Legal Precedents

1. Does having a RTWI mean I’m in trouble for my absence? No. A RTWI is intended to confirm you’re ready to return after time off and to explore whether any further help would be useful on your return. RTWIs are not disciplinary in nature and do not form any part of a formal disciplinary process. 2. Will everyone in the firm have a RTWI? Yes. Every colleague will complete a RTWI after any spell of absence that meets the firm’s sickness and attendance policy criteria. If you are asked to attend a RTWI, this does not indicate you are being singled out or treated differently from any other member of staff. It is the firm’s policy to conduct RTWIs consistently and in accordance with its sickness and attendance policy. The same approach applies to all employees. 3. What is the purpose of a RTWI? The core aim of a RTWI is to...

Please click for an Excel version of this register. Issue Date Action and outcomes Signature [ Draft and integrate H& S programme ] [ Insert date ] [ Insert, eg We have created a new action plan to manage health and safety across our workplace. ]......

Key information Firm name [ Enter firm name ] Role holder’s name [ Enter name ] Reporting line [ Head of Human Resources ( HR), HR manager, or Head of Professional Standards and Training ] Role type [ Specify, eg full-time/part-time/contractor ] [ If a contractor post, include contract length ] Main location [ State the primary base for this role—if the role holder must routinely spend time in multiple locations, eg each regional office, ensure this is clearly stated ] Working arrangement [ Remote/hybrid/office-based? ]......

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Name [ Insert appraisee’s name ] Current manager [ Insert appraiser’s name ] Position/title department [ Insert appraisee’s job title ] Current personal development plan ( PDP) year [ Insert year ] Department [ Insert appraisee’s dept ] Date of appraisal [ Insert date ] Appraisal conducted in person? ☐ Yes ☐ No Aim of the meeting Explore your individual career ambitions Offer clear feedback on your performance level Map your future with us, ensuring your development is supported Set and confirm objectives aligned to the firm’s strategic aims What the meeting will cover Part 1: Outcomes against your personal objectives Part 2: Delivery across core skills Part 3: Overall performance assessment Part 4: Future aspirations Part 5: Forthcoming personal objectives Part 6: Personal development...

Aspiring solicitors Development tool Name Date completed Professional Skills Course ( PSC)— Financial and Business Skills core component [ Note who has completed this training and, in the next column, record the date for each person ] PSC electives—time recording and time management Solicitors Qualifying Examination 1— FLK1 Reading—the firm’s time recording policy Project—why do aspiring solicitors under-record time and how could this be prevented? Associates Development tool Associate name Date completed Coaching on using the monthly management information provided Billing training Training on matter planning and profitability Training on pricing and fee negotiation Project—what can associates do to improve the profitability of the work they do? Partners Development tool Partner name Date completed New partner induction course [ Indicate which partners have completed this training and, in the next column, when ] ...

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1 Executive summary This report explores why 35% of new clients leave within the first fortnight after instructions. Undertaken in May and June 2025, the work draws on statistical data from a range of sources. A cross-party team of fee earners, personal assistants and support staff, headed by FLS ( Conveyancing Partner), delivered the research. The objective was to locate present process bottlenecks, determine their causes, and set out practical fixes. The principal recommendations are: Standardised email signatures for all staff, including direct contact details; A review of all standard letters currently issued to clients; Development of a standard call script for personal assistants when speaking with new or potential clients; A review of the current mobile phone provider, with a possible move to an alternative...

Current ratio Date of calculations: [ insert date of calculations ] Formula: Current assets ÷ Current liabilities Calculation: Result: Result from previous month/year: % movement: If the ratio slips under 1.0, the firm lacks sufficient current assets to meet its current liabilities as they become due. Compare this outcome to the previous current ratio result. If the current ratio is declining and nearing 1.0, calculate the other ratios to gain a clearer view of why the firm is running out of money......

How confident do you feel when negotiating fees with a client? This questionnaire guides you to pinpoint your strengths and highlights areas where further training and support could help, ensuring you consistently secure assignments at the correct fee levels for the work you deliver......

Overall billing target Target: £1.2m Comments: See Budget prediction. Stretching yet not unrealistic and appears achievable. Incorporates fee earner estimates, which form the basis of fee earner billing targets as shown below......

