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Transitioning to Litigation from Another Practice Area

Paralegal Bootcamp

For example, within litigation – you might be a paralegal working in construction litigation, and what you would be doing would be completely different than if you are a paralegal working in personal injury litigation. For example, the job description may have the skill of legal research and investigation skills.

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Law Firm Cyber Risk: The 5 Ways Cybercriminals Most Likely Will Attack Your Computers — And 7 Things You Can Do

Attorney at Work

You can have the misfortune of encountering either of these types in the routine course of conducting legal research or just while innocently searching for goods and services. The most common security policies cover disaster recovery planning, acceptable use criteria, and password construction guidelines. Inside jobs.

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The Pros and Cons of Going Solo vs. Large Firm

Paralegal Bootcamp

In litigation, for example, in a large firm, as a litigation paralegal , you may perform only discovery tasks whereas, in a small firm, you may be handling case intakes, case management, writing demands, filing lawsuits, performing discovery, legal research, motion practice, and trial practice.

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Early Career Research Workshop on Dispute Resolution Mechanisms and Competence-Competence in Multi-Level Systems (Berlin, 15–17 February 2024)

Conflict of Laws

From 15 February 2024 to 17 February 2024, an early career research workshop will be held at Freie Universität Berlin to discuss works in progress on dispute resolution mechanisms and competence-competence in multi-level systems. You can find further information in the call for abstracts here.

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Is it Worth it to Become a Litigation Paralegal?

Paralegal Bootcamp

A litigation paralegal is a legal professional who provides vital support to attorneys who work in the area of litigation. Paralegals play an indispensable role in the legal process, handling things such as document review and analysis, legal research, drafting pleadings, and managing case files.

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ABA Antitrust Content Now Available on vLex (And We Have An Exclusive Demo of How It Works)

LawSites

The legal research company vLex and the American Bar Association are today announcing a partnership to offer access to a collection of more than 60 titles from the ABA’s Antitrust Law Section on vLex’s AI-powered research platform. Watch the video here.

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Crafting a Legal Writing Sample Cover Page: Essential Tips & Guidelines

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The assignment required analyzing a complex case and constructing a persuasive argument for dismissing the case based on procedural grounds. Summary and Relevance Include a brief summary of the writing sample, highlighting key arguments, legal points, and conclusions. Use standard paragraph formatting, left-aligned.

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