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Lawyer's Learning Center with DHIA
DHIA exists to help our customers and prospective customers find appropriate solutions for their business insurance needs. We created this podcast to provide an audio version of our informational resources. We deliver insightful information on Professional Liability Insurance, discuss business insurance solutions, and unpack the phases of running a business.
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Episodes
- Lawyer's Learning Center with DHIA
The Difference Between Claims-Made and Occurrence Policies
Understanding the differences between occurrence and claims-made policy forms can empower you to confidently purchase insurance that meets your unique needs…
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Don’t Wait for Renewal: What Firm Changes to Report to Your Insurance Agent ASAP
Don’t allow a lapse in communication to jeopardize the protection of your law practice. A continuously updated policy will save you time at renewal and will…
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High Risk Areas of Practice (AOPs) with Respect to Professional Liability Insurance
Understanding a carrier's thought processes regarding risk is not always straightforward. However, it's important to make an effort to understand areas of…
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How Sharing Office Space with Other Attorneys Can Cost You More Than You Expected
It is not uncommon for disgruntled clients of attorneys to list everyone in the building in a lawsuit. If you share office space with another attorney or law…
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Reducing Exposure from a Shared Office Space and Responding to a Suit
Sharing office space with other attorneys can lead to unexpected complications and problems, which can result in your name being mentioned in a lawsuit…
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How Solo Practitioners Can Build a System of Collegiality
According to the Washington Post, "Lawyers outranked other professionals on a 'loneliness scale in a survey of more than 1,600 workers". When you start your…
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Tips for Protecting Your Law Practice & Legal Career
You made it through law school, worked hard to start your practice, and strive to grow your firm… Now what? You protect it all as you build it to be all you've…
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Basic Sales Metrics for Law Firms with RJon Robbins [Replay]
Tracking sales may seem like a simple process, but what you don’t know may be holding you back. As Edward Deming once said, "If you don't know how to ask the…
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5 Tips for Navigating Law Firm Success This Year – Part 02
Navigating success is a forever-adapting formula. However, there are foundational cornerstones to help you maintain a clear roadmap no matter the outside…
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5 Tips for Navigating Law Firm Success This Year – Part 01
Navigating success is a forever-adapting formula. However, there are foundational cornerstones to help you maintain a clear roadmap no matter the outside…
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How Lawyers Can Increase Client Retention by Using a Service Hub
Lawyers get a bad rap, and the legal system's nature makes it challenging for law firms to improve customer satisfaction scores. According to the American Bar…
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How a Legal Client Service Hub Can Reduce Malpractice Claims
Malpractice claims are bad news that can have negative consequences. They can make you less appealing to carriers, increase your insurance premiums, damage…
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Grow Your Law Practice with Client Referrals
Referrals can be a great way to expand your business. Learning how to ask for referrals can be an effective way to attract new client opportunities. Receiving…
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PPC for Law Firms – Getting Started with Google Ads
Typically, individuals seek the services of a lawyer when something goes wrong, or they fear something might soon take a turn for the worse. Such situations…
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Law Firm Loss Prevention Systems
The process of loss prevention is the ability to identify or minimize the liability and risks threatening a law firm. Loss prevention is critical to law firms…
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Time is Money – Time Saving & Management Tips for Attorneys
“Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.” -Jim Rohn In this episode, we are discussing how evaluating how you…
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Marketing Tools to Build Your Law Practice
Many lawyers believe that good work will draw business or that legal marketing requires a lot of money. They are incorrect; people need reminders, and you…
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How Productizing Legal Services Can Help Firm Profitability
As regulations change, the legal services industry is becoming a buyer's market, requiring law firms to adapt their business models. However, adopting an…
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Diversity and the Law Firm
Diverse members of the firm can play a critical role in the leadership of the firm. Having a diversity committee in your law firm will help ensure that you are…
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Five Basic Alternative Fee Arrangements for Law Firms
In this episode, we are going over the five basic categories of Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFA) for law firms. Contingency Flat fee Capped fees Holdback…
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Email Disclaimers For Law Firms
Email has become an essential tool for communication. And in recent years, many organizations have faced legal action due to email messages. These lawsuits can…
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Billing Challenges of a Small Law Firm
There are many reasons why billing is more difficult than it used to be. Adapting your billing practices can help you stay competitive. Tune in to this week's…
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Best Practices for Attorney-Client Communication
The way we communicate is constantly evolving, and this presents new challenges that can put attorney-client privilege at risk. In this episode, we will be…
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Grow Your Law Practice with Client Referrals
Building trust with new clients is paramount, and word of mouth is what makes it the most powerful marketing tool for any business. Referrals and testimonials…
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Are Free Consultations For You?
Lawyers are in a field that requires them to give to society. However, lawyers still need to make money. So, are Free Consultations right for your law…
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Organizing Your Law Office for Effective Management
Those who work in an organized office are more efficient and productive than those who work in a messy space. Your firm is likely one of your biggest assets…
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Pricing Legal Services – Time for Project-Based Pricing?
In this episode we are re-evaluating the pricing structures of law firms. Are you still solely relying on timesheets to bill your clients? You won't want to…
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Business Development Planning for Law Firms
Law school does not prepare you for the business side of running a law firm. Understanding the fundamental components of developing a business plan for your…
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Benefits of Managed IT Servies for Small Law Firms
Managing expenses is critical for small law firms and small businesses. But you can’t neglect cyber security and basic effectiveness of your IT systems. Plan…
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Integrating Legal Case Management Software in Your Law Firm
Change does not come naturally. But learning to leverage every tool at your disposal is often the difference between an average and exceptional law practice…
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Legal Case Management Software vs. Customer Relationship Management Software (or CRM)
Purchasing software is challenging for any business. It’s even harder for law firms. But the latest software is critical for keeping your firm competitive…
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Using Legal Tech to Productize Your Services
The way we practice law is changing. Technology is not the enemy, but rather an aid providing relief in the legal industry. It is important that law firms…
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Who is Responsible for Law Firm Security Breaches?
