Two recent ethics opinions have addressed topics relevant to many lawyers. Formal Opinion 506 examines lawyers' ethical obligations when delegating specific prospective client-intake tasks to ...

There can be risks for attorneys if they delegate too much to nonlawyers or if they fail to take reasonable steps to ensure that the nonlawyers' conduct complies with the ethical rules.

Initial contact is perhaps the most critical step in any attorney-client relationship, setting the tone for the journey ahead. Yet, for many law firms, the crucial client intake process is where most ...

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LEAP Legal Software today unveiled that DecisionVault, a client intake portal for estate planning, now integrates with LEAP's legal practice management solution. The collaboration introduces a more ...

You can’t turn on the television without watching one of those incessant personal injury lawyer ads promising no fees unless they successfully sue the pants off someone for you. As a result, clients ...

For years, estate planning has been viewed as one of the more traditional areas of legal practice. While the law itself continues to evolve, many of the processes surrounding estate planning have ...