Complaints
The complaint is often the first filing—and the first opportunity—in a litigation. For plaintiffs, the complaint offers the first opportunity to present their story of the case. For defendants, the complaint offers the first opportunity to stop the litigation in its tracks.
Junior associates who understand the complaint and its significance will be better equipped to assist their teams throughout the litigation lifecycle, regardless of which side they represent.
This course teaches the typical structure and components of complaints; the process for filing, serving, and modifying complaints; and the utility of the complaint as a roadmap to guide the junior's other tasks.
Training outcomes
- Learn the typical elements of complaints in order to assist at the drafting stage and to locate important information at any stage.
- Learn how a complaint is filed and served in order to ensure—or challenge—the proper initiation of a litigation.
- Learn how a complaint may be amended or supplemented in order to protect your client's position as the evidentiary record develops.
- Learn the functions served by a complaint throughout the lifecycle of a litigation in order to defend your client's interests and to attack your adversary's.
A roadmap for litigation
This course begins by identifying From there, it describes Next, the course walks through how a complaint may be amended or supplemented after the litigation has begun. Finally,
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- Components
- Introduction
- Component Overview
- Captions
- Introductory Components
- Jurisdiction & Venue
- Facts
- Claims
- Demands
- Signature Block
- Supporting Documents
- Introduction
- Exhibits
- Summons
- Civil Cover Sheet
- Verification
- Rule 7.1 Disclosure Statement
- Filing & Serving
- Introduction
- Filing the Complaint
- Serving the Complaint
- Documenting Proper Service
- Amendments
- Amending as of Right
- Amending with Permission
- Supplemental Pleadings
- Process for Amending or Supplementing
- Digging Deeper
- Initial Functions: Notice
- Initial Functions: Satisfying Procedural Requirements
- Initial Functions: Strategy
- Later Functions: Roadmap
- Conclusion
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Duration: You will have 1 year from the date of purchase to access and complete your online course materials. On average, it takes about 1.5 hours to complete the whole course; however, learners get to decide how much time to spend on each exercise and module.
Accessing: Following checkout, you will receive an email providing you with access to your online course materials.
Compatibility: Please use Chrome on a PC or Mac computer.
Reference Materials: As part of this purchase, you will also an e-book (which you may download or print for your use and later reference).
We Don't Share Your Scores! Praktio does not share user performance data (e.g., "scores") with anyone, including employers (e.g., if you're an associate taking this training at a law firm). The only information shared with employers who purchase this training for their employees is progress data (e.g., how much of the course you have completed by when).