​Did you know today is National Secretary’s Day (Friday 7 March)?

Those who work in administration positions play a vital role in keeping law firms organised and moving, handling appointments, speaking with clients, and managing paperwork.
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To acknowledge and celebrate our legal admin superstars, we asked our clients to nominate their remarkable paralegal or secretary and tell us how they go the extra mile for their practice, for their chance to spoil them with a luxury hamper valued at $250.

At Smokeball, we are dedicated to helping small law firms become more successful businesses.

​Read on to discover how our powerful practice management software has enabled AMG Law Firm to increase their billings, productivity and clients satisfaction. 

On International Women’s Day (8 March), and every day, Smokeball is committed to celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. ​International Women's Day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality. This year’s theme is #choosetochallenge. Choose to challenge invites us all to seek out and honour women’s achievements and create an inclusive world.

This week, we are recognising key female members of Smokeball’s leadership team, who are proudly forging innovation through technology, supporting our clients, and making Smokeball an inclusive and fun place to work each and every day.
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​We are kickstarting the celebration with Smokeball's Chief Revenue Officer, Jane Oxley. Want to get to know Jane a little better? Well, we asked Jane about her approach to building a successful career as a woman in tech, and what helpful tips does she have for other women looking to do the same. 

In the February instalment of Smokeball Product Chat, our Global Head of Product Adele Hoyle and Chief Revenue Officer Jane Oxley got together virtually to discuss our revolutionary automatic time tracking feature - AutoTime. 

​At Smokeball, we are dedicated to helping small law firms become more successful businesses.

Read on to discover how our feature-rich practice management software has enabled Ralph Lake to increase his organisation, productivity and optimise firm profitability. 

​To tell a law firm that our software can double your revenue sounds like an outlandish marketing claim. So when we started to look at the data and realised that it is not only possible, but it has already happened for many Smokeball clients, we felt uncomfortable shouting it from the rooftops, because it sounds too good to be true. Then there’s the other uncomfortable factor – the feeling that we’re indicating that you’ll be charging your clients double. Which, fortunately, is not true.

Any lawyer who has manually tracked their billable hours knows it can be a thankless task. Between constantly setting and resetting timers, compiling that information into timesheets – and trying to calculate how much time was spent on tasks you weren’t able to set a timer for – lawyers need to be meticulous with their billable hours.