Which of the following aspects is incorrect?
Obtaining and recording information from clients
Setting up fees
Preparing legal documents for filing in court
Assisting the attorney and staff
Which of the following aspects is incorrect?
Obtaining and recording information from clients
Setting up fees
Preparing legal documents for filing in court
Assisting the attorney and staff
#1 by Ann Onnimous on 11/23/2011 - 4:24 AM
I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice: Heck I’m not even sure it is accurate! But here is my opinion:
It could be argued that the answer to this question is that “Setting up Fees” is not a function that can be left *completely* to office idiosyncrasy
If I am not mistaken, there is a ruling by the board of ethics that says something to the effect that attorneys may not profit from the charging of miscellanious fees – ie: if they charge you for copies, it must be the actual cost. Overhead fees may not be revenue centers.
That said, some law firms include more overhead into the “pass-through” price for a 1 page copy job. They may assume some soft costs – ie: the secretaries time, the electricity, and the cost of the computer system put into place to track the number of copies made to a client billing number (for systems like this see “Equitrac”).