September 16th, 1pm CT

Gas Gauges, Warning Lights & Performance Tuning: Law firm Financial Metrics Simplified with Gary Allen

Webinar Description

Law firm financials don’t have to be overwhelming—but too often, they are. This webinar introduces a practical framework to help firm leaders understand which metrics matter most, how to spot early warning signs, and where to dig deeper when performance breaks down.
Using a simple car dashboard analogy, we’ll explore:

– “Gas Gauge” metrics like WIP, billed, and collected that keep your firm running day-to-day
– “Warning Light” indicators like utilization, realization, and overhead that flag growing problems
– “Performance Tuning” diagnostics that reveal root causes and help prioritize solutions

Whether you’re a managing partner, administrator, or finance staff, you’ll leave with clarity on what to track, how to interpret the numbers, and how to align financial data to decisions that improve profitability and reduce chaos.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will learn to:

Distinguish between day-to-day, early-warning, and deep-dive financial metrics
Track and interpret WIP, billed, and collected data for short-term cash visibility
Identify underperformance using core metrics: capacity, utilization, realization, collection, overhead %
Apply targeted performance tuning using metrics like write-down %, cost per matter, and client AR aging
Build role-based dashboards and reporting routines that drive action across the firm

Your Host, Gary Allen

Gary Allen was only two years out of Stanford Law School when the firm he was working for imploded. It happened again four years later. He was left without a job. Those experiences created a passion in Gary to help law firms be better businesses, with efficient operations, streamlined financial management, and a laser focus on profitability. Gary recently retired from practicing law after 30 years as a partner at Givens Pursley, a 40-lawyer firm in Boise, Idaho. He is the founder of LeanLaw, a legal billing software company.

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