The This interactive NALA Campus Live course will walk you through the steps of electronic discovery beginning at the initial intake of a litigation matter and systematically will discuss the steps involved in the workflow and documentation of each aspect of the matter. We will look at preservation, collection, review and production and the importance of properly documenting each step.  In addition we will discuss some of the historic and continuing changes in the law as well as the case law that got us there.
 

Dorothe McMahon is a Corporate Paralegal in the Intellectual Property Litigation area with E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company in Wilmington, Delaware.  Dorothe has been a paralegal for 20 years and holds the Advanced Certified Paralegal Credential in the areas of Discovery, Trial Practice and Contracts Management.  She specializes in multi-jurisdictional document intensive matters.  Dorothe is an Adjunct Faculty Member at Harford Community College in Churchville, Maryland where she has been teaching a “Technology in the Law Office” course since 2009.  She has presented numerous NALA Campus Live programs in the areas of E-Discovery, Advanced Discovery Techniques and is a past presenter of The Electronic Discovery Institute at the 2007 NALA Annual Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana. In addition she has written articles on the subject.  Dorothe is a Past Member of the Maryland State Bar Association Special Committee on Paralegals, a Past Region II Director and Board Member of the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. and Past Board Member and Founder of Baltimore City Paralegal Association, Inc.
 

The Ultimate Trial Notebook is designed for the Legal Assistant with an Intermediate level of expertise in trial preparation. Attendees can expect to learn the main categories of a trial notebook, including what you should and should not focus on, as well as specific tools to use to organize and detail your trial notebook. You will learn how to mirror your paper trial notebook with your electronic trial notebook and how to implement the use of technology in trial preparation. Specific skills in trial preparation will be addressed, included pertinent pleadings and pre and post-trial motions. You will also learn how a legal assistant can assist in picking a jury, as well as how to poll a jury after trial and will develop a skill set that will assist both the legal assistant and the attorney in sharpening litigation skills.
 

Christina L. Koch, ACP, is a frequent national presenter and the owner of Koch Paralegal Consulting, a paralegal education and résumé service. She is a freelance author, blogger and is a past president for the Nebraska Paralegal Association. She has 22 years in the legal field and has been the Litigation Paralegal for Inserra & Kelley since 2002.
 

David V Dilenschneider, Esq.
Tuesday, 3/12/2013
Noon - 1:30 pm Central Time
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Conference ID – 3516

This fast-paced and revealing presentation addresses how to use online resources to investigate experts.  In today's practice, paralegals are often asked to research experts, and so many are generally aware of some of the resources available to do that task.  Through this presentation, paralegals will gain an even better understanding of (1) what to look for when researching experts, (2) the types of information available online to learn about experts, and (3) the strategic use of such information once found.  By participating in this session, paralegals will be better prepared to thoroughly research their own experts and find damaging information about the opposition's.
 

David Dilenschneider is a Director of Client Relations (Litigation) for LexisNexis.  In his role, David not only monitors the legal industry to identify trends and potential future developments but also consults with firms and corporations across the country to discuss their challenges and needs. 
 
David is a nationally-known speaker who has conducted over 1,800 presentations to tens of thousands of attendees in cities across the country – including presentations to almost every firm in the NLJ 250. 
 
David has also presented at numerous programs offered by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (“NITA”) and has served as a speaker or moderator at prominent legal-education conferences (e.g. HB Conferences, Mealey’s Teleconferences, the Litigation Technology Summit, the Legal Computing Summit, LegalWorks and The American Association of Law Libraries), at bar association meetings (e.g. California, Colorado, New Mexico, Louisiana, etc.), and at law schools (e.g. Harvard, Stanford, Northwestern, etc.).  Internationally, David spoke on the topic of the Democratization of Knowledge and the Role of Electronic Legal Research at a conference held at the National Law University, Delhi (India).
 
In addition to his speaking engagements, David writes frequently about the utilization of electronic resources in the practice of today’s litigator.  He recently co-authored an extensive article about docket utilization for Law360.  In addition, he is the co-author of a chapter (“Selecting and Retaining an Expert”) in Litigators on Experts:  Strategies on Managing Expert Witnesses from Retention through Trial (published by the ABA) and has authored (or co-authored) articles published in ALM’s The Corporate Counselor, ALM’s Legal Tech Newsletter, BNA’s Expert Evidence Report, in Expert Alert (a publication of the ABA Section of Litigation Expert Witness Committee), at the Expert Witness Committee’s website, in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, and in the Los Angeles Daily Journal.  He is also a co-author of a White Paper titled “Finding and Researching Experts and Their Testimony” (available at www.expertwitnesswhitepaper.com, portions of which have been republished elsewhere).  Finally, David has recorded a podcast on researching experts for the Sound Advice Audio Library (of the ABA Section of Litigation).
 
David received his B.A. (cum laude) from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from The Ohio State University College of Law.  Prior to joining LexisNexis, David was a litigator for six years with Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP in Columbus, Ohio.