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PC LAW
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PRODUCT COMPARISON  
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DISBURSEMENTS MANAGEMENT  BILLING READY DESIGN:                          
Code Free Billing Ready Photo-Copy Tracking  
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Code Free Billing Ready Postage/Courier Tracking  
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Code Free Billing Ready Laser Print Copy Tracking  
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Code Free Billing Ready Faxes (in or out) Tracking  
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Outstanding 3rd Party Disbursement Billing Prompt  
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CHARGEABLE TIME MANAGEMENT  
BILLING READY DESIGN:
                         
Automated Lawyer Referral Fee Split Tracking by Billings or Received Payments, Fixed Amounts or Percentage assignment  
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Lawyer chargeable  time tracking feature with unlimited timers and automated  pause feature  
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Selectable custom hourly charge rate by case or individual transaction  
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Separate Database management of Legal Aid Files complete with online billing capacity  
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Chargeable Non Lawyer time tracking and billing feature  
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Case Linked Cash Receipts Feature  
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Assignable station lever over-ride authority for Disbursement and Chargeable Time system wide  
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AUTOMATED BILLING CONTROL WITH DATABASE STORAGE, RETRIEVAL, EDIT AND REBILL FEATURES                          
One Stop Automated Billing Feature, multiple formats, customizable over-ride option  
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Side Bar Display of WIP, Receivables & Trust Balances by Case or Client-All Program Screens  
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Selectable WIP Transaction billing feature, leaving balance of WIP unbilled  
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AUTOMATED TRUST MANAGEMENT CONTROL                          
Automated Credit Card Trust Fund Control Feature, including automated generation of Bank Instructions  
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Automated Deposit slips for receivables and trust transactions  
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Automated Trust Check production and control  
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Integrated Trust Reconciliation and Reporting Feature (Unlimited Banks, and Accounts)  
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Firm Wide Automated Trust Administration Fee and Real Estate Matters Tracking, Reporting & Management  
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CASE LINKED, TOTAL DOCUMENT PRODUCTION, MANAGEMENT, AND STORAGE CONTROL                          
Documents Link Automated Page Numbering Feature  
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Documents Link Automated document Merge  
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Documents Link Automated Document Conversion to PDF  
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Documents Link Automated Document Tab Assignment  
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Case Document Link with automated common document folders  
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Firm Wide System Document Template Feature  
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Case Linked Personal To Do Feature  
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Firm Wide & Personal non-case linked document storage and Maintenance  
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Automated Envelope Printer Feature  
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Automated Label Printer Feature  
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Firm Wide Automated File Naming and dating standardization feature  
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Firm Wide Precedent Library Feature  
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Firm Wide Authorities Storage and Access Feature  
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EMAIL, FAX AND OTHER COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT CONTROL                          
User Specific Library-Emails Received & Sent-Case Linked  
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Case Linked one click email sending, with automated case documents link storage  
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Case Linked one click fax sending of multiple documents and file folders of documents with time line confirmation posted in both case documents link and in Fax Library  
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Scanned document alert and automated tracking alert by queue for faxes, secure email, and scanned documents.  
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Firm Wide Library-Faxes Received & Sent-Case Linked  
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Firm Wide Client Comments Alert and Case Comments  
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Opposing Lawyers & Firms Directory  
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CENTRALIZED CONTACT AND OTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONTROL                          
                           
ADVANCED, CUSTOMIZABLE REPORT DESIGN AND GENERATION.                          
Firm Wide Data Snapshot Feature-Chargeable Time by Lawyers and Recoverable Disbursements by User  
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One Stop Automated Report Centre (Features over 300 System Reports designed using Crystal Reports)  
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GENERAL LEDGER MODULE LINKAGE:                          
Automated & Selectable Universal General Ledger Data Export Feature  
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EASY TO IMPLEMENT, PAPERLESS OFFICE ARCHITECTURE                          
Fully Activated Paperless Office Architecture  
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OTHER UNIQUE USER FRIENDLY FEATURES:                          
Terminal Services Compatibility  
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On-line I.T. Services Available Monthly, Annually or prepaid Per Instance  
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Training On Line Available Monthly, Annually or prepaid Per Instance  
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On-site Practice Management Consulting Quotes
Available
 
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Case Linked Personal To Do Feature  
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Firm Wide & Personal non-case linked document storage and Maintenance  
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Comprehensive Diary Date Scheduler and BF System  
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Firm Wide Conflict Search-Dual Display of Clients and Opposing Parties  
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Firm Wide Automated Retainer Agreement Case Linkage  
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Quick Links Feature-Table to Table  
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Full Feature Firm Wide Closed Case Archive Function  
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Fully Customizable Default Disbursement and Chargeable Time Categories and Sub Categories system wide  
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Automated transfer feature of cases from lawyer to lawyer in the Firm  
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Firm Wide Physical File Check-out control by user  
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Firm Wide Shred Protection on selected files  
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Universal Transaction Memo Field Transmitability
as Case Linked Electronic Message
 
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Automated client communication disbursement posting prompts,(Fax, Email, Scanned Docs)allowing simeaultanious time charging option, TO DO setup, and case linked action instructions.  
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Stand alone Program, interfaces with all recognized
General Programs
 
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User friendly design alphabetically driven, not reliant on file numbers or user codes or non integrated   third party partial solutions and software  
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Virtual Bottomline Firm Management Solutions