How do you get the witness to say exactly what you want them to say? Something that’s perfectly quotable? Something that makes your brief sing? One of the most important things you must do is to ask leading questions. A lot of time in depositions, since there’s no jury there, the deposing lawyer gets out of […]

Social media can be a key strategy for differentiating your firm in highly competitive areas. Social media can help you create brand awareness, gain more clients, and attract young talent. It allows you to gain a better understanding your online reputation and helps you manage it, as well as giving you a vehicle for engagement, […]

One key element of a successful career is a network of colleagues and contacts that you can call upon when you need assistance or support. Of course, one of the main reasons that professionals build a network is to have an advantage when you are looking for a job. However, having a well-developed professional network […]

Rambo. Everyone knows this kind of lawyer. They practice scorched earth litigation – they object to everything, concede nothing, and generally try to make the lives of their opposing counsel miserable. Supposedly, the theory is that scorched earth tactics will help Rambo’s client by forcing the opponent to spend more time and money litigating the […]

We at AgileLaw would like to wish all our reader’s a Happy Thanksgiving! There are many rough times in the law profession, starting with law school, taking the bar exam, joining or starting a firm, “learning” the law that somehow wasn’t taught in law school…and then, even after you’re established, you have to deal with […]

A US Magistrate Judge in the Central District of California awarded sanctions against a defendant whose attorney’s objections led to a “train wreck” of a deposition. Background In the case of MAG Aerospace Industries Inc. v. B/E Aerospace Inc., MAG sued B/E in 2013 alleging infringement of MAG’s patents for vacuum toilet bowls used on […]

As of November 10, 2014, we are Out of Beta! That’s right, with all the depositions that have been successful using our product, and with some performance improvements that we were waiting to complete, we’re finally comfortable saying that our product is out of beta. In addition to that milestone, keep reading for more awesome […]

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just put words in the witness’s mouth to make your point exactly the way you wanted? Well you can! Do what Steven Covey teaches and “Begin with the end in mind.” The problem with most lawyers’ deposition preparation is that they don’t think backwards. They just think about […]

For anyone considering a career as a paralegal, you should know that being a paralegal is a rewarding and challenging career choice.  Paralegals do everything from intensive legal research and drafting complex legal pleadings to interpreting the “legaleze” for clients and, sometimes literally, holding the client’s hand so they do not become overwhelmed by the […]

Lawyers or paralegals are constantly at risk of accidentally breaking client confidentiality because of the fast-paced and challenging nature of the work at hand. That’s why it is very important to be organized, alert and cautious when handling client information. It’s not enough to just keep your mouth shut, especially in today’s world where it […]