Phase I
Phase 2
Phase 3
Timekeeping
Accounting
100
This document starts a litigation.
What is A COMPLAINT?
100
These are questions posed in writing to the other party.
What are INTERROGATORIES?
100
These people provide educated opinions about the subject of the litigation.
What are EXPERT WITNESSES?
100
These numbers are associated with activities performed.
What ARE TASK CODES?
100
These are the rules we receive from our clients regarding payments.
What are BILLING GUIDELINES?
200
This document is filed in response to a complaint.
What is AN ANSWER?
200
These people have information related to the case.
Who are FACT WITNESSES?
200
Work in this phase is in preparation for this.
What is TRIAL?
200
Descriptions must be written in this tense.
What is PRESENT TENSE?
200
This person is a good resource for attorney information.
Who is THE LAA?
300
This document requests that the case be thrown out of court.
What is A MOTION TO DISMISS?
300
These are the meetings that take place with witnesses to obtain information.
What are DEPOSITIONS?
300
This is a practice trial.
What is A MOCK TRIAL?
300
These verbs are preferred in time descriptions.
What are ACTION WORDS/VERBS?
300
This person should adapt their style to the attorneys they support.
Who is THE BILLING & COLLECTION COORDINATOR?
400
This party brings the action in a litigation.
Who is THE PLAINTIFF?
400
The parties ask for written materials related to the case.
What is A DOCUMENT PRODUCTION?
400
These visual aids are prepared for trial.
What are DEMONSTRATIVES?
400
How names should be presented in time descriptions.
What is USING MR. OR MS.?
400
The best check for good time descriptions.
What is DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO ME?
500
This meeting sets forth the deadlines for the litigation.
What is A SCHEDULING CONFERENCE or RULE 26(f) CONFERENCE?
500
This documents asks the court to make the other side do something.
What is A MOTION TO COMPEL?
500
This document requests that the court decide the case prior to trial.
What is A SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION?
500
These time descriptions are presented in paragraph form.
What is BLOCK BILLING?
500
Billing and Collection Coordinators are members of this.
What is THE CASE TEAM?