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OC-62183-12Review the primary tenets of the legal memo: structure, purpose, clarity, and conciseness, as well as the little big things you can learn to incorporate into your memos – style, flow, and weaving in the voice that makes you unique – that will enable you to produce your best work (and to be proud of it) and to make yours and your senior’s experience a little more enjoyable. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a webinar on June 8, 2020. Total running time is 45 minutes. Please note: Though we do our best to ensure quality, technology is not always 100% reliable. This recording contains a few seconds of minor audio glitches.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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61829.03This paper was drawn from materials presented at the Child and Spousal Support for Legal Support Staff program held in March 2012. It provides tips to avoid rejection by the Clerk of the Court or by the Maintenance Enforcement Program. It includes an appendix with a number of sample clauses and documents.
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62148.02This paper discusses legal writing in general and pleadings, affidavits, and briefs in particular. It both offers suggestions to improve legal writing (including a useful dos and don’ts summary chart) and explains the formal requirements for pleadings, affidavits, and briefs under the Rules of Court and Practice Notes.
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OC-62148-02Discuss legal writing in general and pleadings, affidavits, and briefs in particular. Identify ways to improve legal writing (including a useful dos and don’ts summary chart) and explore the formal requirements for pleadings, affidavits, and briefs under the Rules of Court and Practice Notes. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in February, 2020. Total running time is 1 hour, 10 minutes.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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62143.03This paper offers practical suggestions on how to organize a file and stay on top of document management, providing tips that can be implemented even without the aid of an expensive IT system. Topics include, for example, a discussion of file structures, file naming conventions, and saving emails, attachments, and documents.
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OC-62143.03Review practical suggestions on how to organize a file and stay on top of document management, and discover tips that can be implemented even without the aid of an expensive IT system. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in January, 2020. Total running time is 42 minutes.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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61864.03This paper provides an introduction to transactional and financing due diligence practices by examining methods used by lawyers to investigate the business, legal, and financial affairs of a corporation in transactional and public financing contexts. This paper primarily focuses on corporate and securities due diligence, beginning with analyzing the purpose and objectives of due diligence in the context of the contemplated transaction, followed by an overview of general guidelines with respect to determining the scope of the due diligence investigation and an overview of the materials that would typically become the subject of an investigation. Due diligence precedents are included. This paper was presented at the Corporate Law for Legal Support Staff seminar held in February, 2013.
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61841.04This paper defines most of the terms you are likely to encounter in the eDiscovery process. From Boolean search and data mining, to slack and spoliation, this paper leaves no stone unturned in the world of ediscovery terminology. This paper was drawn from materials presented at the Civil Litigation for LSS seminar held in May 2012.
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OC-62024Top-notch legal support staff make a tremendous difference to quality of work and life. Develop strategies for getting (and staying) organized, efficiently prioritizing, using office technology more effectively, and for providing more meaningful support overall. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in January 2017. Total running time is 4 hours, 35 minutes.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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OC-62101Learn about effective legal support for corporate and commercial law. Topics discussed include corporate reorganizations; dividends, other distributions, and share redemptions; share purchases; asset purchases; and other commercial transactions. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in April 2019. Total running time is 3 hours, 35 minutes.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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62367.01A busy housing market poses unique challenges for legal support staff that require a unique approach to navigate for a successful real estate transaction. This paper examines issues that can arise during a hot housing market and considers strategies that legal support staff can employ to identify and overcome these issues. This paper was presented at LESA’s Effective Legal Support: Residential Conveyancing Red Flags webinar on September 20, 2023.
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OC-62367A busy housing market poses unique challenges for legal support staff that require a unique approach to navigate for a successful real estate transaction. This presentation examines issues that can arise during a hot housing market and explores strategies that legal support staff can employ to identify and overcome these issues. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on October 4, 2023. Total running time is 1 hour, 3 minutes.Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
