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Building a Trial Notebook the Paralegal Way
Dana DucoteMontye Holmes, CPHirsch & Westheimer, P.C.1415 Louisiana, 36th FLHouston, TX 77002
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TYPE 1:
TRIAL NOTEBOOK FROM INCEPTION OF CASE
(CHRONOLOGICAL)
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Live pleadings (petitions and answers)
Docket control sheetDisclosure responsesDiscovery responsesDeposition summariesList of key documents
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TYPE 2:TRUE TRIAL NOTEBOOK
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Attorney Trial Outlines
Voir Dire QuestionsJury Seating ChartOpening StatementClosing StatementJury Charge
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Plaintiff’s Pre-Trial DocumentsPlaintiff’s Exhibit ListPlaintiff’s Witness ListPlaintiff’s Motion in LiminePlaintiff’s Proposed Jury ChargePlaintiff’s Designation of
Deposition ExcerptsPlaintiff’s Designation of Expert
Witnesses
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Defendant’s Pre-Trial DocumentsDefendant’s Exhibit ListDefendant’s Witness ListDefendant’s Motion in LimineDefendant’s Proposed Jury ChargeDefendant’s Designation of
Deposition ExcerptsDefendant’s Designation of Expert
Witnesses
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Pleadings and OrdersLive pleadings (petition and answer)
Docket Control OrderCourt’s Trial Preparation Order
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Plaintiff’s Discovery ResponsesDisclosure responsesInterrogatory answers Production responsesAdmissions
Defendant’s Discovery Responses(Same)
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Plaintiff’s Answers to Defendant’s First Set of Interrogatories
Plaintiff’s Answers to Defendant’s Second Set of Interrogatories
Plaintiff’s Responses to First Request for Admissions
Plaintiff’s Responses to Second Request for Admissions
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EvidenceExhibit list/ExhibitsWitness list/Witnesses
Potential questions for each witnessDeposition transcripts/summaries/excerpts
Closing Argument Jury Charge
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TYPE 3:
LARGER CASES OR CASES WITH MULTIPLE PARTIES MIGHT NEED SEPARATE NOTEBOOKS FOR PLEADINGS, DISCOVERY, EXHIBITS, TRIAL OUTLINES/JURY
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Extensive casesPlaintiff’s notebookDefendant’s notebook
Separate “trial notebook”Pre-trial Order Docket Control OrderWitness listsExhibit listsJury section
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Multiple parties might have a separate live pleadings notebookPlaintiff’s petitionPlaintiff’s answer to counterclaimDefendant 1’s answerDefendant 2’s answerDefendant 3’s answer and counterclaim
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Discovery Responses NotebookPlaintiff’s disclosure responsesPlaintiff’s answers to interrogatoriesPlaintiff’s responses to requests for production
Plaintiff’s responses to requests for admissions
Separate section for each defendant’s discovery responses
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Deposition notebookEach deposition taken (condensed version, copied front and back)
Summary of the deposition with issues identified when possible
Deposition excerpts
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Exhibit notebookYour own exhibit list with a copy of each exhibit behind separate tabs
OR Exhibits in file folders in a box (marked with Exhibit number and copied for each party, the witness, the judge, and the court reporter)
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Exhibit list should have columns forExhibit numberDescription of the exhibitBates numberOffered into evidenceObjection (if any)Admitted
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Other sections that can be included in both a litigation trial notebook and a chronological trial notebook:
Task list/deadline chartContact listOrder of proofResearch/case law
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Order of Proof Outline
WitnessesIssueExhibit
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Jury Section of Trial Notebook
Jury Seating Chart
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Jury Section of Trial Notebook
Jury Seating ChartVoir Dire QuestionsJury InstructionsJury ChargeVerdict Form
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TYPE 4:ELECTRONIC TRIAL NOTEBOOK
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Electronic Trial Notebook
Trial softwareUse your existing computer system to gather your key documents in one place, in addition to how they were produced
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Questions?