LitWorks Blog
A blog highlighting information relevant to the continuing education of litigation support professionals sharing ideas, concepts, and methodologies.
Advising your case teams on production formats
When it comes to working with your case teams to meet document production deadlines, it helps to take a proactive approach. Define your firm’s production format best practices based on the technology you have available. Draft a “cheat sheet” for your attorneys to take with them to discovery conferences.
LitWorks News & Events
Erika Santiago, National Training & Development Manager for LitWorks™ – A DTI Company will be the guest speaker at the June 17 ASDFED chapter meeting in Atlanta, GA. To register for the event, please visit The American Society of Digital Forensics & eDiscovery website here. The topic will be: “Developing Standard Operating Procedures for Managing [...]
Training Improves Morale
When the big kids finally let you play monopoly with them, do you remember being a little scared and frustrated when you weren’t sure of the rules or how to play to win? That’s our focus today… training and directed learning opportunities for your litigation support professional staff will improve moral and erase the fear and frustration of inexperience.
Working is Learning
One of the most discussed topics in e-discovery articles today is that most organizations do not have enough knowledgeable people prepared to manage an e-discovery project effectively. It’s been my experience as a trainer that most organizations do not have a solid succession plan in place for litigation support career paths at their firm and so when one person leaves, they must start over. This is the essence of today’s blog post as we discuss the 5 stages of workplace learning. Learning about litigation support and electronic discovery is an ongoing process that should include more than just your current litigation support department team.
E-Discovery Seminar for Legal Professionals
Join Cicely Barber & Erika Santiago for a unique one-day seminar in Atlanta, GA on Wednesday, June 9th. This seminar is for legal professionals of all levels who want to learn about electronic discovery. This seminar will present: an overview of discovery in the federal and state courts; an introduction to electronic discovery; how to apply [...]
Leading Tomorrow’s Litigation Support Leaders
As a leader, have you created an environment that encourages your team to enhance their leadership skills? Do you regularly create opportunities to allow members of your team to take on leadership roles on projects?
Case Law Summaries or When Things Don’t Quite Workout the Way You Planned
Earlier this week, someone asked me for a list of cases or case examples that present teachable moments regarding sanctions, preservation & collection, document productions, etc. I thought it would be useful to list a few of the websites that offer a neutral summary of recent cases as examples of what not to do in e-discovery.
