Deck 5: Databases, Case Management and Docket Control Software

Question 1

Calendaring is a legal-specific term that refers to entering, organizing, and controlling the appointments and deadlines for a legal organization.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

What is a tickler?

A)A field in a database
B)A database used for maintaining client contact information
C)A type of document assembly program
D)A reminder notice
E)A printout of a daily calendar

Answer 2

D

Question 3

On the whole, legal organizations have been slow to implement comprehensive case management programs.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

When you use a database, you can arrange and rearrange data, but doing so affects the data itself.

Question 5

A benefit of manual calendaring systems is that they offer the ability to track information by case.

Question 6

The process of tracking specific information about a particular case, such as the many thousands of documents in large cases, is called:

A)document assembly
B)case development
C)information processing
D)litigation support
E)evidence itemization

Question 7

A database cannot have more than one table.

Question 8

Which of these terms refers to the smallest piece of information in a table?

A)Record
B)Data value
C)Range
D)Query
E)Field

Question 9

Case management software is less encompassing than calendaring or docket control software.

Question 10

Most PIMs are considered a type of generic calendaring program.

Question 11

A database management system is used to data.

A)store
B)search
C)sort
D)organize
E)All answers are correct.

Question 12

Most case management programs can associate documents with cases.

Question 13

Most case management and docket control programs can perform conflict of interest checks.

Question 14

A statute of limitations is a law that sets a limit on the amount of damages that can be awarded for a specific tort.

Question 15

An entry in a case management system for a meeting that happens every Thursday morning is an example of a(n):

A)automatic meeting
B)recurring entry
C)timeslip entry
D)repetitive entry
E)rotational entry

Question 16

Attorneys have an ethical duty to act diligently and promptly when representing clients.

Question 17

The general theory in a legal malpractice claim is that the attorney breached an ordinary standard of care applicable to a reasonable attorney under those circumstances.

Question 18

In a rule-based entry, one event automatically triggers the addition of a list of subsequent calendaring events based on a rule that was programmed into the application.

Question 19

A allows you to search for and sort only the information that you are looking for at that time in a database.

A)table
B)query
C)form
D)report
E)docket

Question 20

All databases must have fields where data are input and collected.

Question 21

If doubt exists about whether an attorney-client relationship exists:

A)the client should clarify the situation verbally to the attorney
B)the attorney should clarify the situation verbally to the client
C)the client should clarify the situation in writing to the attorney
D)the attorney should clarify the situation in writing to the client
E)the attorney and client should consult with a judge

Question 22

Which of these programs is an example of a case management program?

A)Clio
B)Microsoft Outlook
C)Microsoft Access
D)Microsoft Word
E)Adobe Acrobat

Question 23

Which of these programs is an example of a PIM?

A)Clio
B)Microsoft Outlook
C)Microsoft Access
D)Microsoft Word
E)Adobe Acrobat

Question 24

In a decentralized calendaring system:

A)calendars are used only by partners in the firm
B)timekeepers use both a personal calendar and a community calendar
C)there is a single calendar that is used by all timekeepers
D)calendars are not used
E)each timekeeper has his or her own calendar