The Gazette 1995

p R A c T i c E M A N A G E M E N T Pract ice Management Commi t tee The Committee has been instrumental in running "Setting up in Practice Seminars". These are a valuable help to new solicitors starting out in practice on their own. Substantial progress has been made with the Irish Management Institute in preparing and formulating a course which would be of assistance to the

GAZETTE

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1995

The function of the Committee is to provide information and assistance in relation to all aspects of Practice Management. The Committee aims to assist the individual Solicitor in providing a better and more efficient service to the client. It is hoped that the client in turn will appreciate the increased level of service thereby increasing customer satisfaction. The Committee has set itself a number of goals and objectives for 1995 and the Committee would very much welcome comments or suggestions from the Profession on any aspect relating to its work. In 1994, the Committee established Practice Management Notes which are issued to the profession on a regular basis. These are designed to cover different aspects of legal practice in an easy and readable form. The Committee would like to hear from practitioners as to what their impressions are and any suggestions that they might have for the future. It is the view of the Committee that Practice Management should occupy a central role in the education syllabus for Solicitors. Discussions are taking place with the Education Committee and the Education Advisory Committee to see best how this can be achieved.

office manual which will assist the office in regulating its own procedures rather than dealing with issues in a haphazard way. The Committee are presently reviewing a precedent manual and will have more information on this later in the year. The passing of the Solicitor's Act brings obligations and some opportunities to the profession. Over the coming months the profession will be circularised with a substantial amount of material on different aspects of the Solicitor's Act. It is hoped that the result will be the provision of a clear and unambiguous business relationship between solicitor and client. The client will be aware from the very start of the nature and extent of the business relationship with the Solicitor. The committee intends to make use of the Gazette each month to give the profession an up date on its activities. The contribution will be written by different members of the Committee who will be able to give their own perspective on the Committee's work.

larger practice. This is a new innovation for the Law Society and it v will be an interesting and exciting opportunity to assess how the management skills of Solicitors can be applied to the commercial area.

A number of solicitor's firms have already attained the Q Mark and a seminar held on the topic in 1994 was much appreciated by the participants. A further seminar on the topic will be provided in 1995. There are a number of management tapes and videos which are available in the non legal sector. They are useful in so far as they assist learning in an "easy" way. The Committee is investigating the provision of these tapes and cassettes and a selection will be made available to the profession during 1995.

Philip Joyce Chairman Practice

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