LEX 270 Law Office Management/Technology

Lecture: 1 Lab: 2 Clinic: 0 Credits: 2

This course provides an overview of law office management and organization. Topics include office forms, filing systems, billing/time keeping, computer systems, calendar systems, library administration, case management, office/personnel procedures, ethics, and technology. Upon completion, students should be able to set up and maintain various law office systems, monitor case progress, and supervise non-lawyer personnel.

Co-requisite(s): LEX 120.
Course is typically offered in Spring.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
At completion of the course, the student should be able to do the following:

Simulate a law office filing system when given a set of facts.
Use billing/time keeping methods found in a law office using a given fact pattern.
Use case progress monitoring systems in various role play scenarios.
Solve inter-office issues with non-lawyer personnel in various role pay exercises.