The topic for ourweekly meeting on Wednesday at the Accountant’s Law Lab, our privateinvite-only group, is attorney financial reports and compensation reporting.What reports does an attorney need or require?

The last couple ofnew clients that came our way had a specific requirement for reports. Wefigured out that both attorneys had signed up for private coaching and wereasked to provide a particular set of 22 reports to the coach every month. Yes,I said 22! 

When working withthe attorneys, we asked them why they needed specific reports?  Their answer was, “the coach told us weneeded to bring them, and  I don’t know what these reports are even for.” These reports may be part of the coaching program and where our attorneys were in the process of being coached.

Some of the reports we provide are:

1. Balance Sheet

2. Profit and Loss

3. Cash Flow Report

4. Payroll Reports

5. Custom Compensation Reports

6. Report on Attorney Performance

These came out of Reach Reporting, a tool weuse for higher-level reporting for our mid-market with attorney-clients.

If you get a client like this that has signed up for some coaching, they are usually enjoyable to work with and want to get very educated on their financial position.  I use this as a teachable moment.  If the attorney wants to understand why they’re being asked to hand in reports, it’s a good time to tell them what the report information will provide them. If you want to learn more about the reports we provide to our clients and more about the intricate ins and outs of attorney compensation, join us at the Accountant’s Law Lab.

Are you an attorney looking for help with your accounting needs?  Do you need assistance with becoming future-ready and moving to cloud-based accounting systems?  Call us!

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