Labor & Employment

Employment Discrimination Litigation for Paralegals: Advanced Issues and Answers

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California MCLE Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 6 Total
New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 6 Total
Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division Approved 6 Total
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6 hours
Cindy Cole Ettingoff
D. Scott Crook
Ida Williamson
Louis Cohan
Teresa Martin
With Cindy G. Cole Ettingoff from Ettingoff Law and Mediation + 4 others
Recorded May 15, 2024.
Product ID 98536

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Overview

Advanced Strategies for Handling Employment Discrimination Litigation Challenges

Uncooperative interviewees, technical glitches, and ethical landmines - employment discrimination cases can go downhill fast, and the stakes are often high. Do you have the knowledge you need to sidestep common issues that can derail your attorney's case? Join our distinguished faculty as they reveal savvy ways to address the biggest challenges paralegals encounter in employment discrimination cases. Expand your expertise - register today!

  • Stay on top of the latest employment discrimination litigation trends.
  • Discover essential guidelines for submitting an EEOC claim.
  • Formulate advanced strategies for drafting discovery requests and responses.
  • Get creative tips for assisting attorneys with depositions.
  • Uncover practical ways to help your attorney during trial.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Employment Discrimination Case Law and Litigation Trends: What Paralegals Need to Know
  2. Administrative Charges and Initial Filings: Creative Insights From Top Paralegals
  3. Discovery in Employment Discrimination: Insights From the Pros
  4. Creative Insights for Assisting Attorneys With Depositions in Employment Discrimination Cases
  5. Advanced Trial Prep and Assistance for Paralegals
  6. Avoiding Ethical Issues in Employment Discrimination Law
Product ID 98536

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California MCLE Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 6 Total
New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 6 Total
Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Employment Discrimination Case Law and Litigation Trends: What Paralegals Need to Know

  2. Administrative Charges and Initial Filings: Creative Insights From Top Paralegals

    1. Rapid-Fire Overview of Administrative Procedures
    2. Initial Analysis and Client Interview
      1. Key Questions to Ask in Discrimination Cases
      2. Costly Mistakes Paralegals Commonly Make During the Initial Interview
      3. Checklist of Documents and Information to Review
    3. Submitting an EEOC Claim
    4. Responses: Dos and Don'ts
    5. Notice of Right to Sue and Conditions Precedent
    6. Expert Insights Into Drafting Pleadings, Motions, and Other Critical Legal Documents
  3. Discovery in Employment Discrimination: Insights From the Pros

    1. High-Level Techniques for Drafting Discovery Requests and Responses (Including Interrogatories, RFAs, etc.)
    2. Interviewing HR Personnel, Supervisors, Co-Workers, and Subordinates - Overcoming Common Challenges
    3. Investigation and Corrective Action Mistakes
    4. Patterns of Discrimination and Proof of Wrongful Termination
    5. Privilege Logs
    6. Dynamic Techniques for Organizing Case Files and Calendaring Hearings and Deadlines
  4. Creative Insights for Assisting Attorneys With Depositions in Employment Discrimination Cases

  5. Advanced Trial Prep and Assistance for Paralegals

    1. Coordinating Witnesses and Clients: Secrets and Insider Tips
    2. Perfecting Trial Notebooks and Exhibits
      1. Perfecting Electronic Trial Notebooks
      2. Creative Ways to Enhance the Effectiveness of Exhibits
      3. Troubleshooting Technical Glitches and Other Problems on the Fly
    3. Creative Tips for Notetaking During Trial
    4. Creative Ways to Help Your Attorney at Trial
  6. Avoiding Ethical Issues in Employment Discrimination Law

    1. Communicating Ethically
    2. Confidentiality and Privilege
    3. Conflicts of Interest
    4. Avoiding the Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL)
    5. Reporting Attorney or Client Misconduct

Who Should Attend

This advanced level course is designed to provide attendees with tips for helping attorneys overcome employment discrimination litigation roadblocks. Those who should attend include:

  • Paralegals
  • Legal Technicians
  • Legal Assistants
  • Legal Support Staff

Speakers

Cindy G Cole Ettingoff
Cindy G.
Cole Ettingoff
Ettingoff Law and Mediation
D. Scott Crook
D. Scott
Crook
Crook Legal Group PLLC
Ida L Williamson
Ida L.
Williamson
Cozen O'Connor
Louis R Cohan
Louis R.
Cohan
Cohan Law Group, L.L.C.
Teresa Martin
Teresa
Martin
Cowles & Thompson, P.C.
Speaker bio
Cindy G Cole Ettingoff

