Program Description
Your Guide to Trial Notebooks and Exhibits
Do you have all the tools necessary to assemble effective trial notebooks and exhibits? This essential course will highlight the skills necessary to prepare and organize trial notebooks and exhibits, using and organizing electronic notebooks, and effective uses of technology in the courtroom Take your trial notebook and exhibit preparation to the next level - register today!
- Review powerful trial notebook samples and learn top preparation and organization tips.
- Learn tactics for developing effective electronic trial notebooks.
- Discuss ways to navigate through evidentiary obstacles when compiling exhibits.
- Examine methods for using technology in the courtroom that captures attention.
Who Should Attend
This intermediate level course is designed to teach attendees how to prepare an effective trial notebook and exhibits. Those who should attend include:
- Paralegals
- Legal Technicians
- Legal Assistants
- Legal Support Staff
Course Content
- Preparing and Organizing a Winning Trial Notebook (with/Sample)
- Electronic Trial Notebooks - Using MS OneNote and More
- Exhibit Authentication; Ensuring Compliance with Evidentiary Rules and Avoiding Pitfalls
- Technology in the Courtroom
Agenda / Content Covered
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Eastern, Jennifer Lanctot
- Preparing and Organizing a Winning Trial Notebook (with/Sample)
- Initial Considerations
- Preparing Key Components: Case Summary, Pleadings, Discovery, Exhibits and More
- Organizing a Trial Notebook
- Color Coding
- Electronic Trial Notebooks - Using MS OneNote and More
- Traditional vs. Electronic
- Using MS OneNote to Create a Trial Notebook
- Other Trial Notebook Software: Westlaw, Lexis, iPad Apps, etc.
- Coordinating Use with the Court
- Automated Organizational Tools
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm Eastern, Nilda Jimenez
- Exhibit Authentication; Ensuring Compliance with Evidentiary Rules and Avoiding Pitfalls
- Applying Key Rules of Evidence
- Compiling Exhibits: Navigating the Authenticity Minefield
- Assisting Attorneys with Top Evidentiary Issues
- Paralegal Mistakes That Jeopardize the Admissibility of Exhibits
- Admissibility of Digital Exhibits - PowerPoints and More
- Technology in the Courtroom
- Implementing the "Show and Tell" Approach
- The Impact of Photos/Demonstratives vs. Text/Verbal Descriptions
- Properly Outfitting the Courtroom with Hardware
- Document Management/Display
- Video Depositions - Synchronizing Their Use in Trial
- Managing a Courtroom Presentation
Accreditation Details:
- Credit Information
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Paralegal Education
CA MCLE Paralegal
- 3.00
This program meets the California MCLE Paralegal requirement as specified in Business and Professions Code Section 6450(d).
DE Certified Paralegal Program
- 3.00
This course will qualify for 3.0 hours of continuing education for paralegals, including 0.0 hour of ethics, toward the eligibility requirements of the DPA Delaware Certified Paralegal Program.
FL Registered Paralegal
- 3.00
This course will qualify for 3.0 hours of continuing education for paralegals, including 0.0 hour of ethics, toward the eligibility requirements of the Florida Registered Paralegal Program.
IN Paralegal CLE
- 3.00
This course will qualify for 3.0 hours of continuing education for paralegals, including 0.0 hour of ethics, toward the eligibility requirements as a paralegal affiliate member of the Indiana State Bar Association.
MT CLE Credit for Paralegals
- 3.00
Approved for 3.0 hours of CLE credit by the Montana Commission on Continuing Legal Education, including 0.0 hour of ethics.
NALA
- 3.00
This seminar meets the requirements of the Certifying Board for Legal Assistants of the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc., for 3.0 hours, including 0.0 ethics, of continuing legal assistant education credit required to maintain the CLA (Certified Legal Assistant) credential.
NFPA
- 3.00
This seminar has been approved by The National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc. (NFPA) for 3.0 hours of Continuing Legal Education, including 0.0 hour of ethics.
NC Continuing Paralegal Education
- 3.00
This program has been approved by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Paralegal Certification for continuing paralegal education credit in the amount of 3.0 hours, of which 0.0 hour will also apply in the area of professional responsibility. This course is not sponsored by the Board of Paralegal Certification.
OH Certified Paralegals
- 3.00
This course will qualify for 3.0 hours of continuing education for paralegals, including 0.0 hour of ethics, toward the eligibility requirements of the Ohio State Bar Association Paralegal Certification program.
NM Paralegal Division, State Bar of NM
- 3.00
Approved by the Paralegal Division of the State Bar of New Mexico for 3.0 general and 0.0 ethics (for a total of 3.0 hours CLE).
TX TBLS Paralegal Certification
- 3.00
including -
Bankruptcy Law: 3.00
Civil Trial Law: 3.00
Criminal Law: 3.00
Family Law: 3.00
Personal Injury Trial Law: 3.00
This course has been approved by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization for certification and recertification continuing legal education for paralegals and legal assistants. Certification areas: Bankruptcy Law, Civil Trial Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, and Personal Injury Trial Law
WA Paralegal Association
- 3.00
Approved for 3.0 CLE credits by the Washington State Paralegal Association (WSPA).
NILDA JIMENEZ is a certified paralegal at Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh Jardine, PC. She entered the legal field in 1994 as an entry level legal assistant. Ms. Jimenez has worked primarily in personal injury, medical malpractice, and civil rights violations. She has vast experience in pre-litigation, litigation, and trial preparation. Ms. Jimenez obtained her B.A. degree in educational studies from Ottawa University and her paralegal certification through the National Association of Legal Assistants. She obtained her master's degree in justice studies, with a concentration in public administration from Southern New Hampshire University. Ms. Jimenez was an adjunct instructor at Phoenix College (PC) and was an active participant in creating the CLA Review course at PC. She joined the Maricopa County Bar Association's Paralegal Division (MCBAPD) where she held several board positions, including president for 2017. In 2015, Ms. Jimenez was named MCBAPD Paralegal Member of the Year.
JENNIFER LANCTOT is a senior litigation paralegal at Truck Wreck Justice, PLLC. Ms. Lanctot received her A.A.S. degree, magna cum laude, from Chattanooga State Community College. She is a paralegal member of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, the American Association for Justice, the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, and the Washington State Association for Justice. Ms. Lanctot completed the Advanced Trial Advocacy College: "Litigating Truck Collision Cases" course, sponsored by AAJ and the National College of Advocacy, in 2011.
How To Order
Mail
Institute for Paralegal Education
PO Box 3187
Eau Claire, WI 54702
