LEGAL 228 - Law Office Technology

1. Identify and describe basic computer hardware components.
2. Identify and describe software and information systems typically encountered in the legal environment and the factors to consider when purchasing legal specific software.
3. Demonstrate word processing program features, including preparing, editing, saving, and retrieving documents.
4. Describe spreadsheet and database program features and be able to prepare a basic spreadsheet, graph, and database.
5. Demonstrate presentation software program features including slide components, graphics and sound and be able to prepare a basic presentation.
6. Describe features of typical law office time keeping and billing software programs; identify ethical issues that arise with use of such programs.
7. Describe the features of computerized litigation support programs and compare such programs to corresponding manual litigation support.
8. Describe and compare the features of case management and information management software.
9. Demonstrate the features of computerized docket control systems and compare to manual docket control systems; identify ethical problems relating to docket control.
10. Access legal and nonlegal data on the Internet and evaluate Internet sites for reliability and validity of information.
11. Use email functions and describe ethical issues that arise as a result of using e-mail and other electronic methods of communication.