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| Licensed professionals who consel clients regarding their legal rights, represent clients in litigation, and negotiate agreements between clients and others. |
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| Attorney who is a salaried employee of the law firm, does not have an ownership interest in the firm, does not share in the profits, and has no vote regarding management decisions. |
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| an attorney temporarily hired by the law office for a specific job or period. When the job or period is finished, the relationship with the firm is over. |
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| An attorney affiliated with the firm in some way, such as a retired or semiretired partner. |
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| FREELANCE/CONTRACT LEGAL ASSISTANT |
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| Works as an independent contracor with supervision by and/or accountability to an attorney; is hired for a specific job or period. |
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| The employee is not required to be paid overtime wages over 40 hours per week. |
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| The employee is required to be paid overtime wages (time and a half) over 40 hours per week. |
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| The chief for a corporate legal department. |
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LEGAL SERVICES OFFICE
(ex: Legal Aide of Western Oklahoma) |
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| A not-for-profit law office that receives grants from the government and private donations to pay for representation of disadvantaged persons who otherwise could not afford legal services. |
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| Represent clients who bring claims against others.They tend to be smaller, not as well funded, and have fewer employees than defense-oriented firms. Cash flow may not be as stable as in defense-oriented firms because, in many cases, they take clients on a contingency fee basis. |
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| Have the luxury of billing defendants-who are typically businesses- according to the time spent on the case. This gives them a more stable cash flow, enabling them to hire more personnel, purchase advanced equipment, and spend more on litigation services, such as hiring expert witnesses and taking as many depositions as needed. |
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| Management philosophy of knowing the needs of each client and allowing those needs to drive the legal organization. |
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| HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT |
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| Hiring, evaluating, compensating, training, and directing law office personnel. |
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| Attorneys,Legal Assistants, Secretaries, Law Librarian, Clerks, specialists, Administrators |
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| DOCTRINE OF CONFIDENTIALITY |
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| Keeping information exchanged between a client and law office staff confidential. |
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| ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE |
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| A standard that precludes the disclosure of confidential communications between a lawyer and a client by the lawyer. |
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| General Counsel, Independent Counsel, Of Counsel, U.S Attorney General, District Attorney, State Attorney General |
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| The proprietor runs the business receives all the profits and is personally responsible for all losses and liabilities of the law office |
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| Two or more attorneys associate themselves together and share in the profits or losses of the business |
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| LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY |
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| A combination of the corporate and partnership forms. It allows for limited liability of the company debts for its owners but is treated like a partnership for income tax purposes |
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| A manual that lists the formal personnel policies of an organization |
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| Doctrine that states that an employer and employee freely enter into an employment relationship, and that either party has the right to sever the relationship at any time without reason |
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| A specific statement that sets out what is or is not acceptable |
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| A series of steps that must be followed to accomplish a task |
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| An internal information distribution system used only by a law firm staff |
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| A network designed to provide, disseminate, and share confidential information with clients |
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| 3 TYPES OF ATTORNEYS FEES |
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| Pro Bono (for free), Fixed Fees, Contingency Fee |
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| Relating to or promoting a worker's right not to be required to join a labor union. |
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