The Gazette 1993

GAZETTE

I M N A GEM N JUNE 1993

Managing Your Practice articles designed to help and assist solicitors to manage their practices. These articles will help to assist the practitioner in understanding some of the simple ground rules. Hopefully, they will help the practitioner to undertand the importance of a business plan, personal time management, keeping books of accounts, operating a computer system, recording time, keeping a data base, understanding client needs, communicating with the client, conducting reviews, proper and adequate billing, maintaining a client audit, effective recruitment, work appraisal, keeping staff and the importance of continuing education.

Apprenticeship Sought by male graduate (BA Dip Leg Studies). Hardworking and enthusiastic. Phone Desmond: (0902) 94051.

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If I may borrow a quotation that may help to readjust the focus of success based on legal skills and ability: Your clients don't care how much you know until they know how much you care" The Practice Management Committee of the Law Society wishes all its colleagues a happy Monday morning and a bright and carefree Sunday afternoon.

Miscellaneous

Northern Ireland Agents: For all contentious and non contentious matters. Consultation in Dublin, if required. Contact Norville Connolly, D&E Fisher, Solicitors, 8 TVevor Hill, Newry, telephone (080693) 61616, Fax: (080693) 67712. Solicitors Practice in Dublin for sale. Reply to Box No. 45. Office for Sale or to Rent. Prestige building at Fitzwilliam Square comprising 2,800 square feet of office space, and income of £16,800 from basement and 3rd and 4th floors (with vacant possession of same if required). Price Region: £375,000.00. Ph. 612823. Wanted to Buy - Acts of the Oireachtas Wish to buy statutes as promulgated for the years 1922-1973 & 1975 & 1976 Vol. 1. Offers of sets beginning later (not later than 1937) also welcome. Would consider buying a complete set (1922-present) if necessary. Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, Dorigny, CH-1015 Lausanne, Fax (1641) (21) 692 4343: Telex 454 711 droc ch; Tel: 692 4311 ask for Fred Chapman or Martin Sychold. Seven Day Publican's Licence for Sale Contact Henry Shannon & Co., Solicitors, 2 Brighton Place, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. Telephone No. (052) 21700; Fax No. 25267. Would any person having knowledge of relations of John M. O'Farrell, Solicitor, who qualified in 1944, please contact Sandra Fisher, Personnel Officer, The Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7. English Agents: Agency work undertaken for Irish solicitors in both litigation and non-contentious matters — including legal aid. Fearon & Co., Solicitors, 12 The Broadway, Woking, Surrey GU21 5AU. Tel: 0044-483-726272. Fax: 0044-483-725807.

Justin

McKenna,

Chairman, Practice Management

Committee.

Solicitor Wins Belfast Marathon

Gerry McGrath, a solicitor from Dublin who practises in the firm of John P. Redmond & Co., was the winner of the recent Belfast City Marathon, in a highly respectable time of two hours eighteen minutes. He is shown here celebrating his victory with Catherine Smith (also from Dublin) who was the first woman past the finishing line in the same race.

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