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Trial Preparation for Wisconsin Paralegals and Legal Assistants
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3/6/2024
When: March 6, 2024
9:00AM-4:00PM
Where: United States
Contact: Frank Chapman
halfmoonce@halfmoonseminars.org

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9:00-10:00 ET Overview of a Civil Trial - Cristina Wirth
Pre-trial procedure and scheduling orders
Discovery control plan and discovery overview
Pre-trial motion practice
Anatomy of a trial
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:15 Assisting with Investigations- Cristina Wirth
Summarizing depositions
Skip tracing
Coordinating witnesses
Reviewing pleadings and discovery
11:15-12:15 Managing Evidence – Mark Maciolek
Types of evidence
Rules for admissibility of evidence
Preserving evidence
12:15-12:45 Lunch
12:45-1:45 Effectively Working with Opposing Counsel and Staff – Whitney Healy
Analyzing methods of communication
Standards for responding to emails
Working with the courts
Maintaining professionalism
1:45-2:45 Assembling and Using Trial Notebooks – Cristina Wirth
Essentials of a trial notebook
Organization of a trial notebook
Uses for a trial notebook before trial
Uses of a trial notebook during trial
Use of technology in the courtroom
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-4:00 Litigation Ethics for Assistants and Paralegals – Jessa Nicholson Goetz
Attorney and paralegal ethical rules
Specific areas of concern for legal support staff
• Conflicts of interest
• Confidentiality
• Ex-parte communications
Avoiding the unauthorized practice of law
Working with clients, courts and opposing counsel
 
9:00-10:00 ET Overview of a Civil Trial - Cristina Wirth
Pre-trial procedure and scheduling orders
Discovery control plan and discovery overview
Pre-trial motion practice
Anatomy of a trial
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:15 Assisting with Investigations- Cristina Wirth
Summarizing depositions
Skip tracing
Coordinating witnesses
Reviewing pleadings and discovery
11:15-12:15 Managing Evidence – Mark Maciolek
Types of evidence
Rules for admissibility of evidence
Preserving evidence
12:15-12:45 Lunch
12:45-1:45 Effectively Working with Opposing Counsel and Staff – Whitney Healy
Analyzing methods of communication
Standards for responding to emails
Working with the courts
Maintaining professionalism
1:45-2:45 Assembling and Using Trial Notebooks – Cristina Wirth
Essentials of a trial notebook
Organization of a trial notebook
Uses for a trial notebook before trial
Uses of a trial notebook during trial
Use of technology in the courtroom
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-4:00 Litigation Ethics for Assistants and Paralegals – Jessa Nicholson Goetz
Attorney and paralegal ethical rules
Specific areas of concern for legal support staff
• Conflicts of interest
• Confidentiality
• Ex-parte communications
Avoiding the unauthorized practice of law
Working with clients, courts and opposing
9:00-10:00 ET Overview of a Civil Trial - Cristina Wirth
Pre-trial procedure and scheduling orders
Discovery control plan and discovery overview
Pre-trial motion practice
Anatomy of a trial
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:15 Assisting with Investigations- Cristina Wirth
Summarizing depositions
Skip tracing
Coordinating witnesses
Reviewing pleadings and discovery
11:15-12:15 Managing Evidence – Mark Maciolek
Types of evidence
Rules for admissibility of evidence
Preserving evidence
12:15-12:45 Lunch
12:45-1:45 Effectively Working with Opposing Counsel and Staff – Whitney Healy
Analyzing methods of communication
Standards for responding to emails
Working with the courts
Maintaining professionalism
1:45-2:45 Assembling and Using Trial Notebooks – Cristina Wirth
Essentials of a trial notebook
Organization of a trial notebook
Uses for a trial notebook before trial
Uses of a trial notebook during trial
Use of technology in the courtroom
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-4:00 Litigation Ethics for Assistants and Paralegals – Jessa Nicholson Goetz
Attorney and paralegal ethical rules
Specific areas of concern for legal support staff
• Conflicts of interest
• Confidentiality
• Ex-parte communications
Avoiding the unauthorized practice of law
Working with clients, courts and opposing counse
 

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