What to do when the statute and rule are different?
Anytime there are two governing bodies declaring different rules, things can get complicated. California recently updated its statute to state that documents submitted between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. are to be considered filed on that same business day. While this increased option for filers was welcomed by many, the less than comprehensive communication about […]
11 Illinois electronic court filing rejection reasons explained
As Illinois adopts a statewide eFiling system, they’ve also standardized a list of issues that might cause a court filing to be rejected and returned to the filer. Below is a full list of possible court filing rejection reasons listed in the eFileIL Trial Court Configuration Standards on IllinoisCourts.gov, with insights into what each reason […]
Preparing for Illinois eFiling at your firm
Ready or not, eFiling on the statewide eFileIL system is about to be the only way to file legal documents in Illinois courts. That means several major circuit courts with a different eFiling system already in place—including Cook, Will, DuPage and Lake County—will be required to switch to eFileIL, a platform for which law firms […]
25 Twitter accounts all legal professionals should be following [updated]
Originally published August 28, 2015. Updated October 4, 2016. This time last year we published a list of the top 25 legal professionals to follow on Twitter. The post got a great response from people out there looking for experts and insiders to help them navigate the web and to point them in the direction […]
The top reasons court filings get rejected (and how you can avoid them)
Here at One Legal, we know a bit about getting court documents filed accurately and on time. That means we also have the inside scoop on how to avoid rejected court filings. In 2015, we filed over 600,000 documents in electronic filing courts (like Orange County, San Diego, and San Francisco) and in courts that […]
7 TED Talks all legal professionals should watch
Legal professionals – Paralegals, Legal Secretaries, and Attorneys – often get information and educational material from the same sources: legal websites, magazines, and professional organizations. That’s great, but it can end up being a little stale. There’s a risk that, if we’re all reading, listening, and watching the same material, then we’ll end up in […]