […]