Training Session: Minimizing External Business Risks

Looking forward to this session:

Minimizing External Business Risks - Half Day - Three (3) contact hours*

A. Overview of Legal System

-          How attorneys strategize and interact with the business side

B. Effective document retention programs

-          Paper and electronic

-          What is a litigation hold?

      C. Introduction to Business Litigation

-         Types of damages

-         Mitigation of damages

-         Agency issues

-         Equitable Issues

-         Defenses

D. The Business Person’s Role in the Litigation Process

-         A business case is built on documents
How to avoid "smoking gun" documents 
How electronic discovery is increasing corporate risk
Ethical solutions to potential liability issues 

Your role in a lawsuit's discovery process 

o   Production of documents

o   Preparing for your deposition

Effective interaction with counsel 

Defusing lawyer tricks and tactics

Interactive exercises:  Ethics module

Homework: GM case

* This session can be in a Full Day, Six (6) hour format. (usually done for paralegal or new attorney training and may not be needed for business people)