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Quandaries & Quagmires: Serving on a nonprofit board in a nonlegal capacity
This important, meaningful work is not without risk, as ethics issues centered around role confusion, competency and conflicts of interest can arise.
Ethics: Recent changes to trust account books and records requirements
Every attorney must maintain books and recordsto comply with the applicable provisions of the MRPC.
Ethics: Lying to a court comes with a price tag
The Supreme Court, in numerous lawyer disciplinary decisions, has emphasized the importance of telling the truth as a fundamental character trait for lawyers.
ABA addresses foreign outsourcing of legal work
Since the U.S. federal courts adopted e-filing in 2006, a growing number of foreign outsourcing providers have emerged to offer law firms the services of foreign lawyers to handle the most labor-intensive aspects of legal matters.
How do you know that your bookkeeper is keeping accurate trust account records?
What steps can lawyers take to ensure their non-lawyer staff acts in compliance with their professional obligations when it comes to handling and accounting for client funds?
Lawyers need to keep tabs on bookkeepers
What steps can lawyers take to ensure their non-lawyer staff act in compliance with their professional obligations when it comes to handling and accounting for client funds?
Nonrefundable advance fees to become obsolete
As language evolves, words are lost and gained. A word may fall into disuse and a dictionary will eventually label it archaic. The meaning of a word can also change through widespread misuse, which has been the case in the evolution of the nonrefundable retainer. Labeling a legal fee "nonrefundable" creates an inherent contradiction with the requirements of Rules 1.15(a) and 1.16(d), Minnesota Rul[...]
Something for nothing? Not really
Whether practicing in a large or small firm or as a solo practitioner, lawyers rely on non-lawyer assistants for many practice-related duties. Some of these duties, especially trust account maintenance, ...
Column: Time for a virtual revolution
Whether practicing in a large or small firm or as a solo practitioner, lawyers rely on non-lawyer assistants for many practice-related duties. Some of these duties, especially trust account maintenance, ...
When does zealous advocacy become obstruction?
Whether practicing in a large or small firm or as a solo practitioner, lawyers rely on non-lawyer assistants for many practice-related duties. Some of these duties, especially trust account maintenance, ...
When does zealous advocacy become obstruction?
Whether practicing in a large or small firm or as a solo practitioner, lawyers rely on non-lawyer assistants for many practice-related duties. Some of these duties, especially trust account maintenance, ...
Making sure your firm’s website complies with the rules
Whether practicing in a large or small firm or as a solo practitioner, lawyers rely on non-lawyer assistants for many practice-related duties. Some of these duties, especially trust account maintenance, ...
Legal Tech
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- Are AI prompts privileged? Time will tell
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Expert Testimony
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