The following is a timekeeping exercise,using the timekeeping chart record your time for all aspects of your day, using the ".1 = 6 minutes" tenths of hours system.

Be sure to identify client/case name (if any - in some instances, the correct answer will be "none"), services rendered, whether the matter would be billable/non-billable, and the amount of time spent on the matter.

8:00 - 8:12am: Got a cup of coffee, talked to other staff members, reviewed scheduled/things to do list, and reviewed email inbox.

8:13 - 8:25am: Talked to your supervising attorney (J. Mitchell) about some research she needs done on the standards necessary to file a motion to dismiss in Johnson v. Cunningham Steel. Mitchell also asked you to find a bankruptcy statute she needs in the Halvert v. Shawneecase.

8:26 - 8:37am: A paralegal from another office calls to remind you that the local paralegal association you belong to is having a meeting at noon, and that you are running the meeting.

8:38 - 8:40am: One of your least favorite clients, John Hamilton, calls to ask you when he is supposed to be at your office to prepare for his deposition tomorrow.You access the weekly schedule electronically and read him the information he needs.

8:41 - 8:50am: You find the information you need regarding the motion to dismiss in the Johnson case in another case you helped to prepare last month. The research is still current, so Mitchell will be pleased you found it so fast.You see where it took you two hours to research this the first time. You copy the material Mitchell needs, put it on her desk, and also send it to her electronically.

8:51 - 9:30am: You get ahold of a witness you have been trying to contact in Menly v. Menly. The call lasted 15 minutes, and the memo to the file documenting the call took you 20 minutes.

9:31 - 9:54am: Mitchell asks you to contact the attorney in Glass v. Huron regarding a discovery question. You spend 10 minutes on hold. The call is long distance, but you get an answer to Mitchell's question.

9:55 - 10:45am: One of the secretaries informs you that you have to interview a new client, Richard Sherman. The person who was supposed to see Mr. Sherman got delayed. Mr. Sherman comes to your office regarding a simple adoption, however, in talking to Mr. Sherman, you find out that he also needs someone to incorporate a business that he is getting ready to open. You gladly note that your office also handles this type of matter. You take the basic information down regarding both matters, and tell the client you will prepare a memo regarding all of this to the appropriate attorney, and that one of the office's attorneys will be contacting him within two days to further discuss the matter.

10:46 - 10:54am: One of the secretaries asks you to cover her phone for her while she takes a quick break. Because she always helps you when you've asked for it, you gladly cover the phone for a few minutes. Mitchell asks you to send a fax in Steward v. Glass, so you use this time to send the fax.

10:55 - 12 noon: You were given the job of organizing some exhibits in Ranking v. Siekfin yesterday by Mitchell.Finally, you have some free time to organize the exhibits.

12:01 - 1:00pm: Attended the local paralegal association lunch

1:01 - 2:00pm: You work on a pro bono criminal case that Mitchell is representing on appeal. In an effort to become familiar with the case, you read some of the transcripts from the trial.

2:01 - 5:30pm: Mitchell hands you a new case, and says that the office will be representing the defendant. She asks you to read the petition and client's file, analyze the case, and draft interrogatories to send to the plaintiff. You spend the rest of the day working on this case.