Associate, Lawyer, Attorney, and Solicitor: Getting Started

Modified on Tue, 17 Jun at 12:52 PM

The associate, lawyer, attorney, and solicitor roles typically represent the core legal delivery team in a law firm. Specific jobs for each role might change based on your geography, but generally speaking, these roles are responsible for legal research and advice, drafting legal documents, representing clients, and managing clients and matters. Senior-level roles may also assist with business development.    


The following article provides information on how to use Actionstep to complete these tasks.


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Getting Started

First, these topics can help familiarize you with Actionstep and help you get your profile set up:

Actionstep Overview

Logging in to Actionstep

Actionstep Terminology

Actionstep Home Page Overview

Getting to Know the 'My Profile' Page

Setting Up Personal Email Mailboxes

Using the Quick Search Box to Search for a Matter or Contact

Using the Advanced Search

Using Custom List Views

Using Actionstep and Where to Find Help

Actionstep Academy Overview

Requesting Help from Actionstep Support




Managing Clients and Other Contacts

Adding a Contact 

Getting to Know the Contact Card  

Deleting a Contact 

Creating a Custom Contact List View 




Managing Matters / Actions

Creating a Matter 

Getting to Know the Matter Home Page 

Understanding the Workflow Steps in a Matter 




Timekeeping

Creating a Time Entry 

Choosing the Bill Behavior for Billable Time Entries 

Viewing Your Timesheet




Managing Emails and Documents

Setting Up Personal Email Mailboxes 

Working with the Outlook Add-In Toolbar

Using the Gmail Add-on

Getting to Know a Matter’s Documents Page 

Working with the Matter View Page

Uploading Documents and Other Files to a Matter 

About Working with Microsoft and Google Documents 

Document Templates Overview 

Generating Documents from Templates 




Building Various Firm-Related Reports

General Reporting (folder) 

Matter Reports (folder) 

Accounting Reports (folder) 

Billing Reports (folder) 

Trust / Client Account Reports (folder)




Managing To-Do or Task Lists

Actionstep Workflows Overview 

Understanding the Workflow Steps in a Matter 

Editing Workflow Steps (Admin) 




Communicating with Clients

Client Portal Overview 

About Actionstep Capture (folder, beta coming soon) 

Webforms Overview 



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