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The Lawyer’s Handbook: Ethics Compliance and Claim Avoidance provides an easy-to-use practice management tool for fast-paced, round the clock law practice in a format that ensures compliance with applicable ethics rules while minimizing the risks of legal malpractice claims. To achieve this, the book brings the basics of the fundamentals of law practice management to the table. From client intake procedures to file-closing letters, this book includes the essentials for the practical side of the practice of law. Attorneys can be more efficient and focus on the substance of the practice, while spending less time identifying, determining, and incorporating the basics, and leaving more time for attention to issues raised by their clients in ongoing representations.
Introduction ............................................................................................. 1
Chapter 1: Issues to Consider When Beginning a New Representation ......7
Chapter 2: Use Care in Setting and Collecting Legal Fees .....................49
Chapter 3: Use Technology as a Facet of a Modern Law Practice .........65
Chapter 4: Deal with Problem Relationships and Withdrawal ................83
Chapter 5: Take these Steps When the Representation Ends ..................93
Chapter 6: Respond to Claims .............................................................101
Chapter 7: Know the Issues Relating to Insurance ...............................115
Chapter 8: Address Changes in Practice Structure ...............................133
Chapter 9: Attorney Suicide: A Tragic Epidemic .....................................149
Appendix of Forms .............................................................................153