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Criminal Defense Support Essentials
Getting Started
Introduction
Navigating Your Training Manual
Criminal Defense and Legal Procedures
What is Criminal Defense? (6:13)
Types of Criminal Cases
Michigan Court Structure
Type of Hearings for Criminal Cases (11:27)
Section Summary
Introduction to Legal Assistance
Purpose of Legal Assistants (2:11)
Scope of Administrative Duties
Key Objectives and Takeaways
Section summary
Client Intake and Case Setup
Introduction to Client Communication
Client Intake and Engagement (2:02)
Register of Actions and MiCOURTS Case Search
Initial Filings Process
Communication with Courts
Section summary
Discovery Management
What is Discovery?
Communication with Prosecutors
How to Obtain Discovery
How to Obtain FOIA Requests (0:44)
Tracking and Managing Discovery/FOIA
Organizing Discovery/FOIA (4:53)
Internal Communication
Section summary
Drafting Pleadings
Introduction
Motions
Orders
Deviation Letters
Sentencing Memorandum
Section summary
General Administrative Duties
Document Management and Filing (Digital & Physical)
Scheduling and Calendar Management
Checking Emails
Office Management
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Section summary
Quickbooks
Introduction to QuickBooks for Law Firms (4:54)
Recording Client Payments (1:15)
Invoicing in the Customer Center (0:53)
Managing an IOLTA Account
Section summary
Software that Makes Your Job Easier
Using Asana for Task and Project Management (12:40)
AI - Chat GPT (8:18)
LawPay (6:39)
Section summary
Final Exam
Final Exam Prompt
Final Exam
Register of Actions and MiCOURTS Case Search
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