Discovery can be time-consuming, and virtual paralegals can play a vital role in the process. Whether you are requesting discovery from the other party, responding to their requests, or chasing down your own clients for information, Attorney Services’ virtual paralegals can help!
Our paralegals are specifically familiar and experienced with the discovery process in Florida, including timeframes, acceptable objections, and other rules of procedure. Hiring a virtual paralegal to assist you with the discovery process is paramount to ensuring that the case progresses efficiently and that you comply with the required deadlines.
We can help attorneys with:
Family Law Rule 12.285 Mandatory Disclosures
Family Law Supplemental Discovery Requests and Responses
Civil Litigation Discovery Requests and Responses
Personal Injury Discovery Requests and Responses
Bankruptcy Discovery
Discovery in Criminal Cases
Discovery in Probate Cases
- And More!
Responding to Requests
Attorney Services’ virtual paralegals can help with every step of the process of responding to discovery requests from the other side.
For example, we can take responsibility for drafting appropriate transmittal letters, with instructions, to the clients for them to provide documents and information necessary to draft the responses to the discovery requests. We can also make ourselves available to answer any questions the client may have in order to complete the requests or to relay information regarding same to the attorney as needed. When necessary, we can even meet with the client on the phone or via video chat to walk them through the questions and appropriate responses.
From there, the virtual paralegal can take responsibility for preparing the initial draft discovery responses for review by the attorney. We will clean up the client’s responses to make them more professional, as necessary, as well as assist in determining which documents and information are responsive to which requests. During this process, we can assist noting any requests that may be objectionable and preparing an initial draft of objections and responses for the attorney to review and finalize.
Working with a virtual paralegal will help to ensure that the answers and responses are as complete and responsive as possible. We can also assist with filing the responses and serving them on opposing counsel. (Remembering to only file the Notice of Service of Interrogatories and to serve the actual responses via email, for example.)
Discovery Requests and Review of Documents and Information
Attorney Services’ virtual paralegals can also help with every step of the process of gathering discovery from the other side.
We can assist you with determining what information is needed and drafting and serving those requests to the opposing party and/or opposing counsel. Whether you have template requests that just needs to be modified, or if you need discovery requests drafted specifically for a unique case, we can help!
Following the initial exchange of discovery, Attorney Services’ virtual paralegals can assist with compiling all of the documents and information received and organizing such. We can help to review the documents and determine what is missing, as well as making notes based on the attorney’s preferences and needs.
If the document response is incomplete, we can assist with coordinating with opposing parties and counsel, and even drafting Motion to Compel, for Contempt (or to Show Cause), and more!
Help As Needed
It should also be noted that although we can help with every step of the discovery process, we understand that attorneys have different ways of handling the process, and we are always happy to help on an as-needed basis. This means that if you have a good system in place for gathering the information from your clients, but you need help drafting the actual responses, we can assist with just that part. Obviously, we can help with the reverse too – we are here to help fill in the gaps!
Subpoenas and Depositions
If you need information from third parties, Attorney Services’ virtual paralegals can also assist with scheduling depositions and preparing subpoenas duces tecum with or without depositions to obtain documents from third parties.
We can assist with the entire process from drafting the subpoenas with the list of documents being requested drafting the Notice of Intent, and more. We can also assist with calendaring the deadline to respond and assisting in responding to objections, if any. Finally, we can assist with coordinating with Process Servers to ensure that the subpoena is served, and following up with the third party once the request is due.
Contact Us Today!
So, whether you need help with discovery requests or responses or you need assistance with drafting or reviewing Certificates of Compliance with Mandatory Disclosures, contact Attorney Services today to see how we can help you!
