Fundamentals of Law Office Management Systems, Procedures, and Ethics

• Main Author: Nollkamper, Pamela Everett (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Clifton Park, NY DELMAR CENGAGE Learning 2014; ©2014
• Edition: FIFTH EDITION
• Subjects: Law offices > United States
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• Physical Description: xxvi, 579 pages illustrations 28 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-565) and index
• ISBN: 9781133280842; 1133280846

FUNDAMENTALS OF LAW OFFICE MANAGEMENT, Fifth Edition delivers the skills and knowledge you need to keep a law office running smoothly. In addition to an overview of the legal industry and the many roles paralegals play, the book takes an in-depth look at how legal environments differ from other businesses, including the ethical issues you may face. Discussions on law-specific office functions, such as managing the client funds account, timekeeping, docketing, and maintaining a law library help you understand the scope of a legal practice, while chapters on technology, client relations, and billing reveal the business side. Practical and skills-focused, FUNDAMENTALS OF LAW OFFICE MANAGEMENT, Fifth Editiont provides ample, in-text learning features, such as key words, ethics alerts, side bars, tech tips, and the latest Web references, along with supplemental, online tools for hands-on practice.