Intermediate

This webinar will compare and contrast ethical use of technology in the law firm with the duty of competency required by more than half the states in the country. It will also explore data privacy concerns in the age of nearly every document existing only electronically. Because technology is so fluid, this webinar aims to provide the tools needed to assess uses and risks of technology in general, not necessarily the promotion of any one tool over another.

Medical Records is a presentation about the identification, acquisition, and use of medical records in litigation. The participant will learn what items, outside of the usual chart, may be obtained; how to identify and obtain all available records; resources available to understand the records and combat efforts to limit the records produced; and how to get the records in front of the trier of fact in a meaningful and understandable manner.

This eDiscovery “Workshop” is named so because its focus is on a practical approach and protocol to managing the eDiscovery components in cases both small and large. The course comes with a forms practice by which the participants can manage eDiscovery within the litigation context, from preservation (litigation holds) and key custodian interviews to a best practice collection and production. Each of these components is discussed in a fashion that contributes to the practitioner’s ability to manage eDiscovery. Each component of complying with both best practice and due diligence obligations

This on-demand webinar explores differences in workplace communication styles that may be gender-influenced. 

In this session you will learn:

• The role of implicit bias in communication differences
• Differences in verbal and non-verbal communication styles which may be gender-influenced
• How differently others may perceive communications in terms of competence, self-promotion, and asking for resources based on gender

Technology in the legal field has grown exponentially more important and complex. This on-demand webinar will cover the impact of technology on employment issues, electronic workplace privacy matters, and technology-related employment law trends. There will also be a discussion regarding recent technology-related employment cases as well as obstacles and practices of today's legal teams.

This webinar will cover:

1. How to stay organized and secure with technology in a law practice
2. Best practices for email and communications (including attorney client privilege and unauthorized practice of law issues)
3. Research and documentation using technology with a focus on record keeping and destruction
4. Information governance and management – what it is and how you can play a role

Serious injuries almost always result in substantial changes in lifestyle. For example, how often have you worked on a case where a person suffers serious injury and then develops depression, inability to participate in physical activity, or a deterioration of their social network? Sadly, it happens very frequently. Yet, as an advocate, have you properly evaluated the damages associated with these lifestyle changes? Have you considered the recent medical literature that analyzes how changes in lifestyle statistically affects one's morbidity and mortality?

eDiscovery: Do I Really Need to Know this?

• Litigation Holds and Preservation
• How eDiscovery is used in various types of cases
• eDiscovery costs and cost control
• FRCP
• Consequences of not understanding eDiscovery

The Collaborative Practice is a non-adversarial approach.  Collaboratively trained lawyers pledge in writing not to go to court and work with an interdisciplinary team consisting of a mental health professional and a financial consultant, who are all certified in collaborative practice. Collaborative divorce uses a team approach to help the parties find solutions and constructive alternatives together.  The parties replace grievances with a settlement built on a foundation of understanding and mutual respect.