Law firm AR follow-up resources
Practical guides on getting past-due invoices paid while keeping clients on good terms. Each one includes wording your firm can copy.
How to collect unpaid legal fees without hurting the client relationship
A seven-step process for past-due invoices, from the fee agreement to day 90. Includes two reminder emails and a short call script your staff can use today.
Read the guide: How to collect unpaid legal fees without hurting the client relationshipLaw firm accounts receivable: what’s normal and when to follow up
How to read an AR aging report, the published benchmarks worth knowing, and a follow-up timeline for each aging bucket. Includes a 30-minute monthly review and a day-30 reminder template.
Read the guide: Law firm accounts receivable: what's normal and when to follow upCollBox alternative: comparing AR follow-up services for law firms
CollBox’s published pricing next to ARCounsel’s, with a first-year cost example and how ARCounsel works. Ends with a list of questions to ask any AR follow-up provider.
Read the guide: CollBox alternative: comparing AR follow-up services for law firmsClio overdue invoices: setting up follow-up that gets bills paid
Where to find overdue bills in Clio Manage, how to set up automated bill reminders, and a schedule that adds a phone call when emails go unanswered. Also covers how ARCounsel connects to Clio, read-only.
Read the guide: Clio overdue invoices: setting up follow-up that gets bills paidCollecting overdue QuickBooks Online invoices for law firms
How to set up QuickBooks Online’s automatic invoice reminders, which reports to run, and a follow-up schedule for law firms. Explains how ARCounsel’s read-only QuickBooks connection works and how payments show as collected.
Read the guide: Collecting overdue QuickBooks Online invoices for law firmsFollowing up on overdue LeanLaw invoices
How to find overdue invoices in LeanLaw, set up reminder emails, and record payments so balances stay accurate in LeanLaw and QuickBooks Online. Explains how ARCounsel connects to LeanLaw read-only.
Read the guide: Following up on overdue LeanLaw invoicesLaw firm collections letter template: the final notice
When a final notice fits, the seven things it should say, what to leave out, and a copyable letter and email. Ends with a checklist to run before it goes out.
Read the guide: Law firm collections letter template: the final noticeLaw firm payment plan agreement: terms, template and checklist
What Clio’s data shows about payment plans, the terms to decide in advance, and a one-page agreement plus confirmation email. Ends with a checklist.
Read the guide: Law firm payment plan agreement: terms, template and checklistCan a lawyer send a client to collections? Legal fees and collection agencies
General information on what ethics opinions say about collection agencies, what an agency can be told, and the steps to take before any referral, with a state-rules note.
Read the guide: Can a lawyer send a client to collections? Legal fees and collection agenciesOutsourcing AR: what accounts receivable services for law firms do
Why firms hand off AR follow-up, what an outside team does and doesn’t do, how it differs from an agency or software, and 11 questions to ask a provider.
Read the guide: Outsourcing AR: what accounts receivable services for law firms doWhen a client disputes attorney fees: a step-by-step response
Five steps for a questioned bill, from pausing reminders to fee arbitration, plus an email reply template, what to avoid, and a checklist.
Read the guide: When a client disputes attorney fees: a step-by-step response
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