Please select to access an Excel version of this plan. 1 Introduction 1.1 This health and safety plan sets out our arrangements and measures for controlling and managing the risks highlighted in our health and safety risk assessment, together with the key matters to be addressed. 2 Overview of the planning process 2.1 The principal personnel responsible for preparing and delivering the plan are as follows: Name — Role [ Insert name ] — [ Insert role ] [ Insert name ] — [ Insert role ] [ Insert name ] — [ Insert role ] 3 Responsibility 3.1 Overall responsibility for this assessment lies with [ insert name ]. 3.2 Delegated responsibilities for specific health and safety issues are recorded within this plan. 3.3 [ Insert name(s) ] conduct[ s ] a [ monthly OR quarterly ] review of this plan to ensure it remains...

Date: [ insert date ] Dear [ insert name of employee ] Re: Return to work interviews I am writing to inform you that the firm will introduce return to work interviews with effect from [ insert commencement date ]......

Name of the firm [ Insert firm name ] Name of the role holder [ Insert role holder name ] Reports to [ Insert, eg, COLP ] Role type (full-time/part-time/contractor) [ Insert type ] If a contractor post, the length of the contract term [ Insert contract length ] Primary location [ Insert the primary location for this role—if the role holder is required to routinely spend time in multiple locations, eg in each regional office, it is important to make this clear ] Remote, hybrid, or office-based? [ Insert ] Date role commenced [ Insert date ] Length of probation period [ Insert probation length ] End of probation review date [ Insert date ] Role summary The compliance [ manager OR assistant ] post delivers: robust risk control current...

Question Yes/ No Have you determined how much capital the business will require in total over the five-year period? Do you have a clear strategy to manage lock-up in debtors and work in progress ( WIP) to cut the level of capital required?......

1 General Date of meeting Chair Persons in attendance (names and roles) 2 Agenda General business Apologies and announcements Matters arising from the previous health and safety consultation minutes not listed elsewhere, and approval of those minutes For information Details of significant health and safety incidents since the last consultation meeting Confirmation of immediate remedial measures taken and/or future actions to reduce the chance of recurrence Outcomes of any health and safety testing or investigations completed since the previous meeting Confirmation of changes that may materially affect employees’ health and safety (e.g. alterations to procedures, equipment or working methods, or the introduction of new machinery or technology) and any newly identified risks Future action points set to mitigate these risks and secure employees’ health and safety Details of upcoming training or other...

Name [ Enter appraisee’s name ] Current line manager [ Enter appraiser’s name ] Position/title [ Enter appraisee’s job title ] Current personal development plan ( PDP) year [ Enter year ] Department [ Enter appraisee’s dept ] Appraisal date [ Enter date ] Was the appraisal held face to face? ☐ Yes ☐ No Aim of the meeting To explore your individual ambitions To offer feedback on your performance level To map out your future with us, ensuring we support your career development To define and agree objectives that align with the firm’s strategic aims What the meeting will cover Part 1: Delivery against personal objectives Part 2: Performance against core skills Part 3: Overall performance assessment Part 4: Future aspirations Part 5: Next personal...

FAQs These FAQs complement our Time recording policy, which is available [ state where, eg on our intranet ]. What is matter-related time? Any time you dedicate to a client’s matter must always be captured as matter-related time, irrespective of billability. Time that is not matter-related includes all remaining time you spend working on the firm’s business......

Cash and profitability ratio calculations Current ratio Formula: Current assets ÷ Current liabilities Calculation: 764,400 ÷ 534,200 Result: 1.43 Result from previous month/year: 1.39 % movement: 2.88% Should the ratio dip below 1.0, the business does not hold sufficient current assets to meet its current liabilities as they fall due. Set this figure against the earlier current ratio. If the current ratio is weakening and edging near 1.0, work out the other ratios to gain clearer insight into why the business is running out of money......

Raw data capture sheet for financial calculations Current assets — Source: Balance sheet — £764,000 Current liabilities — Source: Balance sheet — £534,200 Work in progress ( WIP) — Recorded within Current assets on the balance sheet — £187,700 Debtors — Listed within Current assets on the balance sheet — £508,100 Creditors — Shown within Current liabilities in the balance sheet — £260,800 Turnover — Source: P& L statement — £1,212,300 Operating expenses (including fee earner/director salaries) — Source: P& L statement — £714,800 Fee earner salary costs — Source: P& L statement — £471,100 Gross profit — Source: P& L statement — £841,200 Net profit — Source: P& L statement — £497,500 A blank copy of this Precedent is available—see: Raw data capture sheet for financial calculations (blank)......