non- fee earning tasks Flashcards
what is admin?
this could include providing fee updates to clients, and drafting or checking bill narratives before bills are sent to clients, filing emails, updating calendar entries
what is client relationship/ business development?
where you will assist with research for client pitches/ preparing pitch documents, drafting client reports, producing presentations
what is business development?
this essentially refers to time spent carrying out activities that are designed to strengthen relationships with clients or potential clients in order to win new instructions from existing clients and attract new clients to the firm
what is knowledge management?
this includes preparing presentations on various ‘training’ topics and delivering these to other trainees/ fee earners; preparing internal presentations/ handouts on relevant areas of law; and helping produce, amend or file standard form documents
this is used as the basis for drafting future documents
what are standard terms?
these are template documents that are designed to provide a good starting point when drafting a new document. Firms tend to have comprehensive databases of standard forms for different types of documents
what are some other examples of other non fee earning tasks?
grad recruitment events
corporate social responsibility
training/ presentations