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26 September 2008
Law Society Publishing
9781853286599
Paperback + CD-ROM
234 x 156 mm
312 pages
Setting Up and Managing a Legal Practice
3rd edition
Overview
This invaluable bestselling guide has been completely updated. Informed by the author's extensive experience, it provides a practical and straightforward guide to starting and running a legal practice.
The first part of the book deals with starting up in business, from deciding the legal constitution of the practice to finance and advertising. The second part covers the ongoing management of the practice, including a dedicated chapter on marketing and how to manage the growth of the firm.
Comprehensively revised, the book takes account of:
- the impact of the Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007
- the introduction of the Solicitors Regulation Authority
- the implications of the Legal Services Act 2007
- the newly revised Lexcel practice management standard
- ongoing legal and regulatory developments.
New to this edition, the appendices are reproduced on the accompanying FREE CD-ROM. These include specimen documents for easy and fast customisation, saving you time and money!
Contents
Part I - Setting up your practice:
1. Setting up - the first steps;
2. Where to locate;
3. Finance;
4. Professional indemnity cover and insurance;
5. Tools of the trade;
6. Advertising;
7. Putting in systems;
8. VAT and tax considerations;
9. Starting to trade;
10. Holidays and staffing requirements;
11. Developing management skills;
12. Regulatory bodies and legislation;
Part II - Keeping going: how to manage the small practice:
13. Periodic reviews;
14. Cornerstones for future success;
15. Preventative medicine;
16. How to structure the firm;
17. Managing growth;
18. Recruitment and retention;
19. Marketing your practice;
20. Good luck!;
Appendices
About the Author
Martin Smith is the founding partner of Martin Smith & Co based in Hertfordshire. He qualified with London sole practitioner Duke Cohan & Co in 1976 and then moved to Park Nelson becoming a partner in 1980. He set up his own firm in 1988 and specialises in litigation. He has handled many high profile cases and appeared many times on both radio and television. Martin is also the author of Precedent Library for the General Practitioner (Law Society, 2007).