Client Folder

Whether or not your firm takes the case, you will most likely have to create a folder or case file for every client that you interview, and code it according to a system that is used at the law firm. More and more firms are going "paperless," and documents are now stored on law firm servers. Federal Rules for Civil Procedure

		Discovery (Units 6 and 7)
		Interrogatories to Plaintiff (sample)
		Interrogatories to Defendant Truck Driver (sample)
		Interrogatories to Defendant Trucking Company (sample)
Client Interview and Pre-Complaint Investigation (Units 1 and 2)		Deposition Transcript of Truck Driver (sample)
		Requests for Admission to Defendant (sample)
Initial Interview - Investigation Form		Requests for Production to Plaintiff (sample)
Accident Report		Requests for Production-Electronic Discovery
Employment Authorization		Medical Request for Production
Medical Authorization		Motion to Compel Discovery

Complaint (Unit 3)		Pre-Trial Motions and Settlement (Unit 8)
Checklist for Filing Complaint		Motion to Compel Discovery
Types of Sources in Cases		Motion for Default Judgment
Complaint-Breach of Contract		Motion for Summary Judgment
Complaint-Auto Accident		Motion for Continuance
Summons		Settlement Demand Letter

Answer (Units 4 and 5)		Getting Ready for a Jury Trial (Unit 9)
Answer and Counterclaim (sample)		Connecticut Jury Instructions
Motion to Dismiss Complaint		Michigan Jury Instructions
		Jury Voir Dire

Citation: jaylloydneal. (2009, April 22). Client Folder. Retrieved March 15, 2010, from Kaplan University - Open CourseWare Consortium - Free Courses Web site: http://ocw.kaplan.edu/legal/civil-litigation-i/course/screen8.