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TRUST ACCOUNT OVERSIGHT · Workflow idea

Bring trust balance concerns to the right people promptly.

Review open-matter trust balances against the firm’s alert policy. Notify the appropriate recipients about low or negative balances, and provide accounting with a weekly health summary.

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Starts with
A scheduled balance review
Produces
Daily notices for qualifying low or negative balances, a partner escalation for negative balances when approved, and a weekly trust health summary.
Category
Reviews & approvals

01 / The starting point

A clear request.
A useful direction.

Current trust balance information for open matters

“Check open matter balances against the firm’s thresholds, surface qualifying concerns to the designated people, and prepare a weekly summary for accounting.”
An example request · Make it specific to your team.

02 / The work

6 tasks.
One useful outcome.

Organizes current trust balance information by matter, applies the firm’s alert thresholds and repeat-notice cooldown, and prepares daily and weekly updates.

  1. Review open matter balances

    Collect current trust balance information for open matters on the firm’s chosen review schedule.

  2. Apply the firm’s alert thresholds

    Classify balances using the configured healthy, low, and negative ranges.

  3. Avoid repetitive notices

    Respect the firm’s cooldown for unresolved issues so the same balance concern does not generate unnecessary daily repeats.

  4. Alert the responsible people

    Prepare individual notices for alert-worthy matters and send them only when the firm’s communication guardrail approves.

  5. Escalate negative balances for review

    Bring negative-balance matters to the designated partner through the firm’s review process.

  6. Share the weekly trust overview

    Summarize balance health for open matters and send the overview to accounting on the firm’s weekly schedule.

03 / The result

Something useful.
Something to build on.

Daily notices for qualifying low or negative balances, a partner escalation for negative balances when approved, and a weekly trust health summary.

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Review trust account balance alerts

Reviews & approvals · Example outcome

The handoff

Daily notices for qualifying low or negative balances, a partner escalation for negative balances when approved, and a weekly trust health summary.

Keep in mind

Alerts and summaries support oversight; they do not verify account accuracy, determine compliance, or move funds. A person must check the underlying records and decide what action is appropriate. Negative-balance escalation remains subject to the firm’s communication review.

04 / Make it yours

Set the brief.
Set the standard.

A few choices shape the work around your team.

Choose balance and alert recipients

Select the open matters to include and the accounting and partner contacts responsible for review.

Set the firm’s low-balance policy

Choose the low-balance threshold and cooldown period that match your firm’s current policy.

Configure communication review

Connect the firm’s approved review process for daily notices and negative-balance escalation.

Verify balance records and schedules

Check that matter balances are current and accurate, and confirm the daily and weekly review times before relying on alerts.

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