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19 Tips to Streamline Records Retrieval

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RESEARCH & DUE DILIGENCE. If your firm handles litigation that involves any sort of injuries, chances are you’re familiar with the process of records retrieval. Use Google to perform appropriate due diligence upfront with each location you plan to request records to confirm their address. 6 Be mindful of relevant dates.

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 How Can Records Searches Help You Vet Clients? 

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One best practice is to have a well-defined intake process using thorough due diligence to vet clients. As part of your due diligence, you will initially want to interview your law firm’s prospect ive clients to learn more about them and their reason s for seeking counsel. In the personal injury lawsuit Romano v.

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Transitioning to Litigation from Another Practice Area

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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. Develop Your Skills.

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10 Things Attorneys Look For in a Paralegal

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For example, a corporate paralegal might be asked to do some due diligence on foreign corporations that are part of a big merger. A few of those include the Litigation Paralegal Boot Camp , E-discovery Paralegal Boot Camp , and the Personal Injury Paralegal Boot Camp.

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How Records Searches Help You Vet Clients

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One best practice is to have a well-defined intake process using thorough due diligence to vet clients. For example, there have been numerous incidents when a person’s publicly available social media content was used against them to dispute a claim. In the personal injury lawsuit Romano v.

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Friday Wrap: Four Notable Legal Tech Deals as Athennian Raises $33M, Nexl Acquires Jade, Proof Raises $7M, and Justpoint Raises $6.9M

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Athennian says it is the first true cloud platform for enterprise legal entity management, in a market dominated by two legacy products, Diligent and hCue by CT Corporation (which is owned by Wolters Kluwer). The company said it will use this new round of funding “to continue taking a proactive approach to scaling its business.”

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Block Billing: Why To Avoid It + Tips To Bill More Efficiently

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Establishing clear pricing guidelines for attorney fees and case costs and tracking expenses diligently can help you avoid the pitfalls of block billing and ensure you are compensated fairly for your work. In that case, they may undercharge for time-intensive work while overcharging for simpler tasks.