Title: (Optional) Prepare requests for service of process (e.g., complaints, summonses).
Course: Legal Administration (12008-18) > Section: Preparing Litigation Documents

Preparation should include

- defining the use of and demonstrating proficiency in preparing requests for service of process
- understanding the use of the long-arm statute
- understanding effective service and the importance of having accurate contact information on defendants, witnesses, and all parties involved
- using the appropriate process for a service of process (e.g., mail, in person)
- generating documents using preferred legal document formats
- applying proofreading and editing skills
- following processes and procedures for determining
  - who can be subpoenaed and who cannot
  - when it is necessary to issue court summonses (i.e., witness subpoena, request for service of process, subpoena duces tecum, subpoena ad testificandum)

- following processes and procedures for modifying legal documents (e.g., the initialing of changes by the client or attorney)
- using the courts’ forms for attorney-issued subpoenas.