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Without a robust system in place, important milestones can be missed, leading to costly delays or even case dismissals. For example, a law firm failed to properly track the statute of limitations for a client’s discrimination claim. The case involved over 100,000 documents and spanned nearly a decade.
Primary Sources: Primary legal sources are formal documents issued by a state or federal government that establish law such as: Court decisions Case law Statutes Regulations Constitutions Secondary Sources : Secondary sources provide summaries of legal matters and court decisions. You’ll generally find two types of sources valuable.
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It was also completely unable to answer any legal questions that related to a particular statute or citation and was generally unable to grasp the substance of the underlying issue. Furthermore, legal assistants can provide support to attorneys by performing tasks such as scheduling, documentmanagement, and legal research.
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