| How to Get the Most from Your Process Server | | | | allows both the client and server to utilize new |
| The service of process in a timely, professional | | | | technologies like fax to email. This makes those |
| manner ensures that the operations and routines of | | | | emergencies just common service. |
| the legal system advance with pace. Undue delays | | | | Additional offerings that can streamline the process |
| and ineffective delivery in the service of process can | | | | and better serve attorneys and pro se litigants are |
| result in additional costs to the clients who are | | | | providing courier service, notary services and mobile |
| securing the services. Attorneys and pro se litigants | | | | notary accommodations. Courier service facilitates the |
| need to enlist the services of a process server who | | | | delivery of your packages, messages filings, |
| can deliver quality and timely service as well as utilize | | | | documents and mail with speed, security, tracking |
| the most up-to-date technologies in the field in order | | | | and individualized attention. This service is extremely |
| to make optimum use of time and resources. | | | | valuable to a law firm when time is of the essence. |
| Having a professional process server is worth their | | | | Additional services such as notary and mobile notary |
| weight in gold to a law firm. However, is the service | | | | are vital to the timely operations of a law firm. Mobile |
| of process the only service your process server | | | | notary service is provided by a professional who |
| provides for you? If it is, you are not utilizing the | | | | travels to specified venues to get documents and |
| many services that can save you and your staff | | | | forms signed and notarized. The services of a mobile |
| time and money. | | | | notary are invaluable in emergency situations. The |
| Many process servers have expanded their service | | | | form simply gets faxed to the notary agent in the |
| offerings to include skip trace, courier services, | | | | field who effects the notarization of the document, |
| document research and retrieval, mobile notary and | | | | and, subsequently, faxes the notarized document |
| much more. If your current process server does not | | | | back to its point of origin. If you’re looking for |
| offer you a menu of services to assist you and your | | | | service facilitation, it does not get any better than |
| staff, you may want to look at a full service litigation | | | | that! |
| support company. | | | | Litigation support firms also have resources have the |
| Certainly there are independent private contractors | | | | capability to research and retrieve official documents, |
| who deliver quality service to their clients, but they | | | | such as court, medical and public records. In this way, |
| are not always readily available to serve their | | | | the soft-costs incurred by law firms and their clients |
| clients’ needs. If an independent contractor can | | | | through documentation and records retrieval can be |
| not provide you with emergency service, such as | | | | reduced as it becomes part of the bundle of services |
| deliver a subpoena on short notice or pick up a | | | | offered by the providing service provider. |
| document that needs to be filed immediately, they | | | | Another aspect of a full service litigation firm is that |
| are not giving you the service you deserve. If your | | | | your interests can be represented in proceedings by |
| firm has to utilize your own personnel to perform | | | | professional representatives who will prepare a |
| these services, then you are not deploying your staff | | | | detailed report regarding the service rendered. |
| in order to maximize your resources. If your staff is | | | | Services could include auction representation, court |
| out doing someone else’s job, who’s doing | | | | house attendance, including docket retrieval |
| theirs? | | | | information, and foreclosure sale representation. |
| In order to avoid this predicament, a law firm should | | | | We all recognize the impact that visual presentation |
| consider securing the services of a full service | | | | has on a jury and judge in a Court proceeding. A |
| litigation support firm. A full service litigation support | | | | graphic team can assist you with preparation of such |
| firm will not only provide you with the fast and | | | | aides as flow charts, power point presentation and |
| reliable service of process you expect, but it can also | | | | court room displays. The teams will also provide |
| provide other litigation services that will free up your | | | | assistance with presentation hints and tips so the |
| staff for other duties. If you choose to bundle your | | | | graphics will have an even more powerful impact in |
| services under the aegis of a full service litigation | | | | court. |
| support firm that will focus on your needs, you can | | | | Law firms will be best served by utilizing the services |
| save time and money while getting the most from | | | | of a full service litigation support firm to bundle |
| your process server. | | | | services at a cost saving benefit while ensuring the |
| One of the major attractions of enlisting the services | | | | highest quality of services for the client. Your full |
| of a full service litigation support firm is that | | | | service litigation support firm should offer these |
| you’ll have one company with a professionally | | | | services as part of their package in addition to their |
| trained representative assigned to attend to all your | | | | service of process services: |
| needs. The obvious advantage in having one | | | | • Mobile Notary |
| representative attend to all your services is that the | | | | • Research and retrieval of official documents |
| representative will become very familiar with your | | | | • Attendance at lawful court proceeding |
| concerns and will be better prepared to meet your | | | | • Skip Tracing |
| requirements. In many cases, the representative will | | | | • Courier Services |
| learn your strong and weak points an make | | | | • Court evidence presentation, including utilization |
| suggestions that will allow you to get the maximum | | | | of graphics (graphics team) |
| productivity from your staff as well as save you | | | | • Crime Investigators, including retail and employee |
| money and time. | | | | theft and white collar crime |
| Some full service litigation support firms are equipped | | | | Law firms and pro se litigants would do well to |
| with mobile office technology, including GPS | | | | secure the services of a full service litigation support |
| navigation and tracking equipment and advance | | | | firm. A firm will offer the most flexible and |
| mobile computer capabilities. This enables process | | | | technologically advanced bundle of services while also |
| servers in the field to post information, thus providing | | | | saving time and money for its clients. Are you just |
| updates to the online client information system while | | | | paying a process server or are you utilizing them to |
| the server is still in the field, an extremely beneficial | | | | save you and your staff, time and money? |
| service for attorneys and pro se litigants. It also | | | | |