Month: March 2015
Yacht purchase agreement scam using the name Gary Seidel or Lia M. Nelson
Firms in BC, Ontario and Quebec have notified us that they received an email from the purported Gary Seidel (or Lia M. Nelson) looking to retain them with regards to purchasing a yacht. The name Gary Seidel has also appeared in a business debt collection scam. This is a bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Equipment / Inventory Purchase FraudFour social media lessons for lawyers
Gabriel Chong at the Attorney At Work blog has four useful lessons for lawyers trying to incorporate social media into their practices. Lawyers are…well, lawyers, and not necessarily social media experts so these are some important things to keep in mind (here is the full blog entry) 1. Do only what you’re comfortable doing 2…. Read More »
Categories: TechnologypracticePRO Resource: Fee agreement checklist
A well-written fee agreement encompasses more than your hourly, flat or contingent fee; it should define the parameters of the work to be completed, and address your obligations to the client, and the client’s obligations to you. It should also address your rights (e.g., to seek withdrawal) and your client’s rights (e.g., to terminate representation)…. Read More »
Categories: Law Practice ManagementCommercial equipment purchase scam using the name Scott Williams
Two Ontario firms notified us that they received an email from the purported Scott Williams 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: Equipment / Inventory Purchase Fraud, Fraud WarningsTime to say goodbye to an employee?
This article is by Nora Rock, corporate writer/policy analyst at LAWPRO. You’ve tried clarification, reminders, warnings, patience and tolerance, maybe even retraining. But it isn’t working, and you both know it. Firing employees is not likely a task you took into consideration when you thought about becoming a lawyer; but here you are, an employer,… Read More »
Categories: Law Practice ManagementEvaluating Online Lawyer Referral Services
Occasionally LAWPRO gets asked to give an opinion on the effectiveness or legitimacy of the various lawyer referral services that try to get people to sign up. All we can really say is we aren’t aware of any problems relating to them, and it’s up to individual lawyers to decide whether its a good use… Read More »
Categories: Career ManagementCommercial debt collection scam using the names Tamotsu Sato and Daiso Co Ltd
A California firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Tamotsu Sato of Daiso Co Ltd looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will be duped… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Debt Collection FraudAre you a good chooser?
I believe that poor decision making is one of the biggest problems we face as a profession, and as a society. And that it is eminently improvable. Marc Lauritsen at Attorney At Work asks us to think about choice. Lawyers face daily choices in the practice of law and in the running of their office…. Read More »
Categories: Legal Technology, Career Management, Law Practice Management