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The Matrimonial Lawyer: A Survival Guide - Softcover

Clout, Imogen

 
9780853087366: The Matrimonial Lawyer: A Survival Guide

Synopsis

This book tackles the nuts and bolts of family law practice, providing you with the craft and know-how to survive as a family adviser in an era of increased billing targets, more demanding clients and public funding upheaval. The author, Imogen Clout, distils her considerable experience at the sharp-end of family law into a highly readable practice guide, paying particular attention to how recent developments impact on daily practice including: * the need to handle publicly funded cases profitably * transaction criteria * costs * ancillary relief The book is packed with sensible, workable advice on handling everything from the first interview to marketing the practice, making The Matrimonial Lawyer: A Survival Guide an essential companion, providing reassurance for the experienced family lawyer and a source of inspiration for the novice.

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Synopsis

The demands upon family lawyers have never been greater - dients require ever more of their advisers, partners set increasingly ambitious billing targets, The Legal Services Commission imposes greater and greater obligations upon firms doing publicly funded work. The Matrimonial Lawyer: A Survival Guide distils the author's considerable experience into a highly readable practice guide. In this second edition, Imogen Clout pays particular attention to the effect of the many changes to family law practice in recent years including: handling publicly funded cases profitably; transaction criteria; costs; the national ancillary relief scheme; CPR; Family Law Act; The Child Support Act; The Matrimonial Lawyer: A Survival Guide is the only book available to advise on how the newly qualified lawyer can acquire the craft and know-how necessary to balance the competing requirements of client demand, profitable practice and personal work satisfaction. An essential book for all new divorce lawyers.

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