Introduction to Law Practice: Organizing and Managing Legal Work, 4th (American Casebook Series)

This casebook introduces practice management skills in a variety of areas, including formation of a firm, development of a marketing plan, hiring and retaining staff, setting up a law office, leveraging the lawyer's intellectual work product, marshalling IT resources, establishing office systems, setting and collecting fees, and managing a budget. The new edition features an entirely new first section called €œThe Business of Law€ which focuses on the economics of the profession and looks at the changing business model of law firms and billing practices. This edition also has new sections focusing on creating €œpractice-ready€ lawyers.