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Best Practices for Opening a Law Firm 2023

Product ID: CA3503D
Presented By: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE

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Are you thinking about starting your own law firm? Hanging your own shingle is an exciting, but potentially anxiety-inducing, prospect. And while law school is great at teaching you to think like a lawyer, it’s usually not the best place to learn how to start or run a business.

Running a business and practicing law require different skills and present different challenges, but it’s not impossible to succeed at both. At Best Practices for Opening a Law Firm 2023, join State Bar of Wisconsin Law Practice Assistance Manager Christopher Shattuck to learn the practical steps you need to take when you’re opening a new firm. He’ll discuss:

  • Choosing the appropriate business entity for your firm
  • Malpractice insurance and registration requirements
  • Complying with new trust account rules effective July 1, 2023
  • Selecting hardware and case management software
  • Helpful resources that will keep you current
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OnDemand seminar

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Member $99.00

Non-Member $149.00

Credits

1 LPM

Upon purchase, this OnDemand program is available to view for 90 days.

Credits are available only if viewed prior to 12/31/2024.

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Open for business

Are you thinking about starting your own law firm? Hanging your own shingle is an exciting, but potentially anxiety-inducing, prospect. And while law school is great at teaching you to think like a lawyer, it’s usually not the best place to learn how to start or run a business.

Running a business and practicing law require different skills and present different challenges, but it’s not impossible to succeed at both. At Best Practices for Opening a Law Firm 2023, join State Bar of Wisconsin Law Practice Assistance Manager Christopher Shattuck to learn the practical steps you need to take when you’re opening a new firm. He’ll discuss:

  • Choosing the appropriate business entity for your firm
  • Malpractice insurance and registration requirements
  • Complying with new trust account rules effective July 1, 2023
  • Selecting hardware and case management software
  • Helpful resources that will keep you current
Read More ↓

Christopher C. Shattuck has been the Law Practice Assistance Manager for the State Bar of Wisconsin since 2017. Mr. Shattuck previously managed a department and litigated cases at a creditors’ rights firm in Milwaukee. In addition to providing confidential law practice consultations, he frequently writes and speaks on law practice management topics. He received his undergraduate and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh and his law degree from the University of La Verne College of Law in southern California.

  • Understand applicable Supreme Court Rules on law firm entities, malpractice insurance, and trust accounts
  • Gain insight into tools and equipment that will maximize your efficiency
  • Discover resources that will keep you up to date on practice management and substantive law 
  • New attorneys
  • Lawyers considering opening their own firms
  • Law office support staff

Ensure your trust account practices are sound. Changes effective July 1, 2023 to Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules regarding lawyer trust accounts allow for electronic transactions within certain guidelines. Understand the amendments and review the general requirements for trust accounts, fee agreements, credit card payments, and more at these helpful programs.

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