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Saturday, April 04, 2015

10 Tips for Documenting What You Do and Saving What You Document

Remodeling: Discovery is the process of exchanging information that is relevant to a legal dispute. Discovery is everywhere: litigation, arbitration, mediation and even in your simple spat with a working partner (“Show me where I agreed to that!”). What you have in your records can be the difference between a win or a loss in a dispute.

2 comments:

Zara Bucci said...

I strongly agree with many of the points, ideas, and arguments that were made in this article. It is incredibly important to save your work and to document everything that is said, sent, or bought into records so that you do not come up short in the end. There have been many times in both work and in life that people asked me “do you remember what –blank- said in that meeting?” or “Hey how much was that item that I asked you to get for me last week?” and because I was taught by my parents early on in my life how to properly document everything and save my receipts I can respond correctly and in an efficient amount of time. It’s so nice to have everything organized and know that you will always have the answer when it comes time for it. It can really save you a lot in the end.

Aleyse Shannon said...

As someone who is incredibly naive about money, scheduling, and time when it comes to work, a lot of these suggestions are good practices that are applicable to life outside of college. The preparation and security of legal documents, contracts, and any number of financial agreements is something I need to look more into. 54-102 :: A