You went to law school to practice law. So why are you spending your evenings reconciling QuickBooks? It's one of the most common patterns in small law firms: the founding attorney handles the finances themselves. Maybe you started solo and couldn't justify the expense. Maybe you had a bad experience with a bookkeeper who didn't understand trust accounts. Maybe you just figured—how hard can it be? Here's the problem. It's not that you can't  do it. It's what it's costing you