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1 THE LAW FIRM’S COMPONENTS
A bullet point presentation for Establishing, Organizing and Managing a Medium Size Law Firm (AEA CONGRESS , PRAGUE 2017) Presented by Fady Jamaleddine MENA CITY LAWYERS LEBANON

2 THE LAW FIRM’S COMPONENTS
Team Entity Premises Services Organization Structure Literature Network Presence Management Accounting Marketing Training Competitivity Security Transparency

3 THE TEAM LAWYERS PARALEGALS STAFF Partners Associates Trainees Interns
Litigation Support Administrative Research Specialist Receptionist Secretaries Clercs Accountants Information Technology Human Resources Librarian

4 Different age and gender
THE LAWYERS The Mix Trainees Associates Partners Finding Them Retaining Them Multilingual Different expertise Different age and gender Specialties Hiring Associating Merging Job Fair Advertising Income Progress Incentive Fair hierarchy Improvement Satisfaction Ambition

5 Civil or Professional Company
THE ENTITY Civil or Professional Company Partnership Sole Owner Bylaws Management rules Exit rules

6 THE Premises Location Size Partition Decoration Equipment
Prime Location Commercial Accessibility Easy Circulation Privacy Sound Proof Up-to-Date Maintained All Needed Fit all Spacious Brightness Homogeneous Practical Well Maintained

7 THE SERVICES Specialist Firms Multi-practice Firms
Litigation Consultation Paralegal Specialist Firms Multi-practice Firms Local / International Intellectual Property Company registration Immigration Translation…

8 THE organization PARTNERS MANAGING PARTNER Head of Department
Accounting Quality Control Paralegal Lawyers Trainees Staff Accountants Auditors

9 THE Literature Must be Internal Rules Code of Ethics Dress Code
Bylaws of the Firm Internal Rules Code of Ethics Dress Code For Lawyers For Staff Must be Circulated And Distributed Read and Approved Published Updated

10 THE Network How International Association, Joint Venture
Local Regional International How Branches, Direct Presence Association, Joint Venture Cooperation, Correspondents Pitching on a case – by –case basis

11 THE Presence Participating in Congresses and Seminars
Local Organizations Regional Organizations International Organizations Specialized Organizations Directories Hard Copies Online Participating in Congresses and Seminars Speakers and Lecturers Sponsors and Contributors

12 THE Management Software for Quality Control and File Tracking
Mechanism of Choosing Manager and Transition Leadership and Managerial Character Hierarchy and Rules Avoiding Bureaucracy Assistance Tools Software for Quality Control and File Tracking Software for Office Management Accounting Software

13 Profit and Distribution
THE Accounting Fees Legal Disbursements Profit and Distribution Method Expenses and Salaries Retainer Hourly Rate Lump Sum Success Fee Percentage Details Supporting Documents Accountants Internal Auditor External Auditor

14 Publications and Brochures
THE marketing Website Social Network Directories Pro bono activities Souvenirs Search Engines and Sponsored Links Publications and Brochures Seminars and Lectures

15 THE Training Contribution in Research and Articles
Continuous Education Contribution in Research and Articles Rich Library and Subscribtion in Professional Websites Participation in Local and International Training Sessions

16 Availability and Response Price and Transparency
THE competitivity Services Availability and Response Notoriety Presence Price and Transparency Professionalism

17 THE security Organizing and Keeping Files and Valuable Documents
Confidentiality and Privacy Archiving and Deleting Fire and Flood

18 Fees and Legal Disbursements Expectations and Results
THE transparency Who is Doing the Work Fees and Legal Disbursements Conflict of Interest Expectations and Results Experience Time Sheet

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