Of course...
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 1:40 am
it's a woman professor. Of course it's fucking Family Law Practice and Procedure. Of course it is...
Some of your assignments in this class, you will prepare within groups. More law offices
are having paralegals work on “projects” or
assignments within groups or “teams”.
Often, these teams consist of attorneys, paralegals, law clerks, and legal secretaries.
Sometimes the teams have “sub-teams” that consist of several paralegals (particularly in
preparation for litigation). In any event, no matter how these “teams” are set up, the
one thing to remember is that the “team” approach to working is probably going to be
around for a long time.
Japanese corporations first popularized the “project teams” approach as part of what is
called TQM, or Total Quality Management. American
businesses soon began to realize
that the TQM concept was increasingly putting the Japanese companies at the forefront
of the business world, and many decided to implement their own TQM programs.
Eventually, law firms also began to use TQM. Without going into a lengthy discussion of
TQM, briefly TQM is a management philosophy that requires that the company be
focused on the needs of the
client, as opposed to the needs of the business or its
employees. Basic to the TQM philosophy is the importance of delivering
quality services to meet the client’s needs. You might think of it
as a contemporary expansion of the
traditional “the customer is always right” and “if
it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right”
ideas. But, TQM also means that every
person in the organization must be concerned
with the needs of the client, from the file clerks
to the senior partners in a law firm.
And, that using the “project teams” approach is an
efficient and productive way of
providing the best quality services to clients.
In this class, I will assign you to a team.
The team will receive one grade for the
assignment.
For some assignments, I will also select a Team Leader for each team. For
other assignments, I will have the team members elect a Team Leader. The Team
Leader will be responsible for: allocating the various parts of the assignment to each
member of the team; scheduling team meetings; ensuring that each member completes
his/her part of the assignment; keeping a list of the names, email addresses and phone
numbers of all team members; assisting team members
with any problems they may
encounter involving completing the assignment and/or with individual team members
completing their parts of the assignment; and ensuring that the assignment is correct,
accurate and completed prior to the due date. A student may only be a Team Leader
once during the semester, in this class.
If a Team Leader encounters a team member who is causing problems by, for example,
failing to attend team meetings, failing to produce
his/her portion of the assignment
when requested by the Team Leader, or failing to make changes, amendments,
corrections, etc., as requested by the Team Leader,
to his/her portion of the
assignment, then the Team Leader may do the following:
1. First, make every effort to contact the student and
work out the problem. If
this cannot be accomplished then,
2. Call or email me, at my office, and explain the situation and your efforts to
resolve the problem. I will then determine if you
need to make further efforts,
or if all avenues have been explored. If I determine that you have made
sufficient attempts to rectify the situation and the problem still has not been
resolved, then I will inform you that you are to contact the student
immediately, and inform him/her that he/she is no longer a member of the
team, and that he/she will be
responsible for completing the entire
assignment on his/her own, within the remaining time left before the
assignment is due. However, you must contact the student
no later than 48
hours before the assignment is due.
In conclusion, remember that teamwork can be
challenging, but it can also be very
rewarding. Say to yourself, “I’m going to do
quality work”, not simply “I’m going to do
the best I can”. Think “us”, not “me”. And, even
though you may not be the Team
Leader in a particular group, if you are aware that
some part of the assignment could be
better, THEN TELL THE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS!
Remember, that each member of the
team is responsible for the final product. So, ask
to read each member’s part of the
assignment, and do so with a critical eye! Finally,
HAVE FUN! Take time to know each
member of your team. You have a great opportunity
to develop life-long friendships!
I thought this was the study of law. Apparently, I took a wrong turn and ended up back in junior high school.
Some of your assignments in this class, you will prepare within groups. More law offices
are having paralegals work on “projects” or
assignments within groups or “teams”.
Often, these teams consist of attorneys, paralegals, law clerks, and legal secretaries.
Sometimes the teams have “sub-teams” that consist of several paralegals (particularly in
preparation for litigation). In any event, no matter how these “teams” are set up, the
one thing to remember is that the “team” approach to working is probably going to be
around for a long time.
Japanese corporations first popularized the “project teams” approach as part of what is
called TQM, or Total Quality Management. American
businesses soon began to realize
that the TQM concept was increasingly putting the Japanese companies at the forefront
of the business world, and many decided to implement their own TQM programs.
Eventually, law firms also began to use TQM. Without going into a lengthy discussion of
TQM, briefly TQM is a management philosophy that requires that the company be
focused on the needs of the
client, as opposed to the needs of the business or its
employees. Basic to the TQM philosophy is the importance of delivering
quality services to meet the client’s needs. You might think of it
as a contemporary expansion of the
traditional “the customer is always right” and “if
it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right”
ideas. But, TQM also means that every
person in the organization must be concerned
with the needs of the client, from the file clerks
to the senior partners in a law firm.
And, that using the “project teams” approach is an
efficient and productive way of
providing the best quality services to clients.
In this class, I will assign you to a team.
The team will receive one grade for the
assignment.
For some assignments, I will also select a Team Leader for each team. For
other assignments, I will have the team members elect a Team Leader. The Team
Leader will be responsible for: allocating the various parts of the assignment to each
member of the team; scheduling team meetings; ensuring that each member completes
his/her part of the assignment; keeping a list of the names, email addresses and phone
numbers of all team members; assisting team members
with any problems they may
encounter involving completing the assignment and/or with individual team members
completing their parts of the assignment; and ensuring that the assignment is correct,
accurate and completed prior to the due date. A student may only be a Team Leader
once during the semester, in this class.
If a Team Leader encounters a team member who is causing problems by, for example,
failing to attend team meetings, failing to produce
his/her portion of the assignment
when requested by the Team Leader, or failing to make changes, amendments,
corrections, etc., as requested by the Team Leader,
to his/her portion of the
assignment, then the Team Leader may do the following:
1. First, make every effort to contact the student and
work out the problem. If
this cannot be accomplished then,
2. Call or email me, at my office, and explain the situation and your efforts to
resolve the problem. I will then determine if you
need to make further efforts,
or if all avenues have been explored. If I determine that you have made
sufficient attempts to rectify the situation and the problem still has not been
resolved, then I will inform you that you are to contact the student
immediately, and inform him/her that he/she is no longer a member of the
team, and that he/she will be
responsible for completing the entire
assignment on his/her own, within the remaining time left before the
assignment is due. However, you must contact the student
no later than 48
hours before the assignment is due.
In conclusion, remember that teamwork can be
challenging, but it can also be very
rewarding. Say to yourself, “I’m going to do
quality work”, not simply “I’m going to do
the best I can”. Think “us”, not “me”. And, even
though you may not be the Team
Leader in a particular group, if you are aware that
some part of the assignment could be
better, THEN TELL THE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS!
Remember, that each member of the
team is responsible for the final product. So, ask
to read each member’s part of the
assignment, and do so with a critical eye! Finally,
HAVE FUN! Take time to know each
member of your team. You have a great opportunity
to develop life-long friendships!
I thought this was the study of law. Apparently, I took a wrong turn and ended up back in junior high school.