1. Law Office Project The Best Part of the Class

2. Choose a law firm to examine. Choose a law firm to examine. Make an appointment with a paralegal or law office manager, with the permission of the attorney. Make an appointment with a paralegal or law office manager, with the permission of the attorney. Before the appointment, write out your question (Remember you only have up to two hours once you are there.) Before the appointment, write out your question (Remember you only have up to two hours once you are there.)

3. Spend up to 2 hours in the law office, “shadowing”, asking questions. Spend up to 2 hours in the law office, “shadowing”, asking questions. Find out about how the office works, including: Find out about how the office works, including: –Size of the Firm (how many attorneys, paralegals, secretaries, other office staff and outside assistants.) –Case Management (what software programs, what system for Docketing Docketing Calendaring Calendaring Filing Filing Data processing Data processing Timekeeping (Who does it? Are there quotas to be met? How much time? What software or hard copy programs?) Timekeeping (Who does it? Are there quotas to be met? How much time? What software or hard copy programs?) Billing (who handles it? What software programs? Collections help?) Billing (who handles it? What software programs? Collections help?)

4. –Marketing (Get a brochure, business cards, etc.) (Who handles it? Are there questionnaires for clients? How is it done?) –How is Confidential information protected? Be specific!

5. What electronics equipment is used? Is it owned? Purchased? Who has access to its use? (All the office or is it limited?) What electronics equipment is used? Is it owned? Purchased? Who has access to its use? (All the office or is it limited?)

6. Who is the interviewee’s supervisor? (The attorney? All attorneys? An office manager?) Who is the interviewee’s supervisor? (The attorney? All attorneys? An office manager?)

7. What kind of updating of skills is done? Do the paralegals attend CLEs? Are there in-house programs? What kind of updating of skills is done? Do the paralegals attend CLEs? Are there in-house programs?

8. Do not, in any way, compromise the integrity or confidentiality of the firm!!

9. Put together a paper discussing the above information, Put together a paper discussing the above information, with some of your own comments and suggestions regarding efficiency, with some of your own comments and suggestions regarding efficiency, protection of the client, protection of the client, cost effectiveness, and so on. cost effectiveness, and so on. Explain why this would be a good situation (office) for you or why it would not be. Explain why this would be a good situation (office) for you or why it would not be.