Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct (Connecticut Practice Book) 1.15-j: Maintain the ten categories of trust account records for seven years after the representation

What does 1.15-j require?

A lawyer practising in Connecticut keeps current financial records and retains the following for seven years after the representation ends: receipt and disbursement journals identifying the date, source and description of each deposit and the date, payee and purpose of each withdrawal; ledgers for every client or beneficiary showing where funds came from, for whom they are held, the amounts, the charges and withdrawals and who received disbursements; the retainer and compensation agreements Rule 1.5 requires; accountings given to clients and third persons; bills for fees and expenses; records of disbursements made on clients' behalf; the physical or electronic equivalents of checkbook registers, bank statements, deposit records, prenumbered cancelled checks and substitute checks; a record of every electronic transfer showing who authorised it, the date, the recipient, the bank's confirmation of the source account number and the completion date and time; monthly trial balances and reconciliations done at least every quarter; and the parts of client files reasonably connected to trust account transactions.