{"id":17786,"date":"2025-02-23T09:49:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T16:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nqzw.com\/?p=17786"},"modified":"2025-04-06T12:58:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T18:58:56","slug":"law-firm-lockup-cash-flow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/en_gb\/law-firm-lockup-cash-flow\/","title":{"rendered":"Law Firms Reduce Lockup to Increase Cash Flow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17786\" class=\"elementor elementor-17786\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c0e4fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c0e4fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e9773a\" data-id=\"8e9773a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eaae19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6eaae19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Take<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d8e24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3d8e24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-41a83bde );\">Law firm finances are uniquely tied to the cycle of billing and collections, with the amount of unpaid work in WIP and A\/R representing a firm&#8217;s total lockup.<\/span><\/li><li>Workflow automation in a well-designed invoices-to-cash process has a notable impact on reducing lockup, increasing cash flow and collected realization rates.<\/li><li>Business intelligence (BI) specifically tuned for billing and collections is an invaluable tool for tracking a firm&#8217;s progress against these key metrics.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c2d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90c2d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managing WIP and A\/R Turnover in Law Firms<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd6c740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd6c740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A primary focus in the law firms we work with is in reducing lockup.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-41a83bde );\">A high lockup means that a significant portion of the firm&#8217;s earnings is tied up in unbilled work and unpaid invoices, restricting liquidity and increasing financial risk.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-41a83bde );\">The latest 2025 Citi Hildebrandt Client Advisory reveals that <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-41a83bde );\">A\/R and WIP grew by 14.2% and 11.1% in 2024 respectively<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-41a83bde );\">, showing the continued struggle to convert work into cash efficiently.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9688f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9688f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding Turnover<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc9c31d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc9c31d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>WIP turnover<\/strong> is the numbers of months billing you have in WIP, reflecting the speed at which unbilled worked is converted into invoices.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>A\/R turnover<\/strong> is how many months of billing you have in A\/R, showing how long it takes you to convert invoices into payments.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Total Lockup<\/strong> is WIP turnover plus A\/R turnover:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df60db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df60db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1015\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WIP-infographic-02.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12419\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WIP-infographic-02.png 1015w, https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WIP-infographic-02-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WIP-infographic-02-768x117.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc3af9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc3af9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Invoices-to-Cash Reduces Lockup<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc9703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dc9703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Bill Delivery<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Workflow automation dramatically speeds bill delivery<\/li>\n\n<li>Provides oversight and streamlines the process when billing attorneys are responsible for bill delivery<\/li>\n\n<li>Enables efficient final bill review as needed<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd36514 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"dd36514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 18px;font-weight: 900;color: #CC2032\">RESULTS<\/span><br>\nAverage reduction of 4-6 days in each billing cycle\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e3a64a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e3a64a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>A\/R Notices and Central Follow-up<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Workflow automation applied to A\/R follow-up increases throughput, driving collections<\/li>\n<li>Workflows enable efficient attorney-driven collections communication<\/li>\n<li>Keep everyone in the firm in the know by tracking all billing and collections activity in one central place<\/li>\n<li>Streamline the efforts of your collection professionals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8df1a8 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"d8df1a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 18px;font-weight: 900;color: #CC2032\">RESULTS<\/span><br>\nReduce A\/R turnover by an average of 15 days\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a32820 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a32820\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b49d777\" data-id=\"b49d777\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1d8170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1d8170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Client Portal<\/h4><ul><li>Turning collections into a collaborative process where all outstanding invoices are always available to the client improves communication flow<\/li><li>Remembering client payment preferences speeds the payment process<\/li><li>Making it easier to pay, and you\u2019ll get paid faster<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee14c7 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"8ee14c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 18px;font-weight: 900;color: #CC2032\">RESULTS<\/span><br>\nClient portal and online payments drive an additional average reduction in A\/R turnover of 30 days\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f7d36a\" data-id=\"2f7d36a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b4c41d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b4c41d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Optimal-payment-process.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15834\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Optimal-payment-process.png 459w, https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Optimal-payment-process-300x276.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37a4d2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37a4d2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49652e0\" data-id=\"49652e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aefe7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aefe7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Eliminate A\/R<\/h4><p>The most compelling strategy for reducing lockup is to not have A\/R \u2013 at least in appropriate practice areas:<\/p><ul><li>Workflow automation to maintain evergreen trust accounts so that you\u2019re always working against a retainer<\/li><li>Require auto payments via credit card or eCheck\/ACH in your engagement letter for appropriate practice areas or based on credit analysis; automatic payment capabilities in invoices-to-cash eliminate the manual hassles of this strategy<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec9e8d6 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"ec9e8d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 18px;font-weight: 900;color: #CC2032\">RESULTS<\/span><br>\nNo Accounts Receivable for matters in these practice areas\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b35ed3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b35ed3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e69c42\" data-id=\"9e69c42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f7d5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9f7d5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Business Intelligence<\/h4><p>Business intelligence (BI) tools specifically designed for billing and collections play a crucial role in monitoring and improving key financial metrics:<\/p><ul><li>Monitor trends in lockup, invoice aging, and collections success rates<\/li><li>Highlight which clients or practice areas have the slowest payment cycles, enabling targeted interventions<\/li><li>Detect billing inefficiencies and unbilled time that may be slipping through the cracks<\/li><li>Prioritize collections efforts<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5f68d4\" data-id=\"b5f68d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83951f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83951f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DataQ-Realization-1024x783.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17974\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DataQ-Realization-1024x783.png 1024w, https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DataQ-Realization-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DataQ-Realization-768x587.png 768w, https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DataQ-Realization-1536x1175.png 1536w, https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DataQ-Realization.png 1904w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53887c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53887c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c96cc1d\" data-id=\"c96cc1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b761b5e elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"b761b5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 18px;font-weight: 900;color: #CC2032\">RESULTS<\/span><br>\nInsights drive data-driven decision making\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4305e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4305e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Financial Benefits of Reducing Lockup<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c3739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50c3739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>For every $10M in annual billing a 30 day reduction in lockup translates into $833,333 in additional cash flow<\/li><li>Firms with lower lockup need\u00a0<strong>less partner capital or external credit lines<\/strong> to sustain operations<\/li><li>Faster collections reduce\u00a0<strong>write-offs<\/strong>, increasing collected realization rates and net income<\/li><li>Firms with\u00a0<strong>low A\/R turnover tend to have higher profit-per-partner ratios<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c9672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75c9672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How We Can Help<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f88fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6f88fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Learn from other firms&#8217; experience with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/en_gb\/law-firm-successes-with-billingq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legal invoices-to-cash case studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Learn more about the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/en_gb\/legal-invoices-to-cash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">law firm invoices-to-cash solution<\/a>, BillingQ<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">We use the DataQ&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; background-color: #ffffff; transition-property: all;\" href=\"https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/en_gb\/law-firm-billing-collections-bi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">billing and collections BI<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;built-in to our invoices-to-cash suite \u2014 demonstrated by the lockup dashboard above \u2014 to enable our firms to drive their analytics and evaluate performance<\/span><\/li>\n<li>PayQ, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/en_gb\/law-firm-merchant-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">law firm merchant account<\/a>, not only cost-effectively processes online payments but streamlines the experience for your clients and your accounting 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