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2020 in the Rearview

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COVID, wildfires, court operations, and closures dominated headlines and our lives. So did the tech world, the hard work of staying productive, and not letting the stress of it all get to us.

Hopefully you found some useful posts in 2020. If you’ve been battling procrastination, there is help. If you need to jump start your marketing, I did a four part series in July. If collecting fees has been … challenging … I have a few suggestions. Here’s a recap of substantive topics covered in the past twelve months. And here’s to 2021!

COVID

COVID Generally

COVID and Marketing

Reopening Your Firm

WFH (Working from Home)

Technology

Motivation and Productivity

Oregon Wildfires

Courts

Well Being

eDiscovery

Ethics

Fees and Finances

Malpractice

Client Service

Staff

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eFile and Serve: Answers to FAQ and Webinar Recording

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ICYMI, a recording of the Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) eFile & Serve webinar is available on YouTube. The webinar covered:

  • File & Serve upgrade
  • eSignatures by nonfilers
  • Filer certifications and retention requirements
  • eFiling exhibits for remote trials/hearings
    • Filing requirements
    • Bookmarking a PDF
    • Creating a linked index
  • eFiling pointers
  • Resources for technical support and questions

View the slides on my post from April 13 or access a downloadable PDF here.

Q & A Session – eFile & Serve

Here are the answers and questions from the program: 

Thanks again to OJD Assistant General Counsel Sam Dupree for doing this! Download a PDF of the Q & A here.

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eFile and Serve Webinar from OJD

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Below are the slides from the eFile & Serve webinar offered by the Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) last week. This webinar covers the following:

  • File & Serve upgrade
  • eSignatures by nonfilers
  • Filer certifications and retention requirements
  • eFiling exhibits for remote trials/hearings
    • Filing requirements
    • Bookmarking a PDF
    • Creating a linked index
  • eFiling pointers
  • Resources for technical support and questions

Did you miss the OJD webinars? Recordings will be available shortly.

Many thanks to Sam Dupree for doing this! A downloadable PDF of the slides may be found here.

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OJD Webinars on New Court Rules Today and Tomorrow

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New eSignature and Remote Hearing Rules

On Friday, March 27, 2020 Chief Justice Walters amended CJO 20-006, which in section 7 allows parties to electronically file exhibits for remote hearings. In addition, CJO 20-008 allows filers to submit declarations signed by non-filers using eSignatures. In eCourt parlance, “non-filers” are represented parties and non-party declarants.

OJD Webinars Today and Tomorrow – Sign Up Now!

OJD is holding webinars to go over these changes on Monday, April 6, 2020 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM and Tuesday, April 7, 2020 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. If you are unable to attend at either of these times, the webinars will be recorded.

Register now!

Questions, Concerns, or Comments About the New UTCRs

Please send your questions, comments and feedback to: oeto.webinar@ojd.state.or.us.

File & Serve Upgrade Postponed

The File & Serve upgrade originally scheduled for April 10, 2020 is postponed. If there is sufficient time during the eSignature and remote hearing webinars, OJD staff will cover this topic.

When is the Upgrade Happening?

Hopefully in June. Watch for announcements via email and in the News section of the OSB website. When the upgrade occurs, File & Serve will be offline for at least 4 hours.

How is File & Serve Changing?

The new version of File & Serve will look and function the same as the current version of File & Serve. The only substantive difference will be the addition of case subtypes as a filing option.

The new version of File & Serve has other optional features that will be evaluated after the upgrade. If OJD decides to add other optional features it will provide notice to all filers before the changes are made.

What Do I Need to Do?

Nothing for now. OJD will host specific File & Serve webinars prior to the upgrade. More details will be provided in the coming months.

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Oregon eCourt Q and A

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Looking for answers to frequently asked eCourt questions?  We have them!  The Oregon eCourt Update CLE held on November 19, 2014 included a Q & A session.  

To access the answers, visit the PLF website.  After logging in, select CLE > Past CLE and search for “Oregon eCourt Update.”  Click the “Program Materials” link in the upper right hand corner.  The Q & A session is incorporated into the CLE handout.  Alternatively, the FAQ is also available as a practice aid.  Choose Practice Management, then Forms, and under “View forms by category,” select eCourt.  Scroll down to locate “Oregon eCourt – Questions and Answers from Oregon eCourt Update CLE.”