TY  - BOOK
AU  - Downey,Michael P.
TI  - Introduction to law firm practice
SN  - 9781604428247 (pbk.)
AV  - KF300 D748 2010
U1  - 340.068 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Chicago, Ill.
PB  - Law Practice Management Section, American Bar Association
KW  - Law firms
KW  - United States
KW  - Law offices
KW  - Practice of law
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -