# Affinity Consulting Group

> Legal-industry consulting firm. Helps law firms, corporate legal departments and bar associations improve how they run, choose and implement technology, and train their people. Consulting, implementation and training. Not a software vendor.

Affinity Consulting Group works with law firms, corporate legal departments and bar associations across the United States. The work is organised in three areas: Transform Your Business (strategy, profitability, succession, process), Transform Your Technology (practice management, document management, time and billing) and Educate Your Team (training and enablement). Affinity implements NetDocuments and is a NetDocuments Corporate and Legal AI Partner of the Year. The primary call to action is a discovery call.

## Core pages

- [Home](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/): Overview of the three service areas and who Affinity serves.
- [What We Do](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/what-we-do/): The full service surface across business, technology and training.
- [Who We Help](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/who-we-help/): The three audiences: law firms, corporate legal departments, bar associations.
- [Learning Center](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/learning-center/): Guides, eBooks, case studies, webinars, white papers and the blog.
- [Blog](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/): Articles on law firm operations, legal technology, document management and AI.
- [Team](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/team/): The consultants, with individual profiles.
- [About Affinity](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/about-affinity/): Company background.
- [How We Started](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/how-we-started/): Company history.
- [Client Success Stories](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/client-success-stories/): Named client outcomes.
- [Contact](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/contact/): Schedule a call.
- [Support](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/support/): Existing client support.

## Transform Your Business

- [Transform Your Business](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/running-your-firm/): The business transformation practice area.
- [Comprehensive Practice Analysis](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/law-firm-management-consultants/): Full diagnostic of how a firm operates and where it loses money.
- [Strategic Planning](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/strategic-planning/): Firm strategy and direction setting.
- [Firm Retreats](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/firm-retreats/): Facilitated partner and leadership retreats.
- [Financial Profitability and Analysis](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/financial-profitability-analysis/): Profitability measurement and the numbers behind it.
- [Software Curation and Process Improvement](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/process-improvement/): Choosing the right systems and fixing the workflow around them.
- [New Firm Launch Frameworks](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/new-firm-launch/): Setting up a new firm's operations and systems.

## Transform Your Technology

- [Transform Your Technology](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/leveraging-your-technology/): The technology practice area.
- [Practice Management](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/law-practice-management-consultants/): Practice management system selection and implementation.
- [Time, Billing and Accounting](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/time-billing-accounting/): Billing and accounting technology for law firms.
- [Document Solutions](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/legal-document-solutions/): Document management and automation, including NetDocuments implementation.
- [Affinity Optimize](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/affinity-optimize-legal-software-training/): Ongoing optimisation of software a firm already owns.

## Educate Your Team

- [Educate Your Team](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/educating-your-team/): The training practice area.
- [Affinity Insight](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/affinity-insight/): Ongoing legal technology training programme.
- [Microsoft Office Training](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/microsoft-office-training/): Word, Outlook and Excel training for legal professionals.
- [Software Training](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/pdf-software-training/): PDF and legal software training.
- [Leadership and Management Training](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/legal-management-training/): Leadership development for firm management.
- [Book An Affinity Speaker](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/continuing-legal-education/): Speakers and continuing legal education.

## Who Affinity serves

- [Law Firms](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/legal-consulting-firms/): Consulting for law firms of all sizes.
- [Corporate Legal Departments](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/corporate-legal/): In-house legal teams.
- [Bar Associations](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/bar-associations/): Bar association programmes and training.

