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Official Course Description:
MCCCD Approval: 12-10-02 |
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LAS229
2003 Fall – 2009 Summer II |
LEC |
3.0 Credit(s) |
3.0 Period(s) |
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Computerized
Law Office and Litigation Support |
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Word
processing skills for the law office; use of presentation software;. types
and comparisons of litigation support systems; types and uses of electronic
trial software; coding schemes; management of integrated litigation support
system. Fee arrangements; the billing cycle; billing procedures; management
of billing activities. Management of names, matters, and events; indexing
structures; reports; ethical issues. Prerequisites: LAS110 and (BPC110 or
equivalent or permission of Department Chair or program Director. |
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LAS229 2003
Fall – 2009 Summer II |
Computerized Law Office and Litigation Support |
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Describe the ethical issues unique to the use of computers
in the law office. (I) |
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Organize and prepare exhibits for an electronic trial,
arbitration, or mediation using a trial presentation software program. (II) |
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Prepare a law-related oral presentation using a
presentation software program. (III) |
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Prepare the structure of common legal documents using a
word processor on a personal computer. (IV) |
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Manage information for several matters, persons, and
events with varying relationships to the firm using a computerized docket
control and calendaring systems. (V) |
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Manage billing activity using a computerized billing
system. (VI) |
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Use an integrated litigation support program. (VII) |
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LAS229 2003
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Computerized Law Office and Litigation Support |
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I. Ethical Issues for
Computerized Information A. Duty to secure sensitive
and private information against unauthorized disclosure B. Duty to protect against
loss of information due to catastrophe or sabotage C. Duty to have adequate
procedures in place for regularly reviewing case status D. Duty to have adequate
data entry and modification auditing II. Electronic Trial
Software (Such as Sanction, Trial Director, or Visionary) A. Imaging B. Animations C. Videotapes D. Case creation E. Witness folder
preparation F. Mark-up, annotation, and
video clips preparation 1. For a trial 2. For mediation 3. For arbitration III. Presentation Software
(Such as PowerPoint) A. Template creation 1. For a trial 2. For mediation 3. For arbitration B. Insertion 1. Documents 2. Clip art 3. Videos C. Effective formats D. Delivery IV. Common Legal Documents A. Legal correspondence B. Legal memorandums C. Pleadings and briefs V. Computerized Calendaring
and Case Management Systems (Such As ABACUS) A. Definitions 1. Names 2. Matters 3. Events B. Name and matter indexing
structure C. Managing names D. Managing matters E. Calendaring and managing
events F. Reporting VI. Computerized
Timekeeping and Billing Systems (Such As Timeslips)
A. Fee arrangements B. The billing cycle C. Billable activities and
expenses D. Preparing a time slip E. Preparing an expense
slip F. Managing clients,
matters, users, and billable activities VII. Computerized
Litigation Support Systems (Such As Summation) A. Litigation documents B. Discovery materials C. Database forms 1. Designing 2. Modifying D. Depositions and other
transcripts 1. Loading 2. Searching E. Transcript annotation F. Case search integration H. Data manipulation 1. Sorting 2. Tallying 3. Verifying H. Report preparation J. Format saving |
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