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AAJ Holiday Schedule:

Please note that AAJ's office will be closed starting on December 24th through January 2, 2025.  Happy Holidays!

New Lawyers Boot Camp Webinar Series

On Demand

Monday, April 05, 2021

2:00 - 2:05 p.m.
Welcome Announcements and Introductions
2:05 - 2:55 p.m.
Tips on Pre-Trial Writing
  • Drafting complaints
  • Motions and writing briefs
2:55 - 3:15 p.m.
Question & Answer Session
3:15 - 3:20 p.m.
Sponsor Presentation
3:20 - 4:00 p.m.
Oral Arguments and Working with the Judge
  • Having an appellate attorney
  • Live question and answer session

Monday, April 12, 2021

2:00 - 2:05 p.m.
Welcome Announcements and Introductions
2:05 - 2:35 p.m.
How to Conduct a Client Interview and the Takeaways
  • What do you do when you first meet the client?
  • Being a good investigator and questioner
  • Finding landmines
2:35 - 3:05 p.m.
Witness Preparation
3:05 - 3:40 p.m.
Evaluation, Preparation, Research and Background Checks on Plaintiff and Defense Experts
3:40 - 3:45 p.m.
Sponsor Presentation
3:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Question & Answer Session

Monday, April 19, 2021

2:00 - 2:05 p.m.
Welcome Announcements and Introductions
2:05 - 2:55 p.m.
How to Network and Generate Business
2:55 - 3:40 p.m.
How to Create a Personal Marketing Plan
  • Managing your individual and firm's social media persona
3:40 - 3:45 p.m.
Sponsor Presentation
3:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Question & Answer Session

Monday, April 26, 2021

2:00 - 2:05 p.m.
Welcome Announcements and Introductions
2:05 - 2:35 p.m.
Maximizing the Settlement and Getting the Most for Your Clients in the Smaller Cases
2:35 - 3:10 p.m.
How to Navigate Through the Discovery Process on a Budget
3:10 - 3:40 p.m.
Determining a Budget for Your Case
  • How do you figure out if a case is worth taking?
3:40 - 3:45 p.m.
Sponsor Presentation
3:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Question & Answer Session

Monday, May 03, 2021

2:00 - 2:05 p.m.
Welcome Announcements and Introductions
2:05 - 2:40 p.m.
How to be a Good 2nd Chair at a Trial
  • Who is in charge of the exhibits?
  • How is in charge of giving documents to the court?
2:40 - 3:10 p.m.
Best Practices for Communication within Your Trial Team
  • Delegation of assignments
  • Checklists to prepare for trial
  • Teamwork
  • How to prepare your paralegal for trial
3:10 - 3:40 p.m.
Voir Dire Goals and Pitfalls
  • What you should never expect from voir dire
  • Drafting effective questions
  • The dangers in overselling your case in voir dire
3:40 - 3:45 p.m.
Sponsor Presentation
3:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Question and Answer Session

Monday, May 10, 2021

2:00 - 2:05 p.m.
Welcome Announcements and Introductions
2:05 - 2:55 p.m.
Making Sure the Case Keeps Moving
  • How to push a case from sign-up to resolution
  • How to keep a case moving during COVID-19
  • How to deal with the obstructionist defense counsel
  • Combatting defenses
2:55 - 3:40 p.m.
How to Dot the I's and Cross the T's: Closing Out Your Case
  • Confidentiality agreements
  • Pushing back on settlement landmines
  • Improper defense demands and contingencies to settle
3:40 - 3:45 p.m.
Sponsor Presentation
3:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Question and Answer Session