Loss Prevention Manual

The ALAS Loss Prevention Manual is a unique, in-depth reference guide of advanced material that focuses exclusively on loss prevention advice for large law firms. In addition to extensive discussions and sample forms for business intake and conflicts-checking procedures, the Manual discusses issues in specific practice areas and addresses information technology, mergers and laterals, opinion and audit response letters, lawyers serving on client boards of directors, and many other areas of concern to law firm leaders. ALAS updates the Manual annually.

Loss Prevention Journals

ALAS publishes the Loss Prevention Journal three times a year. In 2005, the Journal addressed a diverse range of topics including IRS Circular 230, corporate internal investigations, electronic documents and discovery, and the preservation of the attorney-client privilege for internal law firm communications.

Loss Prevention Hotline Bulletins

For issues that are more time-sensitive, such as new court decisions, ethics opinions or administrative regulations, ALAS e-mails Loss Prevention Hotline Bulletins to our member firms.

Management Guides

For other issues that deserve more in-depth treatment, ALAS periodically publishes management guides. Recent management guides include: Preventing Law Firm Management Liability Claims: A Guide for Law Firm Managers; Loss Prevention Guidelines For Law Firm Employment Practices; Identifying Good Clients and Avoiding Bad Ones: A Business Intake Management Guide; and The Sarbanes-Oxley Act: A Law Firm Management Guide.

Prototype Lawyers’ Manual

We also offer our Prototype Lawyers’ Manual in both loose-leaf and downloadable online versions. This work includes over 60 model policies and forms specifically designed to address the concerns of large law firms.

Annual Report

The Annual Report provides audited financial statements and yearly reports from all departments on the previous fiscal year as well as business priorities for the current year.

The links below will take you to the study guide for the video or DVD listed. Please contact us to request a copy of the video or DVD.

Please note: All video presentations made prior to 2003 are available on VHS only, except for "Preventing Legal Malpractice: New Business Intake" and "Avoiding Patent Malpractice," which are also available on DVD. Presentations made after 2003 are available on DVD only.

Welcome to ALAS: An Introduction to Loss Prevention (2005)

"Welcome to ALAS" explains the fundamental principles of ALAS loss prevention for lawyers who are joining a member firm as a lateral or as the result of a merger. This DVD discusses the major causes of serious malpractice claims against ALAS firms, suggests ways that lawyers can minimize the risks of becoming involved in a claim, and explains ALAS loss prevention and claims reporting procedures.

Sarbanes-Oxley: A Guide For Lawyers (2003)

"Sarbanes-Oxley" provides a fundamental treatment of Sarbanes-Oxley sections and related SEC rules that are important to lawyers. This three-part DVD deals with the lawyer conduct requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 307 and SEC Rule 205, discusses Section 303(a) and SEC Rule 13b2-2(b) and their impact on audit response letters, and covers other sections of the Act that are significant for lawyers.

Preventing Legal Malpractice: New Business Intake (2002)

This presentation aids in improving firms’ intake procedures and minimizing the liability risks that can cause serious claims. The four areas addressed are unworthy clients, scope of representation, inadequate expertise and staffing, and conflicts of interest. Actual claims are discussed and analyzed to point out the intake problems that contributed to the claims and procedures for avoiding similar problems are suggested.

Avoiding Patent Malpractice (2001)

This presentation deals with patent-filing errors and problems with conflicts of interest, opinions, and litigation in the patent practice area and offers loss prevention tips for avoiding the malpractice risks associated with this area.

Liability Exposures of Healthcare Lawyers (1998)

This presentation examines significant ethics and malpractice issues confronting health care lawyers. The lawyer liability aspects of health care fraud are discussed as well as conflicts of interest issues in the health care area.