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The World is Temporarily Closed: Communication, Onsite Work and Pandemic Productivity

Jan 16, 2021

The following is one attorney's view of how the pandemic has affected his work. Not everyone is having the same experience. There are some very scary stories out there, lots of successes, too many halls of shame and finally, acceptance. Here is Ted Wells, litigation attorney in Los Angeles. Communication with Colleagues and Support Staff I miss popping into my colleagues’ offices to chat or to hear their thoughts about how to handle this or that problem or motion. I miss impromptu coffee runs. But what I’ve lost in that sort of thing I’ve gained in group chats and Zoom... Read more →

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Informative Articles, Interesting Blogs.....

Jan 11, 2012

Our guest blogger today is Celia Elwell - back with another useful column of Informative Articles and Interesting Blogs: Legal Articles & Blogs: 2011 a transformative year” for workplace class action litigation, by Ashley Post, InsideCounsel http://bit.ly/wE1eT1 D.C. Judge Orders Deloitte To Court In Subpoena Dispute, posted by Mike Scarcella, The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times http://bit.ly/ydRSeL Piggybacking on Students' Free LEXIS Access by Practitioners: "No can do" says Utah State Bar, Law Librarian Blog http://bit.ly/wWMHeF Stop Online Piracy Act Wants Biglaw Support; Biglaw Says, Aw, Hell No’ by Christopher Danzig, Above the Law Blog http://bit.ly/zlOlXZ What Employers and... Read more →

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Posted at 10:33 AM in Litigation, Web/Tech, Weblogs | | Comments (0)

Tags: attorney, blog, eDiscovery, evidence, law, litigation, social media

UNITIZATION: The Process of Separating Logical Boundaries from Physical Boundaries

Aug 11, 2011

Bob Sweat, a talented writer and eDiscovery expert is back today with another guest blog. Bob, as most of you know, hails from the Great State of Texas where everything there is bigger - even the cases. In the previous issue, I wrote about scanning as most cases still include a paper component; lots of it in some cases. As these two subjects (scanning and unitization) intertwine so closely it would be a good idea to tuck these guidelines on unitization away for future use with last issue’s article on scanning. The purpose of unitization (logical document determination or LDD)... Read more →

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Posted at 02:17 AM in Associate attorneys, Careers, Computers, Document management, Litigation | | Comments (0)

Tags: attorneys, CLE, court, document management, document review, law, lawsuit, litigation, paralegals, scanning

Are you doing all you can taking a witness statement?

Aug 08, 2011

One of our favorite guest bloggers is back! Barbara Haubrich-Hass, ACP/CAS on: WITNESS STATEMENTS It is important to memorialize the sequence of events in any given incident. One way to accomplish this is to obtain statements from the percipient witnesses. Nailing down a witness’ version of how an incident occurred early in a case can be one of the most important components of a thorough investigation. A paralegal should not determine which witness to statementize; that is a decision for the attorney to make. It is also up to the attorney to decide who conducts the interview with the witness.... Read more →

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Going On's.....This 'n Thats.....

Jul 27, 2011

Tough week? Take a few moments to enjoy our guest blogger, Celia Elwell, RP and senior paralegal, who sends us interesting links and articles. Enjoy! Judge Throws Out RICO Claims Against Johnson & Johnson, by Shannon P. Duffy, The Legal Intelligencer http://www.law.com/jsp/pa/PubArticlePA.jsp?id=1202504306265 Federal Judge Dismisses BP Oil Spill Fraud Lawsuit, by Maureen Cosgrove, JURIST http://bit.ly/odVde4 Jury Awards $900 Thousand In Age Discrimination Case, by Ellen Simon, Employee’s Rights Post Blog http://bit.ly/r7kUkO Third Circuit Okays Collection of DNA from Criminal Suspects, by Nathan Koppel, Wall Street Journal Law Blog http://on.wsj.com/mQC5sq Preparing Americans for Death Lets Hospices Neglect End of Life, by... Read more →

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Posted at 09:30 PM in Careers, Courtroom, Discrimination, DNA, EDD, Employment law, Federal courts, Law firm trends, Litigation, Tips | | Comments (0)

Tags: attorneys, blogs, court, eDiscovery, employee rights, Facebook, Google, judges, law, lawsuits, lawyers, litigation, paralegals

LitSupport Salary Survey: Do Paralegals With Tech Skills Earn More?

Jul 06, 2011

“In this field, you can get more information on a book to read, a car to buy or food you eat than you can on the very career that pays for everything you have or do.” OLP invites you to participate in the first Litigation Support Survey to provide legal professionals with unparalleled insight into salary and career performance information. We’re committed to helping people make the most of their careers, so we will provide a free salary survey to give you inside information about your market value, directly from your peers. This same set of data is used to help legal professionals make more informed career decisions. Read more →

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Posted at 09:41 AM in Careers, EDD, Electronic discovery, Law firm recruiting, Litigation, Paralegal compensation | | Comments (2)

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Oops! Firm hires contract attnys & gets sued for allegedly producing privileged docs. Would paralegals make the same mistake?

Jun 22, 2011

According to a post today in Ryley Carlton's blog, J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc. ("JM") alleges that the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery ("MWE") breached its fiduciary duty and committed legal malpractice by failing to sufficiently supervise a document review, and more specifically failing to adequately review documents for privilege prior to production. JM's allegations claim that MWE represen ted JM in connection with a series of subpoenas issued to JM from the United States. MWE allegedly worked with JM to identify approximately 160 custodians of information and hired a third-party vendor, Stratify, to run a keyword search. Following... Read more →

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OLP eDiscovery Certification Exam & Courses - More Information

May 12, 2011

The Organization of Legal Professionals (OLP), a non-profit organization, will roll out its eDiscovery certification exam the second week in July. This certification exam has been in development for 18 months. It is a combined effort with some of the top eDiscovery experts throughout the U.S, Canada, U.K. and Taiwan. OLP has partnered with Pearson VU, a $7 billion global education corporation with a highly sophisticated division dedicated to certification exams. We have a team of Ph.D.s from Pearson on board who apply the science of psychometrics - balancing the exam so that it is fair, unbiased and properly given.... Read more →

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Successful on Purpose: Keith Slyter and His Mobile War Room Command Center

Apr 20, 2011

Hard work is not new to Keith Slyter, a litigation paralegal living in Dallas, Texas. A native of Minnesota, Slyter grew up on a dairy farm in a small town called Rose Creek, somewhere near the Mayo Clinic. If it weren’t for the bitter winters and exhausting cold weather, he may still be there today. Sylter’s childhood sounds like something right out of the idyllic American dream. This 43 year-old, easy-going guy with good core family values learned first-hand that if you want to reach your goals, you’re going to have to depend on yourself. Moving to Texas and becoming... Read more →

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Paralegal: The Only Legal Job Creating Its Own Positions & Making Lots of Mula

Jul 27, 2010

The eDiscovery Paralegal: Salaries are excellent: $60 - over 100K plus overtime. You are not locked in as a pralegal with only a junior or senior level designation for the rest of your career. You can move up. You don't hit a hard salary ceiling becaue you'll never make partner. You actually get off a sticky floor. Why wouldn't you do it? Read more →

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