Law office Management

Two junior advocates in the same chamber have the same talent. One has a diary that shows every date for the next three months, files that any colleague can find, and a client who is told about developments before he phones to ask. The other keeps dates in memory and papers in a bag. When a limitation period runs out, only one of them has a problem. A law office is a small business whose stock in trade is other people's rights, and this topic covers how to run one so that none of them is lost by oversight.

In two minutes

Law office management means organising people, time, files, money and client communication so that deadlines are never missed, client information stays confidential and the advocate's professional duties under the Advocates Act 1961 are met.

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