About the Law Firm Employee Handbook

The Law Firm Handbook Template is a template handbook designed by Ready to Bos Legal to be used by law firms to act as their employment manual or handbook for employees in their law firm

The handbook contains foundation policies suitable for a law firm. However, the law firm using this template may wish to add further details about their firm and operational requirements in the front of the manual to personalise it.

The template contains the following items:

1. work-from-home policies;

2. equipment;

3. code of conduct - for interaction with law firm clients, colleagues and other staff members,

4. confidentiality;

5. how to communicate;

6. conflict of interest check;

7. keeping employee details current;

8. insurance and risk;

9. how to record expenses - client disbursements and employee expenses;

10. termination;

11. bullying and harassment, including complaint procedure;

12. how to deal with a second job or “side gig”;

13. gifts and entertainment policy;

14. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

15. Grievances

16. email policy;

17. communications via messenger and other online platforms

18. copyright and use of precedents;

19. surveillance

20. social media use

21. smoking, alcohol and drug use;

22. induction, training and development;

23. remuneration and superannuation;

24. Leave;

25. Annual shut down (if applicable);

26. public holidays;

27. privacy;

28. work health and safety

29. and more.

This template:

·       requires you to complete the relevant information in red text including your law firm name;

·       can be personalised further by adding your operational structure and law firm operational information plus your law firm branding; and

·       is a general template drafted for Australian laws.

If you have questions, please contact us at bossteam@readytobosslegal.com.

Disclaimer

Ready to Boss Legal is a legal publisher. We are not a law firm and you acknowledge that by purchasing, downloading and customising this template, Ready to Boss Legal is not acting as your lawyer or providing you with legal advice.

This template is legal information only and should not substitute for or constitute professional legal advice. We recommend you consult with a lawyer for legal advice, noting Ready to Boss Legal is a legal publisher and not a law firm.

All copyright in this document belongs exclusively to Ready to Boss Legal. We grant you a one use non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable license to use this document for the purposes of using it in your business or for personal use. However, this document may not be copied, given to a third party, re-sold, reproduced, transmitted electronically or otherwise used in any way in whole or in part for the purpose of commercial gain by you for any purpose that may amount to competition with Ready to Boss Legal.