It's about time; when it comes to tracking billable hours, match the software to the uniqueness of each practice

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Time-and-billing software products chosen should include the standards fields of practice area, client's name, address and phone number, an alternative billing address as an accommodation for insurance clients and other third party payers, as well as names of opposing attorneys and their phone numbers. The software should be able to tailor the bill to suit the clients' needs, as different clients require different billing formats. Easy-to-enter billing code abbreviations should also be a part of the package.

Evaluation, Attorneys, Lawyers' fees, Financial software

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Hand-me-down hardware; law firms' old PCs bring upgrades to terminally strapped legal aid programs

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The goal of the ABA Technology Exchange Project is to provide needy programs such as legal aid with used computers, and there are other projects with similar goals. Attorneys should be careful to purge machines to be donated of all the old records, thus avoiding negligent disclosure Other recipients of used computers can be schools and computer training centers

Services, A.B.A.

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