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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Sep 9, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Mark shares some stories of cancelled flights, employment emergencies, and more, to illustrate a timely point: When things go off the rails, being rude will get you nowhere. Instead of yelling and screaming in situations you can’t control, treat...
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Bree Buchanan & Chris Newbold: Sep 1, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Transcript: CHRIS NEWBOLD: Hello, Well-being friends. Welcome to the Path to Well-Being in Law podcast, an initiative of the Institute for...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Sep 1, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Several concerned lawyers recently reached out to me each wanting to discuss attorney impairment. In light of these conversations and with a desire...
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LMG Security: Aug 31, 2021 12:00:00 AM
This blog post is in partnership with LMG Security. With professional hackers and cybersecurity criminals posing a constant threat to law firms...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 24, 2021 12:00:00 AM
As a risk manager for a nationwide legal malpractice insurer, I am sure it comes as no surprise that I believe the purchase of legal malpractice...
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Stacey Smith Claims Manager: Aug 19, 2021 12:00:00 AM
“Baby Boomers, the generation of people born between 1944 and 1964, are expected to transfer $30 trillion in wealth to younger generations over the...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 18, 2021 12:00:00 AM
The number of times I’ve observed or heard about a problematic nonverbal interaction with a client (to which the involved lawyer or staff member was...
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Bree Buchanan & Chris Newbold: Aug 11, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Transcript: CHRIS NEWBOLD: Hello, well-being friends and welcome to the Path to Well-Being in Law podcast, an initiative of the Institute for...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 30, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Mark Bassingthwaighte: Hello, I’m Mark Bassingthwaighte, the risk manager here at ALPS. And welcome to another episode of ALPS In Brief, the...
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Liesel Brink, Human Resources: Jul 23, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Every 18 months, ALPS conducts an anonymous employee-engagement survey to determine how our people are feeling about working here at ALPS. We have...
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Mike Flaherty, Senior Claims Attorney: Jul 22, 2021 12:00:00 AM
The idea of the Nigerian e-mail scam in which the rich Prince finds himself needing a few thousand dollars from you so that he can obtain his...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 21, 2021 12:00:00 AM
The term “of counsel” has multiple meanings. It has been used as an honorary designation for retired partners, a special designation for firm...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 14, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Market forces drive change and, at times, even bring about innovation. So, in response, when a lawyer or firm decides to adjust the business model...
