Ethics in Litigation

Courses

1. 9 min

   Trial Ethics

   Ethical considerations that come into play throughout trial. Discusses ethical duties related to your client, witnesses, the judge and jury, the opposing party, and the public.

2. 15 min

   Ethical Issues Working with Experts

   Guidance on ethical issues that come into play throughout the process of working with an expert. Includes the hiring process, giving an expert access to information, helping an expert draft their report, disclosure obligations, and maintaining privilege and work product protections.

3. 9 min

   Privilege in Litigation

   Protecting privileged information is critical in litigation. This course explains privilege and work product, what to do if protected information is sent to the other side, clawbacks, privilege waivers, and joint defense groups.

4. 7 min

   Litigation Holds

   Litigation holds (also called Document Retention Notices) help ensure that documents that may be relevant to a lawsuit are preserved. This course explains litigation holds, including what they cover, who they’re sent to, when they’re sent, and when they need to be updated.

5. 15 min

   Priv Logs

   An introduction to privilege logs, including what priv logs are, how to identify the documents that need to be logged, preparing the privilege logs, and reviewing the other side’s logs.

6. 7 min

   Deposition Witness Prep: Ethical Issues

   Discussion of ethical rules and obligations about influencing the witness’s testimony and strategies to navigate this important ethical issue.

7. 14 min

   Confidentiality Designations in Depositions

   Discussion of different requirements in protective orders for confidentiality designations in deposition transcripts and the process of reviewing a transcript and designating material confidential.