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Question

A. A report showing all cases that have outstanding balances due and how long these balances are past due.
B. Actual time that a paralegal or attorney spends working on a case and that is directly charged to a client's account.
C. ?The process of issuing invoices for the purpose of collecting monies for legal services performed and being reimbursed for expenses.
D. A rate that is set by taking into account the mix of attorneys working on the matter.
E. ?A fee that is billed at the beginning of a matter, is not refundable to the client, and is usually paid at the beginning of the case as an incentive for the office to take the case.
F. ?A report showing cases (e.g., criminal, personal injury, bankruptcy, etc.) to determine which are the most profitable.
G. Unearned monies provided before work begins to use against the attorney's future fees and expenses.
H. ?Fee collected if the attorney successfully represents the client.
I. ?Fees given to the prevailing parties pursuant to certain federal and state statutes.
J. A false representation of a present or past fact made by a defendant.
K. ?Term for the money the law office or attorney is entitled to deposit in the office's or attorney's own bank account.
L. When law firms bill clients using means such as the Internet.?
M. A fee for legal services that is billed as fixed amount.
N. ?A fee for legal services that is billed to the client in 60-minute increments based on an agreed-upon rate. 
O. ?The process of earning a profit from legal services that are provided by law office personnel (usually partners, associates, and paralegals).
P. ?Reports used to help analyze whether the office is operating in an efficient and effective manner.
Q. ?Time that cannot be directly billed to a paying client.
R. ?Term referring to when corporate and government law practices contract with law offices (i.e., outside of the corporation or government practice) to help them with legal matters, such as litigation, specialized contracts, stock/bond offerings, and so forth
S. General administrative costs of doing business, including costs such as rent, utilities, phone, and salary costs for administrators.
T. ?A plan that a person can purchase that entitles the person to receive legal services either free or at a greatly reduced rate.
U. Legal services that are provided free of charge to a client who is not able to pay for the services.
V. The process of tracking time for the purpose of billing clients.?
W. ?A record of detailed information about the legal services professionals provide to each client. 
X. A separate bank account, apart from a law office's or attorney's operating checking account, where fund belonging to the client are deposited.
Y. Monies that are paid up front by the client as an advance against the attorney's future fees and expenses. Until the monies are actually earned by the attorney or law office, they belong to the client.
Z. A type of fee agreement that is based not on the time spent to perform the work but on the basis of the perceived importance of the services to the client.

Answer 1

A. aged accounts receivable report 
B. ?billable time
C. ?billing
D. ?blended hourly rate fee
E. ?case retainer
F. ?case type productivity report
G. ?cash advance
H. ?contingency fee
I. ?court-awarded fees
J. ?criminal fraud
K. ?earned retainer
L. ?electronic billing
M. ?flat fee
N. ?hourly rate fee
O. ?leveraging
P. ?management reports
Q. ?nonbillable time
R. ?outside counsel
S. ?overhead
T. ?prepaid legal services
U. ?pro bono
V. ?timekeeping
W. ?time slip/time sheet
X. ?trust or escrow account
Y. ?unearned retainer
Z. ?value billing