 | Volume 32, No. 2—Fall 2009PC 51311003202 (Buy Online) This issue of Family Advocate is devoted to helping you create policies and procedures for running your law office. To read articles, click on the links below. Feel free to use the Word files to help you as you create your own Law Office Staff Manual. |
Features
Employee Handbook "Must Haves"
by David J. Wolf
Why You Need an Employee Policy for Electronic Information
by James W. Martin
Law Office Staff Manual Checklist
General Employment Policies for All Staff, Associates & Partners
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Firm Objective
The Law
Disciplinary Action
Employment at Will
Employee Benefits
Life/Medical Insurance
Pension Plan
Price Club
Profit-Sharing Plan
Workers' Compensation
Family and Medical Leave
Harassment Policy
Sexual Harassment Defined
Reporting
Employee Conduct
Office Etiquette & Confidentiality
Confidentiality
Law Office Procedures
Bookkeeping
Client Files—Release of
Docket Control
Docket Control Deadlines
Telephones
Messages
Collect Calls
Long-Distance Calls
Office Procedures Manual
Doors
General Employment Policies for All Nonpartner Staff—Associates, Paralegals & Employees
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Employee Compensation
Overtime
Holidays
Notary Public Policy
Performance Evaluation
Personnel Records
Termination of Employment
Voting
Employee Conduct
Initial Client Contact
Legal Advice
Office Etiquette
Other Employment
Law Clerk
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Case Management
Docket Control Deadlines
Probation
Hours
Overtime
Leave
Holidays
Evaluations
Salary
Law Office Procedures
Declining Work
Deposition Transcripts
Domestic Violence/Child Abuse
Files
Court-Filed Documents
Office Security
Service of Process
Unrepresented Opponents
Law Office Management
Calendaring
Disclaimers
Library
Matthew Bender Books
Looseleaf Binders
Spell Checking
Weapons
General Employment Policies for Associates Only
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Etiquette
Law Office Procedures
Case Calendaring/Double-Entry System
Client Copies
Depositions
Firm Scheduling Rules
Initial Client Interviews and Marital Assessments
Internal Audit Checklist
Competence
Compensation
Trial Retainers and Withdrawal
Unrepresented Opponents
Weapons
Withdrawal and Client Loyalty
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