Recent months have witnessed the morphing of workplace sexual harassment prevention from legal requirement to moral imperative. And while the current fervor is…
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
5 blind spots in sexual harassment policies and how to fix them
September 28, 2018 by
TRUST ACCOUNT
Trust account errors that could get you disbarred
September 21, 2018 by
As a law firm administrator, trust accounting issues need to be your primary concern, according to Joryn Jenkins, a collaborative divorce attorney, author and…
MANAGING RISKS
4 ethics rules your staff might be violating
September 14, 2018 by
It’s not just attorneys in your office who have to follow the rules of ethics. Your staff members have to follow them, too. It doesn’t matter where…
INSIGHT
4 ways to avoid the accidental attorney-client relationship
September 7, 2018 by
By Elizabeth M. Miller bio
What is the accidental attorney-client relationship? This is a relationship that is formed most often after the potential client has consulted with an attorney and the…
SOCIAL NETWORKING POLICY
Model Employee Social Networking Policy
August 27, 2018 by
Why you need this model policy:
This model policy will help you protect your practice from the potential threat posed by employee blogging, tweeting, Instagramming, and other social networking.
TERMINATION
7 steps to safely terminating an employee
August 27, 2018 by
Properly terminating an employee to minimize the chances of repercussions starts with gathering all the facts and considering all the factors, says…
TELECOMMUTING
8 pitfalls of letting law firm employees work from home
August 27, 2018 by
Contrary to what you might have heard in HR circles, refusing to let employees work from home will not make your law firm a dinosaur that nobody will ever want to work for. In fact, it will put you in the same position as the nearly 65 percent of…
TERMINATION BEST PRACTICES
Can your employee handbook help you safely terminate an employee?
August 20, 2018 by
If you ever need to terminate an employee, one of the best tools you can have is an employee handbook that sets out clear policies and…
RISK MANAGEMENT
4 bad financial habits that may increase your policy premiums and your malpractice risk
August 6, 2018 by
Ineffective billing and collections practices affect more than the bottom line. They ultimately may determine what the firm has to…
INSIGHT
Not just another HR story
June 29, 2018 by
By Lynne Curry bio
Thirty-nine years ago I leapt off the cliff, deciding to create a business that offered employers and employees assistance in handling employee challenges…
