02500cam a2200337 a 4500 113300 20230410123456.0 100210s2010 ilua 001 0 eng 16089702 acquire 2 shelf copies policy default claim1 2010-09-10 lcc bk 2010005662 9781604428247 (pbk.) DLC DLC DLC pcc eng n-us--- KF300 D748 2010 340.068 22 Downey, Michael P. Introduction to law firm practice / Michael Downey. Chicago, Ill. : Law Practice Management Section, American Bar Association, c2010. xviii, 248 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes index. Who and what is a law firm -- Virtual law firms -- Office-sharing arrangements -- Referral arrangements outside law firms -- The form of a law firm -- Law firm governance -- The career lattice for larger firm lawyers -- Non-partner lawyers -- Partnership -- Temporary or contract attorneys -- Nonlawyers at law firms -- Administrative organizational structures -- Interactions with nonlawyer staff -- Partnership at XYZ law partnership, LLP: exercise #1 -- The market for legal services -- Types of law practices -- How fees are assessed -- Other sources of firm revenue -- Law firm profitability -- Client and matter profitability -- Problems with over-focus on profitability -- Introduction to law firm practice: exercise #2 -- Law firm compensation -- Compensation and culture: exercise #3 -- Intake of a client matter -- Time-billing entries -- Managing client work -- Pro bono -- Business development -- Developing business from new clients -- Retaining work from existing clients -- Client relationship management -- Lending clients money -- Sample business development checklist for associates -- Marketing : exercise #4 -- Firm culture and demands on time -- Basics of lawyers' professional liability insurance -- Dealing with mistakes -- Diversity in law firms -- Mentoring -- Supervision and risk management. For both the law student and young lawyer, this guide provides an introduction to the basics of working in a law firm. It discusses how a lawyer can get around within the firm to succeed in law firm practice. Law firms United States. Law offices United States. Practice of law United States. dpf 62183 62183 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 3 0 KF300 D748 2010 00000102891 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk