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MODULAW (TM) Law
Firm provides comprehensive case management software for private
law fims. Used by some of the nation's leading law firms, MODULAW
supports the management of all types of legal matters including
litigation, real estate, contracts, bankruptcy, employee/EEO, and
environmental matters.
The system can be used to track time and to produce
billings, schedule events, track parties, index and retrieve work
product and documents, create budgets, monitor expenses, track
staff assignments, and produce management reports.
MODULAW Law Firm combines extensive tracking
functions with powerful searching capabilities, automatically
summarizing detailed information to address a range of reporting
requirements. The system can be implemented as an off-the-shelf
solution or, alternatively, customized to address a firm's own
data and workflow needs through the use of INSLAW's advanced
software engineering tools.
MODULAW Law Firm
Components:
Case/Matter Tracking
The Matter Tracking component of MODULAW provides the ability to
monitor the status of a matter from initiation through
disposition, providing users complete access to matter-related
information.
- Agreement Tracking feature allows a firm
to track all contracts and agreements produced by its
attorneys.
Event Tracking
Event Tracking in MODULAW includes functions for monitoring the
status of a matter by tracking both past and future actions.
- Calendar and To-Do List track
matter-related and staff-related scheduled actions.
- Rules-based Scheduling feature permits
automatic calendaring of events on the basis of firm,
department, and/or jurisdictional rules.
- Docket Control function of MODULAW
maintains a history of events that have occurred throughout the
life of a matter.
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Party and Party Counsel
Tracking
MODULAW allows individuals and entities associated with a matter,
along with their counsel, to be tracked.
- Party and Counsel Directories are
available for capturing background information on individuals
and opposing firms who are likely to reappear in multiple
matters.
Staff and Assignment
Management
MODULAW tracks all attorneys and other professionals involved in
the handling of a matter. Assignment of partners, associates, and
other staff may be monitored throughout the life of a matter.
- Attorney and Staff Assignments portion of
the system tracks assignments to individual matters. Automated
transfer processing is provided to handle
reassignments.
- Staff Directory is available for
collecting detailed information on individual staff members,
ranging from basic address data to detailed employment and
education profiles.
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Financial Management
MODULAW provides firm management with a tool for tracking all
legal costs associated with a matter.
- Budgeting capability allows budgets to be
created for individual matters. The use of ABA task codes
enables actual costs for a matter to be evaluated and monitored
against the projected costs.
- Timekeeping and Expense Tracking portion
tracks time and expenses incurred in handling a matter.
Alternative billing rates and corresponding calculations are
supported by the system. If necessary, charges can be allocated
automatically to different billing categories.
Document Control
MODULAW helps to manage and track a firm's work product, files,
and other documents.
- Document Bank stores information on
documents that have historical value. The system also can
interface with complementary packages, such as word processing,
document management, imaging, and document assembly
software.
- Records Management portion of MODULAW
captures information about physical files, including their
contents and movement throughout the firm.
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