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Book SynopsisHelping you maximize course success and prepare for your legal career, Traina-Donnes' LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, 5th edition, delivers current, easy-to-understand coverage of day-to-day law office management topics, including client relations and communication skills; legal fees, timekeeping and billing; client trust funds and law office accounting; calendaring, docket control and case management; legal marketing; and file and law library management. Up-to-date forms, charts and checklists throughout illustrate important forms relating to law practice functions, equipping you with the skills and concepts needed to complete your job effectively and efficiently. In addition, ethics-related case reviews enable you to think through potential ethical dilemmas before you are actually confronted by them.
Table of Contents1. The Legal Team, Law Practices, and Law Firm Governance. 2. Legal Administration and Technology. 3. Ethics and Malpractice. 4. Client Relations & Communication Skills. 5. Legal Fees, Timekeeping, and Billing. 6. Client Trust Funds and Law Office Accounting. 7. Calendaring, Docket Control, and Case Management. 8. Legal Marketing. 9. File and Law Library Management. Appendix A: Succeeding in the legal profession.
