Sentences with phrase «for drafting pleadings»

During that time, he was responsible for drafting pleadings, tracking and drafting objections to plaintiff depositions; managing spread sheets to ensure deadlines were met; processing urgent incoming mail and distributing it to the appropriate parties; creating binders to be used in court; maintaining electronic case files in an organized manor, as well as a wide - range of other legal support tasks.

The firm has also been working on developing a program where clients with in - house litigators send them to Osler for «boot camp» sessions on skills development in areas such as how to argue a motion, conducting a cross-examination or tips for drafting a pleading, for those who may not have done litigation before or have become rusty.

Not exact matches

In Europe and the United States it has become very common for corporate entities and, more recently, law firms to outsource legal work, including agency work, document review, due diligence, legal research and writing, drafting of pleadings and other litigation support, contract management, and patent and other IP services.

In a legal context, READ AND DO checklists would be used at the outset or at some point during a matter (for example, when starting to draft an agreement or pleadings), while a PAUSE AND CHECK list would be used before some important milestone (for example, immediately before the beginning of a trial or a closing).

The advantage of having case specific pleading templates is that, if you're diligent about keeping them updated with any new party and service information, you (and anyone who works with you on the case) has a reliable starting point for drafting a new pleading.

The common practice of simply picking up the last pleading you filed and using that as a starting point for drafting a new document can (and in my experience, often does) result in filing something with an out of date case style and / or failing to serve a new party.

During this time she cultivated her appellate and trial advocacy skills, obtaining significant experience authoring appellate briefs on a variety of topics and handling all aspects of litigation including drafting pleadings, conducting discovery, motion practice and preparing for trial.

It can involve initial meetings or calls with clients to discuss a case and its prospects, drafting pleadings, considering prior art (earlier publications that can be used to invalidate a patent), reviewing documents to determine whether they are relevant and need to be disclosed, preparing a product or process description with the client (which involves drafting a detailed description of the product or process that is alleged to be infringing), meetings with experts, conferences with counsel to discuss and prepare the case for trial, and obviously days in court.

Successful Applicant will be self - starter, understand the flow of guardianship and probate filings, be able to start at 8:30 a.m. in Dallas Firm, be capable of professionally assisting clients, know how to e-file, resolve e-filing issues, correspond with clerks, courts, and counsel, keep calendars, draft typical pleadings for attorney review

Mediation services include confidential office sessions on a pay - as - you - go basis, and a flat fee for the drafting of all agreements, financial statements and pleadings necessary to be filed in Court.

In many cases, all I can do is draft pleadings for these clients so that they at least have a good first step into the family court world.

In practice, that means that once I have completed work on drafting the guts of a factum, pleading, or legal argument, the limited retainer is at an end, unless I am newly retained for an additional strictly defined task.

Law clerk will (1) have direct client contact beginning with some initial interviews; (2) share responsibility for creating complete client files; (3) draft pleadings, memoranda, and appellate briefs; (4) attend hearings as an observer; and (5) perform other duties as assigned.

In terms of changes to the work itself, life is much more focused on: (a) research and drafting, whether of opinions or pleadings and (b) preparation for and appearance in the highest courts.

Juniors had «drafted pleadings, did discovery document review, and then started on expert reports, working to prepare them for deposition.»

For the 18 years prior to joining ADLI Law Group, Mrs. Hernandez - Ferrari was a litigation assistant and office manager with the Law Offices of Virgil L. Roth where, among other assignments, she assisted the attorneys with the drafting of transactional and litigation documents including contracts, discovery and pleadings.

The second attachment is a Microsoft Word document formatted in proper pleading form and ready for the attorney to use to draft the remainder of the pleading.

Therefore LAO LAW's staff is now smaller, and works by a different strategy of emphasizing its very large catalogue of memoranda and draft pleadings and other support services, all available for free download by lawyers who service legal aid cases.

While I don't use it regularly, it is great for dictating long text, such as correspondence or rough draft pleadings.

These attorneys typically handle substantive work on a project basis for other attorneys — research and writing, transactional work, drafting briefs, motions, and other pleadings, managing discovery, covering hearings or depositions, etc..

Whether she is advising large corporate clients, drafting pleadings for a family run business or covering court conferences, clients appreciate her dedication and same - day response to their concerns.

In that capacity, she defended depositions of fact, expert and 30 (b)(6) witnesses, prepared witnesses for deposition and trial testimony, as well as drafted pleadings, memoranda, dispositive motions and briefs, invalidity and non-infringement expert reports and discovery.

But beyond this, name another established business where the people responsible for production — crafting deals, drafting contracts, writing pleadings, arguing cases — also are in charge of finding new customers.

Michelle has extensive experience in preparation of family law Financial Statements and disclosure, drafting family law pleadings, motion material, briefs, and assists lawyers with preparation for questionings, arbitration and trials.

Dominic appears for both Claimants and Defendants, and regularly advises and drafts pleadings across the entire spectrum of clinical negligence and personal injury (including construction site accidents).

Assist attorneys as directed on specific cases, including interviewing clients and witnesses; collecting, evaluating and preparing evidence for presentation; performing legal research; drafting pleadings, briefs and other legal documents; consistent with LSSP standards for representation.

