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Proactive Litigation Paralegal Tip

Paralegal Bootcamp

A proactive litigation paralegal is a valuable addition to any litigation team. How can you be a proactive litigation paralegal? To some attorneys, it might mean that you take some mind-reading classes and learn to read their minds. Being proactive is a critical skill needed to succeed as a paralegal.

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With Court Authorization, Litigators Discover Remote Depositions

LawTechnologyToday

Litigators are obliged to maintain a deposition schedule absent the familiar setting of a conference room. Over the past few weeks, my team and I have checked in with several litigators in the Boston area whose practices are national and international in scope about how they’ve adjusted to remote depositions. Making the Transition.

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Why Depositions Matter More

The Cloud Court Blog

.” – Jim Garrity, 10,000 Depositions Later podcast Jim Garrity, an employment attorney based in Florida, has produced scores of podcasts and published multiple books on the topic of depositions. In litigation, they often take testimony from witnesses prior to trial as part of the evidentiary discovery process. Let’s take a step back.

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John Tolley: How to Be a Top Trial Lawyer in Your Niche

Attorney at Work

After beginning his litigation career as an assistant state’s attorney and as an insurance defense attorney, in 2019 John Tolley decided to form his own firm, JT Law. JT Law is now a three-partner firm that handles insurance, civil litigation and immigration cases in Florida, New York and New Jersey.

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PTAB Finds Petitioner’s Failure to Disclose Relationship with Real Party in Interest Warrants Substantial Monetary Sanctions

The IP Law Blog

In the case, Columbia filed a Motion for Sanctions seeking attorneys’ fees and costs incurred after discovery began in the matter. The sanctions may include an “order providing for compensatory expenses, including attorney fees.” Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. IPR2017-00651 (PTAB Apr. Columbia”). 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.12(a)(1),

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How Does a Well-Prepared Deposition Help Win a Case?

LegalReader

As a well-prepared deposition summary is easy to read and understand, and all the facts are double-checked and verified by the attorney.

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Litigators with a Data Fetish: Moneyballing Testimony

The Cloud Court Blog

That obsession extends to deposition data as well as to the psychology of the players involved: the attorneys taking and defending depositions; the witnesses being deposed; as well as the court reporters. If you’re involved in litigation, and if you care about outcomes, then the importance of testimony is difficult to overstate.