A Closer Look at the Succession Planning Toolkit [VIDEO]About the VIDEO Host E. Steve Bolden is the chair of the State Bar’s Law Practice Management Committee. He is also partner at Locke Lord in Dallas, TX.Steve Bolden (Chair of the State Bar of Texas Law Practice Management Committee) highlights the Succession Planning Toolkit and the …
The Importance of Succession Planning – Designate a CustodianABOUT THE HOST Laura Gibson is the 2022-2023 State Bar of Texas President. She is a Houston-based partner in Denton US and the head of the Texas Employment & Labor Group. Gibson was the 2018-2019 chair of the State Bar Board of Directors and has served on …
Run Your Law Firm Like a Business [VIDEO]Share this VideoAre you a solo, small, and growing law firm? If you feel stuck, you need to evolve from merely practicing law to actually managing your law firm. In order to achieve long-term success, it’s necessary to transition from working in your business to working on your …
Do you need guidance selecting the right technology for your law firm? Are you uncertain how much you should spend on technology? In this video, TOJI director Joshua Weaver shares two key insights to help you navigate the technology selection process successfully. Additionally, Joshua shares a lesser known strategy for unearthing technology gems often overlooked …
The Arc of a Lawyer’s Law Practice The 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 to address situations in which lawyers had died or …
Getting Going and Best Practice for Zoom Videoconferencing×Print PDF version Of This Guide. It seems like everyone has started using Zoom, the videoconferencing software. Lawyers are learning to use Zoom to meet remotely with clients and colleagues, courts have signed up for Zoom accounts and are now holding many “video hearings,” and litigators are even …
How To Protect Your Clients and Firm in the Event of Death, Disability, Impairment, or Incapacity This 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 transition for your clients and allay potential ethical …
A Guideline for JudgesWhat to Do When an Attorney has Abandoned His Practice, Is Incapacitated, or Deceased: Assumption of Jurisdiction, A Guideline for Judges or Other Interested Persons Attorneys are aging. Because of a weak economy many attorneys are sole practitioners (while others never wanted anything other than to practice on their own) and are forced to …
Checklist for an Attorney Who Closes Another Attorney’s Office 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. Search the attorney’s office to look for documents that need to be filed. Open and review all unopened mail, …
LPM Help Center
Online Subscriptions
Texas Bar Books