Still doing your own bookkeeping?

You’re costing your law firm time, money, and growth opportunities without even realizing it. In this episode, I break down the real cost of doing your own bookkeeping, why accurate financial data is essential for the health of your business, how to find the right bookkeeper for you, and how to automate your bookkeeping process for maximum efficiency.

You’ll learn how to:

• Recognize the hidden costs of handling your own bookkeeping
• Make confident business decisions with accurate financial data
• Hire a bookkeeper who adds strategic value, not just data entry
• Set up automations to save time and reduce chaos
• Analyze trends to optimize profit and growth

If you want to grow your law firm and make smarter decisions, this episode is for you.

Tune in!

Key Takeaways:

00:00 Intro

02:13 Cost-benefit analysis of DIY bookkeeping

03:56 The importance of accurate financial data

06:50 Interviewing and evaluating bookkeepers

11:40 The value of historical financial analysis

14:01 Prioritizing automation for efficiency

17:27 Strategic planning

21:17 Outro

Additional Resources:

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Crushing Chaos With Law Firm Mentor is a podcast aimed to help lawyers and law firm owners scale their business, make more money, and escape the 60-hour week grind for a life they love. Follow us wherever you get your podcasts so you don’t miss a thing!

If you’re serious about scaling your law firm in 2026, you need to start building better growth systems today.

In this episode, I sit down with Steve Fretzin, author of the best-selling book Legal Business Development Isn’t Rocket Science, to explore law firm growth strategies that actually work. He explains how lawyers can take control of their business development, structure their practice for efficiency, and grow their book of business without spinning their wheels.

You’ll learn how to:

• Build a law firm growth strategy that works for you
• Master time management and systems to focus your energy
• Drive business development through relationships, not pitching
• Target the right clients and decision-makers
• Turn actionable strategies from Steve’s book into real-world outcomes

This episode will completely change how you approach business development, so don’t miss out!

Key Takeaways:

00:00 Intro

01:49 Steve’s background and transition to the legal industry

07:43 What Steve’s best-selling book offers to lawyers

12:21 Business development is a skill

13:30 Common challenges in legal business development

20:22 Steve’s legacy and future goals

23:19 Outro

Additional Resources:

⚡ Learn more about Steve Fretzin: https://fretzin.com/

⭐ Connect with Steve on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevefretzin/

⚡ Register now to unlock your FREE training series: https://lawfirmmentor.net/go/

✨ Unlock your firm’s full potential with our Law Firm Mentor membership: https://lawfirmmentor.net/membership/

⭐ Connect with us on socials:

Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LawFirmMentor/

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/law_firm_mentor/

Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/law-firm-mentor-llc/

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Crushing Chaos With Law Firm Mentor is a podcast aimed to help lawyers and law firm owners scale their business, make more money, and escape the 60-hour week grind for a life they love. Follow us wherever you get your podcasts so you don’t miss a thing!

Many law firm owners are stuck in a broken hiring cycle. They post the job, pray for applicants, settle for a candidate out of desperation, and then repeat.

It’s passive, it's reactive, and worst of all, it’s keeping your firm from growing.

The truth is that the best people are already working somewhere else.

The best people are already working somewhere. It's time to GOYA (Get Off Your Ass) and aggressively recruit them.

In today’s episode, I’m breaking down:

• How not to be passive in tight markets
• How to build a careers page that sells your firm
• How to write ads that speak to what top candidates really want
• How to use LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, and Indeed like a hiring pro
• Why “always be hiring” is a strategy

🎧 Tune in now and let’s start hiring smarter.

Key Takeaways:

Introduction (00:00)

Law firm hiring strategies in a tight market (01:09)

Creating a careers page on your website (05:28)

Running ads to your careers page (08:36)

Proactive use of job platforms (12:09)

Additional Resources:

⚡ Register now to unlock your FREE training series: https://lawfirmmentor.net/go/

✨ Unlock your firm’s full potential with our Law Firm Mentor membership: https://lawfirmmentor.net/membership/

⭐ Connect with us on socials:

Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LawFirmMentor/

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/law_firm_mentor/

Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/law-firm-mentor-llc/

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Crushing Chaos With Law Firm Mentor is a podcast aimed to help lawyers and law firm owners scale their business, make more money, and escape the 60-hour week grind for a life they love. Follow us wherever you get your podcasts so you don’t miss a thing!