LGL 140 - Technology in the Law Office

4 Credits
Students examine technologies, software, and practices used in law offices such as case and document management tasks, time and billing software, docket/calendar control, and electronic court filing procedures. Students perform hands-on activities using Access to enter data into database tables, create reports and labels, and perform simple queries. Also, students gain hands-on experience using Outlook for e-mailing, calendaring, managing tasks, and creating and maintaining contact lists.

Course Outcomes

Demonstrate introductory knowledge using case management and document management systems by producing contacts, tasks, time and billing information, document storage/forms, queries, forms and reports per current software program standards of operation.
Demonstrate proficiency using an information management program such as Outlook to calendar and schedule events and appointments, create and manage contact lists, tasks and notes, and e-mail messages per current software program standards of operation.
Demonstrate knowledge of technologies and software common to the law office, including time and billing software, database software, docket/calendar processes and electronic court filing procedures.