Article Index
68 Results: Firm Management
22 February 2016
, by Shafiq Sobri, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Sdn Bhd
Keywords: "Case Study", Communication, "Firm Management", "Practice Management", "Stakeholder Duty"
Lawyers who become stakeholders in conveyancing transactions have a duty to hold the monies or documents deposited to them on behalf of either the vendor or the purchaser until the conclusion of certain transactions.
In Toh Theam Hock v Kemajuan...
01 April 2014
, by Martha Newman
Keywords: "Client Handling", "Firm Management", "Improvement and Processes", "Stress Management", "Time Management"
Martha M Newman is an Executive and Professional Coach who helps attorneys build leadership skills, enhance business performance and advance their professional careers. This article was taken from Top Lawyer Coach, LLC and has been reproduced w...
01 March 2014
Keywords: "File Management", "Firm Management", Litigation, "Time Management"
Section
Description
Limitation Period
6 (1) (a)
Actions founded on a contract or tort
6 years
6 (1) (b)
Actions to e...
01 March 2014
, by Tan Sue Vern, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Sdn Bhd
Keywords: "Case Study", Communication, "File Management", "Firm Management", "Practice Management"
“Negligence is the rust of the soul, that corrodes through all her best resolves.”
- Owen Feltham
It only takes a snail to create a landmark case in neglige...
01 March 2014
, by Tan Sue Vern, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Sdn Bhd
Keywords: "Case Study", Communication, "Firm Management", "Practice Management", "Stakeholder Duty"
The Call Of Duty
A stakeholder is one who holds documents, money or any form of property pending the outcome of a future event. For example, in sale and purchase transactions involving land, a stakeholder holds the purchase price monies ...
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 September 2012
Keywords: "Case Study", "Client Handling", Conveyancing, "Firm Management", Fraud, "Time Management"
Introduction
Conveyancing practice is an area of law with the highest percentage of practitioners in Malaysia. Due to its relatively straightforward, albeit highly procedural-intensive, shorter time commitment and the abundance of client...
08 June 2012
Keywords: Accounts, Dishonesty, Embezzlement, "Firm Management", Fraud, Technology, "third party"
Research has shown that small to mid-size practices are often more vulnerable to fraud than their larger counterparts because they have fewer employees. Firms with fewer employees tend to have less segregation among duties, with fewer intern...
01 June 2012
Keywords: Accounts, "Case Study", Dishonesty, Embezzlement, "Firm Management", Fraud, "Sole Proprietors"
The following are case studies of claims notified under the Malaysian Bar PII Scheme. All names of people and places have been replaced to maintain anonymity.
Case Study 1: Misusing Trust and Authority
Total amount embezzled: RM2,5...
01 June 2012
Keywords: "Firm Management", "Stress Management", "Time Management"
Stress - a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances (Oxford Dictionary).
What is stressful to you may not be stressful to another. Everyone has a different tolerance towards...
01 March 2012
Keywords: Communication, "Firm Management", Litigation, Statistics, "Time Management"
But why?
There are many sub-causations contributing to the above. Among them are:
1. Broken Communications.
2. Bad Time Management.
3. Poor Legal Knowledge.
01 March 2012
Keywords: "Case Study", "Client Handling", Communication, "Engagement Management", "File Management", "Firm Management", Litigation, "Time Management"
The following are examples of claims that have arisen in the course of a firm’s litigation practice. All names of people and places have been replaced.
Case Study 1 : Missed opportunity
Messrs ABC and Associates (“ABC&rdq...
01 March 2012
Keywords: Communication, "Firm Management", Litigation, "Practice Management", "Time Management"
COMMUNICATION
DO’S
Record everything in black and white. More so telephone conversations where the client verbally instructs you. Before you act on their instruction, have the client sign-off the written instructions,...
01 December 2011
Keywords: Accounts, "Case Study", Dishonesty, Embezzlement, "Firm Management", Fraud, PII
Does your firm's PII Policy provide cover against dishonesty?
Public policy dictates that only an innocent partner/s can seek indemnity of any form. Clause 11 of the 2014 Certificate of Insurance (“COI”) protects and inde...
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 December 2011
, by Melissa Kraal
Keywords: Accounts, Billing, "Firm Management"
BILLING
1) Avoid Lump-Sums
Itemise your bills along with the time spent on each piece of work done. Viewing this in detailed lists will make the client more appreciative of the work you have put in. You would also avoid time co...
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
, 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, ...