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The Client
Chapter 1
Students
Receive Research Assignments;
Discuss Client File Setup
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Chapter 1:
Case Assignments
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Purpose:
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To create a “law firm” experience for students,
including preparation of the following documents:
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Interoffice Memorandum
Client Correspondence
Initial Client Interview
Complaint & Summons
Discovery Documents
Trial Memorandum
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§1.2 Your Very Own Client
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Setter v. Doctor
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Graves v. Graves
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Negligence/Failure to Repair
Smythe v. Ace Television Sales, et al.
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Negligence
Statute of Limitations
Green v. State Dept. of Transportation
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Emotional Distress
Benton v. ABC Gas Station
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Medical Malpractice
Negligent Hiring
Hilton v. Lions & Tigers & Bears Pet Shop
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Strict Liability
Negligence
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Forrest v. Snuffles
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Trump v. King
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Defamation: Libel & Slander
Carr v. Haul ‘Em Bus Co., et al.
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Sexual Harrassment
Loss of Economic Opportunity
Jackson v. Hemple
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Negligence
Statute of Limitations
Northrop v. Acme Insurance Co., et al.
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Termination of Parental Rights
Seller v. Toxic Summer Camp, et al.
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Breach of Privilege/Unauthorized Disclosure
Negligent Hiring
Harmon v. Phelps
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Emotional Distress
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Wrongful Death
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Katz v. Home State University
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Negligence
Jacobson v. Vickers
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Constitutional Rights
Wilson v. Dice & Jacobs Law Firm, LLP, et al.
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Civil Rights Violation
Rain v. Rain
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Emotional Distress/Assault
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Spousal Privilege
Bates v. Regional School District, et al.
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Negligence
Maples v. Pine Valley Rehabilitation Center
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Negligence
Hazely v. Inhumana Hospital
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Negligence
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Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
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Kendrick v. Home Town School District
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Astor v. County Department of Corrections
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Negligence
Branch v. Fallon
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Failure to Pay
Bad Faith
Bennett v. Southwestern Hospital
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Assault
Hosgill v. Take Your Money and Run Insurance
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Defamation, Libel, and Slander
Attorney Malpractice
Fraud
Hayes v. Home Town School District
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Failure to Supervise
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
27.Evans v. Forester
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Defamation, Libel and Slander
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Stork v. Frickman
 Negligence
Gorky v. Graves-R-Us Cemetery
 Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
Battle v. St. Augustine Parish
 Negligence
 Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
Abbott v. Selzberg
 Fraud
Jones v. Big Time Development Co.
 Sex Discrimination
Sandstone v. Lincoln County School Board
 Sexual Harassment
Corbett v. Anytown
 Negligence
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35. Fogerty v. Bilton Hotels
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Negligence
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Negligence
36. Sidney Shore v. Choo Choo Railroad Co.
37. Knight v. Banford
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Wrongful Birth
Malpractice
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Negligence
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38. Beele v. Magnolia Flower Co.
39. Smith v. Big Car Dealership
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Negligence
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
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Negligence
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40. Templar v. Super Store Market
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§1.3 Maintaining Your Client’s File
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Client File
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Sections:
1. Correspondence
Reverse chronological order (most recent on top)
2. Instruments
Contracts, wills, leases, etc.
Practice Note: Never punch holes in original documents
3. Work Product
Notes, messages, office memoranda, etc.
4. Exhibits
Materials that will be presented to the court
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5. Pleadings
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Pleadings, Motions, Orders, Proposed Orders, etc.
6. Discovery
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Interrogatories, R/Production, R/Admissions, Depos
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File Organizational Hints
 Use Indexes
 Keep Files Updated
 Only write on documents in pencil!! (hint: use post-it notes)
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§1.4 Billable Hours
Is what you’re doing now billable?
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Average Billable Hours per month
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120-140 hours
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20 hours = administrative
Time Sheets
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List Date, Client, Description of Time, Hours
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Description = phone call with client, legal research on statute of
limitations, client interview, etc.
Billing Increments: Most firms use either:
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.10 = 6 minutes increments OR
 Example: 15 minutes = .30 (18 minutes)
.25 = 15 minutes increments
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