Article Index
68 Results: Firm Management
01 June 2011
Keywords: Checklists, "Closed Files", "closing letter", "File Management", "Firm Management", "Office Management", "Practice Management"
Whilst most lawyers do not expect it when they begin their careers; documents (and paperwork) tend to dominate most law firms. In a 2003 survey conducted by the American Bar Association, lawyers reported that one of their greatest disappointmen...
01 June 2011
Keywords: Checklists, "Closed Files", "File Management", "Firm Management", "Practice Management"
NO
ITEM
DONE
DATE
VERIFICATION
REMARKS
LAWYER
PARTNER
1
Review file' for any further work to be ...
01 June 2011
Keywords: "Closed Files", "File Management", "Firm Management", "Office Management"
It is a common perception that a large sum of money is required to achieve a good file management system. In truth, a certain degree of creativity and perseverance is all it takes to first create a system, and to then maintain it. Prob...
01 December 2010
Keywords: "Business Continuity", "Firm Management", "Office Management", Technology
If you’re constantly on the go, the information you store in your laptop (or PDA) is as valuable (sometimes more so) than the computer itself.
An American Survey in 2006 showed that 15 million people lost sensitive data (inc...
01 December 2010
, by Wong Li Chin
Keywords: "Firm Management", "Stress Management", Technology
If you look around you, chances are that 3 out of 5 people are probably on their BlackBerries.[2] Since their arrival, BlackBerries have revolutionised the way we live and work. They provide flexibility and the ability for anyone to co...
01 December 2010
Keywords: "Firm Management", Technology
CONFESSIONS
You hate your job, or company, or boss or colleagues, and want to leave. You might get your wish involuntarily.
You’ve done something stupid or worse illegal.
You are planning to take sick leave.
Y...
01 December 2010
, by Shyamala Manoharan and Wong Li Chin
Keywords: Accounts, "Case Study", "Firm Management", Fraud, "Office Management", PII
Partnership/pahrt-ner-ship/ (noun):
The relation which subsists between persons carrying on business in common with a view of profit.[1]
In West Malaysia, there are 5,786[2] law firms in operation, 48.75% are partnerships.
Of...
01 June 2010
, by Martin Goh and Kelvin Wu, JLT Risk Consulting Asia
Keywords: "Firm Management", "Green Practice", "Office Management"
Emerging Trends
In an April 2010 survey by Ceres,[1] it was found that the majority of corporate risk managers are aware of and concerned about at least some aspect of climate risk. In fact, they considered regulatory, physical, competitive, and l...
01 March 2010
, by Martin Goh and Kelvin Wu, JLT Risk Consulting Asia
Keywords: "Firm Management"
New Year risk solutions have been made and plans to begin implementing risk management initiatives in your firm are underway - until you realize a major stumbling block in your path - the lack of senior partner(s) buy-in.
This is ...
01 December 2009
, by Selva Veeriah, Advocate Solicitor, Vazeer Akbar Majid & Co
Keywords: "Client Handling", "client management", Conveyancing, "Firm Management", Fraud, "identity fraud", "Practice Management"
What is identity fraud?
Identity fraud is when someone impersonates someone else in order to secure a benefit. Usually, the impostor unlawfully obtains personal identifiable information belonging to an innocent party and uses it to open ba...
01 September 2009
, by Martin Goh, Echelon Risk Consulting Asia Pte Ltd
Keywords: "Firm Management", Litigation, "Stress Management", "Time Management"
Stress as an Underlying Cause of Claims?
Saying that incorrect or inappropriate legal advice can lead to claims against lawyers and law firms is stating the obvious. It might be surprising to note however, that the actual underlying caus...
01 September 2009
Keywords: "Firm Management", "Stress Management", "Time Management"
Your Firm can play a huge role in ‘risk managing’ the stress factor at work.
In developing Qantas’ new ‘Human Factors Risk Management Programme’, Louise Raggett, Manager for Human Factors (Qantas), n...
01 June 2009
, by Wong Li Chin
Keywords: "Firm Management", "Green Practice", "Office Management"
(‘Green’ is in and since we tend to spend huge chunks of our lives in the office, the article will give you an idea of what going ‘Green’ is all about.)
Be PC Savvy
Switch Off!
Conserve Energy
...
01 June 2009
Keywords: Accounts, "Firm Management", Fraud, "Office Management"
HOW TO REDUCE RISK OF FORGERY OF CHEQUES?
Ask yourself these 10 questions about your firm's financial and accounting practices.
Do you or your partners:
Regularly ask for status reports from your accounts staff?
Exercise ...
01 June 2009
, by Martin Goh, Echelon Risk Consulting Asia Pte Ltd
Keywords: "Firm Management", "Green Practice", "Office Management"
Setting the Scene
Managing risks, increasing profitability and going `green' - Objectives that can converge to help your firm be more successful or is that simply wishful thinking?
On the surface it would seem that the above obj...
01 March 2009
, by Martin Goh, Echelon Risk Consulting Asia Pte Ltd
Keywords: Accounts, Billing, "Business Continuity", "Client Handling", "Firm Management", "Office Management", "Time Management"
Beyond Survival
As we navigate through what many are calling the worst economic recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s, law firms would not have been spared the widespread impact of the current economic crisis.
Whilst sur...
01 March 2009
Keywords: Accounts, Conveyancing, Embezzlement, "Firm Management", Fraud, "Office Management"
“No, it won’t happen to my firm! We’re always careful…”
A common statement when reading articles of this nature. Nevertheless, news headlines of recent months forecast a challenging year ahead - rece...
01 December 2008
, by Martin Goh, Echelon Risk Consulting Asia Pte Ltd
Keywords: "Business Continuity", "Firm Management", "Office Management", "Succession Planning"
The Risk & Their Implications
Succession risk is perhaps more salient for companies in today's economy, with the need for sound leadership and business continuity taking on increasing importance.
Mukesh and Anil Ambani's...
01 September 2008
, by Shyamala Manoharan and Wong Li Chin
Keywords: "Conflict of Interest", "File Management", "Firm Management", "Office Management"
In this final instalment of The Dreaded C - Conflict of Interest' series, focus will shift to the essentials of a conflict system, they are applicable whether you maintain a record book or a computerised system.
Essentials Of A Confl...
01 September 2008
, by Datuk N Chandran
Keywords: "Court Procedures", "File Management", "Firm Management", "Improvement and Processes", Litigation, "Practice Management"
The Risk Management and the Practice of the Law was first presented by Datuk N Chandran at a Risk Management Seminar in March 2004.
The object of this paper is to address on the sort of risks to which legal practitioners are exposed to and t...