Litigation Support Skills for California Paralegals
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Agenda
Webinar instructions will be emailed before the date of the webinar.
Please log into the webinar 15 – 30 minutes before start time.
Friday, August 4, 2023
9:00 am – 4:00 pm PDT (including a 30-min. break)
Assisting with Investigations & Interviewing Clients
Presented by: Amy Jo McGuigan, ACP, CEDS, CAS
- Assisting with Investigations
- Social media and online investigations
- Skip tracing
- Coordinating witnesses
- Reviewing pleadings and discovery
- Interviewing Clients
- Researching background information
- Gathering relevant documents
- Developing an effective questionnaire
- Building rapport
- Implementing active listening techniques
Assembling and Using Trial Notebooks
Presented by: Amy Jo McGuigan, ACP, CEDS, CAS
- Essentials of a trial notebook
- Organization of a trial notebook
- Uses for a trial notebook before trial
- Uses of a trial notebook during trial
Effectively Working with Opposing Counsel and Staff
Presented by: James C. Suits II
- Analyzing methods of communication
- Standards for responding to emails
- Working with the courts
- Maintaining professionalism
Participating in Formal Discovery
Presented by: James C. Suits II
- Understanding the discover process during litigation
- When and how to use:
- Requests for admission
- Interrogatories
- Requests for production of documents
- Depositions
Working with Expert Witnesses
Presented by: Amy Jo McGuigan, ACP, CEDS, CAS
- Role of experts during litigation
- Locating expert witnesses
- Working with experts
Webinar Instructions
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.
Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.
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Credits
Paralegals:
6.0 CLE Hours
National Association of Legal Assistants:
6.0 Substantive CLE Hours
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 6.0 CLE hours for paralegals in California. HalfMoon Education is an approved Multiple Activity Provider with the State Bar of California (Provider Number 8370).
This webinar has been approved by the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA) for 6.0 substantive CLE hours.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed).
Speakers
Amy Jo McGuigan, ACP, CAS, CEDS
Senior Paralegal at Swanson & McNamara LLP
Amy McGuigan is a trial and appellate law firm specializing in high-stakes criminal, civil, and regulatory defense and internal investigations. Prior to joining Swanson & McNamara, Ms. McGuigan worked for the Federal Public Defender in the Northern District of California for 15 years where she assisted in several trials including four complex death penalty cases, one of which resulted in an acquittal. She is a certified eDiscovery specialist holding multiple ACEDS eDiscovery Certifications, as well as certifications in CMFF Cellebrite Mobile Forensic Fundamentals, digital forensics, and has over 21 hours of digital forensic training in FTK. Ms. McGuigan is the acting president of San Francisco Paralegal Association, Chair of the SF Bar Paralegal Section, and the Director of the SF Chapter of Women in eDiscovery. When she isn’t working, she enjoys spending time crafting and hanging out with her four dogs. She will be presenting at the NALA Boston conference in July, on Ethical Considerations in Criminal Law Cases, Text and Smartphone Evidence for Paralegals: How to Identify, Preserve, Collect, and Produce and Assisting at Trial.
James C. Suits II
Suits Litigation, Inc focuses on representing individuals who have been severely injured in catastrophic accidents. Mr. Suits spends substantial time listening to his clients, analyzing all potential legal strategies, and working closely with them throughout the entire litigation process in order to achieve the best results possible. His broad litigation experience brings the kind of judgment, expertise, and problem solving that each unique legal situation requires. Mr. Suits has 17 years of experience as a lawyer handling a broad range of civil litigation in San Jose, California, and founded the Law Office of James C. Suits II in 2012. Prior to 2012, Mr. Suits’ litigation experience included working as an associate attorney for Robinson Wood, Inc. and Tharpe Howell, LLP, as well as a Law Clerk for the Civil Liability Division of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office. Mr. Suits graduated with honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry in 1997. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree in 2003 from the University of Southern California Law School in Los Angeles, California. In 2004, Mr. Suits was admitted to practice law in California. He is admitted to practice in both California state courts and US federal courts. Mr. Suits is a Member of the State Bar of California and his State Bar Number is 229990. Mr. Suits also serves as a mediator for the Civil Early Settlement Conference Program (Local Civil Rule 4) administered by Santa Clara County Superior Court.