Month: February 2015
The Importance of Keeping Complete Client Files
Beverly Michaelis, writing in the Oregon Law Practice Management blog, challenges lawyers to think about whether they are keeping a complete copy of client files. Often the answer is no, and there are three arguments against doing so: “I don’t want to store the paper” “Scanning is too time consuming” “The court has all my… Read More »
Categories: Law Practice ManagementWould you get caught in a trust vs. gift dispute when handling purchase funds?
It can be uncomfortable to talk about money. When handling real estate purchases and domestic contracts, however, lawyers can’t afford to accept purchase funds on a “no questions asked” basis. Why not? Because if purchase funds come from somebody other than the prospective owner, the doctrine of resulting trust presumes that, regardless of who is… Read More »
Categories: Real EstateCommercial equipment purchase scam using the name Albert Warren
Three Ontario firms notified us that they received an email from the purported Albert Warren looking to retain them with regards to making a large commercial purchase. This is a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will be duped into wiring real funds… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Equipment / Inventory Purchase FraudTurn off email autocomplete to avoid a potential privacy disaster
Catherine Sanders-Reach of the Chicago Bar Association has some good email advice for lawyers: turn off autocomplete in the address field of your emails. With headlines such as “Former bar prez copies top court on email about its ‘ill-conceived and uninformed questions” and “Did Lawyer’s E-Mail Goof Land $1B Settlement on NYT’s Front Page?“, it’s… Read More »
Categories: Technology20 Tips to Improve the Finances of Your Practice
The demands of individual files can make it a challenge to give your practice’s finances the time and attention they need. From the new issue of LAWPRO Magazine, here are 20 ways you can make or save more money in your day-to-day work. Most are relatively simple and can be implemented at little or no… Read More »
Categories: Law Practice ManagementCommercial debt collection scam using the name Jack Mei
Two Ontario firms notified us that they received an email from the purported Jack Mei looking to retain them with regards to making a large commercial purchase. This is a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will be duped into wiring real funds… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Debt Collection FraudCommercial equipment purchase scam using the names Nic De Roeck and Jan De Nul NV
A California firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Nic De Roeck and Jan De Nul NV looking to retain them with regards to making a large commercial purchase. This is a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Equipment / Inventory Purchase FraudFrom Crisis to Innovation: 20 Years of LAWPRO Professional Liability Insurance
Twenty years ago, an investigative task force appointed by the Law Society of Upper Canada1 made a sobering discovery: the fund established to pay for professional indemnity claims against Ontario lawyers was underfunded by over $200 million dollars. The resulting crisis presented the bar in Ontario with one of the most serious challenges in its… Read More »
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