Internal management of individual law firms

Strengthen the rules and regulations for the internal management of individual law firms. The establishment and also management of individual law firms should adhere to the principle of standardization. Gradual improvement by the law, and actively and steadily promote systematic construction. It relates to Person Law Firm in Management Systems. First, read the Development status of the individual law firms in Taizhou. After, Management defects of Personal Law Firms in Taizhou. Then, the Construction of individual law firms.

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Take the established Zhejiang Yongmo Law Firm as an example. Furthermore, the author recommends that individual law firms should set up the following systematic and standardized management mechanisms：

• Democratic management and regulation, implement a democratic management system under the responsibility system of the chief lawyer, establish and improve operating regulations, and protect the legal rights and interests of the law firm and all staff.
• The rules of procedure of the lawyers’ conference, the lawyers’ conference is the management body of the law firm. Mainly for the decision-makers of the law firm to provide reference opinions on the management and development of the law firm.
• Also, administrative management regulations, are under the premise of implementing the director’s responsibility system. The law firm’s administrative management implements a system of division of responsibilities and realizes the standardization of daily administrative management.
• Personnel management regulations, standardize the labor and personnel issues of law firms and ensure the legitimate rights and interests of employees.

A Part 01

• Regulations on social security benefits, social security, and welfare. Under the conditions of complying with the “Labor Contract Law” and related regulations. Reflect the principle of distribution according to labor and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of all employees.
• The rules for party building work, strengthen the scientific management of lawyers in the business of lawyers and ensure the healthy and stable development of lawyers’ careers. Also, It is necessary to deal with the relationship between the Party organization. The law firm’s administrative management and self-management. The Party’s construction must regard as the political guarantee for the development of lawyers’ careers.
• Subject to case process management regulations, ensure the standardization of the law firm’s case process management work and strengthen risk control and prevention capabilities.
• Conflict of interest management regulations, strengthen the legal service quality of lawyers in the firm. Also, Improve the credibility of practice, and reduce practice risks.

B Part 02

• Regulations on reporting on major sensitive matters, and a report registration system for major sensitive matters shall implement. Which shall be uniformly registered by the legal assistants of law firms. Also, Implemented under the supervision of the chief lawyer of the law firm.
• Risk notification regulations, by the “Criminal Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China”. “Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China”, “Administrative Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China”. “Lawyers Law of the People’s Republic of China” and relevant laws and judicial interpretations. Lawyers may be notified in advance of the risks and responsibilities that may exist at all stages of criminal, civil, and administrative litigation.
• Fee regulations, standardize the case collection and financial activities of law firms, prevent accidents, and formulate them. By the relevant provisions of the law firm’s “Articles of Association” and financial standards.
• The cost of handling cases regulate. According to the “Lawyers Law” and its related regulations, when lawyers undertake various types of cases. Furthermore, the actual economic costs of handling cases shall be borne by the client. However, due to the failure of industry leaders in the region to issue corresponding guiding opinions. It is easy to raise objections. To properly handle the relationship with the client. Likewise, the law firm should make provisions on the cost of handling the case of the relevant lawyer for implementation when handling the case.

C Part 03

• Cooperation is subject to case management regulations, standardizing the handling of cases by lawyers of law firms or inter-firm cooperation, accelerating the development of lawyers in the direction of specialization, and formulating these regulations according to the actual situation of the law firm.
• The project meeting of the consulting unit implements regulations. In the process of providing legal services to the legal counsel unit. Special regulations formulate to regulate the participation of lawyers in the project meeting activities of the legal counsel unit.
• The management and regulation of legal service documents for consulting projects. In the process of providing legal advisory services by lawyers of the law firm. Also, Corresponding legal documents will produce based on the content of the services. To facilitate the management of legal service documents, regulations have existed formulated.
• File management regulations, to standardize the business file management of the firm. By the relevant regulations of the state and also the legal profession file management, a special degree of customization make.

D Part 04

• Electronic document archiving and management regulations, to strengthen the management of lawyers’ archives and ensure the safety, effectiveness, standardization, and also order of digital archive information, by the “Archives Law of the People’s Republic of China”, “Electronic Document Archiving and Management Norms” and other relevant laws and regulations, combined with the actual situation, the “Digital Archives Electronic Document Archiving and Management System” system has been specially formulated.
• Financial management regulations, to establish and improve the internal financial management system of law firms. Do a good job in the basic work of financial management, truthfully reflect the financial situation, calculate and also pay national taxes by the law. And ensure that the legitimate rights and interests of all lawyers and staff are not harmed. , Special customization.
• Seal management regulations, to strengthen the seal management of law firms, prevent practice risks, and also improve work efficiency, special regulations have existed formulated.
• Confidentiality regulations, to protect lawyers’ practice by the law, standardize lawyers’ behavior and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the parties, special regulations have existed formulated by the “Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Preservation of State Secrets” and also the “Lawyers Law of the People’s Republic of China”.

E Part 05

• Practice complaint work regulations, to standardize the management of law firms, by the relevant provisions of the “Lawyers Law of the People’s Republic of China” and also the “Zhejiang Lawyers Industry Complaint Investigation and Handling Work Rules”, special regulations have existed formulated for the actual situation of the firm.
• The management and regulation of practice risks and accountability, by the “Lawyers Law of the People’s Republic of China” and the relevant regulations of the Zhejiang Provincial Bar Association, to strengthen standardized management, enhance the sense of responsibility of all lawyers and staff, learn from the lessons of the industry, live in peace of mind, and also held accountable for violations of laws and regulations, special regulations have existed formulated.
• As a useful attempt to establish and improve the practice management of individual law firms. Also, the aforementioned regulations should adjust moderately to their own actual needs.