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Overview
Navigate the Litigation Process With Confidence
Paralegals play an essential part in the litigation process and ought to be ready to handle the trials and tasks that come their way. Are you prepared to do your part alongside the rest of the litigation team? In this comprehensive toolkit, learn how to effectively handle pleadings, navigate your way through the discovery process, and ensure effective case management. Show the firm that you're ready - register today!
- Learn how to prepare pleadings and motions and file them with the court.
- Prepare and manage discovery requests and responses.
- Analyze data and documents from opposing counsel.
- Review management and organizational methods for handling documentation and case files.
- Explore ways on how to properly assist your attorney in the courtroom.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Drafting Pleadings and Motions
- Calendaring Hearings and Deadlines, Organizing Case Files, and Other Case Management Tips
- Discovery Part 1: Requests and Depositions
- Discovery Part 2: Responses and Document Production
- Preparing and Organizing Exhibits, Briefs, Trial Notebooks, and More
- The Paralegal's Role at Trial
- Paralegal Ethics: Unauthorized Practice of Law, Confidentiality, and More
Credit Details
Credits Available
Credit | Status | Total | Until |
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California MCLE Paralegal |
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6 Total | 10-25-2025 |
Indiana Paralegal CLE |
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6 Total | |
Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals |
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6 Total | 10-25-2025 |
New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of |
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6 Total | 10-25-2025 |
Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division |
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6 Total | 10-25-2025 |
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Agenda
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Drafting Pleadings and Motions
- Initial Set Up of the File
- Pre-Claim Investigation, Legal Research Tips
- Preparing Pleadings
- Your Guide to Pretrial Motions
- Formatting Documents in Microsoft Word
- E-Filing
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Calendaring Hearings and Deadlines, Organizing Case Files, and Other Case Management Tips
- Calculating Deadlines
- Creating an Effective Calendaring System
- File/Document Management and Organization
- Managing Correspondence With Clients, Witnesses, Vendors, Opposing Party, and the Court
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Discovery Part 1: Requests and Depositions
- Public Records Requests
- Drafting Discovery Requests: Interrogatories, Production Requests, RFAs
- Drafting, Issuing, and Serving Subpoenas
- Sifting Through "Document Dump"
- Deposition Notice and Subpoena
- Creating Deposition Summaries
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Discovery Part 2: Responses and Document Production
- Initial Disclosures
- Discovery Objections
- Assisting Clients With Responses
- Document Review, Redaction, and Production
- Responding to Subpoenas
- Keeping Discovery Logs
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Preparing and Organizing Exhibits, Briefs, Trial Notebooks, and More
- Trial Prep: What You Should be Doing and When
- Preparing Exhibits and Evidence for Trial
- Brief Drafting Tips
- Creating and Organizing Trial Notebooks
- Exhibit and Witness Lists
- Preparing Clients and Witnesses
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The Paralegal's Role at Trial
- What to Do Before You Set Foot in Court
- Courtroom Protocol
- Notetaking During Trial: What You Should Note and Tools to Use
- Coordinating Exhibits, Witnesses, Clients, and More During Trial
- Creative Ways to Help Your Attorney
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Paralegal Ethics: Unauthorized Practice of Law, Confidentiality, and More
- Avoiding UPL
- Communicating Ethically
- Ethical Issues in Discovery
- Preserving Confidentiality and Privilege
- Reporting Attorney or Client Misconduct
Who Should Attend
This intermediate-level course will provide litigation best practices attendees can put to work immediately. Those who should attend include:
- Paralegals
- Legal Technicians
- Legal Assistants
- Legal Support Staff
Speakers


Speaker bio

John Samberg
is a partner based in the Reno office of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. He is admitted to practice in Nevada and California. Mr. Samberg is also a solicitor of the Bar of England and Wales (inactive). In more than 35 years of civil practice, he has handled a broad variety of matters, including commercial, construction, bankruptcy litigation, real estate disputes, creditor's rights, and major injury/wrongful death cases in state, federal and bankruptcy courts across the country. From 1985 through 2007, Mr. Samberg was a founding member of a boutique civil trial practice in Southern California, handling commercial litigation and major injury/wrongful death cases across the nation. In 2007, he relocated to Reno to accept the position of vice president of contracts and compliance for a national construction staffing company. Mr. Samberg was responsible for negotiating and documenting major customer contracts, and for regulatory and trade license compliance. He also litigated credit and mechanic's lien cases, and managed outside counsel in numerous states. In 2009, Mr. Samberg returned to private practice and joined Wolf, Rifkin in 2013. He obtained his undergraduate degree from UCLA, and is a magna cum laude graduate of Southwestern University School of Law, where as a dean's scholar he earned numerous American Jurisprudence Awards, two national moot court championships for oral advocacy, and a national moot court championship for legal writing. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Samberg was awarded membership in the National Chapter of the Order of Barristers, and was honored with the ABOTA Award for Excellence in Preparation for the Trial Practice of Law.
Speaker bio

Lisa Szyc
is an attorney at Backus Burden, where she has dedicated her career to assisting criminal defendants in their legal defense. Ms. Szyc has practiced in family law, including assisting families with child custody, child support and divorce matters. She has also focuses part of her time to veterans, assisting local veterans with a myriad of legal needs including Veteran’s Affairs claims. Ms. Szyc is licensed to practice in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She earned her B.A.degree from University of Nevada at Las Vegas and her J.D. degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law.
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