Synopses & Reviews
This is a practical, hands-on text designed for paralegal courses that cover day-to-day law office management topics. The text focuses on such important topics as 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. A demonstration version of Thomson's Elite full featured ProLaw software, a deep time and billing, accounting, document management, and case management program, is included along with in depth software tutorials. Special features of this revision include an expanded focus on technology and ethics; up to date charts and graphs that present material in an easy to understand context; Internet sites and Internet exercises in each chapter; quotes from practicing legal assistants that provide current and real-life commentary; and an emphasis on hands-on, practical exercises including projects, cases, practical problems, and Excel tutorials for timekeeping and billing and trust accounting.
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The text was chosen for the Abacus and Timeslips CD...This is the only law practice management book available that has this type of supplement.
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Text is concise and covers those areas I deem important and practical for everyday working in a law firm; the author provides excellent illustrations and descriptions which are then reinforced in clear, straight forward examples. - Gulfport Community College
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'The text was chosen for the Abacus and Timeslips CD...This is the only law practice management book available that has this type of supplement.'
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My students love the hands-on projects....The CD-ROM is excellent.
Synopsis
P"ractical Law Office Management, Second Edition, explores how law office management applies to practicing legal assistants. It identifies the subject matter that today's paralegals need to master in order to be successful. The text is practically focused and includes quotes from experienced legal assistants. It also provides real-life examples, up-to-date Web sites for expanded research, practical exercises, pertinent software and tutorials, and current cases on topics related to law office management. Subjects covered in the text include budgets, client communication, staff manuals, marketing, billing, case management and docketing, human resources, and file and law library management.
Synopsis
Practical Law Office Management, 2nd Edition, is an updated and interesting management guide for paralegals and legal assistants. This 2nd edition presents an expanded focus on the use of technology in law offices, including pertinent software, tutorials, and related websites. New quotes from practicing legal assistants provide a current and real-life look into the legal work environment. From human resources and law library management, to ethics in the workplace, Practice Law Office Management, 2nd Edition, is easy to understand and readily applicable.
About the Author
Brent Roper has a J.D., and a M.B.A. from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. Over the pat 15 years he has published a number of textbooks and articles on law office computing and law office management.
Table of Contents
Preface.Chapter 1. Introduction to Law Office Management.Chapter. 2. Ethics and Malpractice.Chapter 3. Staff Manuals, Total Quality Management, Marketing, and Planning. Chapter 4. Client and Communication Skills. Chapter 5. Timekeeping and Billing. Chapter 6. Client Trust and Law Office Accounting. Chapter7. Calendaring, Docket Control, and Case Management. Chapter 8. Human Resource Management.Chapter 9. File and Law Library Management. Chapter 10. Law Office Equipment, Technology, Office Layout, Space Management, Security, and Leases. Appendix. Glossary. Index