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Oct 31, 2024
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LEGAL 228 - Law Office Technology
5.0 Credits Introduction to law office technology, including timekeeping and billing software; database, case management, and docket control software; litigation support software; legal imaging techniques; and electronic filing. Microsoft Office Suite is covered; however, students should already possess basic-to-intermediate computer and word processing skills prior to taking this course. Prerequisite LEGAL 200 or instructor permission. Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs) Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:- Identify and describe the basic computer hardware components.
- Identify and describe software and information systems typically encountered in a legal environment and the factors to consider when purchasing legal software.
- Demonstrate word processing program features, including preparing, editing, saving, and retrieving documents.
- Describe spreadsheet and database program features, and be able to prepare a basic spreadsheet, graph, and database.
- Demonstrate presentation software program features, including slide components, graphics, and sound, and be able to create a basic presentation.
- Describe the features of typical law office time keeping and billing software programs; identify the ethical issues that arise with the use of such programs.
- Describe the features of computerized litigation support programs and compare these programs to corresponding manual litigation support.
- Describe and compare the features of case management and office management software.
- Demonstrate the features of computerized docket control systems and compare to manual docket control systems; identify ethical problems relating to docket control.
- Access legal and nonlegal data using the Internet and evaluate Internet sites for reliability and validity of information.
- Use email functions and describe ethical issues that arise as a result of using email and other electronic methods of communication.
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