Client experience assessment
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Take this quiz to reveal a specific aspect of the client experience that your firm should optimize, guaranteeing client satisfaction and positioning your firm ahead of its competitors.
Did you know that roughly 85% of lawyers surveyed expect to see greater collaboration and transparency between firms and clients in the future?*
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*Sources: 2022 Wolters Kluwer Future Ready Lawyer Report, 2021 ABA TechReport
QUESTION 1
How satisfied are you with the client experience your law firm provides its clients?
Very satisfied
A
Moderately satisfied
B
Slightly satisfied
C
Not at all satisfied
D
QUESTION 2
What is the primary challenge your law firm faces when servicing clients?
Providing insight into matter status, task allocation, and financials
Ensuring clear and timely communication with clients
Equipping clients with a secure collaboration platform
Offering clients personalized services
QUESTION 3
How frequently do you provide clients with updates regarding the progress of their legal matters?
When requested by the client
On a regular basis weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc.
When important matters arise which need immediate client attention
All of the above
QUESTION 4
What is your primary method of client communication?
Phone
Email
Instant messaging platform for example, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp
Secure client extranet
QUESTION 5
What methods do your clients utilize to securely share their data and documents with your firm?
Cloud-based document management system for example, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive
A secure, cloud-based practice management portal
Other
QUESTION 6
How confident are you in your law firm's ability to uphold client confidentiality and ensure data privacy and security?
Very confident
Somewhat confident
Not very confident
Not at all confident
QUESTION 7
How does your law firm keep clients informed about their industry and other pertinent information?
Generic email newsletters
Personalized email newsletters
Generic blog posts
QUESTION 8
What features would you consider most valuable in a secure client extranet?
Private and secure communication methods
Real-time document collaboration tools
Client-centric personalization
24/7 accessibility for clients
can help elevate your firm’s overall client experience
Greater transparency
Improving client transparency will not only enhance the overall client experience but also build trust, strengthen relationships, and position your law firm as a beacon of integrity and reliability.
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Enhanced communication
Improving methods of communication will not only enhance the overall client experience but also foster stronger client relationships, build trust, and position your law firm as a leader in delivering exceptional service.
with clients can help to elevate your firm’s overall client experience
Collaboration
Streamlining methods of client collaboration will not only enhance the overall client experience but also strengthen client relationships, foster trust, and position your law firm as a leader in delivering exceptional service.
Personalization
Providing personalized services will not only optimize client satisfaction but also foster long-term loyalty and positive word-of-mouth referrals.
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Based on your responses, streamlining methods of client collaboration can help to elevate the overall client experience at your firm. Streamlining methods of client collaboration will not only enhance the overall client experience but also strengthen client relationships, foster trust, and position your law firm as a leader in delivering exceptional service.
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Transparency
Based on your responses, providing clients with more transparency can help to elevate the overall client experience at your firm. Improving client transparency will not only enhance the overall client experience but also build trust, strengthen relationships, and position your law firm as a beacon of integrity and reliability.
Based on your responses, providing clients with more transparency can help to elevate the overall client experience at your firm
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Enhanced client engagement
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Enhanced client engagement solutions
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HIGHQ
Tax Caddy
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HIGHQ offers a centralized and customizable client and staff collaborative experience, seamlessly integrated with your firm's identity. Foster efficient collaboration and seamless document sharing with both clients and team members, enhancing the outsourcing and communication processes.
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Unlock a world where operational excellence meets streamlined efficiency. Refine your firm's operations to enhance productivity and accuracy with these solutions: • APIs: Seamlessly integrate systems, minimizing manual data entry and boosting efficiency across your processes. • FirmFlow: Elevate your tax workflow with comprehensive solutions designed to minimize inefficiencies and ensure consistent procedures. • SurePrep: Streamline tax document assembly and organization, simplifying each step and enhancing overall efficiency.
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Streamlining processes and workflow efficiency
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FirmFlow
Seamlessly integrate with your existing systems and applications, reducing manual data entry and improving overall efficiency. This integration reduces the need for manual data entry and enables smoother communication between different software platforms, enhancing overall operational efficiency.