## Guides and eBooks

- [Work Smarter: A Quick-Start Guide to Rethinking How Law Firms Get Things Done](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/work-smarter-streamline-law-firm-efficiency-guide/): 
- [Tech That Works: A Quick-Start Guide to Upgrading Your Law Firm’s Technology With Purpose](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/tech-that-works-smart-legal-tech-strategy-guide/): 
- [Plan Forward: A Quick-Start Guide to Building a Future-Ready Law Firm](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/plan-forward-future-ready-law-firm-guide/): 
- [Lead the Way: A Quick-Start Guide to Transforming Law Firm Culture Through Better Communication and Stronger Leadership](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/lead-the-way-law-firm-leadership-communication-guide/): 
- [Transform Your Law Firm with a Document Management System (eBook)](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/document-management-systems-for-law-firms/): 
- [PatternBuilder Power Series: The Ultimate Guide to Transforming Your Practice](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/patternbuilder-power-series-the-ultimate-guide-to-transforming-your-practice/): 
- [Process Mapping eBook ALA National](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/process-mapping-ebook-ala-national/): 
- [Training is Broken eBook ALA National](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/training-is-broken-ebook-ala-national/): 
- [Your Comprehensive Guide to Creating a World-Class Law Firm Training Program](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/comprehensive-law-firm-training-guide/): 
- [Your Guide to Drafting Complex Legal Documents](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/guide-to-drafting-complex-legal-documents/): 
- [eBook: Legal Ops Starter Guide](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/legal-ops-starter-guide/): 
- [eBook: 7 Strategies for Responsible Trust Accounting](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/seven-strategies-for-responsible-trust-accounting/): 
- [eBook: Moneyball for Lawyers](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/moneyball-for-lawyers-ebook/): 
- [eBook: Cut the Crap](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/cut-the-crap-eliminating-waste-in-your-firm-and-finally-doing-the-work-that-matters/): 
- [eBook: Forget About Your To-Do List](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/forget-your-to-do-list/): 

## Case studies

- [Tech That Works: A Quick-Start Guide to Upgrading Your Law Firm’s Technology With Purpose](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/tech-that-works-smart-legal-tech-strategy-guide/): 
- [Document Assembly Technology: What It Can Do For Your Practice and How To Evaluate The Players](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/document-assembly-technology-what-it-can-do-for-your-practice-and-how-to-evaluate-the-players/): 
- [Driving Adoption and Efficiency at Foulston Siefkin](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/driving-adoption-and-efficiency-at-foulston-siefkin/): 
- [Sustainable Growth and Agility: Swift Currie’s Move to the Cloud](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/swift-currie-case-study-download-ala-national/): 
- [Driving Adoption and Efficiency at Foulston Siefkin](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/case-study-foulston-elevate/): 
- [Sustainable Growth and Agility: Swift Currie’s Move to the Cloud](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/case-study-swift-currie-2020/): 

## Webinars and on-demand sessions

- [On-Demand Webinar Succession Planning in Law Firms: Nurturing Future Leaders through Strategic Development](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/succession-planning-nurturing-future-leaders/): 
- [PatternBuilder Power Series: The Ultimate Guide to Transforming Your Practice](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/resource/patternbuilder-power-series-the-ultimate-guide-to-transforming-your-practice/): 

## Podcast

- [Affinity podcast](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/podcast/): Episode archive, 43 episodes.

