How comfortable would you feel sharing every email you’ve drafted with someone you hardly know — or, worse, a complete stranger? What about your text messages being used as evidence in a lawsuit against your company? In the complex landscape of business, understanding that emails, text messages, and other documents you generate might have a legal impact on your company is crucial. In addition, understanding how to communicate properly with the company’s attorney can make a huge difference now — as well as in the future — if a lawsuit were ever to arise.
How would documents you create show up in a lawsuit? How might you be called upon to participate in a lawsuit involving your company? Whether you work directly with your company’s attorneys or not, this conversation will benefit you as we explore how to properly communicate in a manner that attorneys prefer as well as how a lawsuit unfolds. We’ll also discuss how you can communicate an analysis of a business problem in a manner similar to the way attorneys communicate an analysis of a legal issue.
Join Michelle Whelan, a Clinical Professor of Law at Cornell Law School, as she examines key legal concepts everyone should know as part of their working life. She’ll explore what attorneys usually look for during litigation and what you can do to help your company’s attorneys successfully represent the company.
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