Employment Litigation: Depositions; The Use of Jury Consultants; Getting from Internet to Evidence; Failure to Mitigate; plus Mixed Motive Claims

Session 1: Depositions - We rely on deposition testimony to support or overcome motions for summary judgment, bolster negotiating positions, and impeach witnesses at trial. Hear tips and strategies for taking effective depositions and getting the evidence you need.
 
Session 2: Gaining an Edge: The Use of Jury Consultants - The demand for and use of jury consultants has increased dramatically in the last few years. Trial lawyers, in-house counsel, and insurance counsel now frequently look to jury consultants for answers as to case assessment, trial strategy, and risk avoidance. Learn what tools a jury consultant can provide to help you succeed in your litigation practice.
 
Session 3: Getting from Internet to Evidence - Social media can be a goldmine in employment law cases, if you can discover it and get it into evidence. Learn ethical methods of eDiscovery related to social media, the nuts and bolts of admitting social media data into evidence, and strategies for using that evidence on both liability and damages claims.
 
Session 4: Failure to Mitigate - Analyze the legal standards and issues regarding mitigation, including burden of proof, evidentiary requirements, expert testimony, and recent developments. Plus, get trial tips and other practical advice for plaintiffs and defendants.
 
Session 5: Proving or Defending against Mixed Motive Claims - Tips and traps with this causation standard.

Includes: Audio Paper Slides