{"id":1720,"date":"2021-11-17T16:10:24","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T16:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2024-06-13T21:58:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T21:58:58","slug":"initial-appointment-scheduling-with-conflict-checking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/initial-appointment-scheduling-with-conflict-checking\/","title":{"rendered":"Initial Appointment Scheduling with Conflict Checking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Using GReminders, attorneys, paralegals, and legal secretaries can check for conflicts of interest during the initial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appointment scheduling<\/a> process. Adding custom questions to the scheduling calendar and sending personal reminders to key staff automates the process and avoids wasted time and money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Setting up Questions in Your Event Type<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Questions-s-1024x508.jpg\" alt=\"Set up Questions\" class=\"wp-image-1743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Questions-s-1024x508.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Questions-s-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Questions-s-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Questions-s.jpg 1141w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"setting up your event type (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wE5f0LIPT14\" target=\"_blank\">setting up your event type<\/a>, include a series of questions to help you determine if you may have a conflict of interest representing the potential client. Make sure to begin each custom question with a plus sign (+) that will be used later in the reminder. You can determine which questions will be required or optional during setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Setting up Reminders to Send to Staff <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"874\" height=\"892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/COIPersonalReminder-s.jpg\" alt=\"Setup Personal Reminders\" class=\"wp-image-1744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/COIPersonalReminder-s.jpg 874w, https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/COIPersonalReminder-s-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/COIPersonalReminder-s-768x784.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, set up a personal reminder (found under your profile menu) attorneys, paralegals, and other staff will receive to check for conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Select Initial Booking as the purpose<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Select Custom Criteria and indicate the event title or type.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Select Email and send Immediately after Appointment Creation<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Include a subject line to get attention<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Include a couple of lines of code (below) that will help highlight the questions and answers.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Add up to 10 email addresses of staff and colleagues.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Setting up the Message<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You want your staff to scan the information from the scheduled appointment quickly and easily without missing any details. However, if you just included the variable, \u201cevent.description\u201d the information in your automated Email would be hard to read. Therefore, by adding a very small snippet of Liquid Template code to your message, you will change\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> This \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong><em>Thomas Jones Mobile number is: &nbsp;&nbsp;13035551212 ====================== &nbsp;Nicknames: (if any) Tom &nbsp;&nbsp;Other names: (if any) None &nbsp;&nbsp;Spouse&#8217;s Name: Linda &nbsp;&nbsp;Spouse&#8217;s Maiden Name or Other Names: Nelson &nbsp;&nbsp;Spouse&#8217;s nicknames: (if any) None &nbsp;&nbsp;Spouse&#8217;s Address: (if different) 123 Main, Lincoln, NE 68504 &nbsp;&nbsp;Opposing parties&#8217; names: none &nbsp;&nbsp;Associated persons or entities: Michael Jones<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To This &#8211; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong><em>Thomas Jones Mobile number is: &nbsp;&nbsp;13035551212 ====================== &nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong><em>Nicknames: (if any) Tom &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><em><strong>Other names: (if any) None &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong><em>Spouse&#8217;s Name: Linda &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong><em>Spouse&#8217;s Maiden Name or Other Names: Nelson &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong><em>Spouse&#8217;s nicknames: (if any) None <\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong><em>Spouse&#8217;s Address: (if different) 123 Main, Lincoln, NE 68504 &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong><em>Opposing parties&#8217; names: none &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong><em>Associated persons or entities: Michael Jones<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Liquid Template Code (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/app.greminders.com\/support\/variables\" target=\"_blank\">Liquid Template Code<\/a>, just copy and paste into your personal reminder template:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>{% assign info = event.description | split: \"+\" %}<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>{% for detail in info %}<br>   {{ detail }}<br> {% endfor %}<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will likely be more questions attorneys and their staff will need to ask clients as they begin a relationship with them, but at least apparent conflicts will be found before the initial meeting. This can save both time and money and all of this is accomplished automatically during initial appointment scheduling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note: you can use this workflow in conjunction with GReminders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greminders.com\/articles\/enhancing-efficiency-with-custom-fields\/\">Custom Questions<\/a> as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions, reach out to us at <a href=\"mailto:support@greminders.com\">support@greminders.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t tried our software yet, click below to start your free trial. When you do, be sure to schedule a one-on-one meeting with a customer success representative who will be happy to help you get you started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Scheduling!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using GReminders, attorneys, paralegals, and legal secretaries can check for conflicts of interest during the initial appointment scheduling process. 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