Nine New Civil Litigation Process Maps in Practical Guidance

The Practical Guidance Civil Litigation offering now includes nine new litigation process maps providing an overview of key stages in the life cycle of a typical federal court litigation. The process maps also provide comprehensive resources with step-by-step guidance on the most common tasks associated with the pre-litigation phase that legal professionals typically work on. Resources include detailed practice notes, annotated templates and checklists.

This resource will help users work more efficiently on a litigation phase or subphase with access to essential content, all in one place, and help them anticipate future needs.  See the full document view for each below:

• Civil Litigation Process Map: Pre-litigation (Federal)
• Civil Litigation Process Map: Initial Pleadings (Federal)
• Civil Litigation Process Map: Settlement Discussions and Mediation (Federal)
• Civil Litigation Process Map: Preanswer Motions (Federal)
• Civil Litigation Process Map: Responsive Pleadings (Federal)
• Civil Litigation Process Map: Rule 26(f) Conference and Rule 26(a) Initial Disclosures (Federal)
• Civil Litigation Process Map: Discovery (Federal)
• Civil Litigation Process Map: Summary Judgment (Federal)
• Civil Litigation Process Map: Pretrial Preparations and Trial (Federal)