Hopefully you will benefit from my many years of experience. It is easy to get upset about particular situations when working in the litigation support field. There are many times when I used to get frustrated in my younger years. I’ve also seen some litigation support professionals that hold on to the negative energy too…
Name: Quentin Denney Location: New Orleans, LA What kind of work were you doing before litigation support found you? My previous life had me staring into the eyes of wicked and wonderful viruses that laid waste to all sorts of exotic animals. I was freshly graduated with degrees in BioMed and Zoology looking to make…
As a litigation support manager, I firmly believe that individuals new to the litigation support field should be given every opportunity to be successful. One of the ways that I like to work towards that goal is to partner the newbie with someone more senior on the team. One of the best ways to learn…
Name: Laurie King Location: New York, NY What kind of work were you doing before litigation support found you? I was a legal assistant working in Michigan for a medium-sized law firm handling defense insurance matters. How did you get the opportunity to join the litigation support community? When I was a legal assistant for…
When a litigation support professional is in a situation to provide information to a partner in the firm, there are a few key strategies that will help make that exchange more successful. The partner is interested in the bottom line. Convey your main points in a concise and succinct manner. Do not use fancy technical…
A few weeks ago I had the honor of participating on a panel at Georgetown University in Arlington, Virginia. It was such a wonderful Saturday afternoon of mentoring. I enjoyed answering questions, offering advice, hearing the students’ stories and sharing the entire experience with other seasoned litigation support managers on the panel. I am looking…
Name: Mike McBride Location: Corvallis, OR What kind of work were you doing before litigation support found you? I worked in IT – Tech Support, eventually finding my way to a helpdesk position at a law firm. How did you get the opportunity to join the litigation support community? At the time, our lone Lit…
Name: Debbie Westwood Location: Phoenix, AZ What kind of work were you doing before litigation support found you? I was working as a litigation paralegal for a large law firm. How did you get the opportunity to join the litigation support community? The office I was working at needed someone to take over the technical…
Excel is a tool that you need to master in order to work in Litigation Support. Here is a tutorial to help you master Excel.
Litigation Support professionals assist legal teams with the technical aspects of a litigation case. Before litigation support or electronic discovery ever existed, litigators were practicing law every day for years. Back then litigation cases consisted of collecting hard-copy documents from the client as well as exchanging hard-copy documents with opposing counsel and filing hard-copy documents…
Name: Bowe Kurowski Location: Los Angeles, CA What kind of work were you doing before litigation support found you? I started as a coder stuck in a room with 5 other people around a conference table. Fortunately, the person that was managing the case was an aspiring actor and ended up landing a job, which…
As a litigation support manager, one of the expressions I use is “if someone has the right attitude and aptitude, I can teach them anything“. What do I mean by that? Basically, the sky is the limit in terms of learning how to be a litigation support professional if an individual has both the right…
I have a close friend, Diane, who has an expression that I really like. She will refer to someone as “a good human“. I have since adopted this expression. Think about it — “a good human” — doesn’t that sum it up so well? I consider it a huge compliment, wouldn’t you? I would like…
Name: Ashley Moring Location: Washington, DC What kind of work were you doing before litigation support found you? Paralegal How did you get the opportunity to join the litigation support community? There was only one litigation support person in our office at the time and I had been assisting them when needed. Once they had…
Name: Julie Johnston Location: San Diego, CA What kind of work were you doing before litigation support found you? Information Technology – Systems Management How did you get the opportunity to join the litigation support community? I became involved in the local chapter of Women in eDiscovery. I was encouraged by several members to explore…
My name is Amy Bowser-Rollins and this is my story. I am sharing my story because I hope that it will encourage others to consider a career in litigation support. After reading my story, I hope that you will say to yourself “if Amy can do it, I can do it too”. I am just…
This is a tool that I use on a daily basis, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there are litigation support professionals that have never purchased a screenshot software application. I was originally introduced to Snagit by a temporary employee that I hired for litigation support who recently held a position as a technical writer. …
One of the first tools I recommend to someone that is new to litigation support tasks is a text editor called TextPad. There are several text editors that have become favorites among litigation support professionals. Personally, I use both TextPad and UltraEdit and I prefer each of them for different reasons. However, for someone just…
Name: Dana Wesley Sarti Location: Washington, DC What kind of work were you doing before litigation support found you? Solo law practice for 8 years (70% misdemeanor criminal defense); paralegal; legal admin assistant; office manager. How did you get the opportunity to join the litigation support community? I’m a geek. People bring me random tech…
I know you’re probably asking yourself, what is this Guru site all about and “What’s in it for me?” I am glad you asked. The overall goal of this site is to provide a “blueprint” for a litigation support career. Unless you’ve actually worked in litigation support, you can’t imagine all of the many…
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