Law Office Management 101

• Author: Scott A. Hatch/Lisa Zimmer Hatch
• Profession: Founders of The Center for Legal Studies and developed their award-winning paralegal curriculum in 1980, offering it through 600 colleges nationwide
• Pages: 287-298

CHAPTER 18 Law Oce Management 101 287

Chapter18

Law Oce

Management 101

How much time you spend engaged in law oce management depends on

the type and size of rm you work for. Most large rms employ a separate

sta to take care of the majority of the daily organization activities. But no

matter what size rm you work for, as a paralegal you’ll probably end up doing

some managing and organizing of the law oce. If you work for a small rm, you

could be responsible for the management of the entire oce. In a larger rm,

you’ll probably be responsible for just your own schedule and maybe that of your

supervising attorney. Although it may seem pretty mundane, proper oce man-

agement is crucial to the productivity of any law environment, so this chapter

focuses on proper management of time, les, and monthly billings.

Buying Time: Management Systems

When you think about it, law rms sell their time to their clients, so the value

of managing minutes, hours, and days is absolutely crucial. The legal process

consists of a series of deadlines that you must meet if you don’t want to

IN THIS CHAPTER

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Making the most of your time

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Acting as rainmaker with orderly

billing procedures

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Finding a place for everything and

putting everything in its place