How to Open a Real Estate Practice

This program is perfect for newly admitted lawyers and for attorneys seeking to diversify or change their practice focus. The seminar will touch on several topics that are cornerstones of a sound real estate practice.

The topics will include:

• IOLTA
  An outline of the requirements for opening and maintaining a client's trust account.
• Protection of Clients’ Personal Information  
  An introduction to the Massachusetts statutes and regulations related to the protection of personal information especially in connection with mortgage loan documents.
• “The List”  
  A discussion of “how to get on the bank’s list” of closing attorneys and what the requirements are for opening a conveyancing account.
• Title Insurance  
  An explanation of the steps necessary to be able to write a title insurance policy.
• Personal Information 
  An introduction to the steps required under the statutes and the Attorney General's regulations to safeguard the personal information of parties, especially in connection with a mortgage loan.
• How I Did It  
  A candid discussion by a rising attorney on the experience of starting and growing a real estate practice.

Additional faculty to be announced.