Question 1

What resources are available for learning how to use office management software programs? Where are these resources located?

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Question 2

_______ are items or things that have value to a business.

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Question 3

A ________ is a series of tasks required to complete a goal.

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Question 4

Matching

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Question 5

Claims of outsiders to the assets of the entity are called _______.

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Question 6

Trust accounts used for holding small amounts of client funds or that will be held for too short a period of time to generate income sufficient to allocate to the client is referred to as ____________________ accounts.

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Question 7

The _______ section of office management software is used for keeping a current list of names,addresses,phone numbers,e-mail addresses,and other information for clients,opposing counsel,vendors,networking contacts,and other people and firms.

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Question 8

________ refers to the value of the assets of an entity reduced by the claims of outsiders.

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Question 9

Describe the tasks that can be completed using office management software.

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Question 10

A ____________ is used for keeping personal appointments,case deadlines,statutes of limitations,and reminders of important dates.

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Question 11

The ______ section of office management software is used for keeping track of individual case files,projects,client matters,and related documents.

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Question 12

________ is the recording of all time spent on specific activities during the work day.

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Question 13

Until now,Kate Sandberg handled most of her cases on a flat fee or contingency fee basis.Her firm seldom billed clients on an hourly basis.However,she has now been retained by a new client,Electro Tech,Inc.to provide advice and representation in various corporate matters.She has agreed to bill them at agreed hourly rates,in addition to costs incurred in representing them.Her two associates and one paralegal are all to be billed at different rates.What software tool can Kate use to manage the billing to Electro Tech,and possibly other similar clients? How will this software provide this solution?

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Question 14

Custom dates or reminders created for a set period before or after a selected event is called ______.

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Question 15

Jack Parsons finally settled a large medical malpractice case on the morning that trial was scheduled to begin.The defendant's insurance company agreed that within one week,they would send Jack a check for the entire settlement in the amount of $500,000.Jack had agreed to represent the client on a contingency basis,in which he would take 33 percent of any settlement as her free.The trial team had also incurred substantial costs in preparing the case for trial.Under the contract,the client agreed to pay these costs.Outline the procedure that Jack must follow in handling the settlement amount once the check is received from the insurance company,based on the Model Rules of Professional Conduct.

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Question 16

As Jack Parsons' firm has grown,he has taken on cases in many different jurisdictions.Some cases are located in federal district court,and others are in state court.Each jurisdiction has its own deadlines and timetables for discovery,status conferences,motions,and pleadings.A few of his cases have been appealed,and the courts at the appellate level have their own schedules for appellate briefs and hearings.For most of his career,Jack has used a paper calendar book into which he wrote the filing dates,hearings,and conferences for all his cases.He would include reminders in advance of these dates to allow for preparation.Each of his three associates had similar calendars.Nevertheless,it was becoming more difficult to keep up with changes in court rules that affected all of the schedules and time frames.In addition,he could never be sure that all of his associates were "on the same page" concerning deadlines.What tools are available to help with Jack with these calendaring functions?

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Question 17

Match between columns
                        Premises:  assets
 IOLTA
 equity
 ledgers
 rules-based calendaring
 events
 matter
 timekeeping
 liabilities
 journal
 program shell
 revenue

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Quiz 9: Office Management Software