Computer Applications For Law Clerks

We are pleased to contribute to the education of the Canadian legal community with this new resource for Law Clerks. Computer Applications for Law Clerks: Using MS Office Suite and Windows to Prepare Professional Documentation was written by Barb Asselin, former Law Clerk and current faculty member at Algonquin College's Ottawa campus. Click here to download a free sample of this textbook, which includes the complete Table of Contents and Chapters 1 and 2. This textbook contains instruction on the following topics: -Basic law firm configuration, including a chart of all lawyers and staff members, for use within the textbook -Physical and electronic file management -MS Outlook, including the calendar, contacts, and tasks functions -MS PowerPoint, including the following features: slide layouts, design, text, customizing bullets, headers and footers, adding content, transitions, animations, formats, viewing, and printing -MS Excel, including the following features: creating a spreadsheet, adding data, formatting, formulas, charts, statistics and other functions, and pivot tables -MS Word, including the following features: correspondence, merging, memos, facsimiles, reports, styles, templates, tables, and a variety of editing techniques -Combining software by imbedding documents from one application into documents from another application, and -Specific learning outcomes, detailed hands-on instruction with multiple images, a variety of exercises, and summary for each chapter. Note that the Law Clerk version of this textbook will include exercises and examples that focus on areas of law generally practiced by Law Clerks. BONUS: Each copy of this textbook contains access to a private webpage that includes the following: -video tutorials for each chapter -practice exercise documents for each chapter, and -a variety of precedents for use with the available exercises

We are pleased to contribute to the education of the Canadian legal community with this new resource for Paralegals. Computer Applications for Paralegals: Using MS Office Suite and Windows to Prepare Professional Documentation was written by Barb Asselin, former Law Clerk and current faculty member at Algonquin College's Ottawa campus. This textbook contains instruction on the following topics: *Basic law firm configuration, including a chart of all lawyers and staff members, for use within the textbook *Physical and electronic file management *MS Outlook, including the calendar, contacts, and tasks functions *MS PowerPoint, including the following features: slide layouts, design, text, customizing bullets, headers and footers, adding content, transitions, animations, formats, viewing, and printing *MS Excel, including the following features: creating a spreadsheet, adding data, formatting, formulas, charts, statistics and other functions, and pivot tables *MS Word, including the following features: correspondence, merging, memos, facsimiles, reports, styles, templates, tables, and a variety of editing techniques *Combining software by imbedding documents from one application into documents from another application, and *Specific learning outcomes, detailed hands-on instruction with multiple images, a variety of exercises, and summary for each chapter. Note that the Paralegal version of this textbook will include exercises and examples that focus on areas of law generally practiced by Paralegals. BONUS: Each copy of this textbook contains access to a private webpage that includes the following: *video tutorials for each chapter *practice exercise documents for each chapter, and *a variety of precedents for use with the available exercises

Computer Applications for Legal Assistants

New law clerks: welcome to the federal court system. Career clerks: thank you for your continued service. During your clerkship, you will provide valuable assistance as your judge resolves disputes that are of great importance to the parties, and often to the public. The parties and the public accept judges' rulings because they trust the system to be fair and impartial. Maintaining this trust is crucial to the continued success of our courts. That's why, although you have many responsibilities that demand your attention, you must never lose sight of your ethical obligations. You need to become familiar with the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees, which has five canons. In brief, the canons provide that you should - uphold the independence and integrity of the judiciary and of your office - avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all activities - adhere to appropriate standards in performing your duties; - avoid conflict with official duties and the appearance of impropriety in all outside activities - refrain from inappropriate political activities Scrupulously follow these canons and the other rules that govern your conduct. Do not assume that good intentions are enough. It is not enough to simply learn and follow the Code of Conduct and other related ethics rules, however. You also need to familiarize yourself with and follow your judge's ethical guidelines. These guidelines may differ from chambers to chambers. Your judge may impose restrictions that go beyond the Code. Although many of your obligations are the same as those of other federal judicial employees, certain restrictions are more stringent because of your special position in relation to the judge.