Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 27, 2022

Working with attorneys can be challenging. From having the sometimes uncomfortable but necessary conversations to overcoming the obstacle of last-minute requests, here are 3 ways you can start working better with your attorneys. Fast-forward to the night before trial when this attorney asked to see the exhibits.

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LawSites

MAY 23, 2023

Financing Deposition Costs As I wrote about Steno in 2020 , Los Angeles lawyer Dylan Ruga , a former Steptoe & Johnson partner who founded his own plaintiffs’ litigation firm in 2016, first conceived of the company as a vehicle for financing deposition costs. Along the way, the company has grown to over 100 employees. .

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Law 360

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Companies must take several steps to meet their duty to educate representatives for depositions in corporate and patent litigation, demonstrating to courts that good faith efforts were made to prepare — or else they may face monetary and evidentiary sanctions, say attorneys at Wolf Greenfield.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

24, 2022) the Court considered the permissible extent of attorney participation in the preparation of an expert report. The Court did so in response to plaintiff’s motion to exclude the testimony of defendant’s technical expert for failing to prepare his own report. In Munchkin, Inc. Tomy International, Inc.,

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Law 360

JULY 7, 2021

stockholder attorneys lost an eleventh-hour bid Wednesday to compel the handover of recent director depositions taken for a case challenging CEO Elon Musk's compensation, sought for use in a Delaware Chancery Court trial next week targeting Musk's clout in an earlier, $2.6 billion merger approval.

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JURIST

MARCH 22, 2022

The officials filed motions to quash subpoenas compelling them to testify, which Judge Judith Levy of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan dismissed on Monday. In January 2021, t he Attorney General of Michigan brought two charges of criminal neglect against Snyder for his role in the crisis. .

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Law 360

JUNE 14, 2021

In the wake of the Georgia Court of Appeals' recent ruling in General Motors v.

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Law 360

APRIL 9, 2024

A Los Angeles man suing Elon Musk for defamation has asked a Texas court to sanction Musk's attorney, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP partner Alex Spiro, arguing that the lawyer showed up "unannounced" to defend Musk in a deposition despite lacking permission to practice law there.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 4, 2024

A litigation paralegal is someone who works under the supervision of an attorney who practices in criminal or civil litigation. A litigation paralegal assists the attorney with many case management duties, from the complaint through the trial and the appeal. Prepare for depositions, mediations, and arbitrations.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

And, it’s not just about lawyers (especially the next wave of attorneys, young lawyers) wanting flexibility; it’s more about clients and leads wanting it. And, if you need to meet in-person with a client, coworking spaces, or borrowing spaces from attorneys who do maintain traditional office space , are both viable options.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 23, 2022

Dean Whalen, Chief Legal Officer of Readback, a new AI-assisted deposition court reporting platform, explains how AI-assisted court reporting addresses the stenographer talent crunch — with added benefits. What Is AI-Assisted Court Reporting? AI-assisted court reporting is a hybrid model of AI and humans.

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Law 360

AUGUST 17, 2022

Peavler case was recently dropped by prosecutors, it illustrates the difficulty commonly faced by the defense bar in discovering and challenging inaccuracies in government agents' interview summaries, and the Indiana federal court's nontraditional remedy of ordering depositions is a model for other courts, say attorneys at Steptoe & Johnson.

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Law 360

JUNE 16, 2021

A Georgia appeals court recently allowed a plaintiff to depose General Motors' CEO, in a blow to the apex doctrine's protections for high-ranking executives, but measures before and during discovery can reduce corporate leaders' exposure in such cases, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 20, 2023

I will show you what it means to be a proactive paralegal and how to stand out to your attorney by making them think you’re a mind-reader. I worked for an attorney back in the nineties who thought I could read his mind. I knew there was a deposition next month that I could start preparing for this month.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 3, 2021

In this article, we’ll share a few examples of sample billing language for attorneys that can help reduce late and non-payments to make sure you get paid for your hard work. . Updating Your Attorney Fee Agreement. You can download a free sample attorney fee contract here. . Promise to Pay Provision.

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Connor Reporting

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Attorneys using the Thomson Reuters product CaseNotebook to organize, manage, and share key case documents might request at their next deposition or trial to have a realtime court reporter write directly to their CaseNotebook on the attorney’s laptop/iPad. Use global stream if streaming to attorneys offsite. (If

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The Cloud Court Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

TL;DR: Cloud Court augments Hire Counsel’s deep pool of expertise for projects that require intensive time and resource demands. Cloud Court analyzes historical testimony to accelerate knowledge transfer, improve witness preparation and deposition performance. Scroll down to get the press release.)

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Law 360

OCTOBER 2, 2023

A Minnesota federal judge, following "some reduction to account for redundancies," awarded Lockheed Martin more than $93,000 in attorney fees Monday in a former in-house attorney's retaliation suit that the court threw out after finding she lied in a deposition last year.

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The Cloud Court Blog

JULY 11, 2023

July 11, 2023, 13:00 GMT MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA, July 11, 2023/ EINPresswire.com / -- Setting the global standards for e-discovery, the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) is pleased to announce Cloud Court, Inc. Or read an imperfect synopsis from someone who did,” said Norman Taple, founder and chairman at Cloud Court.

