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11 ChatGPT Prompts to Transforming Your Legal Practice

Lawmatics

3 Preparing for Witness Cross-Examination Prompt: "Imagine being a hostile witness in a personal injury case, avoiding responsibility for a workplace accident. Provide evasive or combative responses to my questions to help our team practice managing difficult witnesses."

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Litigators with a Data Fetish: Moneyballing Testimony

The Cloud Court Blog

I am obsessed with depositions and, in particular, their importance to the outcome of cases. That obsession extends to deposition data as well as to the psychology of the players involved: the attorneys taking and defending depositions; the witnesses being deposed; as well as the court reporters.

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Attorney Fees and Costs: Strategies for Expense Management

MyCase

Contingency fee agreements must specify: The percentage of the award the attorney receives Whether the percentage is taken before or after the deduction of court fees and litigation expenses Retainer Fees An attorney retainer fee is an upfront deposit that is paid by the client and earned by the attorney over time. billion in 2000 to $117.4

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Is Legal Billing Difficult?

Practice Panther

Preparing for Depositions : Time spent preparing oneself, the client, or witnesses for depositions. Attendance at Mediations or Arbitrations : Participating in alternative dispute resolution processes on behalf of a client. Transactional Work : Time spent on negotiations, due diligence, and closing of transactions.