Law Practice Management

Designed to prepare law students for the private practice of law, the course emphasizes the problems of the small law firm including the independent sole practitioner, although large firm practice may be discussed by way of example or contrast. It looks at the organization of the law firm: the partnership, the professional corporation, and the proprietorship including the partnership or shareholder agreement. The roles of partners/shareholders and associates are addressed, particularly with respect to income production and compensation. One segment examines non-lawyer personnel; another addresses the law office itself.