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Two of the most important law practice management issues that must be addressed when setting up and running a law practice are: (1) organizing your law practice and (2) creating and maintaining the financial health of your practice. Under this tab, you will find information related to writing a business plan, evaluating your office needs, preparing for the unexpected (contingency planning), establishing proper file retention policies, etc.

Please remember to research TexasBarCLE Law Practice Management CLE options, which also cover many of these topics: http://www.texasbarcle.com/CLE/LMHome.asp.
1. 
Getting Started - Basics for a Successful Law Firm (Book)  
Texas Bar Law Practice Management Program
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1570733198/qid=111418425...
2. 
Running a Law Practice on a Shoestring (Book)  
Texas Bar Law Practice Management Program
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1570735018/qid=111418832...
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3. 
A Guide To The Basics Of Law Practice (Book)  
Texas Center for Legal Ethics
http://www.txethics.org/Books.aspx?id=7
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Check out the Resources for New Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Texas website (Online Resource)  
http://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=For_New_Lawyers
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How to Establish Internal Controls (Online Resource)  
http://www.texasbarcle.com/CLE/site/LawOfficeMgmtBrochures/Controls.pd...
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Texas Young Lawyers Association’s “Survival Guide”  (Online Resource)  

This “Survival Guide” is a product of the Texas Young Lawyers Association’s Membership Committee and is modeled after a similar guide produced by the Houston Young Lawyers Association. It is designed to provide fundamental information that new lawyers might not otherwise have at their fingertips.

http://www.tyla.org/tyla/index.cfm/resources/lawyers1/new-lawyers/
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Texas Young Lawyers Association’s “Office in a Flash” (Online Resource)  

Office in a Flash was created by the Texas Young Lawyers Association in order to provide you with information on various topics relevant to establishing a law practice. The project includes information about business plans, firm structure, office logistics, technology, and how to obtain and manage your revenue. A free hour of CLE is available through this project.

http://www.tyla.org/tyla/index.cfm/projects/officeinaflash/
8. 
Free Online Legal Research  (Online Resource)  

Free online legal research is available to all Texas attorneys. Casemaker now includes case law from all 50 states and expanded federal libraries. Why not use this free service for primary research instead of absorbing or passing research costs onto your clients?

http://texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Resources_for_Tough_Times
9. 
Texas Young Lawyers Association’s Ten Minute Mentor  (Online Resource)  

This program features short video segments on topics useful to Texas lawyers.

http://www.tyla.org/tyla/index.cfm/projects/ten-minute-mentor/
10. 
Legal Information Institute (funded, in part, by Cornell University Law School)  (Online Resource)  

This isn't a not-for-profit organization that believes everyone should be able to read and understand the laws that govern them, without cost.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/index.html
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Howard Nations’ Legal Links (Legal Research)  
http://www.howardnation.com/lawlinks/index.html
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The Lawyer’s Guide to Creating a Business Plan: A Step-by-Step Software Package (Online Resource)  
2011 Edition

Here is an excerpt from the ABA article describing this software: “The updated 2011 version of The Lawyer’s Guide to Creating a Business Plan, developed by Linda Pinson, is an intuitive software application that does a majority of the work for lawyers and business managers who need comprehensive and customized business plans to start their own firm and maximize profits. The software guides practitioners step by step toward the eventual goal of actualized growth, utilizing tested and proven organizational, marketing and financial strategies shared by Pinson. Based on Pinson’s award-winning book, Anatomy of a Business Plan (Ben Franklin Award for Best Business Book of the Year) and companion software, Automate Your Business Plan (Version 2009), this stand-alone package has been meticulously customized to address the issues unique to law practice development and management. There is no other business plan software on the market that provides law practices with such customized tools in one comprehensive package.”

http://www.abanow.org/2010/10/the-lawyers-guide-to-creating-a-business...
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Elementary, My Dear Watson - Establishing Sound Administrative Systems is Essential (Article)  
James E. Brill
http://www.texasbarcle.com/CLE/site/LawOfficeMgmtPracticeMaterials/Ele...