Author: San Diego County Bar Association

Business & Corporate Law / Law Practice Management

The Importance of Outsourced General Counsel

By Robert Conca

One important decision in the lifecycle of a growing company is when to hire its first in-house counsel.  Frequently, this issue arises at a time in the evolution of an organization before there is a need for a full-time employee in this role or room in the corporate budget for a highly compensated general counsel.  Other factors may drive the decision of whether to hire an internal attorney including costs, how the function will integrate with the current management and whether there is enough work for a full time employee.  When to devote resources to this role is equally important as how to devote those resources. Read More

Technology

Don’t Get Your Wires Crossed With Cybersecurity

By Jeff Bennion

For most of us, troubleshooting cybersecurity is difficult because we usually can’t see the problem and only find out about it after there’s been some catastrophic loss. Even if you are a cybersecurity novice, there are some simple things you can do and look out for to make sure your confidential client files are safer. Read More

Law Practice Management

The Referral Rules: A Few Guidelines for Professionally Handling Referrals

By James Crosby

Referrals are the lifeblood of law practices – they are the “coin of the realm” for most attorneys. There are attorneys with large loyal clients providing cases year after year. But, for most attorneys, it’s not 20 cases from one client, it’s 20 cases from 20 different referral sources. Yet, despite the significance of referrals as a source of business, attorneys often mishandle referrals and torch referral sources. So, as a public service to the “referral-source-torchers” out there, I offer “The Referral Rules!” Read More