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Comprehensive Analysis of Law Office Billing Procedures and Paralegal Responsibilities

Study of billing procedures and paralegal duties in legal offices.

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Comprehensive Analysis of Law Office Billing Procedures and ParalegalResponsibilitiesExplain the differences among law office billing procedures, specifically, the differences involved in billing on acontingency basis, a flat fee basis, and anhourly basis.Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working as a freelance paralegal.Discuss the types of cases that would be handled in each of the following five law offices.(e.g., in a probatepractice, paralegals would work on wills and trusts.)state attorney general's officepublic defender's officelegal aid officecounty prosecutor's officepivate family law practicResearch the ABA rules of professional of conduct and summarize the sanctions imposed on attorneys for overbilling clients. What role does the paralegal play in maintaining accurate billing statements?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)AnswersExplain the differences among law office billing procedures, specifically, the differencesinvolved in billing on a contingency basis, a flat fee basis, and an hourly basis.A contingency fee is the billingprocedures in whichthe attorney gets no money from the clientuntil there is some financial recovery, settlement or judgment. At that point the attorney will, byagreement, get a percentage of the recovery plus reimbursement for the attorney's out of pocketexpenses (filing fees, expert witnesses, etc.). This type of fee is most common in personalinjury/malpractice cases.Flat fees are just that.It is a set feefor seeing the matter through to completion. For example, areal estate closing for $300 or a simple will for $500. That is flat fee billing. It is usually paid atthe conclusion of the matter.In fact, most state bar rules require that the retainer be kept in thetrust account until the matter is completed.An hourly rateisa type of billingin whichthe attorney keeps track of his or her time and billsthe client a set hourly fee every month for the time spent on the case. This is common inlitigation, civil matters, and criminal matters. Often, in larger firms, there will be multipleattorneys working on a case and they may bill at different rates.Often in larger firms, theparalegal time is always billed in hours at the paralegal rate.

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