Litigation: writing research memoranda, drafting pleadings, motions and briefs, preparing discovery responses and assisting with trial preparation for a wide variety of disciplines including commercial litigation, product liability, labor and employment, real estate, patent, trademark and anti-piracy;

Drafted pleadings and provided research and trial support for multinational pharmaceutical company in several cases in the District of Delaware and Northern District of West Virginia.

He advises, drafts pleadings (including schedules of loss) and appears for both Claimants and Defendants in fast track but more usually costs multi track cases, including applications, costs and case management conferences and trials.

While there, he assisted Mr. Messinger with all matrimonial cases — including drafting motions, pleadings, and Briefs for Appeal he also co-chaired trials.

In short, we believe the symbol to be a device for the encouragement of mental laziness even in the drafting of private contracts, but against its use in pleadings and court proceedings and in legislative acts or in either of the foregoing categories.

There is, for instance, nothing in the pleading that suggests that apart from the alleged breach of fiduciary duty that Mr. Epstein negligently drafted the documentation or failed to perform any services associated with the contract between Flirty Girl Fitness and Hottie Body Boutique.

So maybe your office neighbour submitted a draft pleading that, for the first time, did not come back entirely covered in red ink.

... In my post on Blawgers and the Inquisition I suggested that lawyers should perhaps utilise their skills in drafting written pleadings when preparing a blog post and ensure that there is little for other blawgers to attack.

The candidate should have experience of drafting and editing pleadings, briefs, and other written work product; and preparing for and conducting depositions, arbitrations, and trials.

One of the products in the Guide doesn't even process data or create productions sets, but it's an indispensable tool for litigators when you're drafting pleadings or motions...

When I learned to draft pleadings in law school we didn't plead for procedural relief.

â $ cents Minimum 5 years of Litigation experience â $ cents Confident and dependable, with strong initiative and ability to work both independently and in a team oriented atmosphere â $ cents Organize and maintain client files â $ cents Experience liasing with clients, insurance adjusters and defence counsel â $ cents Prepare and edit correspondence and legal documents â $ cents Assist with authorizations, undertakings, discoveries and productions â $ cents Drafting pleadings, routine motions, affidavits of documents, pre - trial / mediation memos, etc. â $ cents Reviewing and summarizing medical documentation â $ cents Trial preparation â $ cents Responsible for tracking limitation periods â $ cents Prior experience working with Ontario & Superior Court of Justice â $ cents Draft and respond to correspondence â $ cents Initiate follow - up as required and communicate with clients â $ cents Calendar management, scheduling meetings and arrange examinations for discovery and mediations â $ cents Coordinate and monitor administrative functions to ensure completion of work accurately and in a timely manner â $ cents Act as liaison between clients and lawyers â $ cents Other duties as required

He is experienced in representing clients in litigation, adjudication and mediation, and has played a key role in the settlement of construction disputes as well as drafting pleadings, dealing with witness statements and expert reports and managing the pre-action process for various large commercial disputes.

In Hunt v. Carey Canada Ltd., 1990 CanLII 90 (SCC), [1990] 2 S.C.R. 959 — still the leading case on the plain and obvious test — it was stated that, for this purpose, pleadings are to be read generously without regard to drafting deficiencies, and that questions that are important and difficult should be left to be dealt with on the basis of a full evidentiary record at trial.

First of all Lynn, there is nothing unethical about having someone provide a draft of a brief, pleading or blog post for an attorney.

They're for a job opening that seeks skills in reviewing pleadings, drafting discovery requests, and time management.

Drafted pleadings, discovery requests, discovery responses, substantive motions and settlement agreements (including settlement agreements for individuals, group terminations and reductions - in - force)

Responsible for scheduling hearings, managing calendar, drafting legal correspondence, notices and other simple pleadings

conducted research on deceased borrowers and heirs using Westlaw and local county online services prepared contact letter to heirs drafted correspondence and pleadings for creditor's administration and requests to the underwriter to insure around deceased borrower coordinated with attorneys, dependent administrators and local counsels with hearings updated to clients with status of loans handled by the firm performed title reviews and determine if title claims are needed for prior liens, missing conveyances, legal discrepancies referral administrator.

Legal Secretary ROPES AND GREY, Washington, DC 8/2008 to Present • Prepare legal documents and assist in litigation project management • Perform case related research and compile all researched material • Draft correspondence and pleading documents under the supervision of the attorney • Prepare legal briefs for filing in appeal courts

To contribute my experience drafting correspondence, preparing documents, e-filing pleadings, file management, research, draft of motions, and briefs in litigation for Family, Consumer, Elder, Immigration, Housing, and Debt law, and public benefits.

Office of the Attorney General (Chicago, IL) 2005 — 2006 Law Clerk • Acted as an Attorney General liaison to the California Attorney General and District Attorney regarding extradition and interstate compact issues relating to Illinois death row inmates in California custody • Appeared in court on behalf of the Attorney General's Office as a 711 licensed student • Drafted legal memoranda, correspondence, pleadings, and extradition materials for review by senior staff

The Collaborative attorneys draft the written documentation of the agreement and prepare the required court pleadings for review and signing.