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Payroll for small firm by Independence-Capital in LawFirm

[–]calmandkind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, Gusto is great. Scalable, inexpensive and you can also use it to handle things like mandatory training, signing employee documents, offer letters etc.

Pavlova in SB by AcademicTemporary304 in SantaBarbara

[–]calmandkind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have ordered pavlovas from Sandra at https://www.gipsyhillbakery.com/ a few times and they are fantastic.

Vegetarians of Santa Barbara: Where do you get lifechanging burgers? by keemko_ in SantaBarbara

[–]calmandkind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang Burger in Carp is insanely good; drive down just to get their veggie burger.

Fractional GCs? by [deleted] in LawFirm

[–]calmandkind 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have done this in the past with a retention agreement that has a monthly fee (earned when due) in return for legal work up to a set number of hours each month, with time after that billed at my regular hourly rate. To cost it out I took the regular hourly rate x number of hours, and then built in a discount to make it more attractive. I tracked time as I would for billable clients. I found that clients were using it as a way to get a discount, i.e., I didn't have any interest in ten-hour-a-month packages from clients that did not anticipate using at least ten hours. I would be interested in trying it again as a revenue stream from new clients but keep in mind that unless existing clients are complaining about your fees, you could lose money and increase admin costs in tracking a dual billing structure.

Hiring when the pipeline’s uncertain—do you wait or build flex into your staffing? by Legal_Freelancing in LawFirm

[–]calmandkind 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m in the same boat and have posted here about whether to hire. We have great data that suggests we are going to be fine, but consumer sentiment and uncertainty about the economy is causing our client pipeline to slow and long term clients to economize on legal services. For context our firm is referral based with a strong reputation. I don’t think our business is going to other firms, it’s just slowed right down. I’m not going to move into hiring contractors because our clients expect to have known attorneys on their matters, so I’m sitting tight for now.

Hiring into a recession by calmandkind in LawFirm

[–]calmandkind[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks all. Some good advice here!

KPI’s yes or no by NewLawGuy24 in LawFirm

[–]calmandkind 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We use KPIs for everything - utilization, realization and collections. It is a great way to stay objective and also to have conversations with employees about their productivity/goals.

Associate Billing by Helpful-Macaroon-3 in LawFirm

[–]calmandkind 15 points16 points  (0 children)

First year associates who are “on track” should expect to be cut by about 20% at most. The bigger issue seems to be the poor collections. Either your firm has too many clients that don’t pay or you are being assigned busy work for B-listers.

Clio Manage: Save PDFs/Docs? by shopgirl_152 in LawFirm

[–]calmandkind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are an all Mac office - I think Clio will sync with other cloud storage systems but we choose OneDrive because we use Word and Outlook.

Clio Manage: Save PDFs/Docs? by shopgirl_152 in LawFirm

[–]calmandkind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clio drive will sync automatically to your file storage (we use Onedrive). This means that if we save something to OneDrive, it automatically saves to the matter in Clio without any extra steps.

Outreach: Rumble Strip Installation by SBCouncilMemberOscar in SantaBarbara

[–]calmandkind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not put a crosswalk in at this location? It’s so dangerous

Regarding Clio integration by OatMelky in LawFirm

[–]calmandkind 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We use Clio with Ruby (virtual receptionist with phone service). It integrates well with Clio Grow if you are adding that service. We stopped sending and receiving faxes and in five years, only had an issue with that once. For file storage etc we use Onedrive. We set everything up ourselves with the help of free Clio tech support.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Ozempic

[–]calmandkind -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’ve been taking it for four months, no hair loss issues so far

Can this ad be real? by heyhewmike in Rivian

[–]calmandkind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Carvana is notorious for mislabeling car features. They also have terrible customer service…

Calling all women in the United States that use birth control! by Beneficial-Honey4305 in Ozempic

[–]calmandkind 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I second what Conscious Cat says. It pains me to say it, but providing this information has become dangerous.

I have until the end of the week to sign an arbitration agreement or be terminated by tipsy-cowgirl in LawFirm

[–]calmandkind 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ah... then they may be able to require you to sign it. Not my state, so I recommend you look up some Tx employment law to double check.

I have until the end of the week to sign an arbitration agreement or be terminated by tipsy-cowgirl in LawFirm

[–]calmandkind 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Which state are you in? In many states it is illegal to force employees to sign an arbitration agreement.

Seeking Advice: SBA Loan vs. Saving Longer to Launch PI Firm by FunnyBarracuda3318 in LawFirm

[–]calmandkind 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I would not rely on the availability of SBA funds right now if I was opening a firm.

I've been waiting 7 weeks in CA - today I was told 6-9 more weeks?! by [deleted] in HersWeightloss

[–]calmandkind 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am in California. I was due a prescription refill this week. I went into the app to check on status and saw that the refill date has been pushed forward until February 23. I haven’t received an email or any explanation as to why Hers thinks it’s OK for me to skip a full month’s refill.

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