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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 12, 2021
If you were to collect everything I (and many others like me) have written on risk management for lawyers, I suspect the collection would fill a tome or two; but sometimes less is more. It is with this sentiment in mind that I offer this brief...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 17, 2021
Given how difficult it can be to try and take a planned absence, such as a long vacation or maternity or paternity leave, it’s no wonder that having...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 17, 2021
Difficult conversations can be, well difficult; particularly if the purpose of the conversation is to pass along bad news. After all, who looks...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 6, 2021
Lawyers often share with us that, as they see it, they really don’t need a cyber liability policy. They seem to base this conclusion on the fact...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 2, 2020
Over the years I have visited more firms that I can remember; but no visit stands out more than the one that made me feel as if I had walked on to...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 5, 2020
Sometimes the teacher becomes the student, which is exactly what happened to me during a post CLE conversation between a panel member and an...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 21, 2020
Sometimes a call comes in that I feel compelled to write about and this is one of those times. The question seemed simple enough. Basically, the...
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Sharon D. Nelson Esq., Sensei Enterprises: Oct 8, 2020
Smart and ethical legal marketing is an important component of legal practice. Legal marketing encompasses a wide variety of methods and media, with...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 15, 2020
A lawyer called me wanting to discuss third-party payors because his representation of his client had just ended, and he didn’t know what to do with...
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Martha Amrine, Senior Claims Attorney: Jun 18, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic forced most law firms to conduct business in ways they had not done before. Many firms were forced to transition to work from...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 17, 2020
I suspect more than a few law firms, particularly in the solo/small firm space, have yet to take the necessary time to draft and write up a...
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Karen Thalacker: Jun 8, 2020
We’ve all had difficult clients. In the best of times, they can be a challenge but in the times we’re living in right now they can be even more...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 15, 2020
Solo and small firm lawyers continue to occasionally call in wanting to discuss a business opportunity that has come to be known as a “license...
