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The New Lawyers Section
Practical
Skills Series
The New Lawyers Section
is continuing its tradition of offering hands-on and useful
programming for lawyers who have recently entered the profession
through its Practical Skills Series. The Practical Skills Series
programs are designed to provide expert advice on core tasks that
new lawyers are confronted with on a daily basis. The topics to be
covered are focused in scope to allow for the advice given to be
in-depth and valuable. The Practical Skills Series will cover the
broad fields of the law, including transactional work, civil
litigation, and criminal litigation. These programs are free and
open to all members.
This fall's upcoming
topics include:
Best Practices in Criminal
Discovery
Tuesday, November 30 at 4:00 p.m.
Co-sponsored by the Criminal Law
Section
Justice
Sydney Hanlon, Massachusetts Appeals Court,
Lisa Grant, Committee for Public Counsel
Services, and Jack Zanini, Suffolk County District
Attorney's Office, will share practical suggestions and insight
for navigating the discovery process for criminal matters in
district court. The panelists will instruct new lawyers on effective
strategies and warn of common pitfalls.
Click
here to RSVP!
Surviving Your First Deposition
Friday,
December 3 at 12:00 p.m.
Co-sponsored by the
Massachusetts Practice and Procedure Committee of the Litigation
Section
Led by Christopher
Sanzone, Sanzone & McCarthy LLP, and Christine
Johnston, K&L Gates LLP, this practical skills
brown bag will guide you through the ins and outs of your first
deposition, including logistics, prep, and, of course, questioning
the witness. This interactive program will address: (1)
Deposition Procedure and Process: setting up a deposition,
location, court reporters, videotaping, etc.; (2) Preparing for
the Deposition: preparing a deposition outline, organizing
exhibits; and (3) Questioning the Witness: strategies for
questioning witnesses, effective use of exhibits, dealing with
witnesses and opposing counsel.
Click
here to RSVP!
To RSVP, please e-mail
pjohnson@bostonbar.org
or call 617-778-1918 and specify the program name.
The Practical Skills
Series Committee of the New Lawyer’s Section welcomes new members
and suggestions for additional programs. Please contact Co-Chairs
Meredith L. Ainbinder (MAinbinder@sunsteinlaw.com)
and Nicholas Walsh (nicholas.walsh@state.ma.us)
with your ideas and comments, or to find out how to participate.
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