Vermont CLE Course Catalog

Studies show that lawyers experience substance use disorder at twice the rate of the general population. Teaching lawyers how to recognize when they may have a problem and getting them help when they do is difficult even in “normal times.” But the COVID-19 pandemic not only made the traditional obstacles even more challenging, but set up some new roadblocks in our path. This presentation examines why preventing addiction has become harder during the pandemic and shares some expert advice on what you can do to ensure that you or someone you know gets the help they need.

With a nod to Simon & Garfunkel, veteran patent litigator William O’Brien takes you through 15 ways to win – and 10 ways to lose - your patent case. Drawing upon decades of experience representing both patent plaintiffs and defendants in federal district courts, the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission, and, more recently, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, this program guides you through the critical issues you must consider at every stage to ensure that you obtain the best outcome for your company or your clients whenever important patents are in dispute.

In the latest installment of this popular series, Zach McGee presents Part Three of “The Dirty Dozen” – the 12 most unethical lawyers in the history of lawyering in the United States. The stories of the illegal and unethical conduct of these lawyers are cautionary tales for any lawyer who values his or her law license. Rules covered include ABA Model Rules 3.3, 3.4 & 8.4; California Business & Professions Code section 6103; California Attorney Guidelines of Civility and Professionalism, July 20, 2007.

In the latest installment of this popular series, Zach McGee presents Part Two of “The Dirty Dozen” – the 12 most unethical lawyers in the history of lawyering in the United States.  The stories of the illegal and unethical conduct of these lawyers are cautionary tales for any lawyer who values his or her law license.  Rules covered include:  ABA Model Rules 2.1 & 8.4; Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct 1.7 & 8.4.

Okta's 2023 Businesses at Work report reveals that companies with 2,000 employees now deploy an average of 211 apps, marking a 24-app increase from last year. Even smaller companies tend to use over 90 apps. While not all of these apps will contain relevant information for eDiscovery, they do point to a growing concern for in-house teams, law firms, and service providers: how to handle the ever-increasing amount of content, collaboration, and chat data. Legal teams must adapt to this trend and learn the best practices for managing the systems powering their business, whether it's emoji-laden messages in Slack or Teams, Confluence wiki pages, or Zoom meeting recordings.

Join this session as our experts outline the most prominent cases dominating 2023, how they will impact the law going forward and big cases that are likely to hit the docket soon.

Attorneys must wrangle endless amounts of resources during fact-specific litigation research, forcing them to piece together data across multiple websites and products. From finding the proper terminology to combing through a myriad of resources in disparate systems, the process can be time-consuming and inefficient. Using the correct technologies can help users minimize where they search for data and find the specific materials that address their case's topics, facts, and issues more quickly and precisely. This session will focus on empowering litigation professionals to feel confident in their research strategies and best practices for getting fast, intuitive, and actionable insights.

At every conference someone asks, “what is AI?” and “how does it apply in eDiscovery”? Our panelists have the answers, and they’ll share them with you – not by trotting out some dry academic definition but via example. By the time this session is done, you too will be able to answer those questions with confidence.

From the data of Elon Musk to the texts of Alex Jones, e-discovery has become a big story in the news. With perspectives from the worlds of law and journalism, join us as we examine the e-discovery law issues and the cases that have become major media stories, including topics such as waiver of the attorney-client privilege, preservation of potential evidence, and the varied data sources making e-discovery challenging and, at times, newsworthy. In addition, we’ll examine how e-discovery matters can end up in the news and the potential pitfalls.