The OBA-MAP is a state-bar sponsored practice management advisor. Several state bars, law societies or malpractice carriers sponsor PMA programs. The OBA Management Assistance Program was created in mid-1997 to help Oklahoma lawyers better organize and operate their practices. The genesis of all of many practice management advisor (PMA) programs was a study called McCrate Report, which noted the wide gulf between what was taught in law school and the actual practice of law. There was also a growing realization in many circles that many bar complaints filed against lawyers were not the result of malfeasance or incompetence in the law, but were the result of poor law office management practices. The use of law office technology was also rapidly changing, reshaping the processes of the traditional law office.
For a list and explanation of the services offered to Oklahoma lawyers by OBA-MAP, click here.
Several other state bars, law societies or malpractice carriers sponsor PMA programs. Most existing PMA programs share these common objectives:
Assisting lawyers in improving efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of legal services;
Assisting lawyers in implementing systems and controls to reduce risk and improve quality in the delivery of legal services;
Assisting lawyers in client relations; and
Assisting lawyers and their office personnel in using emerging technologies to improve the delivery of legal services.
