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Top 5 Tips: Taking Depositions in a Post-Pandemic World

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While much of the world stopped last year, depositions didn’t. Cases forged ahead and lawyers scrambled to establish new ways of taking depositions and handling proceedings that, for decades, had been routine. But if you follow these five tips, you’ll be ready to handle any deposition that comes your way in the post-pandemic world.

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With Court Authorization, Litigators Discover Remote Depositions

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She used it for the first time on April 1, 2020 when taking a remote deposition over Zoom. Routines of work, school, family and other obligations were clicking back into place. Routines of work, school, family and other obligations were clicking back into place. For the foreseeable future, it’s the way we work now.

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The Secret Sauce for Communicating With the Boss as a New Lawyer

Attorney at Work

Amid the pandemic, working from home and more asynchronous communication may have made it worse. Attend (or eavesdrop on) any young associate lunch or happy hour and you’ll likely overhear commiserating on how hard it is to communicate with firm partners and shareholders.

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5 Tips for Making the Transition to Virtual Law Firm Status

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While the term “virtual” law firm may sound like everyone works 100% remotely, it’s not about where you are working. It’s about how you work together and how you deliver your legal services. Or will GotoMeeting or Google Hangouts suffice? Is everyone consistently using online calendaring tools?

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Five Questionable Legal Billing Practices That Are Increasing During the Pandemic

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Working from home poses challenges across the board, including an increase in certain overcharges that can show up on a client’s legal bill. Here are five suspect billing practices that have been on the rise with attorneys working from home: Failure to Delegate. Excessive Time.

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10 WFH Paralegal Technology Tools

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Many paralegals have now migrated to the work-from-home status permanently or part-time. Many paralegals have also experienced “burnout” due to the pressures of the times while lacking some tools to sustain productivity and efficiency in our newly set up home offices. In this case, you can use Google Voice.

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Opportunity in Crisis: Innovative Ways Law Firms Are Stepping Up Client Relationships

Attorney at Work

Virtual hearings and depositions inevitably became our path to continued momentum in our cases, so we had to train our clients in how to use it. Our office would set up ‘test run’ sessions where we would make sure the client knew how to use Zoom for their upcoming deposition. With our clients, we ran up against technology issues.

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