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It is becoming increasingly more obvious that technology will play a vital role in reshaping the way law offices operate. With technology tools becoming more available, time and distance are no longer factors in the way legal information is processed and delivered.

AC Consulting provides the necessary products and services which allow your law firm to operate more efficiently and effectively. With over 23 years of technical experience specifically in legal environments in the San Francisco Bay Area, AC Consulting can assist and prepare legal offices to practice law using the latest technological advances.

Below is a summary of the products and services offered by AC Consulting and available to law offices:


ABACUS LAW
Legal Calendaring and Case Management Software


With the implementation of the Abacus Law Legal Calendaring, Client, Case, Conflict and Document Management software, your legal office will function with precision and accuracy.

AC Consulting will provide you with a Certified Abacus Law Consultant who will supply you and your staff with a thorough training which is customized to your specific needs. This nationally recognized software will allow you to perform the functions listed below and more:

• Organize Legal Calendar Dates
• Track Client and Matter Information
• Implement Fast Track/Federal/Civil Rules
• Conduct Conflict of Interest Checking
• Use a Custom Report Generator
• Implement Document Management/Litigation Support
• Use Forms Generation/Document Assembly
• Integrate TimeSlips for Billing
• Print Daily, Weekly, Yearly (Statutes and Trials) Calendars
• Print Malpractice Alert Reports
• Synchronization with Palm Devices



TIMESLIPS
Time and Billing Software


By using Timeslips Time and Billing software, your legal office will record and invoice transactions accurately and improve its cost recovery.

AC Consulting will provide you with a Certified Timeslips Consultant who will supply you and your staff with a thorough training which is customized to your specific needs. This nationally recognized software will allow you to perform the functions listed below and more:

• Track Invoices and Aged Balances
• Create Multiple Accounts/Balances for Each Client
• Use Minimum Hours Flat Fee
• Customized Invoices, Slips and Reports
• Program Custom Fields on Timekeeper/Activity Reports
• Use Stopwatch Time and Expense Tracking
• Set Hourly, Flat Fee, Contingency, Percent Complete and Value Billing
• Implement Different Types of Billing Methods
• Automate Rate Assignment from Rate Tables and Rate Rules
• Setup Accounts Receivable with Payment Tracking
• Implement Trust/Retainer Account on Clients/Projects
• Three Different Version Levels
• Install Practice Management Reporting (Level 2 and Level 3 Versions)
• Use History of Billing Tracked on Clients
• Use History of Billing Tracked on Employees (Level 2 and 3 Versions)
• Maintain Budgeting on Each Client or Project (Level 2 and 3 Versions)
• Use Fee Allocation Reporting (Level 3 Version)
• Implement Conflict Check and Text Search (Level 3 Version)
• Integrate Timeslips to Other Programs


COMPUTER NETWORKS
Local and Wide Area


AC Consulting can assist your firm by providing a Certified Novell Administrator who can provide expert service and support for the following network environments:

WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS
WINDOWS 95/98/2000/XP
/VISTA PEER-TO-PEER
WINDOWS NT/2000/2003/TERMINAL SERVER

AC Consulting's network expertise includes the following networking areas:

• LAN Design
• Installation and Configuration
• Security and Disaster Recovery Procedures
• Employee Sabotage Preparation and Prevention
• System Wide Virus and Worm Protection
• Printer Layout and Set-up
• Expert Troubleshooting
• Upgrades/Fine Tuning
• Drive Mapping and Integration
• Menu Design and Implementation
• Tape Backup Verification
• Hub/Switch/Cable Configuration
• Network Expansion and Office-to-Office Communication
• Electronic Mail and Desktop Faxing


LAW OFFICE AUTOMATION
Hardware and Software Consultation


AC Consulting can assist your firm by implementing the following specialty services to promote efficiency and productivity in your changing environment:

• Home-to-Office Remote Communications
• Internet Service Provider Assistance
• Domain Name Registration
• ISDN/DSL Legal Research Connection
• Internet/World Wide Web Connectivity
• Lexis and Westlaw Legal Research Communications
• CD-ROM Legal Library Implementation
• Judicial Council Forms Training
• High-Speed Document Scanning
• Courtroom Computer Exhibit Imaging
• Document Management/Litigation Support
• QuickBooks/TimeSlips Training
• WordPerfect Training
• Pleading and Letterhead Macros
• Proof of Service, Verification and Caption Macros

• Dissomaster/Propertizer/CAPS/Baji Forms Installation
• Firm Technical Manuals and Handbooks
• Hardware Purchasing Consultation


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