Employment Litigation Hot Topics (2026): Jury Selection, Arbitration Law, and More (Audio Only)

Session 1: Using Jury Selection to Eliminate Your Worst Jurors: Strikes for Cause, Preserving Error, and Batson Challenges - Jury selection (or, more accurately, de-selection) can be one of the most complex and challenging parts of trial, as well as one of the most important. Drill down into some specific issues in jury selection, including how to make strikes for cause, how to preserve jury selection complaints for appeal, and the current state of the law on Batson challenges. 

Session 2: Changes in Arbitration Law - Hear a discussion of recent changes in arbitration law and effective arbitration practice. Analyze recent arbitration decisions, the AAA’s new Employment Arbitration rules, the new JAMS Labor Arbitration Rules, Mass Arbitration rules, and learn how labor and employment counsel can advocate for their clients most effectively in arbitration.  

Session 3: Lawyers as “Special Citizens”- How Civility Promotes Our Mission: Understanding the Influence of the Legal Profession on Society - This entertaining presentation gives a glimpse into the back-story of legal education in the U.S., the motivations to encourage lawyers to act as special members of society to study, advocate and guide our actions as citizens and governments; and ending with life-time rules to be followed by lawyers as professionals.