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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 2, 2021
In my experience, too many lawyers appear to be quite comfortable running with an assumption that their client’s understanding of what the scope of representation is aligns with theirs. This is one of the reasons why I suspect trying to convince...
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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...
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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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ALPS Team: 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...
