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Paralegal Case Management Tips

Most likely, you did not have a class on case management in your paralegal certificate program. If there was, it was a chapter in one of your reading assignments and challenging to put into context until you actually put it to practice. Unless the…

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August 25, 2021

e-discovery Litigation

Litigation Paralegal to E-discovery Paralegal

How to Transition from Litigation Paralegal to E-discovery Paralegal Career options for paralegals are opening up, thanks to technology and a robust job market. One of those options is to transition from Litigation Paralegal to E-discovery Paralegal. Here are 3 steps you can start to…

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June 29, 2021

Litigation Paralegal Technology

Types of Litigation Software to Know

Litigation Software as a New Litigation Paralegal We will break down the paralegal technology skills into three categories of software: administration, matter management, and practice-specific applications. As a new litigation paralegal, it is not expected that you will have mastered all of these technologies. However,…

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June 17, 2021

Litigation Paralegal Career Path

Advance Your Litigation Paralegal Career

How to Use Investigative Analysis Skills to Advance Your Litigation Paralegal Career One way to advance your litigation paralegal career and take on other roles is to add new skills. Usually, the “go-to” answer is eDiscovery. But there are many other skills that you can…

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May 6, 2021

e-discovery Litigation

How to Prepare an Ediscovery Project Budget

At first, preparing an ediscovery project budget can seem intimidating and overwhelming. This is especially true if you’re sitting there staring at a blank piece of paper, trying to figure out where to start. Eventually, as you grow into your role as an ediscovery project…

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April 15, 2021

e-discovery Litigation Resources

Ediscovery Tool for Paralegals

MEET & CONFER CHECKLIST FOR LITIGATION PARALEGALS As a litigation paralegal, part of your case management duties may include getting the attorney ready for the Rule 26 Conference (the “Meet and Confer”). This ediscovery process checklist will help you get the attorney organized and ready…

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March 9, 2021

Litigation

3 Methods to Summarizing Deposition Transcripts

Warning: Digesting a Deposition Transcript Can Be Time-Consuming! Preparing a deposition summary (a/k/a digesting a deposition transcript) can be time-consuming for a litigation paralegal and costly to the client. For a typical 200-page deposition transcript, it can take a litigation paralegal more than 8 hours…

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October 23, 2020

Litigation Trial

Assisting with the Pretrial Conference

The best thing I ever did early in my litigation paralegal career, was to ask to attend a pretrial conference with the attorney. For the first few years, I had several cases go to trial that I attended, but I’d never personally attended the pretrial…

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August 28, 2020

Litigation

Tip for Quickly Finding the Relevant Court Rule

As a litigation paralegal, you need to be good at finding the relevant court rule quickly. Even with the ability to do a keyword search online, you want to make sure your results are refined so that you do not waste your time sifting through…

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August 21, 2020

Litigation

What is a Litigation Paralegal?

WHAT IS A LITIGATION PARALEGAL? 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. …

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November 22, 2019