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.
Succession Planning: The Importance of Designating a Custodian [VIDEO]
Join past State Bar of Texas president Laura Gibson as she highlights the importance or designating a custodian.
Run Your Law Firm Like a Business [VIDEO]
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.
The Arc of a Lawyer’s Law Practice
Law Practice Management |Law Practice ManagementThe 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 …
Zoom Videoconferencing: Best Practices for Attorneys
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 …
How To Protect Your Clients and Firm in the Event of Death, Disability, Impairment, or Incapacity
Law Practice Management|Law Practice ManagementHow 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 Guideline for Judges
Law Practice Management|Law Practice ManagementWhat 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 …
Checklist for an Attorney Who Closes Another Attorney’s Office
Law Practice Management|Law Practice ManagementChecklist 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 …
What to Do If Your Attorney Dies, Disappears, Becomes Disabled, or is Suspended or Disbarred
Law Practice Management |Resources for the PublicWhat to Do If Your Attorney Dies, Disappears, Becomes Disabled, or is Suspended or DisbarredWritten byThe LPM DepartmentSeptember 4, 2020Share this PostWhen a client is unable to contact an attorney for any reason Client’s valuable legal rights may be compromised. Therefore, it is important to: Obtain your file Ascertain the …
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