This training gives legal assistants and paralegals a practical foundation in California civil litigation, covering everything from case basics to discovery procedures, building the skills and confidence they need to effectively support litigation attorneys, including:

• The Anatomy of a Civil Litigation Case – How a civil case is structured from start to finish, including key civil procedure terminology, case flow, filing requirements, and the documents and deadlines attorneys rely on legal assistants to manage.
• Discovery – The essentials of the discovery process, including key terminology, timetables, and how to prepare, organize, and respond to discovery requests in support of the supervising attorney.
• Legal Document Drafting – How to draft and prepare the core litigation documents attorneys depend on, including pleadings, motions, proofs of service, and other supporting materials used throughout a case.
• Court Filing and Procedures – The practical knowledge needed to file documents correctly, meet court deadlines, follow local rules, and manage correspondence with the court on behalf of the attorney.
• Case Management and Litigation Support – How to support attorneys through the full lifecycle of a civil case, from initial filing through resolution, including calendaring, deadline tracking, file organization, and day-to-day case coordination.

Law Office Procedures Manual will be mailed to the address you provided at checkout. Digital copies of the manual are not available at this time.