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Junior Litigation Associate Webinar

A good junior associate can do legal research and write memos.  A stellar junior associate communicates effectively, knows how to provide information in the manner expected by the supervising attorney, implements effective matter management procedures, and understands the larger business frameworks.

• attorneys in their first two years of practice
• recent law school graduates
• third-year law students
• second-year law students who want to get a preview of litigation tasks before their summer associate positions

Topics & Agenda:

From Law School to Practice

• Skills and habits of stellar junior attorneys
• Excellent work product 
• Mistakes to avoid as a junior associate
• Adopting healthy habits to build a sustaining and fulfilling practice  

Beyond the Case Law

• Understanding business frameworks and legal Strategy
• Litigation and deal timelines and why they matter to you
• Implementing effective matter management strategies

Nuts and Bolts of Pleadings and Motions

• The basics of drafting and filing pleadings and motions
• The important role of local rules
• Calculating and confirming deadlines, and scheduling court hearings
• Step-by-step guide to successful filings with the court
• Your First Court Appearance

Written Discovery & Depositions

• Drafting and responding to written discovery
• Managing the discovery process
• Assisting supervising attorneys in preparing for depositions
• Deposition logistics

eDiscovery Primer

• Mastering the basics of document collection, document review, and document production
• Managing electronic discovery for junior associates
• Ethical obligations and challenges of eDiscovery

Pre-Trial & Trial 

• Overview of pre-trial submissions
• Drafting and responding to pre-trial submissions
• Managing the pre-trial phase
• Preparing witnesses for trial
• Junior associate’s role during trial