Which item is included in paralegal practice management responsibilities?

• A. Maintains ongoing costs of managing a practice.
• B. Drafts the client's will.
• C. Attends court to try cases.
• D. Develops client marketing strategies.

Answer: (A)

Managing a paralegal practice includes handling the ongoing costs of running the practice, which keeps the business financially viable and compliant with professional rules. This involves budgeting, tracking expenses, paying bills, and ensuring the firm can cover rent, software, insurance, salaries, and other overhead as operations continue. These are essential administrative duties that support all other activities.

Drafting a client's will is substantive legal work, not a management task, so it falls outside practice management responsibilities. Attending court to try cases is advocacy and representation, again not a management function. Developing client marketing strategies relates to business development and growth, rather than the day-to-day management of the practice’s operations.