LawSites

MARCH 1, 2023

After all, this is the company that had already launched the powerful neural net search technology AllSearch and that had pioneered products such as Compose , to help lawyers draft litigation briefs, and, in 2016 , CARA, the first product to use AI to analyze briefs. Prepare for a deposition. Review documents. Legal research memo.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

To some attorneys, it might mean that you take some mind-reading classes and learn to read their minds. How can you anticipate the needs of your attorneys if you don’t know what deadlines coming up in your cases? The Players List also becomes your draft Trial Witness List when you start preparing for trial.

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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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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Own staff at trial: attorneys, paralegals, others. If you are new (or fairly new) to litigation, this free guide will help you get a handle on your cases and be able to anticipate what the attorney needs before they ask for it. The Players List can easily become your draft witness list. Judge, Clerks, Bailiff, etc.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 25, 2021

The attorney struggles to find things. This rings particularly true when you are the only paralegal in the office, and it was a former paralegal or an attorney who set up the file organization system. Call ABC client for draft interrogatory responses to #’s 2, 3, 4. Draft standard objections section of interrogatory responses.

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CARET Legal

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

These trends, from artificial intelligence (AI) to remote depositions and digital reporting, promise to streamline operations, enhance service delivery, and even change the way we approach litigation. It not only saves time but also enhances the accuracy of legal research, contract review, and document drafting.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Now we just need to get this definition out in our own offices and help our attorneys understand what a paralegal can do for them. Some of the reasons why attorneys do not fully utilize their paralegals: Years of habit Underestimating abilities Possessiveness of duties Lack of trust or impatience Unwilling to train paralegals.

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NewmanFerraraLLP

MARCH 3, 2023

The note, which provides practical guidance on the necessary steps and procedures involved in evicting a New York commercial tenant, is now the primary resource on LexisNexis for attorneys to understand the fundamentals of this often confusing and daunting area of the law.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

I get asked not to record time spent on a particular project (usually asked by the same attorney). I worked on a project that my attorney said they only had 3 hours in the budget for, and when it took almost 6 hours, she wrote off all that extra time. They need the deponent’s name, the deposition date, court reporter name, etc.,

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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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MyCase

APRIL 24, 2024

Survey respondents confirmed they use GAI to streamline firm processes, from drafting marketing content to finding specific statutes. With a detailed prompt or series of prompts, the application can quickly draft, edit, or summarize documents. ChatGPT can produce quick drafts of client emails. Drafting marketing content.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 31, 2022

If a client deposits $3,000 into your trust account, they need to have a $3,000 credit in your trust account. If you have credit card processing set up to subtract processing fees before making the deposit, the client will have less than $3,000 in the trust account after the deposit is made. This is not right.

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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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Paralegal Bootcamp

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

One of the essential roles of a paralegal is to assist their attorney in serving the client ( preparing for trials , hearings, and closings). Draft Pleadings, Document Responses, and Discovery. At the core of a paralegal’s job description is supporting their attorneys and firm in any reasonable capacity.

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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. While that is often true, as paralegals we are in the information business. Your Public Library.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 3, 2023

Remember that Attorneys are not the Grammar Police One thing that I didn’t realize is that a lot of paralegals will do their drafts and not finish the edits. You know, they go through and check everything, and they’re giving it to the attorney because they have to sign off on it. Prefer to Watch Instead of Read?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

But she had NO experience drafting motions or pleadings, NO experience interacting with clients, and NO experience getting ready for trial. And the biggest problem with all of that was the attorneys needed someone who could hit the ground running. Sometimes she even managed document review teams of 10 or 20 other people.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Yes, that process may seem a little time-consuming, but think of it like this – if all you do is skim the complaint, answer, and have a few talks with the attorney in charge, you’re not going to know everything you need to know to proactively manage those cases. Then there are deposition software applications , as well as trial technology.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 24, 2023

That is to keep doing what you’re doing, try not to make too many mistakes, ask as many questions as possible without being overbearing, and hope that the attorney is patient and understanding regarding your lack of experience. Remember that your attorney, those fellow paralegals – they are not a paralegal training company.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 24, 2023

That is to keep doing what you’re doing, try not to make too many mistakes, ask as many questions as possible without being overbearing, and hope that the attorney is patient and understanding regarding your lack of experience. Remember that your attorney, those fellow paralegals – they are not a paralegal training company.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

That is to keep doing what you’re doing, try not to make too many mistakes, ask as many questions as possible without being overbearing, and hope that the attorney is patient and understanding regarding your lack of experience. Remember that your attorney, those fellow paralegals – they are not a paralegal training company.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 24, 2023

