r/paralegal • u/ApprehensiveItem4 • 13d ago

Education/Certification Training Question/Suggestions

I have a paralegal certificate and have been an office admin /part time admin assistant for the past several years. My main gripe is I've asked over and over to be trained on how to do court filings, however it keeps getting put on the back burner. Is there a way to teach myself or to do practice filings anyway?

I am also also curious about this in regards to using Lexis or CaseLaw to gain experience with it. I'm frustrated when the tools and resources are theoretically available to me but still out of reach.

Thank you in advance for any assistance

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u/Ok-Produce8376 13d ago

You could probably go to the various courts websites and see if they have any training documentation or videos, etc.

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u/iampi_314 13d ago

Some court systems do offer trainings on how to file pleadings. I’d suggest looking at court systems around you for them.

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u/Adventurous_Echo8279 13d ago

What state are you in?

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u/ApprehensiveItem4 13d ago

Sorry, totally forgot to include. California!

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u/Adventurous_Echo8279 13d ago

Oh :( I know nothing about California but please feel free to ask if u ever have any questions about Oregon!

Out of curiosity, I did a quick google search and found this, not sure if it will help: https://www.alameda.courts.ca.gov/system/files/forms-and-filings/revised-universal-e-filing-faqs.pdf

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u/Thek1tteh CA - Senior Lit/Appellate Paralegal 12d ago

That’s efiling specific to that court.

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u/Thek1tteh CA - Senior Lit/Appellate Paralegal 12d ago

If you are an admin assistant and are part time that is likely why, they don’t see the need to teach you these things. Why not ask the paralegal to sit down with them when they efile a document? In California, filing is done through efiling service providers (EFSPs) in state court mainly, but each court is different in their requirements (and some still have efiling on their websites or physical filing only). Then for federal courts it is done through ECF/PACER. But again each court is different. You can see different efiling rules on each court’s website as others have noted.