Title: Maintain attorney and staff time sheets and expense reports.
Course: Legal Administration (12008-36) > Section: Managing Financial Activities

Maintenance should include

- following generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
- using various applications for timekeeping
- recording data from fees, services, and time records in a timely manner
- calculating specific pay rates and breakdowns
- compiling attorney’s expense reports (e.g., mileage to/from trials or court, overnight hotel stays if case related, business meals)
- using an established office process for reporting time spent on a client’s case (e.g., research, phone calls, meetings, document preparation, trial preparation).