101 Staff Office Procedures Manual

By Lawyers have just released a Staff Office Procedures Manual which comprehensively covers a wide range of issues that arise in running legal practices. Useful for all firms, whether start-up, breakaway or well established, we have tailored the manual to help firms run their office day to day.

With an emphasis on training and compliance this is an ideal way to ensure that everyone is aware of office policies.

Areas which are covered include:

• Recruitment and induction policies
• Working procedures such as hours of work, dress code, a code of conduct and training policy
• Health and Safety
• Equality and Diversity
• Internet, email and mobile phone policy
• Staff leave including for jury service
• Drugs and Alcohol 
• Bullying and harassment
• Whistleblowing
• Disciplinary procedures 
• Conflicts of interest, confidentiality and intellectual property rights
• Security and cyber-security
• Guidance on a whole range of other office procedures from anti-money laundering to undertakings

Firms can seamlessly implement these office procedures as their own with a view to later development and enhancement or use them as the basis for refreshing and enhancing existing procedures already in place.