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Why You Never Want to Get Lazy With Your Time Keeping
This post is directed toward those of you who fail to accurately record your time on a consistent basis throughout the day, day after day. I know it...
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This post is directed toward those of you who fail to accurately record your time on a consistent basis throughout the day, day after day. I know it...
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What happens in your firm if there’s a hit during a conflicts check? Hopefully, the conflict concern is immediately brought to the attention of the...
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Engagement letters seem to be one of those documents most lawyers intellectually appreciate the value of but often underutilize. This letter simply...
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Co-counsel relationships are sometimes formed “on the fly,” meaning no thorough discussion as to who will be responsible for what ever occurs. This...
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Particularly in the solo and small firm setting, conflict missteps are often not a “whoops, we missed that name” kind of thing. More often the...
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I know lawyers get tired of hearing it and risk folk like me get tired of always having to say it; but there is real value in documenting scope of...
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Over the years I have found a real disparity among attorneys as to their willingness to write non-engagement letters. You know the one. It’s that...
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I continue to be surprised at the number of times I learn that a law firm turned over complete oversight of client property to a non-attorney member...
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The two most common excuses I’ve heard over the years for not having a succession plan in place are these. It’s either “my plan is to die at my...
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Trust account problems remain one of the top reasons attorneys are disciplined here in the US. And while there have been and will continue to be...