Article Index
17 Results: Time Management
30 May 2022
, by Darshini Devi a/p Ravindran
Keywords: "time management"
In 2020, a global pandemic was declared owing to the outbreak of the virus Covid-19 which originated from Wuhan. It quickly spread like wildfire. Amidst these unprecedented times, news portals were consistently showing the fina...
09 September 2021
, by Harris Rajahdin, Officer, Bar Council PII & Risk Management Department
Keywords: "time management"
As they say, time is money. Time is like a commodity, where you can never replace it, once it’s gone. People always complain that there is never enough time, in fact there is plenty of it to go around – 24 hours in f...
20 April 2021
, by Loong Sheng Li
Keywords: "limitation period", "time management"
Case Study
Lawyer X was appointed by the client for the recovery of damages for unpaid services rendered arising from breach of contract. Lawyer X advised the client to attempt out of court settlement negotiations to reduce litigation costs. Negotia...
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 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...
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 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 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 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 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 June 2008
Keywords: Checklists, "File Management", "Firm Management", "Practice Management", "Succession Planning", "Time Management"
File management takes many forms, and one important area of file management that is often overlooked is file transfers! In any firm that you work in, there are procedures for file opening, file closing, KIV systems etc because files are cons...
01 November 2005
, by Alistair Sim
Keywords: "Case Study", "Client Handling", "File Management", "Firm Management", "Improvement and Processes", Litigation, "Office Management", "Time Management"
Alistair Sim is Associate Director in the Professional and Financial Risk Division at Marsh UK Limited. This article first appeared in ‘The Journal’ (The Online Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, December 2002, page 46) and is reprod...
21 November 2003
, by Ronwyn North
Keywords: "File Management", "Firm Management", "Office Management", Technology, "Time Management"
Risk Manager’s Note: Whilst this article provides examples of the Australian experience, universal similarities are abundant in practice management for the legal profession around the world. We hope that you will use such example...