Civil Litigation & Trial Skills

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Managing the Discovery Process: A Paralegal's Guide

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California MCLE Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Delaware Certified Paralegal Program Approved 6 Total
Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 6 Total
NALA Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 6 Total
North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education Approved 6 Total
New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 6 Total
Ohio Certified Paralegals Approved 6 Total
NFPA Approved 6 Total
Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division Approved 6 Total
Washington Paralegal Association Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 56 minutes
Richard Eisen
Louis Cohan
Raymond Grasing
With Richard J Eisen from Growe Eisen Karlen Eilerts LLC + 2 others
Recorded November 20, 2024

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Overview

Increase Your Effectiveness With Superior Discovery Management Skills

Conscientious, thorough discovery is the foundation for a good case - and you play an important role in this phase of the litigation process. Are you confident in your ability to draft proper interrogatories and requests for production? Do you know how best to organize documents and avoid spoliation? If you're interested in taking your discovery management skills to the next level, join us for an in-depth look at best practices for incoming and outgoing discovery. Register today!

  • Get proven strategies for making and responding to discovery requests.
  • Identify critical elements to review when you receive discovery from the other side.
  • Learn how to use technology and a discovery management system to enhance your organizational efficiency.
  • Examine issues unique to e-discovery management.
  • Save your firm time and money by anticipating problems and circumventing them with best practices.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Making and Responding to Discovery Requests
  2. Managing Incoming Responses and Documents
  3. Document Review, Redaction, Logs, and Production
  4. Building an Efficient Discovery Management System
  5. Managing E-Discovery
  6. Discovery Problem Solving - Circumventing Snags in the Process
  7. Ethical Issues in Discovery
Product ID 99253

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California MCLE Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Delaware Certified Paralegal Program Approved 6 Total
Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 6 Total
NALA Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 6 Total
North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education Approved 6 Total
New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 6 Total
Ohio Certified Paralegals Approved 6 Total
NFPA Approved 6 Total
Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division Approved 6 Total
Washington Paralegal Association Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Making and Responding to Discovery Requests

    1. Notification Process to Parties With Potentially Discoverable Documents
    2. How to Draft Interrogatories and Requests to Produce
    3. Red Flags in Opposing Party's Interrogatories and Requests to Produce
    4. Responses/Objections
    5. Requests for Admission
    6. Notice of Deposition
    7. Practical Insights for Subpoenas
  2. Managing Incoming Responses and Documents

    1. Reviewing Discovery Received: What to Look for
    2. Logging and Organizing Incoming Documents
    3. Dealing With Incomplete or Late Responses
    4. Discovery Motions
    5. Storage Tips
  3. Document Review, Redaction, Logs, and Production

  4. Building an Efficient Discovery Management System

    1. Requesting, Organizing, and Tracking Documents from Clients
    2. Collecting and Managing Documents from Opposing Parties
    3. Collecting and Managing Documents from Third Parties
    4. Managing Electronic Documents
    5. Conducting Ongoing Analysis to Keep Your System Effective
  5. Managing E-Discovery

    1. Requesting Electronic Evidence
    2. Identifying, Preserving, and Collecting Electronic Evidence
    3. Processing and Review
    4. Production
  6. Discovery Problem Solving - Circumventing Snags in the Process

    1. Retention and Spoliation Issues
    2. Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Material
    3. "Corruption" and Other Problems Presented by E-Documents
    4. Non-Production and Other Discovery Violations
    5. Difficult Clients
  7. Ethical Issues in Discovery

    1. Conflicts
    2. Tech Competence
    3. Ethics of E-Discovery
    4. Email Ethics
    5. Preserving Confidentiality

Who Should Attend

This intermediate level course is designed to give paralegals the knowledge they need to effectively manage the discovery process. Those who should attend include:

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

Speakers

Richard J Eisen
Richard
Eisen
Growe Eisen Karlen Eilerts LLC
Louis R Cohan
Louis
Cohan
Cohan Law Group, L.L.C.
Raymond R Grasing
Raymond
Grasing
The Law Firm of Grasing & Associates
Speaker bio
Richard J Eisen

Richard Eisen

Growe Eisen Karlen Eilerts LLC
Richard Eisen

is a partner at the St. Louis law firm of Growe Eisen Karlen Eilerts LLC. He concentrates his practice in the area of family/domestic law, including dissolution of marriage, legal separation, paternity, maintenance, child support, child custody, modification matters, enforcement, and pre/post-nuptial agreements. Mr. Eisen has tried and settled numerous complex family law cases. He frequently lectures and publishes articles in the area of family law. Mr. Eisen is a certified divorce mediator and has been appointed by the court as a guardian ad litem for children in custody disputes. He is a member of The Missouri Bar (past-chair, Legislative Subcommittee of the Family Law Section), St. Louis County Bar Association (past-president and Executive Board member), Illinois State Bar Association, and Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Mr. Eisen earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Washington University; and his J.D. degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law.

Speaker bio
Louis R Cohan

Louis 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. He has been recognized for his trial experience by admission into the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Cohan 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. He 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. Mr. Cohan's practice is concentrated on business litigation and employment litigation, as well as civil litigation. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Georgia and his J.D. degree from Emory School of Law. Mr. Cohan has served as chair of the Litigation Section, the largest section of the Atlanta Bar Association. He 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
Raymond R Grasing

Raymond Grasing

The Law Firm of Grasing & Associates
Raymond Grasing

is an attorney with The Law Firm of Grasing & Associates. He has more than 25 years of trial experience in New York. Mr. Grasing knows how to try a case in a straight forward convincing manor, and how to pare down the facts and issues to their essential parts to help a jury reach the correct decision. His understanding of the law, gained through his trial experience, provides his clients with a distinct competitive advantage, whether or not their case gets to trial. Mr. Grasing practices in the areas of commercial litigation, personal injury, construction disputes, insurance coverage disputes, insurance coverage, collections, subrogation, arson, and fraud cases. He earned his B.A. degree from the State University of New York at Stonybrook and his J.D. degree from Brooklyn Law School.

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