Mike Graner

Mike Graner is the Marketing Manager at Smith.ai. He focuses on engaging content, company updates, and in-person events.

Articles by Mike Graner

Why Your Debt and Bankruptcy Law Firm Needs an Answering Service

March 13, 2024
Why Your Debt and Bankruptcy Law Firm Needs an Answering Service
A debt and bankruptcy law firm answering service is a dedicated call-handling solution that ensures every prospective client reaching out during a financial crisis is answered, qualified, and routed to the right attorney — 24 hours a day, without missed calls or voicemail.
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Why Your Business Law Firm Needs an Answering Service

March 11, 2024
Why Your Business Law Firm Needs an Answering Service
Business law is vast and varied. You could be helping a client with a merger one day and dealing with a business bankruptcy the next. A legal answering service ensures that you’re able to dedicate your full attention to each client without sacrificing communications.
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How Personal Injury Firms Capture More Leads — Before the Next Firm Picks Up

March 5, 2024
How Personal Injury Firms Capture More Leads — Before the Next Firm Picks Up
A legal answering service for personal injury law firms is a 24/7 call-handling solution that captures, qualifies, and routes inbound leads the moment they call — so no potential case is lost to voicemail, slow callbacks, or after-hours gaps.
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5 Ways to Run a More Profitable Solo Law Firm

March 5, 2024
5 Ways to Run a More Profitable Solo Law Firm
A profitable solo law firm is a single-attorney practice structured to maximize revenue per matter, minimize overhead, and convert a high percentage of qualified leads — without the staffing costs of a larger firm.
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Best Legal Podcasts to Help Scale Your Law Firm

March 5, 2024
Best Legal Podcasts to Help Scale Your Law Firm
The best legal podcasts are audio shows hosted by practicing attorneys, legal business coaches, and law firm consultants that teach solo practitioners and small-firm lawyers how to grow revenue, streamline operations, and build sustainable practices.
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10 Best Legal Blogs to Help You Run Your Firm More Profitably

February 28, 2024
10 Best Legal Blogs to Help You Run Your Firm More Profitably
Legal blogs are online publications written by attorneys, legal industry analysts, and practice management experts that help law firm owners stay current on trends, technology, and business strategy relevant to running a profitable practice.
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The Pros and Cons of Automating Legal Documents

February 27, 2024
The Pros and Cons of Automating Legal Documents
Automation plays an increasingly large role within law offices. One aspect that promises to help your team save time and sanity while reducing errors is automating legal documents. However, while there are plenty of benefits, there are also drawbacks to the trend that you’ll need to know before jumping aboard.
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What Is Voice Assistant and How Does It Improve the Customer Experience?

February 23, 2024
What Is Voice Assistant and How Does It Improve the Customer Experience?
Most of us use a voice assistant every day to create shopping lists or add calendar entries. However, these AI-powered tools can also be important to your customer experience. From providing fast, accurate support to delivering personal recommendations, voice assistants are becoming must-have tools for businesses of all shapes and sizes.
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How to Quickly Respond to Inbound Leads (and Why It Matters)

February 21, 2024
How to Quickly Respond to Inbound Leads (and Why It Matters)
Inbound leads represent an influx of cash into your operation, so you must respond to them as quickly as possible. However, there’s more to it than just setting up your business so that your sales team can jump on leads as soon as they appear. In this guide, we explore how to respond quickly to inbound leads, why it’s important, and other factors that matter just as much as speed.
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7 Productive Ways to Use AI for Lawyers

February 19, 2024
7 Productive Ways to Use AI for Lawyers
AI is everywhere today. It powers also bought suggestions, helps marketers reach their audience, and lives on our phones and other devices to make our lives easier. But does AI have practical applications for law firms? It does. In this post, we discuss seven productive ways lawyers can use AI.
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