Risk management : survival tools for law firms /
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| Author / Creator: | Davis, Anthony E., 1949- author. |
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
| Imprint: | Chicago, Illinois : ABA Law Practice Division, [2015] |
| Description: | xxii, 166 pages : forms ; 26 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10494161 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Introduction
- Part 1. Law Firm Management in a Hostile Environment: A Guide to Risk Management
- Chapter 1. What Is Risk Management (or Loss Prevention) Anyway?
- Risk
- Risk Management
- Loss Prevention
- Why Risk Management Matters
- Law Firm General Counsel: The Critical Prerequisite for Effective Risk Management
- How Risk Management Helps Firms Serve Clients Better, Improve Profitability, Optimize Access to Insurance, and Identify and Manage Risks
- Additional Risk Management Tools
- Chapter 2. A Working Model of Pervasive Risk Management: New South Wales, Australia
- Self-Assessment of "Appropriate Management Systems" for Incorporated Legal Practices in New South Wales
- Chapter 3. The Main Elements of Risk Management for Lawyers: Understanding When They Are in Place (and When They Are Missing)
- Identifying the Risk Management Categories
- Identifying Risk Management Already in Place
- Developing Adequate Risk Management
- Chapter 4. Identifying Risk: The Role of Law Firm Audits and Assessments
- The Fundamental Purpose of Audit Assessments
- Additional Uses for Law Firm Audit Assessments
- Why Self-Audits?
- Chapter 5. Successfully Implementing Risk Management
- Internally or Externally Directed Reforms
- The Elements of Effective Implementation
- Timing and Implementation
- What Will an Integrated Risk Management Program Look Like?
- A Tool, Not a Panacea
- Part 2. Quality/In Control (QUIC) Survey for Law Firms Questionnaries
- Questionnaire 1. Management Structure
- Questionnaire 2. Risk Management Oversight
- Questionnaire 3. New Client/Matter Intake
- Questionnaire 4. Client Relations, Fees, Billing, and Collections
- Questionnaire 5. Docket (Tickler or Critical Date Reminder) and Calendar Systems
- Questionnaire 6. Practice and Human Resource Management
- Questionnaire 7. Trust Accounts and Financial Controls
- Questionnaire 8. Technology and Data Security Systems
- Questionnaire 9. Non-Technology-Related Disaster Recovery Planning
- Part 3. Quality/In Control (QUIC) Survey for Law Firms Answer and Analysis (Crib) Sheets
- Answer and Analysis Sheet 1. Management Structure (Page 59)
- Answer and Analysis Sheet 2. Risk Management Oversight (Page 61)
- Answer and Analysis Sheet 3. New Client/Matter Intake (Page 65)
- Answer and Analysis Sheet 4. Client Relations, Fees, Billing, and Collections (Page 71)
- Answer and Analysis Sheet 5. Docket (Tickler or Critical Date Reminder) and Calendar Systems (Page 75)
- Answer and Analysis Sheet 6. Practice and Human Resource Management (Page 79)
- Answer and Analysis Sheet 7. Trust Accounts and Financial Controls (Page 85)
- Answer and Analysis Sheet 8. Technology and Data Security Systems (Page 87)
- Answer and Analysis Sheet 9. Non-Technology-Related Disaster Recovery Planning (Page 89)
- Index
