Ensuring Compliance and Best Practices for Legal Trust Accounts
Learn the essential guidelines and practices for managing trust accounts in the legal profession. This course covers the critical aspects of trust account management, including the differences between trust accounts and IOLTA accounts, compliance with state bar regulations, and best practices for maintaining accurate records and avoiding common pitfalls. Whether you’re new to trust accounting or looking to refine your knowledge, this course provides practical insights to help you ensure compliance and safeguard your firm’s reputation.
This session will cover the practical aspects of managing Client Trust Accounts in a law firm and what profitability measures lawyers should be reviewing.
• Client Trust Account Protection Program [CTAPP]
• What reports should you have for your trust account?
• How should your trust account be reconciled?
• Common mistakes
Who should attend?
• Any firm member involved in client billing or bank account reconciliation.
• Managers of law firms and/or accounting departments.
• Any California attorney who has not been trained in trust accounting compliance.
The Center for Continuing Education, (CCE), is a State Bar of California MCLE Approved Provider. Since 1992, CCE has presented high quality MCLE programs with the nation's leading attorneys and a wide array of topics. After years of in-person traditional seminars, CCE now focuses on production with Zoom or similar technologies so as to attract highly renowned speakers from any location, always true to our motto: "The Best in Topics and Talent."
DLC Consulting Services, LLC
Diane has spent more than 35 years as a legal manager in San Francisco for firms of various sizes. She started DLCCS in 2013 and has consulted small firms around the country on a multitude of management and operational issues. She speaks in the legal community on issues such as operations, IOLTA accounting and legal practice management software. In addition, she teaches law office management at the San Francisco State University. Diane is a Certified Legal Manager and holds a degree in Organizational Behavior and Leadership from the University of San Francisco. She has a passion to help attorneys and their staff become more efficient. She believes attorneys should practice law, not spend their time in the weeds of running their businesses. Her experience ranges from office build-outs and moves to new technology implementations and law firm start-ups.
Professional development requirements vary by profession, country, and regulatory body. Before enrolling, review the course details and confirm that the content, learning format, and any listed credits meet your specific requirements. You are responsible for confirming eligibility with your regulator or professional association and keeping the records required for reporting.
