Missed deadlines are the number ONE cause of malpractice claims against attorneys Most law firms manually calculate deadlines and add to calendars onatatime Malpractice Stats Basis of Malpractice Allegations ABA Survey Results ID: 669664
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Court Calendaring&Managing DeadlinesSlide2
Missed deadlines are the number ONE cause of malpractice claims against attorneys
Most law firms manually calculate deadlines and add to calendars on-at-a-timeSlide3
Malpractice Stats
Basis of Malpractice Allegations ABA Survey Results:
Failure to know, properly apply law (10.98%)
Inadequate discovery / investigation (10.37%)
Procrastination in performance/follow-up (9.43%)
Planning error - procedure choice (7.72%)Failure to know / ascertain deadline (7.09%)Conflict of interest (6.28%)Failure to calendar properly (5.19%)Clerical error (4.74%)Failure to react to calendar (4.35%)Failure to file document - no deadline (4.28%)Error in public record search (2.54%)Failure to understand / anticipate tax (1.26%)Error in mathematical calculation (1.04%)Lost file, document evidence (0.37%)
Over 25% are deadline/calendar relatedSlide4
Managing Deadlines in Actionstep
Workflow ensures that deadlines are entered at the appropriate steps
Task due dates can be set relative to “key dates”
Custom list views allow you to see all upcoming deadlines
You can optionally receive deadlines via email Slide5
Upcoming deadlines on matter home pageSlide6
Deadlines on user calendarsSlide7
Sync to Gmail or OutlookSlide8
Deadline reportingSlide9
Sort, Filter, Download, EmailSlide10
Integration (optional)
Automatic Deadline ManagementSlide11Slide12
Rule ChangesSlide13
Accessing LawToolBox from within a MatterSlide14
Matter Settings and CalendarsSlide15
Select a TriggerSlide16
Choose the deadlines you wish to trackSlide17
Deadlines saved to the matter