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1. 
Important Considerations Before Buying Lawyers’ Malpractice Insurance (according to the Texas Lawyers’ Insurance Exchange (Online Library)  

“Lawyers' professional liability policies are not all created equal. In Texas, there is no prescribed policy form for legal malpractice insurance. Therefore, important policy provisions can vary substantially from one insurance company to another.”

http://www.tlie.org/insurance/important-considerations.php
2. 
Texas Lawyers’ Insurance Exchange Self-Audit Docket Control Evaluation Checklist (Online Resource)  

“This checklist is excerpted from 'The Legal Malpractice Self-Audit,' a TLIE publication available at no charge to TLIE insureds. The full self-audit also covers personnel, documentation, client relations, conflicts of interest, file management, billing and collections, trust accounts, office sharing, and time management. All TLIE insured firms receive a copy of the Self-Audit at renewal or when a policy is first purchased... This checklist is designed to let you evaluate your law firm's systems for assuring that deadlines are met and work is proceeding at an appropriate pace. Preferred answers are all YES. Failure to give the correct answer does not necessarily mean that you have a serious problem, but it does suggest you should evaluate why you do or do not do what the question suggests is the right answer.”

http://www.tlie.org/prevention/self-audit-docket.php
3. 
Texas Pattern Jury Charges – Malpractice, Premises & Products  (Book)  

This book “is intended to assist the bench and bar in preparing the court’s charge in jury cases. It provides definitions, instructions, and questions needed to submit jury charges in professional malpractice, premises, and products cases. The pattern charges are suggestions and guides to be used by a trial court if they are applicable and proper in a specific case.”

http://texasbarbooks.net/texas-pattern-jury-charges/malpractice-premis...
4. 
Legal Malpractice Law Review  (Article)  
http://www.legalmalpracticelawreview.com/articles/jurisdictions/texas/
5. 
Shoes for the Shoemaker’s Children – Practical Forms and Suggestions for Ethical Compliance and Malpractice Prevention (Article)  
by D. Diane Dillard
http://www.texasbarcle.com/Materials/Events/8486/119518_01.pdf
6. 
2012 Texas Legal Malpractice & Lawyer Discipline (Article)  
by Charles F. Herring, Jr

“Texas case law governing legal malpractice continues to develop rapidly, and ethics committees constantly issue new opinions and guidelines. Texas Legal Malpractice & Lawyer Discipline is a practical and easy-to-use book that walks attorneys through the minefield of modern lawyering. It includes major developments over the past year, with explanatory commentary, practice tips, and helpful charts.”

http://www.lawcatalog.com/product_detail.cfm?productID=1136
7. 
Texas Bar Journal article, “Time to Rethink Your Insurance Options”  (Article)  
by Tim Hanson
http://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Texas_Bar_Journal&Temp...