Sprague and Associates

Sprague and Associates

Katie Redd

Identifying the Company

History

• 26 Years of litigation experience

• The Firm has tried over 280 cases.

• The Firm "is a Martindale Hubble *AV® preeminent rated lawfirm". That is "the highest rating for competence and ethical standards given to a lawfirm".

• The Firm has a history in insurance defense litigation, but has began expanding to commercial and business litigation, along with other aspects of civil law.

• *AV® Preeminent™ is a registered certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.

Photos of the Office

Photos of the Office

Services

• The firm has tried over 280 cases in:o General Negligenceo Premises Liabilityo Insurance Defenseo Contractual Disputeso Commercial Disputeso Intentional Torts and Wrongful Death

• The firm also resolves cases without going to trial, those include: o arbitrationso mediationso moderated settlement conferences

• Post- trial includes preparation of Appellate briefs and arguments before various appellate courts in Texas.

Organizational Chart

My Office1.Lawyers

a. Contract Lawyersi. Contract Companies

1. Lawyer Assistanta. Secretary

i. Intern

Employees

• Lawyerso Michael Spragueo Bill Rustamo Bob Hudson

• Lawyer Assistantso Dorothy McGeeo Regina

• Internso Katie Reddo Caroline

Working Conditions

• The firm is based in a small office with three lawyers, two assistants, and two interns.

• The lawyers are considered employed by contract, so they can come and go when the time fits. This enables them to be able to leave for court or an appeal and not worry about closing up the office.

• The assistants are there from 9 to 6, the traditional office hours.

Advantages and Disadvantages

Pros• Office experience • Ability to ask

questions about any law related concept

• Great people in the office to learn from

Cons• Limited interaction

with clients

Understanding the Job

Description of Office

• The entire office has 5 single officeso 3 Lawyer officeso 2 assistant offices

• A secretary desk at the entrance of the office

Office layout

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SPACE

Job Analysis

Duties

• Put away finished client files• Type depositions for the defense and

prosectution• Fax documents to other firms• Sign for deliveries • File payments • File timesheets• Close out closed cases • Answer phones • Type request for production for defense and

prosecution

Equipment, tools, supplies

• Computer • File cabinets• Fax machine• Printer/ copier• Red pen

Vocabulary

• Depositions- a statement involving questions by attoryneys in the case and the answers given by the witness whose being questions

• Injunction- a judicial process or order requiring the person to whom its directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act

• Settlement- act or state of settling a case or the state of being settled

Rules and Regulations

• Dress professionally• Dress better when clients are coming to the

office• Limit personal phone calls • Be timely

Transfer of Skills

Transfer Skills to College

• The ability to take notes while someone is speaking from sitting in on discovery sessions

• Type quickly

Transfer Skills to Personal Relationships

• To be cordial in any situation

Transfer Skills to Future Career

• The ability to work in an office.• How to read a file correctly• How to put a client file together in the

appropriate order