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Like with drafting your fantasy football team, you must follow certain rules when retaining an expert, such as understanding that famous names don’t always win you the most points. Check out all our tips for retaining the right expert for your case...

We’re all looking for trust when it comes to our relationships, and when dealing with potential clients, you must carefully evaluate whether you’ll be able to maintain a healthy relationship built on trust. Learn proven strategies and practices...

Before finalizing your settlement, run through our checklist to make sure you haven’t forgotten anything. READ NOW » Related Content Settlement Fundamentals and Tactics (Federal) Discover how to negotiate and finalize a settlement...

One sure way to drive away your judge Kate Hudson-style is to show up to your Rule 16 case management conference unprepared. Help prevent this by prepping with our practice note. READ NOW » Related Content Rule 26(a) Initial Disclosure Requirements...

Mediation is constantly evolving. Make sure you’re up to date on all the latest techniques, styles, and vocabulary with our primer. READ NOW » Related Content Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine Resource Kit (Federal...

With remote depositions having become the norm during the pandemic, some attorneys have assumed that Zoom depositions are admissible in court. Learn why they might be very wrong. READ NOW » Related Content Notice of Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition...

To maintain a good (and hopefully growing) relationship with in-house counsel, you must carefully set and manage expectations. Read our best practices, including the biggest no-no. READ NOW » Related Content Client Intake Form (Federal)...

Like this year’s Olympics, which see the introduction of 3x3 basketball and freestyle BMX, your approach to summary judgment cannot be static. Outdistance the competition with our practice note on summary judgment survival skills. READ NOW »...

With Slack bursting onto the corporate scene during the pandemic, you can expect to see discovery requests seeking Slack Data. Make sure you’re prepared to handle these unique discovery demands. READ NOW » Related Content E-discovery...

When you’re looking to discover information from a nonparty, check out our guidance for drafting subpoenas so that yours reads just like heaven. READ NOW » Related Content E-discovery: Planning for and Conducting E-Discovery (Federal...

We know discretion is the better part of valor, but some adversaries have it coming to them. Learn all about putting your best foot forward with motions for Rule 11 sanctions. READ NOW » Related Content E-discovery: Planning for and Conducting...

Check out our best practices for litigating in the virtual realm. READ NOW » Related Content Litigation Strategies in the Age of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Read about strategies for dealing with the disruptions to your practice brought on...

Your in-house job is often worlds apart from your old law firm gig, so check out our In-House Civil Litigation Resource Kit to find just what you’re looking for. READ NOW » Related Content E-discovery: Planning for and Conducting E...

Social media discovery can be a gold mine for your case, but courts are reluctant to honor blanket requests and unfettered access to a social media account. Check out our best practices for obtaining social media content. READ NOW » Related...

We know it’s tough when you’re used to drafting complaints and document requests, but now you have to build out a document retention policy. Instead of starting from square one, go straight to the answer key with our form. READ NOW »...

While it’s true that most cases settle before trial, your case might not. If your upcoming trial date is creeping closer, check out our trial preparation practice note. READ NOW » Related Content Opening Statements and Closing Arguments...

Donald Rumsfeld could have been talking about the new world of virtual litigation when he said the most daunting challenges are the ones we don’t know we don’t know. Check out our virtual litigation primer before your next proceeding and turn...

The fear of accidently missing a filing deadline is what keeps litigators up at night. Sleep better, after reviewing our guidance on court deadlines. READ NOW » Related Content Deadlines in Civil Litigation Chart (Federal) See a chart listing...

Practical Guidance has so much civil litigation content that we’ve become bingeworthy. So clear your schedule, get some snacks, and stream our resource kits. READ NOW » Related Content Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine...

The consequences for missing Mother’s Day or a litigation deadline can both be game changing. So set a calendar alert for Mother’s Day 2022 (hint: May 8), and check out our civil litigation deadlines chart. READ NOW » Related Content...

We all hate it when we want to litigate in one galactic forum, but our adversary goes and files in a desert planet overrun with scavengers. Don’t lose hope, and check out our new strategies for removing cases to federal court. READ NOW »...

Transitioning from the litigation department at a firm to an in-house gig can feel like going from the front lines of a war to the Pentagon. Put down your bazooka, and check out our In-House Civil Litigation Resource Kit. READ NOW » Related...

Just like iconic mobster Michael Corleone in The Godfather, Part III , you may think that you’ve finally extricated yourself from a daunting matter (in your case, associated with a billing code) when something comes along that threatens to blow...

The notion that civil litigation will simply return to the way things were before the pandemic is unrealistic. We bring out our magic mirror to predict what will stay and what will go. READ NOW » Related Content Litigation Strategies in...

The U.S. Supreme Court, in its March 2021 decision in Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District , shook up the test for assessing personal jurisdiction over corporate defendants. Specifically, the Court held that Ford’s contacts “affiliated”...