Everyone uses checklists and frequently relies on them. In some cases, it’s difficult to survive and be successful without them. "Why do I need a checklist?" The answer is simple: a checklist will help you improve your workflow, document your procedures, avoid malpractice and allow you to provide the best representation to your clients, so they remain your clients.

In a complex profession with analytical and procedural challenges, a checklist will help you deal with an overwhelming amount of information that must be applied at just the right moment to reach a favorable outcome for your client. This convenient guide will help you run your law practice more efficiently and effectively with valuable guidance on:

• why you need checklists in your practice and how to create them;
• how checklists can help you mitigate malpractice risks and comply with their ethical obligations;
• using checklists to ultimately reduce training costs and help orient new hires about your firm’s practices;
• creating and managing checklists before discussing strategies for overcoming objections to checklists;
• eliminating potential mistakes and avoiding missed deadlines; and
• ensuring critical actions are taken, research is completed, and documents are prepared or obtained in a timely fashion

BONUS: Includes sample checklists from current law practices, court websites, practice management websites, and other sources to serve as a beginning point for additional inquiry.