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Lawyer’s Guide to Increasing Revenue: Unlocking the Profit Potential in Your Firm (2nd Edition)
Arthur G. Greene, published 2012, 194 pages with CD-ROM Are you ready to look beyond cost-cutting and toward new revenue opportunities? Learn how you can achieve growth using the resources you already have at your firm. Discover the factors that affect your law firm’s revenue production, how to evaluate them, and how to take specific… Read More »
Categories: Book, FinancesHow to Draft Bills Clients Rush to Pay, 3rd Edition
Mark Robertson and J. Harris Morgan, 2018 Since the publication of the second edition of How to Draft Bills Clients Rush to Pay, new technologies have emerged in timekeeping and billing to help you more easily prepare bills that are clear and informative to your client. This new edition and expanded edition of a practice-proven… Read More »
Categories: Book, Finances, Solo and Small FirmHow Good Lawyers Survive Bad Times
Sharon D. Nelson, James A. Calloway & Ross L. Kodner, published 2009, 230 pages Worried about the economy? Are you a lawyer out of work? Are you afraid you will be laid off? Are you struggling to manage your firm through a down economy? In a single volume, How Good Lawyers Survive Bad Times, will… Read More »
Categories: Book, Finances, Legal Careers, Marketing, Solo and Small FirmCompensation Plans for Law Firms, 6th Edition
Edited by James D. Cotterman, Altman Weil, Inc., published 2015, 186 pages The revised Sixth Edition of Compensation Plans for Law Firms, provides complete and systematic guidance on how to establish a fair and competitive compensation program for your firm. The book includes workable approaches for compensating partners and associates, as well as other contributors… Read More »
Categories: Book, Finances, Firm ManagementCollecting Your Fee: Getting Paid from Intake to Invoice
Edward Poll, Published 2002, 166 pages with CD-ROM This practical and user-friendly guide provides you with proven strategies and sound advice that will make the process of collecting your fees simpler, easier, and more effective! This handy resource provides you with the framework around which to structure your collection efforts. You’ll learn how you can… Read More »
Categories: Book, FinancesRetainers and Non-engagement letters
Model retainers and agreements are provided by LAWPRO for your consideration and use when you draft your own documents. They are not meant to be used “as is”. Their suitability will depend upon a number of factors, such as the current state of the law and practice in each area of law, your writing style,… Read More »
Categories: Civil Litigation, PrecedentsDomestic Contract Matter Toolkit
Domestic contracts are complex documents that deal with complicated issues involving emotional clients. The dangers are real and there are many places that errors can occur. The good news is that the risks involved in handling domestic contract matters can be greatly reduced. This toolkit is designed to help Ontario lawyers proactively take steps to… Read More »
Categories: Family, ToolkitCriminal Law Malpractice Claims Fact Sheet
LAWPRO sees a lower number of malpractice claims flowing from criminal cases as compared to other areas of law, but criminal claims have been trending up in recent years. Lawyer/client communication errors cause 54% of the criminal claims – no other area of law comes close to this figure. No doubt this reflects the nature… Read More »
Categories: Criminal Law, FactsheetsLitigation Malpractice Claims Fact Sheet
Litigation claims, always near the top of the LAWPRO claims count (alternating some years with real estate), saw an increase after 2009 due to Rule 48 administrative dismissals. New amendments to Rule 48.14 as of January 2015 should reduce these claims, but there are still risks that the new processes, deadlines and transition provisions will… Read More »
Categories: Civil Litigation, FactsheetsManaging the Lawyer / Client Relationship
Poor communication and failings in the lawyer/client relationship are the most frequent cause of legal malpractice claims. These failures include inadequate client case screening, poor communication and insufficient systems, trails and record keeping. This booklet (Download PDF) will help you better understand the critical dynamics of your interactions with clients.
Categories: Communications Errors, Managing Booklets