The OnlyLaws 360° Audit™
A full-firm diagnostic. No assumptions. No playbooks. Just the truth about where your revenue is leaking — and exactly how to stop it. Most firms discover 20–50% revenue lift already waiting inside their existing operations.
What Elite Firms Get Right.
Our 360° Audit benchmarks your firm against the operational standards of the highest-performing small and mid-size law firms in the country. Every finding is documented, prioritized, and mapped to a measurable improvement opportunity. Below are the twelve operational categories we examine — and what best-in-class looks like in each.
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Marketing Attribution & Spend Efficiency
Elite standard: 100% of marketing spend traced to channel, campaign, and signed case. Cost-per-acquisition tracked by practice area. Every dollar justified or reallocated within 30 days. No "brand awareness" spend without measurable output.
02
Intake Speed & First-Contact Conversion
Elite standard: Response to every inbound lead within 5 minutes during business hours. Structured intake scripts with objection-handling frameworks. Consult-to-signed conversion rate above 60%. Follow-up cadence of minimum 8 touches per unconverted lead.
CRM Architecture & Pipeline Discipline
Elite standard: 100% of leads entered into CRM within 15 minutes of first contact. Pipeline stages defined with exit criteria. Automated stage-movement triggers. Zero "zombie" leads older than 30 days without a documented disposition. Weekly pipeline review cadence with managing partner.
04
Case Flow & Matter Management
Elite standard: Documented SOP for every recurring case type. Clear milestone checkpoints from intake to close. No case progresses without a logged, verified prior step. Case cycle time benchmarked by matter type and attorney. Client touchpoints scheduled at intake, not reactive.
05
Billing, Timekeeping & AR Discipline
Elite standard: Time captured same-day, reviewed weekly. Invoices sent within 3 days of billing cycle close. AR aging reviewed in weekly management meeting. Collection rate above 92%. No invoice older than 60 days without escalation protocol. Contingency cases tracked by projected value and stage.
06
Profitability by Practice Area & Attorney
Elite standard: Gross margin tracked by practice area, case type, and originating attorney. Unprofitable case types identified and either repriced or discontinued. Attorney realization rate monitored monthly. Overhead allocation documented. Firm-wide EBITDA margin target of 25%+ enforced.
07
Staff Accountability & Performance Systems
Elite standard: Every staff member has a documented role scorecard with measurable KPIs reviewed monthly. Intake specialists measured on lead response time, consult rate, and conversion. Paralegals on case milestone completion. Attorneys on realization rate and client satisfaction. Performance conversations data-driven, not opinion-based.
08
Client Experience & Retention Architecture
Elite standard: Structured client onboarding sequence within 24 hours of retainer signing. Scheduled status updates at defined case milestones — never reactive. Post-matter satisfaction survey sent within 5 days of close. Net Promoter Score tracked quarterly. Referral request built into every close process.
09
Compliance, Deadline & Risk Management
Elite standard: All statute of limitations dates and court deadlines calendared at intake with automated alerts at 60, 30, and 7 days. Malpractice exposure review conducted quarterly. No deadline management dependent on any single person’s memory. Every critical date has a primary owner and a backup.
10
Technology Stack & Automation Maturity
Elite standard: Practice management, CRM, billing, and document management fully integrated — no manual data re-entry between systems. Intake automation handles lead capture, initial response, and CRM population. AI agents deployed for document processing, deadline monitoring, and client communications. Technology spend benchmarked against peer firms.
11
Referral Network & Business Development
Elite standard: Referral sources documented, tracked by volume and case quality. Systematic outreach to top 20 referral sources quarterly. Counter-referral reciprocity formalized. Former client reactivation campaign active. Online review generation built into the close process targeting 4.8+ average across platforms.
12
Leadership KPI Dashboard & Decision Architecture
Elite standard: Managing partner reviews a real-time dashboard of 15–20 core KPIs every Monday morning. No strategic decision made without supporting data. Revenue, margin, pipeline, intake conversion, AR, and client satisfaction visible at a glance. Weekly team accountability meeting structured around KPI performance, not anecdote.
The 360° Audit Delivers
A benchmark against elite — not average.
- Score across all 12 operational categories vs. best-in-class benchmarks
- Dollar-value of identified revenue leaks and operational waste
- Prioritized 90-day improvement roadmap sorted by ROI
- Technology and AI readiness assessment
- Candid verdict: where you are vs. where elite firms operate
- Clear answer on which Revenue OS and AI Transformer modules matter most
What Most Firms Discover
Unattributed marketing spend
40–60%
Leads lost to slow response
35–50%
Billable time never captured
15–30%
Typical revenue lift identified
20–50%
Most Firms Are Pouring Leads Into a Leaking Bucket.
Marketing spend pours in the top. Uncontrolled leaks drain value at every stage — slow response, weak scripts, no follow-up, zero KPI accountability. By the time a case is signed, you have captured a fraction of what your spend generated.
The 360° Audit finds every hole. The Revenue OS patches them — permanently.
Marketing Spend
100%
Leads Generated
85%
Slow Response Leak
-20%
Consultations Booked
55%
Weak Intake Script Leak
-25%
Consults Completed
40%
No Follow-Up Leak
-15%
Cases Signed
25%
From First Call to Full System.
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$1,000 · 60 min · Brad Plaschke · Mutual fit assessment
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Engagement Agreement
Scope defined · Retainer agreed · Access granted
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360° Audit
2-week deep dive · All six systems · Data-driven diagnosis
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Roadmap Delivery
90-day plan · ROI projections · Quick wins
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90-Day Sprint
Full system installation · Weekly KPI cadence
$1,000 pre-qualification consultation · By appointment only