Work Allocation is a powerful tool to manage your summer programs. In this article, we will cover how to set up a program, how attorneys can solicit projects and leave evaluations, and how associates can access these matters.

First, navigate to the Programs button:

Next, click on New Program:

Here, you will be able to build out the basic details:

Once you are ready, click Next.

From here, you will be able to build out questions for Evaluations, as well as turn on the reminder email to attorneys:

Click on Edit Questions to begin creating a bank of Evaluation questions to pull from:

In this case, you will want to be sure to select Matter Evaluation Questions:

Click on Create New Evaluation and then click on the pencil icon to edit the new question:

Note that you can customize the question title, description, type, and allow for additional comments or not:

The possible question types include the following:

When you are ready, Save Changes and you may continue to create additional questions as needed.

Once you return to the Program creation page, you will now see the questions you created available in the drop-down:

Note that you can make these questions required to answer or not. They will display in the order that you add them:

To turn on the Attorney Reminder Email, simply switch the toggle over to Send:

Once you do so, you will see a preview of this message. You will also be able to set the Reply To person, as well as add someone under the CC and BCC fields, if needed:

Here is an example of what this might look like from the attorney's perspective:

Lastly, click Next:

This will open up the last step in creating your program, Permissions:

The first section covers summer associate permissions where you can allow associates to have the ability to edit, create, delete, or self-assign projects.

Next in step 3 is the email alert section:

There are 6 different admin emails you can turn on or off. These will alert the admin when different changes are made to the project.

Following this section, you have the ability to turn on or off 4 attorney emails and one associate email:

Now that the program is created, click on its title and you will see the option to Add Projects.

When adding new matters, you will need to enter an identifying number for the Client and the Client Project. You will also be required to customize the Project Name:

Note in the above screenshot that you can also enter a description, designate the office location, practice area, and type of assignment.

Next, the Project Timeline is where you will communicate an expected turnaround to the associate:

Lastly, you will need to designate which attorney will be reviewing the matter:

The drop-down list will generate from the Members page of your account.

Another method for adding projects is to send the request link to your attorneys.

If you click on New Matter from within the specific program's page, you will the option to copy the request matter link:

You can copy this link and then send it outside of Flo Recruit to your Associates.

So, what does this link look like from the attorney's perspective?

The main difference is that, if they do not have a Flo account themselves and are not signed in, they will first need to verify their email:

Attorneys will need to confirm that they want to submit a project before officially doing so:

From the specific program's page, note that you can use the column management tool to customize your view:

Once you click into a specific project, you will see the project details on the left hand side:

Note how you will be able to Add Associates to assign them to this project. You can do so by simply clicking the Add Associates button and scrolling through the list or clicking on the + New Associate button. The main required fields are first name, last name, and email:

Both the associate and attorney will be notified once a matter is assigned.

Here is an example of what this will look like to the attorney:

Here is an example from the associate's view:

Once associates are added, you may upload documents on their behalf. Note that the file type must be a PDF:

As long as you have at least one of these documents selected, you can bulk download to share with attorneys, or bulk delete:

As associates move through the process, you will be able to update the status of the project:

As soon as either you or the associate marks the project as complete, the evaluation email will send to the attorney (if it is turned on). Additionally, you can also easily send attorneys a general link so that they can access the ability to leave feedback at any time. From your program's page, click on "Copy Program Links" and then Copy Attorney Feedback Link:

As attorneys leave feedback, you will be able to see this from within the specific project. From here, click on the associate's name to view the feedback in the slide-out menu:

From the Associate's tab, you also have the ability to export these evaluations. As long as you have at least one of the associates selected, you will be able to export these evaluations as a .csv file:

After selecting this, you have the option to either export all evaluations, or export evaluations that fall inside of a specified date range:

In addition to the above information about how to assign a matter to an associate, you also have the ability to see how many matters an associate has currently been assigned through the associates tab of the program:

Just like from within each specific project, you can click on an associate's name to trigger the slide-out menu:

From here, note how you can access the full profile, contact information, assigned projects, and evaluations:

Now that you know how to manage matters as an admin, let's take a look at how associates would be able to do this themselves.

First, you must share the Associate Program Link. Click into your specific program and next to the title, click on "Copy Program Links" and then Copy Associate Program Link:

The associate will need to verify their email:

Once they click on the link in their email, they will be taken to their portal, where they can view all projects that they have been assigned:

Note that, just like admins, they also have the column management tool to customize their view:

Once they click on a specific matter, they will be shown the more detailed view:

Actions they can take include being able to:

Note that the status will update from your view as well so you can easily keep an eye on all projects as associates progress: