Discovery is a time-consuming part of the legal process.
It can be overwhelming, cumbersome, and confusing, even for seasoned attorneys. Nevertheless, it is an important part of the process and make a difference between winning and losing a case.
Discovery is also a part of the process where a paralegal can save the client (and the attorney) a lot of money.
How Can You Help?
With attorney supervision, our virtual paralegals can provide you with discovery help by preparing a discovery plan and implementing it. This includes preparing interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions, and responses to each.
In addition to drafting requests and responses, we can assist with gathering documents and information from clients and third parties, client communications, ordering medical records and police reports, drafting and executing subpoenas, interviewing witnesses, research, document review, organizing, bates stamping, redacting, scheduling and noticing depositions, preparing questions for depositions, and much more.
We can also assist with case management, including preparing and tracking service of and production of all discovery served, responses prepared, and discovery related deadlines. Further, if the opposing party or counsel is uncooperative, we can prepare meet and confer letters for discovery disputes and even motions to compel and for contempt, if needed.
Whether you practice family law, personal injury, or civil litigation, Attorney Services’ virtual paralegals can assist to ease the burden of the discovery process.
What about eDiscovery?
Discovery is a fundamental paralegal skill, and paralegals have always been an important part of the discovery process. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that as eDiscovery becomes more and more prevalent, virtual paralegals are an excellent solution.
In addition to traditional discovery procedures, we can help to coordinate operations between team members with more specialized roles, such as attorneys and IT experts. We are specially equipped to fill this role because we bring the best of both worlds to the table: a background in law and legal procedure and the ability to be tech savvy, making us perfect for the job.
Conclusion
Because of the complexity and the bad connotation of discovery, it is so easy to get put off. There is no reason to wait for a deadline to pass, a Motion to Compel, or heaven forbid, SANCTIONS!
Contact us today to help get caught up on your discovery requests and responses, mandatory disclosures, and financial compliance today.
