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Washington State Legal Course – Pierce County (Tacoma Area)
Law firms are looking for support staff who know how to work with the state and federal courts. They want you to know the mandatory deadlines which all lawsuits have. Learn all the things they will ask you about in the job interview. Show the law firm your completed practice projects. Bring the textbooks to the job interview with you. Demonstrate your abilities and strengths by explaining the things you have learned about the lawsuit and the courts in Washington State. Engage in this conversation during the interview. Show your Certificate of Completion.
This course will help you get a job in a legal support position and put you ahead of the beginners. Take your time and complete it at your own pace. You should be able to complete all the projects and study the books in 30 days or longer.
When you are done, email Debbie and she will send you the open book tests. Return the tests and your Certificate of Completion will be sent immediately. Then you can start looking for a job in your area!
This course is designed for the Tacoma area specifically. There are different procedures for each court, even though they follow the same general sequence of events. The timing of events is different in each court as well as the procedures. Each book will help you learn the differences, depending on where the lawsuit is filed. Courses are available for King, Pierce, Snohomish and Thurston Counties.
Washington State – Pierce County - State Court Textbook
Review of Summons and Complaint; Notice of Appearance; Answer to the Complaint; Answer & Affirmative Defenses; Cross-Claims; Counterclaims; Third-Party Claims; Interrogatories; Requests for Production of Documents; Requests for Admissions; Depositions; Non-Dispositive Civil Motions, Discovery Motions and Procedures; 30(B)(6) Depositions; Records Custodian & Videotape Depositions; Subpoena Duces Tecum; The Discovery Conference; Protective Orders; Dispositive Civil Motions; Pre-Trial and Trial. Step by Step procedures explained as well as the examples of the documents.
Manual on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure – Federal Court
Review of Summons and Complaint; Notice of Appearance; Answer to the Complaint; Answer & Affirmative Defenses; Cross-Claims; Counterclaims; Third-Party Claims; Interrogatories; Requests for Production of Documents; Requests for Admissions; Depositions; Non-Dispositive Civil Motions, Discovery Motions and Procedures; 30(b)(6) Depositions; Records Custodian & Videotape Depositions; Subpoena Duces Tecum; The Discovery Conference; Protective Orders; Dispositive Civil Motions; Pre-Trial and Trial. Step by Step procedures explained as well as the examples of the documents.
Pierce County Superior Court Practice Projects
- Project - How to Type Pleadings
- Project - How to File Documents with the Court
- Project - How to File Civil Motions with the Court
- Project - How to Calendar Deadlines
- Project - How to Look Up Court Rules
- Project - How to Prepare a Trial Brief
- Project - How to Prepare Motions
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