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"Planning for Support in Rollercoaster Times"

This post was written by Cathy Ribble: " Litigation Can Be A Rollercoaster

• "Litigation can be a rollercoaster. Several cases may come in a flurry, or none may arise for several months.  Maintaining staff for the peak periods can be a sizable ongoing cost for salaries and benefits.  On the other hand, not having people when needed can result in overlooking crucial information, making mistakes, or missing deadlines." (It's Discovery Time -- Do You Know Where Your Electronic Data Is? Michael J. Connor, Contributor, Litigation Support TODAY, November 2009/January 2010)

If you are a litigation attorney, paralegal or legal secretary, the rollercoaster picture and quote above evoke all-too-familiar feelings which you have experienced firsthand.  Those feelings of being dangerously close to out-of-control.  Attorneys have been fighting this battle for years.

Perhaps, you are a solo or small firm practitioner with an established, but yet small, practice which for the most part excludes litigation.  You find yourself with a welcomed new client, and suddenly you have 10 or more active litigation files in various counties governed by various court rules and practices.  Those feelings of being dangerously close to out-of-control surface for you now.

In the midst of our current economic recession, many attorneys are considering for the first time a working relationship with a virtual support professional to deal with those "out-of-control" times.

An ongoing relationship with a virtual paralegal is a viable alternative for many reasons..."

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Source: Digital Paralegal Services Blog, 13 April 2010. © Digital Paralegal Services, LLC. Reproduced with permission.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on July 26, 2010 (boomark / email).