by Joe Wilhelm Jr.
Staff Writer
What should lawyers do when leaving a firm and opening their own practice? What questions should be asked when offered an equity partner position at a firm?
These are the types of questions guest speaker Judy Equels was answering at the January Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association (JWLA) monthly luncheon. Equels is the director of the Florida Bar’s Law Office Management Assistance Service (LOMAS). The mission of the service is “focused on management principles such as trust accounting rules, docket control, prevention of client conflict and the integration of high-tech equipment into the law practice.”
The service provides forms and checklists to help answer the previously listed questions. They can be found at the Florida Bar Web site www.floridabar.org.
The next meeting of JWLA is Feb. 10 and will feature guest speaker Milanie Hatfield, who is a life coach. For more information, contact Stephanie Harriett at [email protected].
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