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Office safety inspection checklist

The examples outlined below do not list all the possible items for office inspections. The best checklist for your workplace is one that has been developed for your specific needs. Whatever the format of the checklist, provide space for the inspectors’ signatures and the date. Inspectors: Date: (O) Satisfactory (X) Requires Action Location Condition Comments Bulletin Boards and Signs Are they clean and readable? Is the material changed frequently? Do items interfere with people walking by? Floors Is there loose material, debris, worn carpeting? Are the floors slippery, oily or wet? Stairways and Aisles Are they clear and unblocked? Are stairways well lighted? Are handrails, handholds in place? Are the aisles marked and visible? Equipment Are guards, screens and sound-dampening devices in place and effective? Is the furniture in good… . . . read more

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Worker’s acknowledgement of decision to decline COVID-19 vaccination

It is important for you to ensure that law office workers get vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect not only themselves but also co-workers, patients and others at your facility. But what if workers neglect or just plain refuse to be vaccinated? There are two basic options: Option 1: Require workers to be vaccinated Option 2: Encourage workers to be vaccinated voluntarily If you select Option 2, require workers to sign a form acknowledging that they were offered the vaccine and voluntarily declined to accept it and list the reasons for doing so. Here’s a Model Policy you can adapt.

NOTICE OF WAIVER AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST

TOOL: Model Notice and Waiver of Conflict of Interest

Why you need this model Notice:

This model Notice will help your efforts to protect your practice from the risk of violating conflict of interest rules.


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MANAGING STAFF

Model Tool: Employee referral form

Why you need this form:

Employee referral continues to be the number one source of external hires. Good employees know other good employees, so why not tap this valuable pipeline of potential job candidates?


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CLIENT RELATIONS

Model Client Satisfaction Survey

Why you need this model survey:

Clients demand value and, in this competitive market, you need to find out if you are meeting your clients’ needs and giving value for the fees you receive. A client survey is a relatively easy way to get this information.


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TRACKING PROFITS

Model Tool: Monthly Attorney Report

Why you need this model tool:

No firm can support even an excellent attorney who isn’t profitable. Superb skills alone are not enough. Each attorney has to bring in a profit, and the numbers show in plain dollars and cents what profit each attorney is producing.

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Model Tool: Catastrophic Leave Program Donation Form

Why you need this form:

Leave-sharing programs must meet certain criteria in order to be valid under the Internal Revenue Service’s general tax rules and under various state laws.

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BILLING & COLLECTIONS

Model Tool: New matter intake form

Why you need this form:

Before accepting a new matter from an existing client, you should obtain as much information about the new case as possible. This process, known as “case screening,” can help you avoid many potential problems.

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