You’re on the hook. And you probably have no idea. You’ve made everything secure. And then you got sued. How did this happen? The reality is you have unknown…
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Cost of Cyber Insurance – Cost Drivers and Cost Minimizers
Cyber liability insurance is one of the bargains of the insurance industry. Like an umbrella policy, it provides broad coverage at a low cost. Most…
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Recovering from a Data Breach or Cyberattack – An IT Perspective
Cyberattacks and data breaches hit companies of all sizes. To the surprise of many, it's the small and medium-sized businesses that get hit more. It's not a…
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Cybersecurity – Is Your Law Firm Ready?
One of hackers’ top targets is proving to be the legal industry due to the type and volume of data held by firms and the judicial system. Law firms who want to…
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Data Breach Prevention: How do you protect your business from a Cyberattack?
Education and preparation are the most important tools to protect against a data breach. Phishing emails and cyberattacks touch an entire company. Can you…
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What a Business Should Do After a Data Breach
You’ve been hit with a cyberattack. Now what? Who do you owe money to? What regulations are you subject to? How do you handle it? Who can you turn to for help?…
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Password Guidelines for Modern Cybersecurity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released an updated Cybersecurity Framework that outlines recommendations for organizations to…
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Exposing the Myth of Cyber Attacks Being a Big Business Issue
Whitney Tabash, a Broker with All Risks, Ltd., sat down for an interview and answered the following questions: Do small businesses need to worry about cyber…
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Law Firm Cybersecurity
In this episode, we are diving into what makes a law firm attractive to cybercriminals. Learn why law firms, big and small, are targets and what specific…
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Different Types of Data Breaches and Cyberattacks Used Today
Hackers never rest. Their dark mission gives them a vicious motive to develop new ways to penetrate your organization’s technology and get hold of your…
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Data breach vs. Cyber Liability Insurance: Is there a Difference?
Data breach insurance and cyber liability insurance are often used interchangeably, causing many to confuse the two. Is there actually a difference? Yes…
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Practical Steps to Potentially Reduce Professional Liability Insurance Premiums
In this episode, we are going to tackle the following questions as they pertain to lawyer’s professional liability insurance: Why Is It Important to Fully…
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The Cost of Professional Liability Insurance
In this episode, we are going to touch on a few cost drivers of professional liability insurance to give you a better understanding of why it costs what it…
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Calculating Adequate Coverage When It Comes to Limits of Liability
Calculating Adequate Coverage When It Comes to Limits of Liability Ask the difficult question: Will my law practice be adequately protected with the insurance…
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How to Switch Your Professional Liability Insurance Without Losing Coverage
How to Switch Your Professional Liability Insurance Without Losing Coverage Be careful when switching your professional liability insurance policy. There can…
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How to Better Understand Insurance Coverage
How to Better Understand Insurance Coverage: What is a Claim? Claims-Made and Reported vs. Occurrence Policies Claim Reporting and Policy Renewal Pricing The…
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Malpractice Insurance for New or Solo Attorneys
Understanding Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance will allow you to make confident decisions in protecting your practice. Industry statistics show that…
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Should You Use Professional Liability Insurance for Cyber
Should You Use Professional Liability Insurance for Cyber? Let’s weigh your options: Pay out of pocket Use your professional liability policy Use a cyber…
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Preventing Gaps In Your Insurance Coverage
Preventing Gaps In Your Insurance Coverage Listen to this episode to discover five ways gaps in coverage occur and four tips on how to avoid gaps in your…
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Prior Acts Coverage 101
Prior Acts Coverage 101 In this episode, listen to learn: why Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance has been written on a claims-made and reported policy…
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Recruiting A Team That Brings Success
Take action in finding the employees that drive prosperity. What does it really take to grow your law firm to $1 million, $5 million, or even $10+ million?…
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Tracking Sales Made Easy
Tracking sales may seem like a simple process, but what you don’t know may be holding you back. As Edward Deming once said, "If you don't know how to ask the…
- Lawyer's Learning Center with DHIA
Find Profitability Using Simple Metrics
Navigating your law firm's financial metrics with confidence comes down to understanding financials and analyzing your law firm’s performance, which can be a…
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Scale Your Law Practice
Scale your law firm to $1+ Million in profits and beyond – The problem with law schools is they don’t teach the business of law. That’s why we created The…
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Cautionary Tales and Inspirational Stories From An Entrepreneur Who Has Lived It
Hear From An Entrepreneur Who Has Lived It It is easy to feel run into the ground as a small business owner. Surviving the struggle is only one step. Sticking…
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Maintaining a Super Star Staff
Law school didn’t teach about hiring… especially hiring support staff. The problem with law schools is they don’t teach the business of law. That’s why we…
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Increase Sales Without Increasing Headaches
Law school doesn’t teach the business of law. So, how could you know? You shouldn’t have to spend your time selling your law firm. Your time is best spent on…
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A Marketing Plan That Works
Law school doesn’t teach the business of law. So, it should be no surprise that attorneys struggle with marketing. Listen in to discover simple, low-tech…