Remove Administrative Assistant Remove Depositions Remove Law Firms
article thumbnail

Avoiding Common Trust Accounting Errors for Well-Intentioned Lawyers

Attorney at Work

If a client deposits $3,000 into your trust account, they need to have a $3,000 credit in your trust account. If you have credit card processing set up to subtract processing fees before making the deposit, the client will have less than $3,000 in the trust account after the deposit is made. This is not right.

Lawyers 254
article thumbnail

Commingling Funds: Understanding the Risks and Legal Implications

CosmoLex

State Bar Rules dictate how law firms should manage client funds, and when lawyers inadvertently or purposely mix client funds with personal or business ones, it is known as commingling. Law firms also depend on referrals and repeat business from clients, so failure to protect clients can cost you future business.

Legal 52
article thumbnail

How Do Lawyers Plan for Retirement?

MyCase

Ultimately, it is usually a lawyer’s decision on when to retire—dependent if the law firm has a mandatory retirement policy. Some law firms have policies that require attorneys to retire by a certain age—usually between 65 and 70. law firms have a mandatory retirement policy in place. In some cases, yes.

Lawyers 52