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A Paralegal's Guide for Drafting Pleadings

Lorman Education Services
Training Provided by Lorman Education Services nProviding the knowledge to know what pleadings and legal documents to file, when to file them and how to draft them is very important to the litigation process. You will learn the basic tools for locating documents, developing computer competencies for maximum efficiency and the importance of keeping essential forms. The speaker will discuss brief and memorandum banks as well as provide an understanding of how to analyze a fact situation, identify the legal issues, research the issues and prepare the appropriate pleadings. Learn how to approach pleadings in an organized and efficient manner with an understanding of the importance and responsibility placed on the paralegal.
This is primarily teleseminar training
instructor led trainingThis class may be available at a classroom in Milwaukee, WI,
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Duration:1 days
Training Presented in:English
A Paralegal's Guide for Drafting Pleadings Agenda

  1. Practical Aspects of Drafting Pleadings
    1. General Concerns in Today s Legal Environment
  2. Pleadings Generally
  3. Sources of Pleadings
    1. Form Books
    2. A Pleadings Library
    3. Personal Pleadings Library
    4. Internet Sites Specific to the Circuit or Federal Courts
    5. Internet Sites Specific to Legal Forms
  4. Preparation for Drafting
    1. Determining Deadlines
    2. Records Gathering
    3. File Organization
  5. Drafting
  6. Pleadings Specifically
    1. Summons
    2. Structure of Complaint
    3. Structure of Answer
    4. Variations of Basic Pleadings
  7. Applicable Rules of Civil Procedure
  8. Filing
    1. Local Rules
    2. Electronic Filing
  9. Post-Filing Considerations
  10. Special Circumstances
    1. Multidistrict Actions
    2. Class Actions
  11. Quality of Work
  12. Productivity
  13. Professionalism
  14. Personal Growth
About The Training Provider: Lorman Education Services
Lorman Education Services - Lorman Education is dedicated to providing cost-effective training opportunities that meet the needs of our members and enhance their skills, knowledge, and competencies. Please use Priority Code 16175 when registering. Lorman Education Services began offering continuing education seminars in 1987. Lorman Education is dedicated to providing cost-effective training opportunities that...
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