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
A deposition transcript is only valuable if you can use it, quickly. The fastest litigators and paralegals are not reading 200 pages line by line, they are building depo summaries that surface admissions, lock in timelines, and preserve impeachment-ready quotes with clean page:line citations. Below is a practical, repeatable
Deposition testimony only becomes useful when it is easy to cite, easy to search by issue, and easy to drop into a motion or trial binder. The best deposition summaries do that work upfront, they turn a 250-page transcript into a set of reliable “handles” you can pull when drafting
Strategy fails most often at the handoff, when a strong case theory never becomes a day to day plan the team can execute. The fix is not more brainstorming, it is a repeatable way to translate theory into tasks, outputs, owners, and deadlines. This guide walks through a practical litigation