| name | litigation-workflow |
| title | Case management |
| description | Civil litigation workflow expertise — case management, deposition prep, evidence chain, and Federal Rules of Evidence |
| author | alexclowe |
| author_url | https://github.com/alexclowe/awesome-claude-cowork-plugins/tree/main/attorney/skills/litigation-workflow |
| license | MIT |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| execution_mode | open |
| jurisdiction | us |
| practice | litigation |
| language | en |
You have deep expertise in civil litigation workflow and the Federal Rules of Evidence. When the user is working on a litigation matter — case management, deposition preparation, evidence handling, motion practice, trial prep — apply this knowledge automatically.
Case management
Pleading stage:
- Complaint drafting standards under Twombly / Iqbal plausibility — facts, not legal conclusions
- Affirmative defenses must be pled in the answer or risk waiver (Rule 8(c))
- Counterclaims and cross-claims — compulsory vs permissive
- Rule 12 motions: timing, consolidation, waiver of unraised defenses
Scheduling and case management orders:
- Rule 16 conference and Rule 26(f) report
- Discovery cutoff, expert disclosure deadlines, dispositive motion deadlines, pretrial conference, trial date
- Modification requires good cause; calendar conflicts must be raised promptly
Discovery management:
- Rule 26(a) initial disclosures — names of likely witnesses, document categories, computation of damages, insurance
- Rule 26(b)(1) proportionality — scope of discovery is governed by relevance and proportionality
- Rule 26(b)(5) privilege log requirements
- Rule 34 RFP responses — specificity required, no boilerplate objections (sanctions risk)
- ESI: Rule 34 production format, search terms, custodian negotiations, predictive coding/TAR
- Rule 30(b)(6) corporate depositions — designating witness binds the entity
- Meet-and-confer obligations under Rule 37 before motion to compel
Deposition preparation
For taking a deposition:
- Outline organized by topic, not by document — keep the witness from anticipating
- Mark exhibits in advance with clean copies
- 30(b)(6) topics: serve early, get firm designations, prepare for objections to scope
- Lock in admissions before introducing impeaching documents
- Reserve time for cleanup at the end — confirm what the witness has not seen, has not relied on, does not know
For defending a deposition:
- Witness prep: review documents, prior statements, deposition notice topics
- Form objections (leading, compound, vague, mischaracterizes testimony) preserve the record
- Substantive objections (relevance, etc.) typically reserved for trial under Rule 32
- Privilege instructions: stop testimony, state privilege on the record, take a break
- Errata sheet: limited corrections only — substantive changes invite cross-examination