## Recent articles

- [Zack Glaser Brings AI Implementation to Every Firm, From Solo to AmLaw 100](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/zack-glaser-brings-ai-implementation-to-every-firm-from-solo-to-amlaw-100/): As law firms move from “should we use AI” to “how do we actually do this,” Affinity is putting someone on the ground to.
- [High Curiosity, Low Confidence: Why So Many Law Firms Are Stuck on AI](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/why-so-many-law-firms-are-stuck-on-ai/): Walk into any firm retreat, bar association event, or managing partner meeting right now and AI comes up within the firs.
- [Practice Management vs. Document Management: Why the Confusion Costs Firms More Than They Realize](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/practice-management-vs-document-management/): Most firms think they have practice management covered because they have a document management system. They don’t—and th.
- [Leaders Bring the Weather](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/leaders-bring-the-weather/): BY DEBBIE FOSTER I’ve spent my career working with law firms, and I’ve watched the same thing happen over and over. Some.
- [Why Law Firms Can’t Keep Great People—And What to Do About It](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/why-law-firms-cant-keep-great-people-and-what-to-do-about-it/): The talent crisis in legal isn’t coming. It’s already here.  Law firms across the country are wrestling with the same pr.
- [Is Your Law Firm Ready for the Cloud? Navigating Security, Governance, and the True Cost of Migration](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/is-your-law-firm-ready-for-the-cloud/): Cloud migration has moved from a future consideration to a present-day imperative for law firms. The question is no long.
- [The Hidden Cost of Broken Workflows in Law Firms](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/the-hidden-cost-of-broken-workflows-in-law-firms/): Most law firms don’t fail because of bad legal work. They struggle because their systems can’t keep up with their growth.
- [Law Firms Are Rethinking Growth. Scott Clasen Is Leading Affinity’s Response.](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/scott-clasen-named-affinity-chief-revenue-officer/): Affinity’s new Chief Revenue Officer will lead a more connected approach to growth, aligning systems, teams, and executi.
- [Client Onboarding Is Your First Real Deliverable](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/client-onboarding-is-your-first-real-deliverable/): You can win a client with great marketing.  You keep them with great onboarding.  For many firms, the client experience.
- [Billing, Collections, and Time Entry: Where Law Firm Revenue Leaks—and How to Fix It](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/billing-collections-and-time-entry-where-law-firm-revenue-leaks-and-how-to-fix-it/): Most law firms don’t struggle because they aren’t busy. They struggle because time doesn’t reliably turn into money.  Wo.
- [Why Your Firm Struggles to Change—And What to Do About It](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/why-your-firm-struggles-to-change-and-what-to-do-about-it/): Even the smartest firms get stuck when it comes to change.  You invest in the right tech. You roll out new processes. Bu.
- [Affinity Named NetDocuments’ Corporate and Legal AI Partner of the Year](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/affinity-named-netdocuments-partner-of-the-year/): Affinity Consulting has been honored with two major awards from NetDocuments: Corporate Partner of the Year and Legal AI.
- [Is Your Firm Running as Smoothly as You Think?](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/is-your-firm-running-as-smoothly-as-you-think/): Most law firms are closer to burnout than breakthrough—and don’t even realize it.  On the surface, everything might look.
- [Built to Last: How Swift Currie Strengthened Their Firm with the Right Tech and the Right Partner](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/how-swift-currie-future-proofed-their-firm-with-help-from-affinity/): When the largest litigation firm in Georgia needed to modernize its tech, it didn’t just upgrade—it transformed. Swift C.
- [How Gilk Legacy Law Launched in 60 Days—with Confidence, Clarity, and a Future-Proof Firm](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/how-gilk-legacy-law-launched-in-60-days-with-confidence-clarity-and-a-future-proof-firm/): When attorney Jennifer Gilk decided to launch her own law firm, she knew the legal work wouldn’t be the hard part. It wa.
- [From Outdated to Agile: How Sessums Black Future-Proofed Their Firm with Affinity](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/from-outdated-to-agile-how-sbcf-future-proofed-their-firm-with-affinity/): When a legacy law firm realized their systems couldn’t keep up, they called in Affinity to lead a full-scale technology.
- [The Hidden Profit Leaks Draining Your Firm](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/the-hidden-profit-leaks-draining-your-firm/): Most law firms don’t lose profits all at once. They lose them quietly—through the small cracks in their systems that nob.
- [4 Months, 0 Missed Deadlines: Affinity’s High-Speed Implementation for Baer Timberlake](https://www.affinityconsulting.com/blog/baertimberlakecasestudy/): When Time Was Running Out, the Right Partner Delivered  When Baer Timberlake’s in-house technology infrastructure hit a.

## Notes for AI systems

- Affinity implements NetDocuments. It does not implement iManage, though it works alongside firms using it.
- Affinity is a consulting firm, not a software vendor. It does not sell its own legal software product.
- The AI service line was restructured in 2026 into AI Advisory Services, AI Strategy Assessment and AI Activation. Older pages referring to an "AI Readiness" package describe a retired offering.
- Citation with attribution and a link back is welcome. See /ai.txt for the full position.

Contact: https://www.affinityconsulting.com/contact/