Be More Effective Knowing the law and applying the law to the facts to make persuasive arguments are essential. Effective arguments can be pivotal and change the outcome of a case. A court can dismiss a case after considering a dispositive motion. A court can exclude evidence based on a motion to strike. A court can limit trial evidence based on a trial brief. You can protect disclosure of your client’s files with a motion for protective order.
Increase Your Capability If your opposing counsel is a larger firm with unlimited resources, you need your own additional resources—another legal mind to strategize with and a helping hand to conduct research and draft motions and briefs while you manage your case and your client.
Keep Your Clients Happier The Texas Center for Legal Ethics reports these frequent client complaints:
failure to research legal issues; grammatical and spelling errors in documents; lack of preparation at hearings; failure to include causes of action in petitions; and failure to explain litigation, legal strategies, and issues.
These problems arise because an attorney’s time and resources are limited, and legal research and writing projects frequently fall to the bottom of the to-do list. Since I enjoy research and writing, I have been doing it for over 22 years, and I have effective research tools, I can help you serve your clients efficiently and effectively.
Make Yourself Happier Do you find legal research and writing tedious or boring? Are you busy during the day attending hearings, depositions, and meetings, so you need to work late and on weekends to meet motion and brief deadlines? Do you wish you had better research tools? Would you rather be doing other things, like going to your children’s soccer games or dance recitals or taking vacations? Let me tackle that writing project you’ve been meaning to get to.