{"id":21,"date":"2011-07-28T19:24:26","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T19:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/litigationparalegals.net\/MobileWarRoom\/?p=21"},"modified":"2011-08-04T13:18:46","modified_gmt":"2011-08-04T18:18:46","slug":"from-senior-litigation-paralegal-to-vendor-the-dark-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/litigationparalegals.net\/MobileWarRoom\/2011\/07\/28\/from-senior-litigation-paralegal-to-vendor-the-dark-side\/","title":{"rendered":"From Senior Litigation Paralegal to…The Dark Side (Vendor)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senior Litigation Paralegal<\/p><\/div>\n

VENDOR…<\/div>\n

\"Vendor\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Someone asked me why I chose to move from being a Senior Litigation Paralegal <\/a>managing complex litigation cases to the dark side by becomming a “vendor” of litigation support services.<\/p>\n

At times, it did seem like\u00a0some vendors\u00a0might put me in a mind vice\u00a0using Jedi mind tricks. In reality, there are basically two types of litigation support professionals. The first are sales people through and through. The thrill of the chase and the money involved drives them. They too often take on the aura of the dark side with fake smiles\u00a0and gimicky promotions. I’m not saying stress balls and cookies are bad, there just has to be\u00a0some substance\u00a0behind that Snickerdoodle <\/a>in order for me to take notice after 20 plus years in litigation.<\/p>\n

The second type of litigation support professional\u00a0is more like a\u00a0teacher or educator.\u00a0These professionals use their years of experience to help others combat successfully in the ever changing minefield of litigation. The poster children for these types of professionals are Bob Sweat<\/a> and Tom Miller <\/a>at Open Door Solutions, LLP.<\/a>\u00a0On a larger scale, companies like Digital WarRoom<\/a>, by GGO also fit that bill. That is one of the reasons\u00a0Litigation Paralegals, LLC<\/a> partnered with Digital WarRoom<\/a>, but more on that later.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0growing\u00a0Litigation Paralegals,\u00a0we\u00a0seek to emulate what the teachers and educators in the field\u00a0have done by utilizing my\u00a020 plus years in law firms <\/a>as a common ground for helping client law firms, companies and governmental agencies obtain\u00a0first rate service on-demand, while holding down the costs associated with litigation.<\/p>\n

Technology<\/a> and Legal Project Management <\/a>play a big role in servicing clients and in reducing costs. Contrary to popular opinion, technology does not have to be expensive and eDiscovery<\/a> is not as scary as everyone thinks.<\/p>\n

\u00a0This blog will cover such topics\u00a0as the effective use of technology and legal project management to drive litigation cases instead of having them drive you. We will be testing products that are cool and sharing our experience with how well they deliver on the stated promise. We will propose methodologies and best practices to make your working life more enjoyable.<\/p>\n

We will also be covering mobility and the trials and tribulations associated with operating a fully functional\u00a0Mobile War Room…yes, a War Room on wheels.<\/p>\n

So, sit back. Fasten your seat belt (there are eight of them) and enjoy the ride from an office that has some of the most spectacular views.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VENDOR… Someone asked me why I chose to move from being a Senior Litigation Paralegal managing complex litigation cases to the dark side by becomming a “vendor” of litigation support services. At times, it did seem like\u00a0some vendors\u00a0might put me … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5,9,11,13,6,8,10],"tags":[26,27,14,25,23,15,24],"class_list":["post-21","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-digital-warroom","category-ediscovery","category-legal-project-management","category-litigation","category-litigation-support","category-mobile-war-room","category-technology","category-war-room","tag-digital-warroom","tag-ediscovery","tag-keith-slyter","tag-legal-project-management","tag-litigation","tag-litigation-paralegals","tag-mobile-war-room"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/litigationparalegals.net\/MobileWarRoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/litigationparalegals.net\/MobileWarRoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/litigationparalegals.net\/MobileWarRoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/litigationparalegals.net\/MobileWarRoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/litigationparalegals.net\/MobileWarRoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/litigationparalegals.net\/MobileWarRoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92,"href":"https:\/\/litigationparalegals.net\/MobileWarRoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions\/92"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/litigationparalegals.net\/MobileWarRoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/litigationparalegals.net\/MobileWarRoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/litigationparalegals.net\/MobileWarRoom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}