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Avoiding Common Trust Accounting Errors for Well-Intentioned Lawyers

Attorney at Work

If a client deposits $3,000 into your trust account, they need to have a $3,000 credit in your trust account. If you have credit card processing set up to subtract processing fees before making the deposit, the client will have less than $3,000 in the trust account after the deposit is made. This is not right.

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Three Tips on How to be a Great Mentee

Attorney at Work

Ask your mentor about their journey, from how they decided on the law, their practice area, to where they are now. An analogy might be asking yourself if you’ve made sufficient deposits in the relationship “bank” before making withdrawals. Is it through an administrative assistant? FOR LAWYERS AND LAW STUDENTS.

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How Do Lawyers Plan for Retirement?

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Ultimately, it is usually a lawyer’s decision on when to retire—dependent if the law firm has a mandatory retirement policy. Some law firms have policies that require attorneys to retire by a certain age—usually between 65 and 70. law firms have a mandatory retirement policy in place. It is never too soon to begin planning.

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Congressional Proposal for Copyright Small Claims Court – What Does It Suggest?

Broadcast Law Blog

The Copyright Office will render legal and administrative assistance to the new Board, but the Officers are supposed to be independent in their decision making. Parties can be represented by counsel – and there is also a specific provision allowing representation by law students not yet admitted to any bar.

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