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MODULAW(TM)
Corporate is INSLAW's comprehensive client/server software product
for corporate and public sector law departments. Used by many of
the nation's leading law departments, MODULAW supports the management
of all types of legal matters, including litigation, real estate
transactions, title searches, contracts, and bankruptcies.
The
system also is used to control outside counsel costs, schedule events,
track parties, index and retrieve work product and documents, create
budgets, monitor expenses, make assignments and record attorney
time, and produce management reports.
MODULAW
Corporate combines extensive tracking functions with powerful searching
capabilities, automatically summarizing detailed information to
address a range of reporting requirements.
Because
MODULAW Corporate is designed specifically for law departments,
it can be implemented as an off-the-shelf solution. Alternatively,
MODULAW can be customized to address an organization's own data
and workflow needs through the use of INSLAW's advanced application
development tools.
MODULAW
Corporate Components:
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.
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Claims/Litigation Tracking segment captures information about
matters involving suits brought against the corporation or government.
The system tracks the damages being sought, maintains jurisdictional
data, and tracks the filing of all pleadings.
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Agreement Tracking in MODULAW allows a department to track all
contracts and agreements produced by staff attorneys.
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Party and Party Counsel Tracking allows individuals and entities
associated with a matter, along with their counsel, to be tracked.
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Party Directory enables capture of background information on parties
who are likely to reappear in multiple matters.
Event
Tracking
Event Tracking in MODULAW includes functions for moni-toring the
status of a matter by track-ing both past and future actions.
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Calendar and To-Do List track matter-related and staff-related
scheduled actions
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Rules-based Scheduling permits automatic calendaring of events
on the basis of depart-ment, organization, and jurisdictional
rules
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Docket Control function of MODULAW maintains a history of events
that have occurred throughout the life of a matter.
Staff
and Referral Management
MODULAW tracks all individuals and firms involved in the handling
of a matter. Assignment of internal attorneys and staff, as well
as outside firms, may be monitored throughout the life of a matter.
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Attorney and Staff Assignments feature tracks internal assignments
to individual matters. Automated transfer processing is provided
to handle reassignments.
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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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Outside Firm Referral portion of the system tracks law firms,
experts, and other consultants who are retained.
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Outside Firm Directory is available to hold detailed background
information on outside firms, including the names of individual
attorneys or staff.
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Financial
Management
MODULAW provides department management with a tool for monitoring
and controlling legal costs.
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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
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Timekeeping and Expense Tracking portion tracks internal time
and expenses incurred in handling a matter
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Invoice Tracking component tracks fees and expenses billed by
outside entities. Charges can automatically be allocated to internal
clients
Document
Control
MODULAW helps to manage and track a department's work product, files,
and other documents.
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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
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Records Management portion of MODULAW captures information about
physical files, including their contents and movement throughout
the department
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Corporate
Secretary
The Corporate Secretary component of MODULAW supports the management
and tracking needs associated with an organization's official status,
including registered agents, corporate names, filings due, and stock-related
data.
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Officer/Director Bank captures background data on individuals
who hold positions in an organization. The directory eliminates
the need for redundant data entry.
Legislative
Affairs
The Legislative Affairs component of MODULAW moni-tors the status
of legislation of interest to a corporation or government agency.
The organization's position on a bill can be tracked, along with
the name of the individual responsi-ble for monitoring it.
Law
Library Management
MODULAW provides the ability to track the contents of a law library.
A separate Publisher Directory is available to contain background
information on publishing firms.
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Expense Tracking and Check In/Check Out capabilities are also
available
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