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Project Management Tools for Attorneys

Attorney at Work

As law students, few litigators imagined themselves transitioning into project management roles after passing the bar. Litigators rarely receive formal training in project management, but this does not mean they do not do project management. An Accidental Project Manager. Communication is no longer siloed between individuals.

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Non-Testifying Consultant Subject to Discovery Where Testifying Expert Relied on Consultant’s Work

E-Discovery LLC

26(b)(4)(D) protects information related to experts employed only for trial preparation, except under exceptional circumstances as defined in the Rule. Singer relied on the consultants facts and data. Plaintiffs responded by asserting that Fed.R.Civ.P.

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Court-Ordered Production of a “Destruction/Unavailable” Log

E-Discovery LLC

Instead, a litigant must produce only what is in its possession, custody, or control, absent a proportionality or other recognized objection. [3] 26(b)(5)(A) requires a description – commonly in the form of a privilege log – of materials withheld as (1) privileged or (2) as trial-preparation material. 3] Second , Fed.R.Civ.P.

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The Case for Scientific Research in Litigation

Jury Analyst

However, there are some who remain skeptical about the idea of applying empirical methods to litigation. Research and litigation are similar in the sense that the decisions being made are too important to risk omitting empirical methods from our approach. The benefits of applying empirical research to litigation are numerous.

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Amendments to CR 26 and 30 Will Change Discovery and Deposition Practice

WA Bar News

This article will explain the changes effected by the rule amendments and, with respect to CR 26, provide context considered by the Civil Litigation Rules Revision Work Group in drafting the proposed amendments to illustrate their impact. He has tried over 50 jury trials in state and U.S. This is no different.

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MyCase + Legalyze.ai: Revolutionize Your Firm With AI

MyCase

has become indispensable in our motion practice trial preparations for all our complex civil litigation. It is an amazing tool.” – Elizabeth Bingham, Chief of Election Litigation & Civil Litigation Division How Does the Integration Work? With the MyCase and Legalyze.ai Legalyze.ai and vice versa.

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Scheduling Orders Are Mandatory; Vital to Caseload Management; and, Enforced Even Where Parties Got Themselves Into a “Pickle” by Dilatory Efforts to Cooperate

E-Discovery LLC

They “serve a vital purpose” in caseload management, which in light of “crowded dockets” is “an essential tool for handling civil litigation.” Rule 37(a)(1) requires all litigants seeking to compel discovery to certify that the movant has conferred in good faith with the party from whom they seek discovery.

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