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E- Discovery Professional Electronic Discovery-

Technology basedIdentifies, preserves and manages

electronically stored information Definition of legal Discovery

Procedural legal rules where the parties to a lawsuit exchange information and documents in effort to discover relevant facts to the lawsuit and identify potential witnesses and evidence

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E- Discovery Professional

Technology basedVery valuable to old attorneys and clients

who are not good at using computers

E- Discovery Professional

Who’s doing it?People with backgrounds in Law and/or

information technology

Paralegals- majority Attorneys-

Increased demand and salaries

E- Discovery Professional

What they need to knowLegal SystemInformation Technology (IT)computers

E- Discovery Professional On the Job Training

New field Duties

Liaison between teams (legal, IT, records management)

Collection of legal informationWriting legal documentsEducating clients about legal mattersFollow Federal guidelines on electronic legal

info.

E- Discovery Professional

EnvironmentsLaw firms, big businesses, schools,

government

Salaries$125, 000 - $250,000 in big markets

DemandField has grown 300% in the past several

yearsMost jobs on Monster.Com are in Virginia

Litigation Support

Support Lawyers in the litigation processLitigation- a legal proceeding in a court; a

judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rightswordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Usually in very large cases or with very large clients

Litigation Support

Who’s doing itParalegals (post-secondary education)IT professionals (post-secondary education)

Educational requirementsSome college up to Masters level

Litigation Support

What they need to know?How to manage documents on the computer

○ Word, PowerPoint, Excel, graphicsStrong communication skills

○ Talk to lawyers, clients, tech peopleOrganizationAttention to detailCritical thinkingLegal System

Litigation Support

Job DutiesManage large scale litigationDesign and implement databases for

managing large amounts of dataAssist with technology in the courtroomSupport and train others in using legal

softwareSupervise underlings

Litigation Support

Where to workLaw firms, big companies and consulting

firms

Salary$40,000 - $80,000

Job outlookHigh DemandMonster.com

Paralegal/ legal assistant

Description of job A paralegal assists lawyers in

performing their jobs. They help them with a variety of tasks, including preparing for trials, hearings and closings; doing research; and drafting legal documents. Paralegals are sometimes called legal assistants

Paralegal/ legal secretary Job Duties

preparing legal documents such as affidavits, briefs and contracts

maintaining documents using a paper or electronic filing system

organizing exhibits for a trialmeeting with clients to discuss details of casesFiling pleadings with court clerksIn some states, they can even act as a lawyer

Paralegal

Skills neededComputer program knowledgeFast typingGood communicationOrganizationLegal KnowledgeDedication to long hours

Paralegal

Educational Requirements2 years associatesSome have 4 year degreesSome places offer on the job training

A certificate of training is necessary

Paralegal

EnvironmentLaw firmsLarge corporations with legal departments

Job OutlookThe field is still growingSo the outlook is good

AdvancementGood and experienced paralegals can be

promoted to managerial positions

Paralegal

Salary $22 per hour $46,000 a year.

Jobs around hereMonster.com

Lawyers

Educational RequirementsUndergraduate degree

○ Strong knowledge of History, Political Science, Sociology and Philosophy)

○ Other areas- Economics, business, finance, math

Pass LSAT (Law School Admissions Test)High GPA- shows work ethic and general

ability

Lawyers

Educational Requirements Law School

1st year- required courses○ Civil Procedures○ Contracts○ Constitutional law○ Criminal law○ Legal writing○ Ethics○ torts

Lawyers

Law School 2nd and 3rd years

○ Specialized classes○ Begin working in law firms as interns○ Participate in mock court sessions○ Participate in law clinics○ Research for writing in legal journals

Cost per yearUK- 25k, U of L- 26K, 27K

Lawyers

Types of LawyersCriminal and Civil

Criminal lawDeal with crimes that have been brokenHomicide, drugs, even traffic violations

Civil LawDomestic disputes- divorceCorporate cases- contracts and taxes

Lawyers

Car Accident LawyersDeals with insurance claims and making

sure YOU GET YOUR MONEY

Medical Malpractice LawyersDeal with medical cases where a doctor

could have been at faultStrong medical background necessary

Divorce LawyersHandle divorces

Lawyers

Bankruptcy LawyersHandle the legal proceedings of a

bankruptcyOffer options to get out of bankruptcyBig Businesses or personal

Immigration Lawyers Patent Lawyers Consumer Fraud Laywers

Lawyers

SalariesFamily lawyer- 51,000Criminal lawyer- 53, 000Bankruptcy- 107,000Corporate- 50,000-90,000Accident- 32, 000Immigration- 59,000Patent – 84,000

SalariesLaw firms/law office- 57-103kCivil litigation- 59-101kGovernment 60-106k

Lawyers

Criminal DefenseDefend people accused of breaking a lowCould be court appointed (less money)

Prosecuting LawyersLawyers who work for the Government and

work to convict accused criminals District AttorneysNot as well paid