Article by Jennifer Saal, H. Glenn Tucker and Robert F. Ripley originally published in the NJSBA Business Law Section Newsletter Vol. 39, No. 2 - February 2016 In April 2014, the members of the Professionalism Committee (identified at the end of this article) of the Business Law Section developed a set of professionalism guidelines for transactional attorneys. The guidelines were not intended to establish any best practices or to raise any ethical issues. The goal was simply to develop guidelines that could be used for training purposes. While the guidelines could be particularly useful to younger transactional lawyers, they also provide more seasoned transactional attorneys with an opportunity to step back and think about how they handle their transactional practice and interact with other parties. As you will see when you read the guidelines (recited in full following this article), there are three distinct constituencies—your client, your adversary, and your team (which may include your own employees, accountants, insurance advisors, environmental consultants, title officers, and the like). Download to read more#professionalism #transactionalattorneys