Exam 5: Databases, Case Management and Docket Control Software

Attorneys have an ethical duty to act diligently and promptly when representing clients.

In a rule-based entry, one event automatically triggers the addition of a list of subsequent calendaring events based on a rule that was programmed into the application.

Most PIMs are considered a type of generic calendaring program.

Calendaring is a legal-specific term that refers to entering, organizing, and controlling the appointments and deadlines for a legal organization.

Most case management programs can associate documents with cases.

Most case management and docket control programs can perform conflict of interest checks.

Which of these programs is an example of a case management program?

If doubt exists about whether an attorney-client relationship exists:

In a decentralized calendaring system:

An entry in a case management system for a meeting that happens every Thursday morning is an example of a(n):

Which of these terms refers to the smallest piece of information in a table?

The general theory in a legal malpractice claim is that the attorney breached an ordinary standard of care applicable to a reasonable attorney under those circumstances.

Which of these programs is an example of a PIM?

All databases must have fields where data are input and collected.

A database management system is used to data.

What is a tickler?

A database cannot have more than one table.

The process of tracking specific information about a particular case, such as the many thousands of documents in large cases, is called:

When you use a database, you can arrange and rearrange data, but doing so affects the data itself.

A allows you to search for and sort only the information that you are looking for at that time in a database.