Co-requisite: Evidence

This skills training class will focus on civil discovery and depositions. In the first half of the course, students will learn how to approach the discovery process, including admissions, document requests, interrogatories and subpoena duces tecum. The course will also address the laws applicable to electronic discovery, and the technical aspects of preserving, retrieving and protecting electronic data, an increasingly important facet of civil discovery practice. In the second half of the course, students will learn about the deposition process, including the rules governing deposition practice as well as practical skills for successfully taking and defending depositions in civil cases.