Billable hours are up.
Partner distributions aren’t.
Law firms lose hundreds of thousands annually to poor realization rates, slow collections, and outdated compensation models. We install a financial operating system that maximizes partner value.
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Billable Hours Dashboard Last 12mo UTILIZATION RATE 72% 80% target REALIZATION RATE 87% AVG MATTER $48K EFF. RATE $385/hr DSO 68 days ! Collection gap identified: $284K unrecovered
Revenue vs Realization RateLast 12 months
Revenue Realization
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Revenue growth+34%
Realization rate−11%
Collection gap$284K
The Problem
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Law Firms
Revenue keeps climbing.
So why are distributions shrinking?
Your timekeepers are busy. Hours are logged. But the gap between billed and collected is where profit disappears. Realization rates are declining. WIP ages on the books. Collections stretch to 90+ days. Partner compensation doesn’t align with individual contribution. And your back office is too buried in compliance to give you the financial intelligence you need to actually run the firm. That’s not a billing problem — it’s the same visibility problem we fix in every service business.
The 60/15/15 Standard
We diagnose in order. COGS, S&M, then G&A.
60% gross margin. 15% business development. 15% overhead. That leaves 30% operating profit. Here’s how we get your law firm there.
Realization Tracker
Billed
89%
Collected
76%
Target
92%
Collection gap identified**$284K/yr**
Step 1 — COGS
Associate & Paralegal Cost Management
In a law firm, COGS is associate salaries, paralegal costs, and contract labor. But before we touch margin, we reconcile realization. Your billed hours must translate to collected cash — or every downstream number is wrong.
Realization rate tracking by attorney and practice area
WIP aging and write-off analysis
Collection velocity and DSO monitoring
Practice Group P&L
Litigation48% margin
Corporate42% margin
Family Law28% margin
Below target2 practice areas
Step 2 — S&M
Know your cost to acquire — by practice area.
Target: 15% of revenue on business development. Most law firms don’t track BD spend by practice group or referral source. We break down client acquisition cost by channel, matter type, and originating attorney — so you stop investing in practice areas that don’t pay back.
Profit contribution by attorney and practice group
Matter profitability at completion
Overhead allocation by revenue center
Partner Economics
Avg Profit/Partner$412K
Top Quartile$680K
Bottom Quartile$185K
Spread: 3.7xBenchmark: 2.5x
Step 3 — G&A
Partner compensation & overhead that survives scrutiny.
Target: 15% of revenue on G&A. Law firm overhead is typically office space, support staff, and a growing tech stack nobody audits. We model partner compensation under multiple structures — so you align distributions with contribution and keep the firm economically sound.
Profit-per-partner tracking and benchmarking
Compensation model analysis (eat-what-you-kill vs. lockstep)
Distribution planning and cash flow impact
Tax & Compliance
Trust accounts reconciled
Entity structure optimized
Partner K-1s streamlined
Tax savings identified**$94K/yr**
Deployed Alongside
Trust accounting & entity structure.
Your entity structure determines your tax ceiling. We handle the complexity of trust accounting, IOLTA compliance, and partner taxation — turning improved firm economics into real after‑tax wealth through entity optimization and strategic tax planning.
Trust account reconciliation and IOLTA oversight
Entity structure optimization for partner taxation
Quarterly estimated tax projections and K-1 planning
Case Studies
Don’t just take our word for it.
Eden Data
“We grew from zero to $300K MRR with Arron’s leadership.”
Taylor Hersom Chairman, Eden Data
VirtualCounsel
“A team we can rely on, with rapid-fire responses and consistent support.”
Daniel Goodrich CEO & Founder, VirtualCounsel
RHFL
“He brings creative ideas and valuable insights that have transformed our business.”
Daniel Passarelli Co-Founder, RHFL
NuSpine
“Strategic finance helped us scale, exit, and reinvest with confidence.”
NuSpine Chiropractic Healthcare & Franchise
Veterans Fleet
“Bennett Financials gave us the financial clarity we needed to grow.”
Veterans Fleet Management Fleet Services
Chimney Scientists
“A complete tax transformation that changed how we run our business.”
Chimney Scientist Home Services
Optmyzr
“Saved $185K+ in taxes while scaling global operations.”
Optmyzr SaaS & Ad Tech
Motiv Marketing
“Eliminated $402K in tax liability — and got a refund.”
Motiv Marketing Marketing Agency
How It Works
From first call to deployed system.
1
30-Minute Assessment Call
We discuss your current state, your goals, and whether we’re the right fit. No pitch deck — just an honest conversation.
2
Scale-Ready Assessment
We stress-test your books, realization rates, cash position, tax strategy, and operational dependency. You get a Scale-Ready Report with green/yellow/red scoring and the top blockers prioritized.
3
System Installation
Full financial operating system: clean books, reconciled realization, deployed tax strategy, live dashboard, and monthly CFO cadence. Typical deployment: 90 days.
Results
The system works. Here’s what it looks like.
90 days
Time to full financial system deployment.
$402K
Tax liability eliminated through entity restructuring and strategic planning.
$96.2M
Revenue under management.
Sound Familiar?
Three signals your law firm has a profitability problem.
If any of these hit home, the 60/15/15 diagnostic will show you exactly where the leak is and how to fix it.
Billable hours are up but realization rates keep declining and nobody can explain the gap.
Your timekeepers logged 15% more hours. But collected revenue only grew 4%. The difference is sitting in WIP aging, write-offs, and discounts nobody tracks. You’re billing more and keeping less.
Partner compensation feels arbitrary — and nobody wants to have the conversation.
Top quartile partners earn 3.7x what bottom quartile takes home. The spread should be 2.5x. Without data-driven compensation modeling, distributions are based on politics, not contribution. It’s eroding trust and driving talent out the door.
Collections are stretching past 90 days and WIP keeps growing on the books.
Your DSO is 68 days and climbing. $400K+ in WIP is over 90 days old. Nobody has a system for tracking collection velocity by client, matter type, or attorney — just a gut feeling that things are slowing down.
Free for law firms doing $1M–$20M in revenue.
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