Enterprise Law Firm Improves Cash Flow, Recovers $360K in Receivables, and Ensures 100% IOLTA Compliance

6
Legal
Bookkeepers
$285K
Annual Cost
Savings
$360K
Debt Collected & Cash Flow Recovered
$645K
Total Financial
Impact

A large enterprise law firm in California was struggling with fragmented bookkeeping operations, inconsistent trust accounting, delayed accounts payable, and uncollected client balances. Multiple IOLTA accounts required careful oversight, monthly reconciliations, and compliance monitoring, while poor financial visibility made tracking receivables and cash flow difficult. Internal staff were stretched thin, and hiring six full-time bookkeepers would have significantly increased salaries, benefits, and office overhead.

Goals and Objectives

The firm sought to stabilize and scale financial operations while maintaining full IOLTA compliance. Leadership aimed to improve cash flow by identifying and collecting outstanding client balances, ensure all trust accounts were fully managed and reconciled, streamline accounts payable, and gain timely, reliable financial reporting—all without increasing in-house staffing costs.

Results

In the first year, bookkeeping costs dropped by 60 percent, saving $285,378 annually. The firm collected $360,000 in previously uncollected receivables, directly improving cash flow. All trust accounts were fully managed and reconciled, strengthening IOLTA compliance and reducing regulatory risk. Accounts payable became more accurate and timely, and leadership gained real-time visibility into the firm’s financial position. These improvements allowed the firm to operate more efficiently and profitably without adding internal headcount.

Cost  Savings Breakdown

Annual Salary
6 In-House Bookkeeper
Benefits and Bonus
Office Space and Equipment
Total Cost per Year
6 In-House Bookkeeper
$312,120
$78,030
$36,000
$426,150
6 Remote Bookkeeper
$140,772
$140,772
Annual Savings
$285,378
saved annually
Total Financial Impact
$645,378
in combined savings and recovered revenue
Cash Flow Improvement from Debt Collection
$360,000
Recovered client receivables

Strengthen Cash Flow and Protect IOLTA Compliance

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