As most litigators understand, jury selection is possibly the most important part of a trial case. By the time trial commences, a good attorney has spent a considerable amount of time thinking about the questions he or she will ask potential panel members, has pored over jury pool lists if available, has drafted carefully-thought-out juror […]

8 hours of deposition, 18 hours of travel time. We’ve all done it. Buy a plane ticket, reserve a hotel and a car, and slog to conduct a deposition in a remote part of the country (or the world). An eight-hour deposition (or sometimes less) becomes a two or three day affair. You’ve probably had […]

When looking at the flood of innovations coming to the legal industry, its easy to get confused about how all the products and solutions fit together and how they are actually better than the “old ways.” This list is meant to sort through a subset of legal technology, namely currently available deposition technology. While some […]

You have worked for months or years gathering evidence, documenting witness statements and processing discovery requests in preparation for one thing — the trial. One of the keys to ensuring that the trial goes smoothly from your side of the courtroom is the preparation of trial exhibits. When an attorney is well organized and efficient, […]

Why cloud software for lawyers offers improved security This post on cloud software for lawyers who are interested in learning more about security is the first in a series of blog posts designed to help demystify cloud security, translate technical buzzwords into language a lawyer can understand, and to answer questions that lawyers frequently ask […]

Software for remote depositions can dramatically decrease costs and improve the overall efficiency of the legal industry. The most obvious impact is on saving money: Software for Remote Depositions Saves Money Travel. Attorneys who conduct remote depositions can reduce or eliminate not only their own travel, but also the travel of clients or key witnesses. […]

Giving a deposition is quite often a very pleasurable experience. Litigators get to face off against ornery ex-husbands, dimwits, people playing stupid, and maybe, if they’re lucky, even arrogant celebrities. Dealing with the difficult witness when giving a deposition is a tough task, but often unavoidable. Problems with giving a deposition if you have unwieldy documents […]

You know how important it is to nail down the opposing party’s experts at their depositions. You want to lock them in to their opinions and to identify all the supporting documents upon which they relied. To do this well, you need to spend sufficient time in preparation so you can elicit all of the […]

You almost never have the perfect case and the perfect client. They may exist in movies, but they don’t exist in real life. Instead you usually have a case with weak points. These weaknesses may be problems with the facts, an unsympathetic client, bad prior precedent, bad reputations or prior acts, or a combination of […]

Jenni White is the head paralegal of a complex litigation firm located in Texas. She has been with the firm for nearly 10 years and knows all the ins and outs of the firm. One of the roles for the paralegals at her firm is to help attorneys with their deposition preparation. Jenni will get […]