Legal support staff play a critical role in the civil litigation process. Examine civil procedure issues that legal support staff may encounter and identify practical strategies and solutions to address them. Discuss the interplay between the technical requirements of the law of civil procedure and the day-to-day work of legal support staff. These on-demand programs were originally presented on November 22, 2024. The total running time for each presentation ranges between 41 minutes to 1 hour.

Legal support staff play a critical role in the civil litigation process. Learn how to help your lawyer prepare for questioning and walk away with tips for getting through the document production stage. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff on November 22, 2024.  Total running time is 1 hour.

The Alberta Civil Practice Manual contains comprehensive information vital to your civil litigation practice. Packed with background information and commentary, this manual contains valuable information to get you through a litigation file from start to finish, including topics on commencing an action, questioning, managing litigation, trial, and judgments and orders.

This paper explores relevant Rules of Court and case law and considers evidence that is frequently disclosed and evidence that may be privileged. It also addresses the timing of filing and serving Affidavits of Record. In addition, the paper provides an overview of questioning and how legal support staff can assist in preparing for questioning, ordering and using transcripts, and dealing with undertakings that arise in questioning. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Civil Procedure for Legal Support Staff program in Edmonton on November 22, 2024.