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Issue 5/2006 |
2 June 2006 |
A Newsletter from LegalSuite Software
We are constantly adding new features to the LegalSuite Program. It is therefore important to do a Live Update on a regular basis - we suggest at least twice a month. This will ensure that you always have the latest version of the program and will assist us in supporting you. If you are on an older version, it is sometimes difficult for us to re-create your errors as we don't keep copies of the older versions. In this instance, we will often advise you to run a live update before we will be able to assist you.
In this issue:
Know your program - Using Templates in your Emails
LegalSuite's RAF Module
Tip of the day - Time Recording - F10
Important notice - LawLink - MT65 - Bond
Classification
Thought for the day
Bits and Pieces
Humour Dept
Employee Profile -
Nunu (the office cat)
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Using Templates in your Emails
We have added a
new function to the email facility in LegalSuite.
Instead of typing out repetitive email from scratch every time,
you can now save them as a "template" and re-use them over and
over again. What's more exciting, is you can use Merge Fields in
the Templates so the email can automatically extract information
from the Matter and insert it in the body of the email.
appear:
The following screen will appear:
Select the template you wish to use from the list and the message will now appear in the body of your Email:
For a more detailed description of how this works and information on using Merge Fields in the Templates, click here. |
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LegalSuite's Road Accident Module Whether you are working on behalf of the fund or making claims against the fund, the LegalSuite RAF module will assist you by automating many of the mundane, repetitive tasks involved in this type of work.
With this module you can:
For more information regarding this module, contact the our support call centre on: 0861 711150 |
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Time Recording - F10 Attorneys involved in Commercial, Matrimonial and Criminal work usually bill their clients according to an hourly rate. These fee earners need a simple method to record the time spent on a matter so that the client can be billed accordingly. LegalSuite has the ability to record time "on the fly" (i.e. a "stopwatch" can be activated to record the length of a consultation, for example) or manually. Either way, the time can be recorded against the appropriate matter and categorised according to the type of activity (allowing for an analysis of one's time spent on a daily, weekly or monthly basis). How it works: Press F10 anywhere on the Desktop and the Stopwatch screen will pop-up. To start the timer quickly, press F10 - F10 - the screen will load and the timer will start. The Started At time will be filled in. To stop the stop watch click on the stop button, or press F10 again. The Duration will be filled in. Click on Ok.
You will now be prompted to choose the activity from a pre-set Time-based Activities list:
The following screen will appear once you selected the activity:
You can now select whether you want a Fee Note, File Note or To Do Note created. You can also select the Employee, Cost Centre Billing Rates. For a more detailed description of how this works, click here. |
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LawLink - MT65 - Bond Classification It is vital that you send the MT 65 - BOND TYPE FOR LAW message correctly because if you do not complete the message correctly, it will be blocked by the L@W DSE and it will not be processed. The MT65 - Bond Type for LAW message is used to classify the bond with LAW for the purpose of sending statistics to the banks regarding an attorney's performance in registering a bond. If there is expected to be a delay in the registration of a bond, you must send a LAW message otherwise you may be unfairly prejudiced. If you are processing a non-Normal Bond, e.g. Development, Registration Of Scheme, Divorce etc. you can use the BOND TYPE message (65) to inform the LAW system that this is not a regular bond and it will therefore not be included in determining your performance statistics. HOWEVER, you may only send one of the EXACT descriptions available from the lookup list in the DESCRIPTION field of the message, EG.
Deceased Estate IF YOU INSERT ANYTHING ELSE INTO THE DESCRIPTION FIELD (EVEN AN EXTRA SPACE) THEN THE L@W DSE WILL BLOCK THE MESSAGE AND IT WILL NOT BE PROCESSED. It is also very important to check your blocked files on the L@W website: Go to www.lawactive.co.za, log in with your certificate and click on Web EP Tools. Select Blocked Error Files and choose a date range. This tool will display any messages that have been blocked and you can then correct the problem and re-send the messages. |
Before you judge someone, you should walk
a mile in their shoes. That way, when you judge them,
you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
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Councils have requested that the property information for Rates Clearance Certificates to be captured in the following way:
We have received notification from Nedbank/Nedbank incorporating Peoples Bank/Old Mutual Bank that the Directors of these Banks have been amended on 5 May 2006 to the following: Directors/Direkteure: Dr RJ Khoza (Chairman/Voorsitter) Prof MM Katz (Vice-chairman/Visevoorsitter) ML Ndlovu (Vice-chairman/Visevoorsitter) TA Boardman (Chief Executive/Hoof Uitvoerende Beampte) CJW Ball MWT Brown RG Cottrell BE Davison N Dennis+ MA Enus-Brey Prof B de L Figaji RM Head+ JB Magwaza ME Mkwanazi CML Savage GT Serobe JH Sutcliffe+ (+British/Brits) Company Secretary/Maatskappysekretaris: GS Nienaber 05.05.2006To update your document sets, please run the LegalSuite Live Update. Should you have any problems or require any assistance herein, please do not hesitate to contact our Support call centre on: 0861 711150
With immediate effect, all requests for amendments are to be done via L@w, only. Should the amendment require additional documents, same have to be faxed to the following fax no. 011 843 6622
Please note that the e-mail address
amendments@fnb.co.za bas
been discontinued on the 10th of May
2006. *For security reasons this attachment has been removed* |
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Nunu
Nunu is the latest member of the
LegalSuite family. She was found by
Cher. The poor thing was abandoned
by the side of the freeway and in
bad shape. Cher immediately felt
sorry for her. She has now been
adopted by us as the office cat.
She is very lively and likes to
climb on the dividers and destroy
the pot plants. Her other favorite
thing to do is to find nice hiding
places like inside drawers or in the
"IN and OUT" trays to sleep in, just
to send the whole office on a man
hunt (sorry, cat hunt) to find her.
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