Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 20, 2022

They said it was because we didn’t get them the drafts on time. Why didn’t we know what time to get them the drafts? I discuss this in the project management lesson of my new Litigation Paralegal Boot Camp course. Because the vendor didn’t deliver the product on time. Why didn’t the vendor deliver the product on time?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Sometimes she even managed document review teams of 10 or 20 other people. But she had NO experience drafting motions or pleadings, NO experience interacting with clients, and NO experience getting ready for trial. It’s going to allow you to lead a project and project manage it better.

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Blumberg

APRIL 13, 2021

Project Management – Use project management apps like Liquid Projects, Teamwork, or Zoho Projects to assign responsibility, schedule tasks, and track status. Edit or view the notes on all of your devices.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 17, 2021

Examples: Administrative tasks (such as organizing files, getting docket updates and so on); routine project management tasks; data gathering on the opposing party and their attorneys. (We Examples: Drafting the statement of facts and procedural history sections of the Memorandum of Points and Authorities. A rough draft?

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

That you generally manifest your thoughts and vision while “drafting” (and today, most attorneys draft by typing) does not equal attorneys being responsible for completing all the keyboarding necessary to operate a firm. Let’s not forget that drafting is a billable task while admin work is not.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

I’m not an office organization guru or project management pro (for help with that, check in with Andrea Cannavina on controlling chaos and Karen Dunn Skinner and David Skinner ). Next review your practice management and project management systems for outstanding and upcoming tasks. Assets you can gather?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 22, 2021

Download SMART Goal Drafting Worksheet. Then you would continue drafting the goal by adding HOW you’re going to get more billable work each month. Include a plan that breaks the overall goal down into smaller, more manageable steps. Smarter Goals for Paralegal Career Growth. Video Presentation for Setting Smarter Goals.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 8, 2022

For instance, commercial litigation paralegals can benefit from CLEs explaining the methods of determining the appropriate type of business organization or drafting contracts. Community colleges offer non-credit courses in such areas as business formation, project management, finance, real estate licensure, and estate planning.

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LawSites

JUNE 17, 2021

Later this year, the company says, it will take a step towards a full end-to-end CLM product by rolling out a workflow module that will enable users to create customized intake forms, track the status of projects, manage drafts, secure approvals, and report on KPIs.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 13, 2023

She did that because, throughout her time as a construction litigation paralegal, she took classes on project management, construction project management, construction budgeting, and things like that. Instead of being paralegal-focused, she was construction-focused.

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Cenza

MARCH 11, 2021

Organizations are using this technology to increase accuracy and speed across different stages of contract management, including drafting, review, and negotiation stages. These projects are overseen by expert lawyers and seasoned project managers.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 23, 2020

In a well-drafted summary of this kind, you should keep in mind that the rule of thumb is no more than 1 page of summary for every 5 or more pages of testimony. 50:22 – 53:6 He worked directly for Smith as a project manager. The most common method of summarizing a deposition transcript is the Page/Line Summary.

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Rocket Matter

MAY 16, 2023

And for those who wait until the end of the week to account for their time, that number goes up to a whopping 25% of billable time lost. Not only does this impact your firm’s bottom line, but it can also lead to inaccurate project management down the road.

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LawTechnologyToday

JUNE 8, 2021

Before even shopping around for the right vendor, host a meeting and make sure everyone is on the same page about the following: The problems you are trying to solve: Are people spending too much time on repetitive legal drafting? Here is an effective makeup of an implementation team: Project owner: Usually the person spearheading the change.

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Rocket Matter

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

With timekeeping best practices, you can streamline multiple areas of your practice, from invoices to project management. For many firms, this starts with time tracking and the small but impactful techniques firms can implement to generate compounding gains. Here are 10 time tracking tips to maximize your billable hours today!

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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. All of those actions that you took throughout the year, have significantly increased your eDiscovery project management skills and allowed you to meet some great people.

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Cenza

JULY 8, 2021

In the case of AI data annotation for contract management systems, a team comprising experienced lawyers, quality assurance specialists, and a project manager can help steer the efforts in the right direction.

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LawTechnologyToday

JANUARY 12, 2021

Before even shopping around for the right vendor, host a meeting and make sure everyone is on the same page about the following: The problems you are trying to solve: Are people spending too much time on repetitive legal drafting? Here is an effective makeup of an implementation team: Project owner: Usually the person spearheading the change.

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Cenza

AUGUST 25, 2021

E-Discovery encompasses diverse services, such as creating and assessing electronically stored information (ESI), drafting specific policies, and ensuring their adherence, in addition to aiding in the legal discovery process. This helps in a better understanding of a case and devising a strong defensive mechanism.

