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Discovery From Start to Finish: How To Guide for Paralegals

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Run the full discovery process — from preservation and written discovery to depositions and e-discovery. This course takes paralegals through the complete discovery lifecycle. You'll start with preservation and investigation, including public-records and expert-witness research and effective client and witness interviews. From there you'll master written discovery — interrogatories, supplementation, and admissions — plus document production do's and don'ts and a practical checklist approach to e-discovery. The course finishes with deposition logistics and summaries, subpoenaing different types of records, and the ethical standards that govern discovery work.

Syllabus

  • Module 1 - Discovery From Start to Finish: A How To Guide for Paralegals
    • Begin the discovery process with evidence preservation and investigation, public-records and expert-witness research, and effective client and witness interviews.
  • Module 2 - Discovery From Start to Finish: A How To Guide for Paralegals
    • Master written discovery and document production — production do's and don'ts, crafting effective interrogatories, and when and how to supplement.
  • Module 3 - Discovery From Start to Finish: A How To Guide for Paralegals
    • Use admissions and manage difficult clients, apply an e-discovery checklist, and organize and store discovery documents using paralegal best practices.
  • Module 4 - Discovery From Start to Finish: A How To Guide for Paralegals
    • Handle depositions from scheduling to summaries, subpoena different types of records, and apply discovery ethics.

Taught by

NBI - National Business Institute

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