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Successfully Trying & Negotiating Employment Cases

Strategies and pitfalls for planning and presenting your case in court, at arbitration, and in mediation

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    The fight is on! Learn tactics to give your clients their best shot at prevailing in an employment case. Whether your employment case is “tried” before a judge, jury, or arbitrator, or is brought to mediation—there are basic “dos and don’ts” for advocates resolving a dispute.

    With the increasing prevalence of forced arbitration clauses, employment cases are often tried by an arbitrator, while other cases proceed to traditional jury trials. As the majority of employment cases settle short of trial, however, most never see a courtroom jury or arbitration hearing—but instead are negotiated or mediated.

    How do you prepare a case in the early stages to best mobilize for court or arbitration? How do you determine if a case is primed for settlement? If given the choice, would it be better to have a jury trial or arbitrate before a neutral? What are the similarities and differences in strategies and approaches between trying a case in court versus arbitration?

    Hear from seasoned litigators providing both plaintiff’s-side and management-side perspectives, as well as an experienced Superior Court judge turned mediator and arbitrator. The panel shares best practices in how to plan and present your case and provides practical tips on avoiding common pitfalls in each of these venues.

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    Agenda & Materials

    • Preparing for Mediation

      Timing and logistics; Selecting a good neutral; Tips on the mediation memo and how to present your case to a mediator to obtain the best settlement for your client

    • Pros and Cons of Arbitration

      Cost-benefit of less delay versus potentially lower damages; Selecting a good arbitrator; Tips for presenting your case at a hearing without a jury and through proposed fact findings and conclusions of law

    • Preparing for Trial

      Courtroom logistics and getting to know the judge; Preparing your client’s story for a jury; Use of witnesses and experts; Use of chalks and other visuals; Arguing legal issues through motions in limine, trial memos, and jury instructions

    • Top Ten Dos and Don’ts for Mediation, Arbitration, and Trial

    • "Ask the Experts" Q&A Session and Key Takeaways

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  • Faculty

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    David E. Belfort, Esq., Bennett & Belfort, PC, Cambridge
    Monica R. Shah, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP, Boston

    Faculty

    Lynn A. Kappelman, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Boston
    Hon. Bonnie H. MacLeod, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.); JAMS, Boston
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    Fees

    • $157.50 - MCLE Sponsor Member
    • $87.50 - New Lawyer
    • $87.50 - Pending Admittee
    • $87.50 - Law Student
    • $87.50 - Paralegal
    • $175.00 - All Others
    To apply for a need-based scholarship for this program, email scholarships@mcle.org.

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