Cindy G. Cole Ettingoff

Ettingoff Law and Mediation
Cindy Cole Ettingoff

is an attorney with Ettingoff Law and Mediation. She is engaged in virtually every aspect of labor and employment law practice and has represented employers, employees, and unions in litigation, contract negotiations, arbitrations, and mediations. Ms. Ettingoff is a Rule 31 general civil mediator, family mediator, and mediator trainer, CPR mediator, FINRA mediator, and is listed on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Mediator/Dispute Resolution Panel. She is a past chair of the Tennessee Bar Association's ADR Section, immediate past president of the Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators, and member of the Mid-South Community and Justice Center Board. Ms. Ettingoff is a member of the American Bar Association (ADR, Labor and Employment Law, and Civil Rights and Social Justice sections), and served as a case reviewer for the FLSA, FLMA, or workers' compensation subsections' 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2021/2022 midwinter publications. Ms. Ettingoff earned her J.D. degree from the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.

Speaker bio
D. Scott Crook

D. Scott Crook

Crook Legal Group PLLC
D. Scott Crook

is a founding member and the managing partner of Crook Legal Group PLLC, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of employment and labor, commercial litigation, appellate practice, land use, and water law. He is a member of both the Utah and Idaho state bars and has extensive experience in both states. Mr. Crook has spoken on or written articles about employment issues, local government law, boundary law, road and access law, jury selection, law firm management, and appellate practice. He is a member of the Utah State Bar (Employment and Labor Section, Litigation Section, Solo Small Firm & Rural Practice Section, and Appellate Practice Section). He earned his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Weber State; and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School.

Speaker bio
Ida L Williamson

Ida L. Williamson

Cozen O'Connor
Ida Williamson

is a paralegal for the law firm of Cozen O'Connor, where she specializes in litigation, trial practice, insurance defense, personal injury, premises, and product liability with emphasis on discovery, medical record review, research, mediation, and trial practice. Ms. Williamson conducts medical research, legal and factual research, investigations, and client interviews. She also prepares medical chronologies, deposition summaries, pleadings, memoranda, witness and exhibit lists, digital and hard copy trial exhibits, and trial notebooks, as well as attending trial. Ms. Williamson attended Broward College in Fort Lauderdale.

Speaker bio
Louis R Cohan

Louis R. Cohan

Cohan Law Group, L.L.C.
Louis Cohan

founded Cohan Law Group, L.L.C., and has been a trial lawyer for more than 30 years. Mr. Cohan has been litigating business and employment disputes. Mr. Cohan has been recognized for his trial experience by admission into the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has litigated more than $900 million in claims for his clients and recently secured a Verdict in excess of $66 million in a fraud case. Mr. Cohan has done work in breach of contract, fraud, injunctive relief, punitive damages, employment, trade secrets, real estate, construction and construction defects, and civil rights litigation. His practice is concentrated on business litigation and employment litigation, as well as civil litigation. Mr. Cohan earned his B.S. degree from the University of Georgia and his J.D. degree from Emory School of Law. He has served as Chair of the Litigation Section - the largest section of the Atlanta Bar Association. Mr. Cohan has also chaired the Small Firm section of the Atlanta Bar Association. Mr. Cohan has served on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Bar Association and has chaired the Atlanta Bar Foundation - the charitable arm of the Atlanta Bar Association. He has received awards and recognition for his community and legal work. These awards include Super Lawyer, Legal Elite, Martindale-Hubbell's preeminent AV rating, American Board of Trial Advocates, America's Top 100 Attorneys, and the Celebrating Service Award. For many years, Mr. Cohan has chaired the Legal Run Around 5k road race, raising money for the children of injured and fallen Atlanta Police Department officers.

Speaker bio
Teresa Martin

Teresa Martin

Cowles & Thompson, P.C.
Teresa Martin

is the Director of Marketing for Cowles Thompson in Texas. She provides business and growth advising to law firms, small and medium-sized businesses, and start-ups through her company, Flip Cat Consulting. She earned a JD degree from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.

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