There are so many different factors when considering whether or not it’s worth it to become a litigation paralegal, including the size of the law firm you work for and the attorney you work with at that firm. A litigation paralegal is a legal professional who provides vital support to attorneys who work in the area of litigation.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 8, 2022

The mixed messages may just mean the partner forgot what they told you on the previous draft. Or, now that you’ve made the change, they can see they liked the previous draft better. A partner-associate relationship can be transactional, just like an attorney-client relationship. Subscribe to Attorney at Work.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 11, 2022

However, DOJ also expanded the use of ECAS (EOIR Courts and appeals system) which would allow attorneys to create an online profile, submit appearances, appeals, and keep track of hearings. OCR is also used by many attorneys when drafting appeals, where a specific section needs to be quoted and the possibility of typing is simply tedious.

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MyCase

MAY 9, 2023

Key benefits include: Efficiency: AI-powered tools can automate various tasks, such as legal research, contract drafting, and document review. By leveraging AI tools, attorneys can employ chatbots for tasks such as drafting legal documents, conducting research, and reviewing contracts.

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 3, 2023

For general information I’ve found it very helpful to create a first draft that helps organize my thoughts. Another experiment would be to have it draft a fairly standardized legal document like a Power of Attorney or incorporation documents compliant with the laws of a particular state. The site has been slammed.

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The Legal Ease

JULY 23, 2020

Supervising attorneys must be admitted to practice in New York for at least three years and must be in good standing. There are some limitations on what attorneys authorized to practice under the new rule will be able to do.  If the authorized attorney appears without a supervising attorney, the matter cannot proceed. 

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Users host meetings, mediations, and depositions that mimics real-life litigation scenarios and provides a level of security befitting legal proceedings. Rich, easy-to-use features allow attorneys and paralegals to quickly draft responses, add objections, text or email clients and obtain electronic signatures directly from our platform.

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Hoban Law Group

MAY 18, 2021

Businesses undertaking a merger or acquisition should work with competent corporate attorneys or M&A attorneys to be sure their contract is comprehensive and protects their interests. What happens to deposits, and are there any covenants like confidentiality that survive termination? Indemnification. Boilerplate.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 13, 2022

Or are you working long hours because you come in at 8 and your attorney comes in at 10 and doesn’t start cranking out the to-dos until after 1? You have to communicate that to the attorney. Are you working those long hours because you’re getting distracted during the day and then have to work late to meet your deadlines?

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Patently O

MARCH 28, 2024

At oral arguments, petitioner’s attorney explained that only two ways of performing the task were provided as evidence — but did not provide any affirmative evidence that those were the only two ways of doing so. This principle also applies to expert depositions that take place after the service of the reply and declaration.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 11, 2022

see “classic retainer” vs. “advance payment retainer” vs. “security retainer” in Illinois ), but in general, a lawyer is required to deposit flat fees and expenses paid into a client trust account in advance for representation. The post Ethical Considerations for Flat Fee Billing appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 1, 2023

Users host meetings, mediations, and depositions that mimics real-life litigation scenarios and provides a level of security befitting legal proceedings. Rich, easy-to-use features allow attorneys and paralegals to quickly draft responses, add objections, text or email clients and obtain electronic signatures directly from our platform.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 18, 2023

After graduating from law school, Sarah worked as an attorney at Georgia Pacific. Before we talk about how you did it and whether or not it was worth it, I want to ask the burning question out there that all paralegals have when I get an attorney on the show. So let’s interview Sarah and find out: Was it worth it?

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Attorney at Work

JULY 22, 2021

Jackie Schafer: I started out as a litigator at Paul Weiss, but spent most of my career in public service as an assistant attorney general, where I was regularly briefing and arguing cases before the state appellate courts in Alaska and Washington state. Listen to his conversation with Jackie Schafer here.

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LawSites

JUNE 7, 2022

Now, Casetext is formally launching that search tool under a new name, AllSearch , and with a focus on helping litigators search large sets of legal documents, including for e-discovery or to search internal databases and repositories, such as brief banks, litigation records, deposition transcripts, and expert reports. ”

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Lawfecta

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

There’s a new way to practice law, and it’s quickly becoming a hot trend, particularly for solo attorneys and small legal practices. Virtual staff can benefit you, as an attorney, by handling day-to-day tasks and taking care of customer service, so that none of this interferes with your legal work. It’s known as the virtual law firm.

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