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| Hiring Right The First Time |
Policies & Training |
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Background screening and testing |
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Is your employee handbook updated? |
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Interviewing “dos and don’ts” |
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Has sexual harassment and diversity
training been done? |
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Avoiding negligent hiring |
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| Lawyers Come, Lawyers Go |
Interns, Clerks & Independent |
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“Chinese walls” and disqualifications |
Contractors, Oh My! |
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When attorneys depart: What notice must |
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Can interns work for free? |
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Are summer law clerks exempt? |
| Who gets the client and takes the file? |
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Can you have a full-time, independent |
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contractor attorney? |
| Overtime: To Pay Or Not To Pay |
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Do paralegals get overtime? |
Crisis Management |
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Should staff eat and work at their desks? |
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Whom do you pay in a hurricane? |
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Should staff take work home? |
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How secure is your firm? |
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Who can be docked, and when? |
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Is sabotage a concern? |
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| The Bermuda Quadrangle |
Separation Agreements, Caselaw Update |
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The hazards posed by the ADA, Workers |
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Is your release enforceable? |
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Comp, FMLA and Paid Time Off |
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Severance? Pay ’em now or pay ’em later |