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The Paralegal Resource

JANUARY 6, 2012

Prior to reaching the courtroom, most legal cases require deposition taking-a process in which an attorney questions a deponent while a court reporter records the dialogue. Depositions are recorded using technologies that enhance transcript integrity.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 25, 2023

A Florida trial court did not err by awarding attorney fees in connection with the cancellation of a deposition of a Costco corporate representative who was improperly "coached" by defense counsel, a state appellate panel ruled Wednesday, in a lawsuit accusing the retailer of causing a woman's slip-and-fall injuries.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 28, 2022

From time to time, opposing counsel may act in an uncivil or unprofessional manner during a telephone call, where there is no official record as there might be in a deposition or a written communication. This creates a record that you can later use as a submission to the court, if necessary. During a Deposition. by Otto Sorts.

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Day on Torts

JUNE 21, 2023

In a recent HCLA case, the Tennessee Supreme Court held that “a defendant healthcare provider cannot be compelled to provide expert opinion testimony about another defendant provider’s standard of care or deviation from that standard.” In Borngne ex rel. Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority , — S.W.3d 3d —, No.

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CARET Legal

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Leave missed deadlines and forgotten tasks behind with CARET Legal Workflows Routine Tasks Perfect for Automation Every attorney at every law firm has a set of repetitive activities they execute on a daily/weekly basis. Estate Planning Practices: Probate In estate planning firms , everything is centered around probate court hearings.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 25, 2022

This includes the processes used to identify the laws and documents that apply to the facts of a specific case, including statutes, regulations, and court opinions. The long list includes complaints, subpoenas, interrogatories, deposition notices, pretrial orders, and legal briefs with various parties.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 25, 2024

That process may seem a little time-consuming but if all you do is skim the complaint and the answer, and you have a few talks with the attorney in charge, you’re not going to know everything that you need to know to proactively manage those cases and to stay on top of them. You’ll just have an overview.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands on Tuesday ruled in favor of Somalia in the dispute between Somalia and Kenya concerning the maritime border of the Indian Ocean. The top court ruled unanimously that there was no agreed maritime boundary between Somalia and Kenya. Furthermore, the case was not urgent.

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LDA PRO

AUGUST 11, 2022

Before you apply for a divorce, you need to gather the relevant documents that the court will use during the process. For example, the court can use your respective incomes to determine child support, spousal support, property division, and debt division. However, the court will not just accept your word on your personal loan amount.

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LDA PRO

AUGUST 11, 2022

Before you apply for a divorce, you need to gather the relevant documents that the court will use during the process. For example, the court can use your respective incomes to determine child support, spousal support, property division, and debt division. However, the court will not just accept your word on your personal loan amount.

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NewmanFerraraLLP

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

IGNORE A SUBPOENA AT YOUR PERIL After a law firm was awarded a $5000 judgment by the Kings County Civil Court, the defendant was served with a subpoena to appear for a post-judgment deposition on January 8, 2018, and was directed to bring certain documents with her (showing assets and income).

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 12, 2022

If attorneys need non-legal information about anything, I’m sure to find an email asking me to find it, and yes, they’ve usually already tried a Google search. Research skills are one of the top 10 things attorneys look for in a paralegal. Court Websites. GET A COPY OF THE FREE GUIDE HERE. Government Agency Websites.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

A federal judge in the US District Court for the Central District of California Monday ruled against former Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar, allowing evidence collected from a 2016 FBI search warrant at Huizar’s trial. The attorney for Huizar, Charles Snyder, argued before US District Judge John Walter Monday.

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Day on Torts

MARCH 5, 2024

Where defendant in a negligence and premises liability case filed a motion for summary judgment just three days after filing her answer, and the trial court denied plaintiff’s motion for additional time to conduct discovery and granted summary judgment to defendant, that ruling was vacated on appeal. In Graves v. Calloway , No.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 22, 2022

Paralegals and support staff, typically employed by the shared office provider, can also help line up court reporters, file paperwork and serve subpoenas. Professional deposition rooms. While amenities like lounges and on-site gyms are common in most shared office suites, private deposition rooms don’t usually make the cut.

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Connor Reporting

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Scheduling depositions. If you’re in the business of litigation, scheduling depositions is one of those repetitive, mundane tasks that is part of the job. Why enter the information in a lengthy online form again when you can drag and drop your notice to schedule your deposition in seconds? Get Started with Snap Scheduling .

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LawTechnologyToday

JULY 8, 2021

Can you imagine a day when court reporters are not readily available? Or when a judge’s schedule is dictated by the availability of a court reporter rather than the number of cases on the docket? When your trial is continued four or five times, not at counsel’s request, but due to a lack of court reporters?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 17, 2023

In this article, I’m diving into the most important thing to keep in mind when supporting your attorney before and during trial and how you can not only be proactive, but indispensable to your team. Sometimes an attorney stops by your office and says “I need help getting ready for a trial that starts in 2 weeks.”

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