Full Description
Succeed in your course and prepare for your paralegal career with PRACTICAL LAW OFFICE MANAGEMENT, 4th Edition. This hands-on text provides easy-to-understand coverage of day-to-day law office management topics, including client relations and communication skills; legal fees, timekeeping, and billing; client trust funds and law office accounting; calendaring, docket control, and case management; legal marketing; and file and law library management. Included with the text is Clio's Boutique Plan cloud-based software that provides detailed, step-by-step tutorials and an opportunity to learn computer software as it applies to the law office environment. Throughout the text up-to-date forms, charts, and checklists illustrate important forms relating to paralegals in the law office, and hands-on exercises help you master key skills and concepts you'll need on the job.Attention Premium Website user: Cengage support for existing users of Premium Websites will end of 8/1.
Contents
1. The Legal Team, Law Practices, and Law Firm Governance. 2. Legal Administration and Technology.3. Ethics and Malpractice.4. Client Relations & Communication Skills.5. Legal Fees, Timekeeping, and Billing.6. Client Trust Funds and Law Office Accounting.7. Calendaring, Docket Control, and Case Management. 8. Legal Marketing. 9. File and Law Library Management.Appendix A: Creating a Clio Account.Appendix B: Clio Introduction.Appendix C: Clio Law Firm Profile and Setup.Appendix D: Succeeding as a Paralegal.
