December is here and it’s time for the logs. No, not the yule logs—the OSHA 300 logs! It’s time to get the…
INSIGHT
Can your employee’s mouth pull you into a defamation lawsuit?
November 30, 2018 by
By Lynne Curry, Ph.D., SPHR bio
“J.J.” is a hard-working, talented manager who makes caustic statements when he stresses out. Although he initially offended you when you first started supervising him, you learned not to…
MANAGING THE OFFICE
5 steps to building a law office staff that cares
November 30, 2018 by
What’s the climate like in your organization? Is it productive? Is it inclusive or exclusive? Do your employees enjoy coming to…
INSIGHT
Managing political discussions in the workplace
November 2, 2018 by
By Lynne Curry bio
During the Justice Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, more than fifty percent of Americans admitted they had taken part in…
HUMAN RESOURCES
What you need to know about complying with the FLSA
November 2, 2018 by
To be or not to be exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)? That is the big question, according to…
YOUR TO-DO LIST
TO-DOs: Your November office checklist
November 2, 2018 by
There’s a lot happening this month—everything from a presidential election to Thanksgiving to Love Your Lawyer Day (yes, really). Here are at least 10 things you should…
RISK MANAGEMENT
8 steps to quickly and (almost) painlessly creating an employee handbook tailored to your firm
October 26, 2018 by
Writing an employee handbook from scratch can be a very daunting task. Where do you start? What do you include? And how are you going to find time to write the…
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
5 blind spots in sexual harassment policies and how to fix them
September 28, 2018 by
Recent months have witnessed the morphing of workplace sexual harassment prevention from legal requirement to moral imperative. And while the current fervor is…
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…