Elevate your tax workflow with a comprehensive solution. By automating various stages of the tax preparation process, FirmFlow ensures smoother data handling, accurate calculations, and consistent procedures. This results in improved productivity and a reduction in potential errors, allowing your team to focus on more valuable tasks.
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Automated standardization
QUESTION 9
How important is it for your firm to have access to a cloud-based tax solution that allows real-time access to tax data from anywhere?
Extremely important, remote accessibility is a priority.
Preferable, but not a strict requirement.
Not necessary, on-premise solutions suffice.
What are the major pain points your tax and accounting firm encounters during the tax season?
Difficulty in maintaining data accuracy and integrity.
Challenges in meeting tight tax filing deadlines.
Limited access to expert tax research and updates.
Difficulty processing K1/K2/K3 information
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Making Progress
Advisory Progress Report
Based on your responses, your Advisory Progress Report indicates you are making progress in your advisory journey. You have taken impactful steps to integrate advisory into your accounting firm and your client relationships. Although, it's possible you feel there is more to do to be compensated for the value you bring and to continue structuring advisory across the firm. To progress further in your journey, we recommend that you check out one of our popular Thought Leadership events, Partner Summit and Advisory Symposium, to learn the steps you need to take to redefine your business model and hear the perspectives our guest practitioners have gained over the years offering advisory services.
Based on your responses, your Advisory Progress Report indicates you are making progress in your advisory journey. You have taken impactful steps to integrate advisory into your accounting firm and your client relationships. Although, it's possible you feel there is more to do to be compensated for the value you bring and to continue structuring advisory across the firm. To progress further in your journey, we recommend that you check out one of our popular Thought Leadership events, Partner Summit and Advisory Symposium, to learn the steps you need to take to redefine your business model and hear the perspectives our guest practitioners have gained over the years offering advisory services. Through Practice Forward, you will have access to a wide range of resources, tools, and 1-1 consulting to help you get paid for your value and knowledge, offer proactive services that clients are looking for, and grow your accounting firm.
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QUESTION 10
Are you seeking ways to streamline your tax provision and income tax processes to ensure accuracy and save time?
Yes, it's a top priority to enhance efficiency.
It's important, but not the main focus at the moment.
No, current processes are satisfactory.
Going Strong!
Based on your responses, your Advisory Progress Report indicates you are going strong in your advisory journey! Advisory has a solid presence in your firm because you understand that clients want your knowledge and expertise over just compliance transactions. As a firm who is going strong, you might enjoy attending one of our popular Thought Leadership events, Partner Summit and Advisory Symposium, for insightful workshops and ample networking opportunities with firms who value progression. As you continue to scale advisory across your firm, consider Checkpoint Edge for content, how-to guidance, and end-to-end processes that enables you and your staff to perform advisory services with confidence while adhering to professional standards. Practice Forward provides proven methodology, guidance, and tools that accounting firms need to develop and implement an advisory services approach to engaging clients.
Based on your responses, your Advisory Progress Report indicates you are going strong in your advisory journey. Advisory has a solid presence in your firm because you understand that clients want your knowledge and expertise over just compliance transactions. As a firm who is going strong, you might enjoy attending one of our popular Thought Leadership events, Partner Summit and Advisory Symposium, for insightful workshops and ample networking opportunities with firms who value progression. As you continue to scale advisory across your firm, consider Checkpoint Edge for content, how-to guidance, and end-to-end processes that enables you and your staff to perform advisory services with confidence while adhering to professional standards.
Which types of Tax Compliance work does your firm primarily handle?
Business tax returns (1120C)
Business tax returns (1065/1120S)
Personal income tax returns
Provisions
How important is it for your firm to stay current with evolving tax regulations and compliance requirements?
Staying up-to-date is a top priority for our firm.
It is important, but not the main focus.
It is considered, but not a major concern.
What is the size of your tax and accounting firm?
Small (1-10 employees)
Medium (11-30 employees)
Large (31-100 employees)
Extra Large (100+ Employees)
QUESTION 14
Does your firm utilize multiple staff when working with large engagements ?
No my tax software does not allow this.
We try but have some areas were editing the return at the same time is not allowed
We would love to better utilize our staff and work to create more focused employee expertise
We need to do a better job of ensuring we utilize our staff most efficiently to get our tax returns completed faster and more accurately.
