Question:
When a lawyer works with an assistant,
is the time entered as an attorney or a supervisor?
Answer:
Select the task code that most accurately describes the
actual work that you are doing with your assistant. The ATTORNEY (ATTY)
task code prefix will probably be most accurate, and we anticipate it will be
used in most cases. Time spent working together on legal matters, in defense of
the case, should be billed to a legal / litigation task code and that case, and
not to supervision.
For example, if a supervisor is reviewing and editing a
pretrial motion to suppress, and collaborating on theories set forth in that
motion, that supervisor's work should be billed to CASE / CLIENT NAME / ATTY08.
Both the supervisor and the AFPD or AFD are together working on researching and
drafting motions, to defend the case.
The SUPERVISION (SUPE) task code contemplates a limited
number of tasks, including assigning and distributing workload, evaluating
employee performance, mentoring, etc.
