by Lynda Artesani | Feb 6, 2022 | General Tips, IOLTA/Trust Accounts
The interest on a lawyer’s trust account, commonly known as IOLTA, is one of the most mysterious accounts in attorney’s chart accounts. Yes, we know it’s a bank account; we know that there’s interest, but we’re not sure how to put that...
by Lynda Artesani | Oct 31, 2021 | Accounts Receivable, Cleanup, Clio, General Tips, IOLTA/Trust Accounts, LeanLaw, Other, QuickBooks, Work Processes
One of the ways you can measure the numbers that tell the story of your law firm’s success is by using key performance indicators (KPIs). A KPI is a fancy acronym, which sounds daunting, but in reality, it is just any kind of measurement that you are going to...
by Lynda Artesani | Oct 24, 2021 | Accounts Receivable, Cleanup, Clio, General Tips, IOLTA/Trust Accounts, LeanLaw, Other, QuickBooks, Work Processes
When I think of balance, I always think of my yoga practice. When you work with attorneys and live in a world of compliance, you know that balancing one or two or even three trust accounts is no easy feat. There are many reasons why trust accounts become unbalanced....
by Lynda Artesani | May 23, 2021 | General Tips, IOLTA/Trust Accounts
If you could secretly speak to most attorneys, not as an accountant, but as a friend, they would probably tell you that legal accounting is one of the things that keep them up at night. Sure, they know how to do the law practice work. But when it comes to doing...
