Paralegal Boot Camp

Module 1:  Pretrial Preparations                                                

• Proactive things to do before the notice of trial
• The Trial Prep Checklist as your daily to-do list for the weeks leading up to trial
• What to do when you're assigned to a case you've never worked on before
• How to stay on track even with an attorney who procrastinates
• Preparing the Trial Notebook as your road map to trial

Module 2:  Mastering Trial Technology                                                 

• Deciding whether to outsource the technology or keep it in-house
• Steps to hiring and managing trial technology vendors
• Checklist of equipment if you are the “hot-seat” person at trial
• Comparing trial technology alternatives 
• Technology for the opening and closing statements
• Steps to ensuring a smooth technology presentation

Module 3:  Managing the Evidence During Pretrial                

• Drafting a Trial Exhibit List that will keep your exhibits organized and allow you to find any exhibit in seconds, not minutes
• Organizing the trial exhibits for use throughout the trial prep phase when you're preparing for the pretrial conference and the witness prep meetings
• Demonstrative evidence considerations that should be done early in the pretrial phase
• Preparing deposition designations, with and without technology
• Preparing for the Pretrial Conference 

Module 4:  The Weeks Before Trial                                                     

• Conducting site visits to the courtroom and war room before the trial starts
• Finding the ideal trial war room
• Preparing your attorney for the witness prep meetings
• Mastering the out of town trials
   

Module 5: A Paralegal's Role at Trial                                                                                 

• Logistics to plan for the unexpected
• Setting up your workspace in the courtroom
• Your role in voir dire
• Tracking the evidence
• Preparing for the jury deliberations
• Post-trial lessons learned