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Law Practice Management, 5th Edition

Cynthia Traina Donnes, J.D., M.A.

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Law Practice Management 5th Edition by Cynthia Traina Donnes, J.D., M.A.
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Overview

Focusing on technological advances that are changing the practice of law, Traina-Donnes' LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, 5th edition, delivers practical, hands-on 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. Thoroughly updated, the Fifth Edition helps students master skills in office management, time and billing, accounting case management and document management. In addition, new ethics-related case reviews prompt students to think through potential ethical dilemmas before they actually confront them, while up-to-date forms, charts and checklists illustrate key concepts relating to law office management.

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Cynthia Traina Donnes, J.D., M.A.

Cynthia Traina-Donnes has been a paralegal educator for over 30 years, teaching bankruptcy, legal technology and advanced legal technology at Tulane University. She is a qualified family/civil mediator registered with the Louisiana Bar Association, a securities arbitrator with FINRA and a former bankruptcy trustee. She is also an approved CLE sponsor, conducting seminars in several practice areas. In addition to this book, Traina-Donnes co-authored LAW OFFICE TECHNOLOGY: A THEORETICAL APPROACH, 9th Edition, also published by Cengage. In November 2018, she was elected to the AAfPE board as the ABA commission representative. A former CASA advocate and CASA board president, she currently serves as an American Cancer Society board member. She has six children and six grandchildren.

What's New

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  • Reflecting the latest developments from real-world practice, up-to-date coverage of emerging technological advances that are changing the practice of law prepares students for success in today's legal environment.
  • Updated case reviews help students develop a better understanding of various types of unethical behavior they may encounter in the legal environment -- including technology-related ethical issues -- helping them determine the best course of action before they actually come face-to-face with an ethical dilemma.

Features

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  • The new edition's logical organization allows each chapter to be studied independently, giving instructors complete flexibility in how they present the material.
  • A strong ethics focus throughout the book is supported by numerous Case Review features that emphasize a wide variety of ethical issues and dilemmas that students may one day confront in real-world practice.
  • On the Web exercises, Practical Applications and Case Review questions help students master key concepts and skills -- maximizing their study time and course success.
  • Up-to-date charts and graphs present material in an easy-to-understand format.

Table of Contents

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1. 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.

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  • ISBN-10: 0357767446
  • ISBN-13: 9780357767443
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  • ISBN-10: 0357767403
  • ISBN-13: 9780357767405
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