Most depositions are won or lost before the court reporter ever swears in the witness. The goal of deposition preparation is not to “teach” testimony, it is to make the witness comfortable, consistent, and defensible while protecting the record for motion practice and settlement leverage. What follows is a repeatable
AI is now a daily part of litigation work, from triaging intake to drafting demand letters and organizing discovery. The upside is obvious: faster first drafts, cleaner issue spotting, and more time for strategy. The downside is just as real: confidentiality risk, privilege waiver arguments, hallucinated citations, and ethics missteps.
AI is now woven into day-to-day legal work, but “AI lawyer tools” are not magic associates. They are pattern engines that can accelerate routine work and surface helpful starting points, and they can also produce confident errors, miss nuance, or create confidentiality and ethics headaches if used casually. This guide
Most people meet law and litigation for the first time when something has already gone wrong: a crash, a contract dispute, a termination, a business breakup. The process can feel like a black box filled with deadlines, unfamiliar documents, and stressful decisions. This plain-English roadmap explains what litigation is, what
Litigation moves fast, and the work behind the scenes is often what determines whether a case settles well, survives dispositive motions, or lands cleanly at trial. Litigation support services exist to absorb the operational and technical load of case preparation so attorneys can spend more time on strategy, client counseling,
Depositions are one of the few moments in civil litigation where you can lock in a witness’s story under oath, test themes, and build impeachment material, long before trial. But a “good” deposition is not just about strong questioning. It is also about procedure, tight objection practice, and creating
A well written demand letter can set the ceiling for settlement talks, frame liability before positions harden, and signal that you are ready to litigate if needed. But “well written” rarely means “aggressive.” It means clear facts, supported damages, and a credible demand. If you are searching for a demand
Legal IT support in 2026 is less about “fixing laptops” and more about keeping a law firm secure, compliant, and fast. With cloud-first stacks, hybrid work, and AI-enabled workflows becoming normal, your IT partner (internal or outsourced) needs to support the full lifecycle of legal work, from intake to trial,
Issue spotting at intake is not about proving the case. It is about quickly identifying the legal and practical “gotchas” that change whether you take the matter, how you staff it, what you request first, and what the case is worth. A tight, repeatable checklist helps you do that consistently,
Jury selection is the point where your trial plan stops being a memo and starts becoming a live performance. Before you pick a jury, you want to know (not hope) that your theme is tight, your witnesses are ready, your exhibits are admissible, and your logistics will not break at
Trials are won twice, once in the room and once on appeal. The lawyer in trial who consistently “wins the record” is not just persuasive, they are precise. They make it easy for the judge to rule correctly in the moment, and for a later reader (law clerk, appellate panel,
Litigation moves fast, and the fastest way to lose time (or credibility) is a messy case file: “Final_v3_REVISED(1).docx,” missing exhibits, and no record of who changed what. Litigation document control is the discipline that prevents those problems with three simple pillars: consistent naming, reliable versioning, and