LAW X403 - Case Management

Course Description

Discover how to improve your workload productivity, as well as the productivity of the attorney and the law office. Students are provided with practical, paralegal case management skills. Topics include:

• Time and file management
• Document controls
• Calendar controls
• Tracking of assignments and caseloads
• Effective delegation
• Computer applications

Learner Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:

• Identify technologies and tools appropriate for various tasks of a paralegal
• Apply techniques for managing workloads and clients
• Utilize strategies for improving productivity of lawyers and the law office as a whole

Notes

Certification Disclosure: In California an individual may qualify to hold one’s self out as a paralegal in one of several ways including earning a certificate of completion of a paralegal program approved by the American Bar Association. (Calif. Bus. & Prof. Code §6450(c)(1).) The Paralegal Professional Certificate program offered by UCSB PaCe satisfies the requirements of California law in this regard.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Paralegal Studies : Required Courses