Assignment Five

Part One:

 

1) Please explain how a paralegal may engage in advocacy

2) Please explain how you may have engaged in advocacy.

3) Please explain how engaging in advocacy may benefit your community.

 

Part Two:

Section One

6 points

Explain the differences among law office billing procedures, specifically, the differences involved in billing on a contingency basis, a flat fee basis, and an hourly basis.

Section Two

4 points

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working as a freelance paralegal.

Section Three

20 points

Discuss the types of cases that would be handled in each of the following five law offices. (e.g., in a probate practice, paralegals would work on wills and trusts.)

 

state attorney general’s office

public defender’s office

legal aid office

county prosecutor’s office

private family law practice

Section Four

5 points

Research the ABA rules of professional of conduct and summarize the sanctions imposed on attorneys for over billing clients. What role does the paralegal play in maintaining accurate billing statements?

Section Five

5 points

What are the functions of a successful billing system? (2 points)

List at least 3 advantages computerized time-tracking has over manual time-tracking. (3 points)

Section 6

10 points

Identify which tasks can be billed to the client.

	Client	Description of Services
1.	Mary Jones	Prepare draft of e-mail to client regarding date of hearing.
2.	Fred Smith	Prepare draft of Deed of Trust, Promissory Note, Addendum to Deed of Trust, and letter to Title Company for flat fee real estate case.
3.	PanAm Fruit & Vegetables	Prepare draft of letter to Mr. Miller.
4.	Dog Sitters Co.	Deposit retainer check in Trust account at Friendly Bank.
5.	Fred Smith	Prepare revision of real estate transfer papers.
6.	Karl Clark	Witness Interview: Jennifer Miller
7.	David Kirscher	Prepare draft of Order Granting Hearing on Summary Judgment.
8.	Karl Clark	Prepare medical chronology
9.	Fred Smith	Prepare final revision of real estate transfer papers.
10.	Gold East, Inc.	Organize client file and index documents.

 

 

Is this the question you were looking for? If so, place your order here to get started!