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| Legal Secretarial Skills (U.S.)
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Description:
Our Legal Secretarial Skills (U.S.) test measures your ability as a legal secretary. Designed for experienced legal secretaries, this test covers the following topics: The Legal System and Court Structure, Law Office Structure and Staffing, Ethics and Malpractice, Billing and Timekeeping, Law Office Accounting and Client Funds, File and Library Management, Client Management and Communication, Legal Writing and Terminology, Docket Control, and Law Office Information Systems.
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- Billing and Timekeeping
- Legal Fee Agreements
- Management Reports
- The Timekeeping and Billing Cycle
- Timekeeping Systems
- Client Management and Communication
- Client Relationship Management
- Confidentiality
- Written and Verbal Communication
- Docket Control
- Appointments, Deadlines, and Reminders
- Court Rules and Statutes of Limitations
- Receiving Documents and Calculating Deadlines
- Ethics and Malpractice
- Attorney-Client Privilege
- Conflict of Interest
- Unauthorized Practice
- Voluntary Ethical Codes
- File and Library Management
- File Management and Ethics
- File Management Policies
- File Systems and Methods
- The Law Library
- Law Office Accounting and Client Funds
- Cash Flow and Accounts Receivable
- Expenses and Budgeting
- Trust and Escrow Accounts
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- Law Office Information Systems
- Application Software
- Electronic Research Systems
- Network Security and Policies
- Systems Hardware and Equipment
- Telecommunications Equipment and Systems
- Law Office Structure and Staffing
- Classification of Lawyers
- The Legal Team
- Types of Law Practices
- Legal Writing and Terminology
- Citation Format
- Discovery Documents
- Legal Instruments
- Legal Terminology
- Pleadings & Motions
- Spelling, Grammar,Punctuation
- The Legal System and Court Structure
- Administrative Agencies
- Common Law and the Adversarial Process
- Judicial Systems
- Jurisdiction
- The Legislative Process
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