I solve business problems for law firms. My new venue for doing this is 4L Law Firm Services LLC, a company I founded in November 2010. At 4L we perform outsourced accounting and billing services and provide IT/software solutions, via the cloud, to small and midsize law firms. 4L works with law firms who require the same actionable financial information and the same robust technologies as the very largest firms, but cannot duplicate large firm financial resources for operating expenses and capital investment.Using cloud-based and desktop virtualization technologies, and a staff with large law firm experience, 4L levels the playing field for small and midsize firms. Law firms who outsource some, or all, of their back office services are able to save money (as much as 30%-to40%), obtain substantially better financial and IT/software services, and utilize firm leadership time on more profitable pursuits – like client service and attracting new clients.My skills were honed over nearly 30 years working as COO or CFO in several of the most demanding large law firm environments. My experience is unique – I was a partner in two law firms, despite never logging billable hours or dealing with clients. In every firm, my role was always simply defined: make the lawyers more efficient and more productive and make the firm easier to manage and increasingly more profitable. Now, at 4L, rather than focusing on a single firm with as many as 1,000 lawyers, I get to work with multiple law firms – not as a consultant, but as Adjunct CFO & CIO. It’s great fun! I also write a blog – www.LawFirmCFO.com – which is dedicated to every law firm managing partner and administrator who has ever asked the question, “Why me?”