Article Index
33 Results: Office Management
17 March 2020
, by PII and Risk Management Department
Keywords: Covid-19, "disaster plan", "emergency plan", "Movement Control Order", "office management"
The suggested Law Practice Preparedness Plan is hoped to minimise the risk to your law practice during the nation’s Movement Control Order[1] due to Covid-19 that will take effect starting 18 Mar until 31 Mar 2020.
In preparation...
01 December 2013
, by Tan Sue Vern, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Sdn Bhd
Keywords: "Firm Management", Notification, "Office Management", PII, "Sole Proprietors", "Succession Planning", Top-Up
For lawyers, it is trite law that a deceased can be sued via the administrators of the estate. For a lawyer practising as a sole proprietor (“SP”), this has even greater implications. The case study below demonstrates how f...
01 March 2013
Keywords: Accounts, Dishonesty, "Firm Management", Fraud, "Office Management"
Disclaimer: This extract was taken from the article ‘An Explanation of Some of the Main Terms of the 2013 Certificate of Insurance’ which was published in JURISK! March 2013. The information herein has been edited to reflect the ...
01 December 2011
, by Melissa Kraal
Keywords: Accounts, Billing, Finance, "Firm Management", "Office Management", "Practice Management"
Billing
Tracking and billing time to clients is an important and inevitable part of working in a law firm. Now more than ever, billing and collection are processes that practitioners must master if they are to manage their practices effe...
01 September 2011
, by Martin Goh and Kelvin Wu, JLT Risk Consulting Asia
Keywords: "Firm Management", "Improvement and Processes", "Office Management", "Practice Management"
There is a myriad of books on quality management for various professions including the legal profession. Accordingly, this article does not set out to provide a one-fits-all solution but a highlight the benefits of implementing a Quality Man...
01 September 2011
Keywords: "Closed Files", "File Management", "Firm Management", "Office Management", "Practice Management"
In our previous issue, we discussed file closure in "Case Closed: What Do I Do With the File Now?". We now move on to consider file retention, an important aspect of file management that should go hand in hand with any operating pr...
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 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
, by Melissa Kraal
Keywords: "Closed Files", "Conflict of Interest", "File Management", "Firm Management", "lawyer client", Litigation, "Office Management", "Stress Management", "Time Management"
A good file management system is essential in any legal practice whether it be a small or large practice. Lost, stolen and irreversibly damaged files often lead to disgruntled clients who, when unhappy with the service they've received, ...
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 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 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 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 June 2008
, by Dilsher Singh, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Sdn Bhd
Keywords: "Client Account", Dishonesty, Embezzlement, "Fidelity Guarantee", "Firm Management", Fraud, "office account", "Office Management", "third party"
Record-setting fuel prices, inflation, world recession and commodity shortages which have financial impact on our day-to-day living are common headlines in newspapers today. During such times statistics reveal a sharp increase in employee fr...