Webinar approx. 60 min. (1 hr CLE)

This session shows you the necessary precautions to take from the first point of contact to avoid providing any interaction that could be construed as legal advice.  The presenter will extrapolate on her experiences with clients to demonstrate how a paralegal-client relationship is only effective for the attorney team if the paralegal can neutrally elicit information from the client.  

What You Will Learn:

• What information is necessary to gather before conducting the first attorney/client meeting
  (checklist)
• How to effectively gather information without providing legal advice (questions vs. comments)
• Establish an honest rapport with the client to encourage a future working relationship
  (emotionally laden interactions)
• How to prepare the client interview for the legal team in a streamlined format 

About your presenter:

Nikki Karakostas has worked in litigation support for nine years, primarily in the DC metropolitan area.  Nikki's practice experience is concentrated
in both commercial litigation and family law.  She is a current member of both NALA and NFPA, and is an author of how-to articles for paralegals. Nikki currently works as a Paralegal with Offit Kurman in Bethesda, Maryland.