Deck 7: Time keeping

Question 1

The time spent doing pro bono work is

A)noncreditable
B)creditable
C)billable
D)nonbillable
E)b and d only
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Answer 1

E

Question 2

Time sheets are not considered when forecasting income.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Lawyers and law clerks are the primary timekeepers for a law firm.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

An annual billable hours requirement is

A)the number of billable hours a timekeeper is expected to bill in a year
B)the number of hours that is noncreditable
C)the number of bills sent to clients in a year
D)none of the above
E)all of the above

Question 5

What is the most commonly used minimum charge?

A)10 minutes
B)12 minutes
C)15 minutes
D)18 minutes
E)20 minutes

Question 6

Government offices use time records for budget proposals and management reports.

Question 7

Creditable nonbillable hours

A)illustrate the efforts of the timekeeper on the firm's behalf
B)are easily padded
C)are separated by client
D)are billed monthly
E)none of the above

Question 8

The average paralegal spends percent of the time on billable projects.

A)20
B)50
C)70
D)80
E)none of the above

Question 9

Firms developed codes for timesheets for what purpose?

A)to help paralegals understand the law
B)to be used by attorneys only
C)to be used by legal administrators only
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 10

Corporate legal departments use time records

A)to prepare a budget
B)for management reports
C)to bill clients
D)to recover attorneys' fees
E)all of the above

Question 11

The time spent training a new employee is

A)billable noncreditable
B)billable creditable
C)nonbillable noncreditable
D)nonbillable creditable
E)none of the above

Question 12

If a paralegal receives a personal telephone call

A)the time is documented as nonbillable creditable time
B)the paralegal must go off the clock
C)the time is deducted from the paralegal's bonus
D)the time is billable to the client
E)all of the above

Question 13

Clients result in

A)accounts receivable
B)money
C)work in progress
D)marketing activities
E)none of the above

Question 14

Paralegals should complete their time sheets
a.at the end of the day
b.at the end of the week
c.when a project is completed
d.at the end of the month
e.a and c only

Question 15

The time a paralegal spends attending a seminar is

A)billable noncreditable
B)billable creditable
C)nonbillable noncreditable
D)nonbillable creditable
E)none of the above

Question 16

Billable hours are

A)not applied to clients' matters
B)applied to clients' matters
C)not credited to a paralegal's quota
D)charged for legal research only
E)none of the above

Question 17

Time records are used to

A)determine if an employee is productive
B)determine if a case is being neglected
C)establish flat fees on cases
D)determine if additional employees are needed
E)all of the above

Question 18

Crediting time spent in educational activities encourages

A)employees to work overtime
B)employees to be more productive
C)unexcused absences
D)educational activities
E)none of the above

Question 19

Paralegals are not required to bill as many hours as attorneys.

Question 20

Law firms use time records to project profitability.

Question 21

What are the two products law firms sell to their clients?
and .

Question 22

Time sheets help law firms manage their resources.

Question 23

Time records are used to determine a case's settlement value.

Question 24

Time records are used to monitor the profitability of cases.

Question 25

What management report is used to determine a flat fee? .

Question 26

Most firms give attorneys an) allowance for creditable nonbillable hours than paralegals.

Question 27

Paralegals need not keep a record of their time because it is management's responsibility.

Question 28

The hours of a workday are placed in what two categories? and
.

Question 29

What is the most common method used by firms to calculate billable hours?
.

Question 30

is the vehicle by which firms deliver their product.

Question 31

What are the two types of nonbillable hours? and
.

Question 32

It is appropriate to estimate the amount of time spent on a case.

Question 33

Which manual timekeeping system is the most commonly used? .

Question 34

It is a paralegal's responsibility to make the decision to charge or not charge a client.

Question 35

The two methods of manual timekeeping are the method and the
method.

Question 36

Time records are not used in contingency cases.

Question 37

Time records inform management of an attorney's caseload.

Question 38

The government uses time records for performance appraisals.

Question 39

Government legal offices do not use time sheets.

Question 40

Double billing is billing the client twice for the same work.

Question 41

The time spent in looking for a file should be documented as time.

Question 42

Why should a timekeeper keep a record of all creditable nonbillable time?

Question 43

When recording time,always record the amount of time.

Question 44

When describing telephone calls on the time sheet,include the and the .

Question 45

When developing to-do lists,place projects in number)categories.