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6 Paralegal Tips + An Invitation to Join Me

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Double-check court rules, confirm filing requirements, and when in doubt, ask someone with authority and expertise. So go read the rules, and then let’s talk.” ” This was back when we only had printed court rules – I couldn’t just look them up on the court’s website like we can now.

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7 Legal Technology Tools Lawyers Need to Boost Efficiency

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Legal-Specific Calendar Tools: Never Miss a Deadline Again In the legal world where missed deadlines have consequences, efficient calendar management is vital and needs to go beyond basic scheduling to comply with court rules. Calendar tools for lawyers have multi-user access and automate court date calculations.

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10 Things Attorneys Look For in a Paralegal

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All of this, while also meeting strict deadlines usually set by a judge, a court rule, or a regulation. As a paralegal, you will also be required to have an advanced skill set in practice-specific technology, such as e-discovery tools, trial technology , and applications that increase the efficiency of the legal team.

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What is a Litigation Paralegal?

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All of the work that a litigation paralegal does is usually tied to a deadline set by the court rules or the judge. Over the last decade, e-discovery technology and trial technology have changed the way a litigation paralegal works. As part of this, time management is important.

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Litigation Paralegal Q & A

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most of the time you have to go look up the specific court rule for whatever it is you are doing anyway. Even if you had been working in Florida for the last 7 years, when it’s time to go to trial, you’re going to check your local court rules and state court rules, along with the judge’s specific rules.

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DISCO Licenses vLex Library In Move To Combine Legal Analysis with Factual Analysis within Its Platform

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The e-discovery company DISCO said today it has entered into a long-term license with the international legal research company vLex to obtain access to its U.S. primary law library of cases, statutes, regulations, court rules and constitutions.

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Six Reasons Technology Is Important To Your Paralegal Career

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Although I won’t go through each change to the FRCP and its impact on ESI and E-Discovery, one message is clear: courts expect attorneys to know more about ESI and discovery of electronic data than ever before. Numerous state jurisdictions have also adopted rules regarding ESI. Ethics and Professionalism.