Introduction to Legal
Secretary Program
I.
Overview of the
Market, skills and responsibilities
Law Office
Management
I.
Duties you may have
as a law office professional
A.
Types of systems used
for calendaring
II.
Accounting and
billing in the law office
III.
Files and record
management in the law office
A.
Ethics and file
management
IV.
Technology used in
the law office
A.
NFPA and ethical
considerations
B.
Life cycle of a file
V.
Types of files
encountered in the law office
Legal
Terminology
I.
General legal terms
that fall in multiple areas of law
II.
Contract legal
terminology
III.
Litigation legal
terminology
IV.
Real Estate legal
terminology
V.
Probate/Estate legal
terminology
VI.
Intellectual Property
legal terminology
VII.
Bankruptcy legal
terminology
Introduction to
the Legal System
I.
Introduction to
terminology used in the legal system
II.
Structure of the
government
III.
Judicial system
A.
Federal judicial system
B.
State court system
C.
Local court system
IV.
Jurisdiction in the
legal system
V.
Using FIRAC to read a
case
Legal
Writing
I.
Importance of legal
writing in the legal field
II.
Goal of legal writing
III.
Drafting documents in
legal writing
IV.
Constructing
effective sentences in legal writing
A.
Precision and simplicity
B.
Sound structure
C.
Using active voice
V.
Using defined terms
in legal writing
VI.
Word usage in legal
writing
VII.
Redundancies
VIII.
Commonly misused
words in legal writing
IX.
Reviewing legal
documents
X.
Using FIRAC in
legal analysis
Introduction to
Accounting
I.
Overview of Accounting
A.
Importance of
bookkeeping
B.
The Accounting Cycle
C.
Manual Bookkeeping
D.
When to start
bookkeeping
II.
Methods of Accounting
A.
Cash accounting
B.
Accrual accounting
III.
The Accounting Cycle
A.
Transaction
B.
Journal
C.
T-Accounts
D.
Debit/Credit
E.
Double-entry system
F.
Normal account balances
IV.
Major account
groupings
A.
Assets
B.
Liabilities
C.
Owner's equity
D.
The accounting
equation
E.
Income
F.
Expenses
V.
The Accounting Cycle
A.
Trial balance
B.
Adjusting entries and
balance
C.
Financial statements
D.
Closing the books
Introduction to
Excel
I.
The environment of Excel
A.
Spreadsheet
B.
Worksheet environment
C.
Cells
D.
Menu bar
E.
Setting up a worksheet
in Excel
II.
Formatting a
worksheet to enhance the appearance of your information
A.
Formatting cells
III.
Tips for working with
data in Excel
A.
Entering in your data
B.
How to set up and modify
your data
IV.
Navigating and
printing your worksheet
A.
Shortcuts you can use to
navigate your spreadsheet effectively
B.
Options for printing in
Excel
V.
Tips for managing
large worksheets in Excel
A.
Formatting and naming
worksheet tabs
B.
Managing and viewing
large workbooks
VI.
Using Excel in
Accounting
A.
Using Excel and
QuickBooks in the Accounting process
B.
Using Excel for project
management
Introduction to
QuickBooks
I.
Exploring QuickBooks
A.
Employee center
B.
Customer center
C.
Vendor center
D.
Banking center
II.
How to perform basic
banking activities in the banking center
A.
Write a check
B.
Record a deposit
C.
Use bank account
registers
D.
Enter hand written
checks
E.
Transfer money
between accounts
F.
Reconcile
III.
The customer center
holds the customer information and transaction activities
A.
Job estimates
B.
Sales
C.
Invoices
D.
Record payments
E.
Record credits
IV.
Formatting invoices
and processing sale forms
V.
Setting up the chart
of accounts in QuickBooks
VI.
Reports that can be
run in the report center of QuickBooks
VII.
Maintaining your
inventory in QuickBooks
VIII.
Time tracking in
QuickBooks
IX.
Creating job
estimates in QuickBooks
A.
Create jobs
B.
Create multiple
estimates
C.
Transform estimates
into invoices
D.
Update and modify
current job status
X.
Confirming accuracy
of the company records in QuickBooks
A.
The chart of accounts
B.
Customer list
C.
Vendor list
D.
Job list
E.
Employee list
Persuasive
Communication
I.
Fundamentals of
communication
A.
Non-verbal communication
II.
The importance of
knowing the audience in persuasive communication
A.
Personality profiling
III.
The power of listening
IV.
Credibility of the
speaker is key in persuasion
V.
Evidence in persuasion
A.
Tips for using evidence
in persuasion
B.
Reasoning in persuasion
VI.
Emotion in persuasion
VII.
Organizing the argument
A.
Questions of fact,
value, and policy
B.
Monroe's Motivated
Sequence
VIII.
Defining of strategic
management in operations
A.
Strategic planning
B.
Implementation of the
strategic plan
C.
Questions to ask in
developing your business model
IX.
Mindset of strategic
thinking
A.
What is my business
environment
B.
What is my corporate
culture
C.
What are your goals and
objectives
X.
Strategic planning models
A.
Kerry Napuk's 5-Step
Strategic Planning Model
B.
Karl Albrecht's Strategy
Formulation Process
XI.
Questions to ask when
creating strategic alternatives
XII.
Criteria for
implementation
Project
Management
I.
Project management
for executives
II.
Foundation of project
management
A.
Modern project management
B.
Project management
context
C.
Application of project
management principles
III.
Characteristics of a
project
A.
Established objectives
B.
Defined life-cycle
C.
Require organizational
commitment
D.
Time, cost and
performance requirements
IV.
Project management
lifecycle
A.
Difference between
projects and programs
B.
Skills essential for
project managers
I.
Build effective team
II.
Use individual
contributors
III.
Motivate in a project
management environment
IV.
Manage effective meetings
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