There are significant amounts of data regarding legal malpractice claims against lawyers, including the frequency, type of law, size of firm or even amounts of damages sought. This information can be quite helpful to lawyers and law firms in identifying areas of potential risk and adopting change.

Some of the most glaring risk prevention tools are relatively simple to employ, and, in their absence, can create headaches for lawyers. Below are ways attorneys and firms can improve any practice by breaking five bad habits.