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The key to an efficient and productive “inside your office” is creating templates and checklists to keep you on track and organized.“Outside your office” refers to networking and continuing education. This component is equally important to developing an efficient practice. By interacting and learning from others who do what you do, you will more quickly come up to speed on what you need to know, both substantively and in terms of managing your practice.  \nContents  Page  \nInside Your Office .....................................................................................3  \nStatus/Activity Logs ..................................................................................... 3  \nAppeal Status Log................................................................................3  \nCase Activity Log ............................................................................... 3  \nRecord Checklists ......................................................................................4  \nClerk’s Transcript Checklist ................................................................5  \nReporter’s Transcript Checklist ...........................................................5  \nTemplates ...................................................................................................6  \nTimesheet Template.............................................................................6  \nLetter Templates ..................................................................................6  \nEnvelope Templates.............................................................................7  \nBrief Templates ................................................................................... 7  \nBanks......................................................................................................... 7  \nSamples Bank.......................................................................................8  \nBlurb Bank .......................................................................................... 8  \n1 This article was drafted by panel attorney Conness Thompson who provided first-hand knowledge for starting up a new practice as appointed counsel. CCAP wishes to thank Ms. Thompson for sharing her insights to pass on to others. The project perspective is interwoven to complete the picture. As always, counsel is encouraged to determine what approach works best for your own practice.  \nOutside Your Office ...................................................................................8  \nCalifornia Appellate Defense Counsel (CADC)..................................9  \nCalifornia Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ) .............................10  \nPacific Juvenile Defender Center (PJDC)...........................................10  \nLocal County Bar Associations...........................................................10  \nAppendix .................................................................................................. 12  \nInside Your Office  \nTo efficiently manage the “inside your office” component of your appellate panel practice, you will need a variety of status/activity logs, checklists, and templates, as well as a samples and blurb bank. How these documents are actually titled is not important. For example, the Case Activity Log could also be called a checklist. The Timesheet Template could also be called an activity log. 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