Here are some examples of the work that specialized virtual legal assistants and virtual paralegals may handle: transcription of dictation or handwritten notes; initial draft transcriptions of pleadings, motions, letters, blog posts, stipulations and interviews; revisions to the foregoing; case and deadline management; document review and organization; pleading preparation, review local court rules,
electronic court filings, electronic and mail service of document copies; assistance with legal briefs (citation review, editing, table of authorities, table of contents, binding, printing and / or digital formats); coordination of service of process; billing assistance; internet research and investigation; document production, bates numbering and other discovery tasks; and preparation of hearing notebooks.
As part of that review, the four associates picked through
electronic court filings in search of cases.
Not exact matches
Still, pro se and pauper
filings will be scanned by the Supreme
Court clerk's office, with links added to the
electronic docket just as there will be for
electronic filings by attorneys.
Electronic briefs or ebriefs are gaining legal industry acceptance as the heir apparent to paper
court filings.
Someone could build a program to deliver automatic notifications of changes to the docket,
electronic filings would be a given, you could easily sync your calendar with the
Court's, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.5
E-briefs are
electronic versions of ordinary paper - based
court filings.
He was one of the pioneers of building
court systems for electronic filings, helping to take Maryland to a position of national leadership; he also led Maryland to establish a Business & Technology C
court systems for
electronic filings, helping to take Maryland to a position of national leadership; he also led Maryland to establish a Business & Technology
CourtCourt.
E-briefs, or
electronic briefs, are
electronic versions of traditional
court filings (e.g. motions, briefs, complaints, etc.) where cited documents (i.e. letters, cases, exhibits, etc.) are hyperlinked from the main filed document instead of being provided in paper form.
This access point would operate as a place for computer programs to securely exchange standardized data, including everything from requests for
court information to
electronic filings.
As discussed in an earlier post on this blog, the federal
courts will be requiring all
electronic filers to move to the PDF / A standard for ECF
filings.