Full Description
LITIGATION PRACTICEintroduction to the latest techniques of electronic discovery ("e-discovery") and technology for use in civil cases from inception through trial. It offers extensive hands-on practice with several popular modern tools for office management, case management, discovery, graphic creation, and trial presentation. Each step and each category of tool is introduced through examples based on the fact pattern of a real case. A complete set of documents, reports, images, videos, and simulations are provided through the companion student site, MyLegalStudiesKit, and can be used to support student oral or multimedia presentations. The text's instruction, tools, and resources work together to teach core concepts that can be easily adapted to any software, civil case, or law firm.
Contents
Unit 1. Litigation - Foundations for E-Discovery and Technology Unit 2. E-Discovery: The Fundamentals Unit 3. Evidence and E-Discovery Practice Unit 4. Technology Applications in the Courthouse and Litigation Video Case Study List1. Video Conferencing: Strategy Discussions2. Confidentiality Issue: Family Exemption3. UPL Issue: Interviewing a Client4. Confidentiality Issue: Public Information5. UPL Issue: When Friends Ask Friends for Legal Advice6. Parent and Child Consult the Legal Team7. Solicitation in the ER: Ethical Duties of the Profession8. Fees and Billing Issue: Contemporaneous Time Keeping9. Fees and Billing Issue: Using Time Effectively10. Administrative Agency Hearing11. Arbitration before Three-Member Panel12. Settlement Conference with Judge13. Preparing for Arbitration14. Altercation on the School Bus15. School Principal Reacts16. Zealous Representation Issue: Handling Evidence17. Zealous Representation: When You Are Asked To Lie18. UPL Issue: Working with a Witness19. Zealous Representation Issue: Signing Documents20. Zealous Representation Issue: Candor to the Court21. Scheduling Conference with Judge: Discovery Issue Resolution22. Court Hearing to Decide Who Represents a Minor: The Court's Duty to Protect the Child23. Truck Driver's Deposition24. Confidentiality Issue: Need-To-Know Circle25. Attorney Meet and Confer: Electronic Discovery Issues26. Privilege Issue: Misdirected E-Mail27. Confidentiality Issue: Disclosure of Damaging Information28. UPL Issue: Improper Supervision29. UPL Issue: Working With Experts-Deposition of a Medical Expert, Dr. Galo30. Remote Video Conference: Taking Fact Witness Video Deposition31. Real-Time Reporting Witness Testimony: Deposing a Minor32. Video Deposition of a Treating Doctor: Deposition of Treating Doctor, Dr. Lee33. Mechanic's Deposition34. Final Pretrial Conference: Resolving Evidentiary Issues35. Preparing For Trial: Preparing for Deposition and Trial36. Fact or Expert: Resolving Objection in Videotaped Deposition Discussions37. Jury Selection: Potential Juror Challenged For Cause38. A Salesman's Courtroom Testimony39. Trial: Direct and Cross-Examination of a Witness40. Preliminary Jury Instructions before Trial41. Closing Argument: A Lawyer's Last Chance42. Judge Charges the Jury43. Expert Witness Video Deposition44. Three-Judge Appellate Panel45. A Corporate Officer Seeks Legal Advice46. Deposition in Aid of Execution: Transferring Corporate Assets to Avoid Paying a JudgmentCase MaterialsComplete NTSB Case Report.....Simple Motor vehicle Property Damage Claim1. Police Incident Report2. Estimate of Repairs from Pope's Garage3. Notes of Client Interview (from video)4. Notes of Witness Interview (video)Injured Student Medical Treatment delayed1. School Incident Report2. Emergency Room Report3. Treating Physician, Dr. Lee Report4. Dr. Lee's Medical Bills5. Medical Records6. HIPAA Release Form Signed by ParentCivil Assault on Bus1. School Incident Report2. Physiologist for Attacker Report (anti-social w/ psychotic tendency)3. Report of School Nurse on Search4. HIPAA Release Form5. Notice to Opposing Counsel Requesting Medical Records6. Medical Records of Victim Davis Hilary
