|Maintaining a Practice|Starting a PracticePractice Tips Regarding File Retention, Destruction, and Establishing a File Retention PolicyWritten byThe LPM DepartmentOctober 11, 2023Share this PostIntroduction Although there is no rule that specifically lays out the requirements for client file retention and destruction, the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and a few ethics opinions provide practice tips, …
Steve Bolden (Chair of the State Bar of Texas Law Practice Management Committee) highlights the Succession Planning Toolkit and the importance of succession planning for young and older attorneys.
Join past State Bar of Texas president Laura Gibson as she highlights the importance or designating a custodian.
Brian Hall (Managing Partner at Traverse Legal in Austin, TX) joins us in this Law Practice Management segment to speak about how his firm grew from a single office in Michigan to a successful, multi-disciplinary firm with over 20 people across several states.
|Law Practice Management|Succession PlanningThe Arc of a Lawyer’s Law PracticeWritten byThe LPM DepartmentOctober 2, 2020Share this PostThe pace of change continues to accelerate. The profession can expect cessations issues as part of the fallout. The discipline of law practice is changing. In Texas, regional offices of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel encountered an increase in demand …
Law Practice Management|Practice TechnologyZoom Videoconferencing: Best Practices for AttorneysWritten byThe LPM DepartmentSeptember 25, 2020Share this Post×Download the PDF version of this guide Zoom has become the most ubiquitous video conferencing software in the professional world, and it is particularly widespread in the legal industry. Most lawyers are using Zoom to meet remotely with clients and …
Law Practice Management||How To Protect Your Clients and Firm in the Event of Death, Disability, Impairment, or IncapacityWritten byThe LPM DepartmentSeptember 4, 2020Share this PostThis information is designed to help you protect your clients’ interests in the event you are suddenly rendered unable to practice law. With some advanced planning, you can ensure a smoother …
Law Practice Management|What to Do When an Attorney has Abandoned His Practice, Is Incapacitated, or DeceasedAssumption of Jurisdiction, A Guideline for Judges or Other Interested PersonsWritten byThe LPM DepartmentSeptember 4, 2020Share this PostAttorneys are aging. Because of a weak economy many attorneys are sole practitioners (while others never wanted anything other than to practice on their …
Law Practice Management|Checklist for an Attorney Who Closes Another Attorney’s OfficeWritten byThe LPM DepartmentSeptember 4, 2020Share this Post×Click here to print the PDF version of this document This checklist is intended as a guideline only as circumstances surrounding the closing of a law office vary. ☐ Check the attorney’s calendars to look for case deadlines. …
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