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Rocket Matter

JULY 11, 2023

Yes, it has a direct impact on your billable hours, but it also has a significant impact on your firm’s project management capabilities. 1. Accurate fees and rates For firms that use fee structures such as flat fees, they need to understand how much work goes into certain types of tasks and projects.

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Cenza

MARCH 30, 2022

Process & People: Legal departments have struggled to create a comprehensive corporate project management capability as well as the tools needed to manage their projects effectively.

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The Estrin Report

AUGUST 26, 2021

Social media management. Project management. While you don’t have to have an MBA or draft a five-year plan, you do need to understand cash flow, accounts receivable, billing, accounts payable, how to balance a checkbook and other accounting and marketing functions. . • Researching. Audio / video / photo editing.

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Rocket Matter

APRIL 4, 2023

Manual time tracking creates more work when it comes to drafting invoices and reviewing each client’s billable hours. Waiting until the end of the day to track your time can actually cost you money (in fact, it can actually cost a lawyer 10% of their billable time ). It’s everything you need, all in one place.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Online course and coaching program that gives you proven methods to increase your billable hours, draft better time entries, and be more productive. It’s important to remember that even your greatest failures can benefit your paralegal career. Billable Hour Boot Camp. LEARN MORE. When Setting Your Goals, Commit to the Actions Not the Outcome.

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Document automation makes drafting and sending fee agreements easy, but the paperwork doesn’t mean anything without a signature. And, of course, there’s no chance an automated text will wind up lost forever in a potential client’s spam folder. . Challenge: collecting signatures is burdensome .

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LawSites

AUGUST 30, 2022

Out of that voluminous record, you need to find the evidence that supports your arguments, then draft your brief citing to that evidence, and then double-check and mark your citations against the record and build a table of authorities. Falcon is no newbie to tech. Practicing law is her second career.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 5, 2022

I looked toward our transactional work and learned to draft and file deed transfers (for starters). Now that I am the Paralegal Manager, what else do I do outside of work today ? Remember to look into, study, and learn other areas as well that will translate – such as: Project management – Scrum and Agile.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 7, 2021

Professional Development and Training Manager. Project Manager for legal support vendor. Then maybe a sales position for a legal vendor would be a better fit than managing document review projects as a litigation paralegal in a typical law firm setting. Get some of our paralegal resume drafting tips here.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 25, 2024

A document management system that organizes the electronic version of everything in the case, like the Microsoft Word documents that you’re drafting, memos, etc. You are the project manager of your cases and you’re taking the lead on proactively moving these cases forward. The mindset that you own your cases.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 13, 2023

How long ago were they drafted? When you are rushed, you are more focused on getting the project done, than getting the project right. It will be a lot easier to pull in extra hands on a project, especially if it’s a last-minute time crunch, if you have something written down that someone else can easily follow.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

She teaches legal courses at McEwen such as Legal Information and Management Procedures, Legal Drafting, Legal Documents 1 and 2, Technology for Paralegals, Legal Research, Business Communication, and the Paralegal Studies Capstone Program. So I just, I think that’s, I would love it if you would share when you do.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 21, 2023

They taught me how to draft a legal research memo using the IRAC method, but no one’s asking me to draft a legal research memo. Be an Efficient Project Manager Here’s an example. They taught me all about wills and estate planning, but I got hired as a litigation paralegal. Look, you’re not alone.

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The Process Street

JANUARY 28, 2021

Those developers who haven’t worked remotely before need to learn disciplined time management skills and strong communication skills for updating progress regularly. Utilize clear project management systems to track work, for instance, document collaboration tools such as Dropbox and Google Drive.

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Rocket Matter

AUGUST 22, 2023

And providing your clients with accurate, easy-to-understand invoices is a great way to achieve both. Customizable invoicing allows you to draft detailed invoices that reflect the services you provide and make their value clear to clients. Matter dashboards give you a bird’s eye view of your projects.

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Rocket Matter

JUNE 2, 2022

Managing your law firm’s billing isn’t quite the same thing as facing the guillotine, but it definitely comes with a sense of dread that outweighs the joy of receiving payments. Luckily, Rocket Matter’s legal practice management platform allows you to streamline every part of the billing process. Bill-As-You-Work.

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The Process Street

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Approval tasks (so you can get the project proposal approved by management, or approve a proposal that has been drafted by someone on your team). Conditional logic (for guiding you through writing different kinds of proposal from the same template, based on what you need).

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LexForti

OCTOBER 27, 2022

For this purpose, this article shall rely on model turnkey contracts drafted by Indian and international institutions, [3] apart from relevant case law and statutory provisions. 4] Deriving from this structure, legal liability for all aspects of the suitability and performance of the project is placed on the contractor. [5] 27] Ibid.

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