Contra Costa County Bar Association 

 

Litigation Section is sponsoring:

Effective Use of Paralegals in Civil Litigation

Thursday, April 12, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Event provided by CCCBA

 

      

 

Speakers

William Coggshall—Partner, Archer Norris
Juliet Jonas—Core Faculty, John F. Kennedy University
Monica McCallister—Paralegal/Sr. Legal Assistant, Shearman & Sterling

 

As clients explore more ways to decrease the bottom line on legal bills, firms are exploring ways to provide high quality services for less. One of the easiest changes to make in order to accomplish this goal is to put your paralegals to work! In this one-hour panel discussion, you will hear about:

• What a paralegal is under the California Business & Professions Code
• The ethical issues related to working with a paralegal
• Substantive legal tasks paralegals can perform
• How to efficiently utilize your paralegal’s skill set in the pleading, discovery, pre-trial and trial phases of a case

We will outline the specific skills paralegals have and tasks they can perform at each stage of the litigation process with the goal of educating attendees on the variety and range of contributions paralegals can make to the process.

 

Appetizers will be provided.

 

 

Speakers:

 

Monica McCallister is a Senior Paralegal with over 25 years of experience. She graduated from the Saint Mary's College Paralegal Program in 1992. Monica worked at Burnham Brown in Oakland (formerly Larson & Burnham) for 7 years, Archer Norris in Walnut Creek for over 16 years, and has been with Shearman & Sterling LLP since October 2016. She specializes in litigation and trial support/attendance, and is now working in white collar litigation, corporate law and pro-bono cases with the San Francisco Innocence Project. Monica also serves on the John F. Kennedy University Legal Studies Advisory Board and has been a guest speaker for the University’s paralegal program on topics ranging from a paralegal's roles and responsibilities in the office, to selecting the appropriate trial software and the paralegal’s role at trial.

 

William L. Coggshall, III is a litigation partner at Archer Norris. Will represents businesses ranging in size from small sole proprietorships to large international corporations. Will is the Co-chair for the Archer Norris Employment & Human Resources practice group, which routinely represents businesses in the defense of discrimination, harassment, complex wage and hour issues, and claims involving PAGA, DFEH, EEOC, ADA and FMLA/CFRA. While recognizing trial is a last resort, Will has proven himself to be a successful trial lawyer should cases go to that extent. Will also is Chair of the Archer Norris Design Professional practice group, representing some of the world’s largest infrastructure design companies. Additionally, he represents clients in all types of real estate disputes (including but not limited to: issues/claims related to easements, encroachments, landlord/tenant, landslides, all types of construction matters, failure to disclose, premises liability and water diversion facilities).

 

Juliet R. Jonas, Esq. has been a core faculty member in John F. Kennedy University's Legal Studies program since 2014. Juliet teaches Torts, Litigation I and II, Project Management in E-Discovery, Trial Presentation Skills, and the Legal Technology courses. Juliet also teaches E-Discovery for Lawyers, Law Office Technology Skills, and Trial Technology Skills in the JFKU College of Law. In addition to Juliet's teaching duties at JFKU, she is a member of the American Association for Paralegal Educators, JFKU Faculty Senate Executive Board, JFKU Diversity Council, a board member of the litigation section of the Contra Costa County Bar Association, and a member of the Membership and Education Committee with the Contra Costa County Bar Association.

 

The Contra Costa County Bar Association certifies that this activity has been approved for .50 hours of General and .50 hours Legal Ethics MCLE credit by the State of California, Provider #393. 

 

MCLE Credits

General	0.5 hr
Legal Ethics	0.5 hr

 

Cost

Members: When you register, we’ll calculate the best price based on your membership level and section membership. Not a member? Join today to take advantage of discounted pricing on all CCCBA events.

 

	Full Price	Early Bird Price
Section Member Special Pricing
Litigation Section	$15.00	—
Special Member Pricing
Law Student	$15.00	—
Members	$20.00	—
Non-Members	$25.00	—

Location

1515 Restaurant & Lounge
1515 N. Main Street
Walnut Creek CA 94596

 

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