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“A valuable reference tool that should be a part of every litigator’s library.”
– New York Law Journal

 

“For federal court practitioners, [Trial] Handbook is a must.”
– Trial Lawyer

 

Trial Handbook is the one-stop resource you can trust in the planning, trial, and post-trial stages of litigation. Designed for quick reference in the courtroom, Trial Handbook is keyed to the Federal Rules of Evidence and focuses on the presentation of proof and the evidentiary problems faced by counsel.

Packed with practical checklists, charts, outlines, sample jury selection questions, Trial Handbook gives you the knowledge and tools to:

  • Develop solid trial briefs and strong case plans
  • Prepare lay and expert witnesses and organize your exhibits more effectively
  • Master voir dire to maximize your chances of getting the most sympathetic jurors
  • Make a clear record at trial to aid jurors’ understanding of your case
  • Build a rapport and your credibility with the jury throughout the trial
  • Use opening statements to put your cases, clients, and proof in the most favorable light
  • Give summations that blend evidence and issues to paint a thoroughly persuasive picture
  • Exploit discovery materials at trial to get an additional edge
  • Lay the proper foundation for various forms of evidence
  • Capitalize on the powerful probative impact of visual aids at trial
  • Apply proven direct examination and cross-examination techniques
  • Use pretrial, trial, and post-trial motions to gain strategic advantages
  • Draft clear, legally sound jury instructions that subtly sway judges

At the heart of Trial Handbook is its unique Evidence Guide, now also included as a laminated fold-out, which clearly explains the meaning, purpose, operation, and history of every rule, including how each rule applies to other cases and how leading cases construe a particular rule.

Volume 2, the Case Authority, includes thousands of case summaries of decisions under the rules, arming you with the latest evidentiary resources to help you prevail at trial.

If you’d like to order Trial Handbook (Spring 2015), please email PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

 

The 2015 Am Law 100

Earlier this week, The American Lawyer, released their annual ranking of the top 100 law firms.  The big news:  with a 14% increase in revenue, Latham & Watkins LLP become the 4th firm ever, in the thirty year history of the Am Law 100, to reach the top of the Am Law’s gross revenue rankings.   However, Latham & Watkins LLP wasn’t the only firm to experience sizable growth in 2014; taken as a whole, the Am Law 100 grew 4.6% in gross revenue from last year.

View the slideshow below to get the full visual breakdown of the 2015 Am Law 100.

The 2015 Am Law 100 Slideshow: By the Numbers

 

Don’t forget to check back here on Friday for our Law Day promotion!

Happy Earth Day!

 Did you know Discover PLUS has more than 200 documents pertaining to Environmental Law? 

Course Handbooks: More than 160 chapters

Answer Books: More than 25 chapters

Transcripts: 27 segments

Forms: 9

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Also, don’t miss the next live seminar of Environmental Regulation 2015: Hot Topics, Regulatory Developments, and Practical Guidance for Corporate Compliance on June 12, 2015 in New York, NY.

Join your fellow colleagues and our expert faculty for an insightful look into the current environmental law landscape and for many helpful takeaways to support your practice.

The 2015 program will cover the following issues among other topics:

  • Recent changes in air and climate regulation with practical suggestions for compliance and annual Title V certifications
  • Examination of new and proposed air and climate change regulatory standards for existing sources
  • International environmental regulation issues including chemical regulation, waste disposal and transboundary pollution
  • Clean Water Act issues, New NEPA guidance and EIS analysis issues
  • Hazardous waste sites and toxic tort issues and recent CERCLA case law
  • Environmental due diligence and negotiating real estate and corporate deals
  • Legal ethics in the environmental context

For more information, email PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

Free One-Hour Briefing on Accessing Justice: Ethics and Lawsuit Financing in a New Era

The expense of bringing a case to trial for attorneys, firms, and the parties themselves can be astronomical. How often in your practice do you reject cases because neither your firm nor the client will be able to shoulder the costs of litigation, particularly in cases that will be complicated or protracted? Have you found yourself at the receiving end of a scorched-earth defense strategy that has swallowed up firm resources and profits? Have your clients struggled to meet operating expenses while waiting for their day in court? What options do litigators without deep pockets have to properly prepare and bring cases to trial and appeal?

The use of alternative litigation finance (“ALF”) has engendered spirited debate within the legal community, largely centered upon its impact on attorney ethics requirements. Does a third party’s investment impact an attorney’s duty to use independent professional judgment? Can it cause impermissible conflicts of interest? Does it potentially threaten sacred attorney-client and work product privileges?

In this engaging and informative program, James Batson, an attorney with over 20 years of litigation expertise and an Investment Manager and Legal Counsel to Bentham IMF, will introduce the use of litigation funding as a modern means to ensure meritorious cases get the commitment of resources they deserve. In addition to introducing the basics of alternative litigation finance, Jim will address numerous Rules of Professional Responsibility and how they intersect with litigation funding.

A detailed appendix will be provided containing the ethics opinions and additional contents discussed during the program.

Register now and don’t miss this important free briefing!

 

PLI Free Fridays

Each Friday, PLI offers everyone one week of free access to one web segment or One-Hour Audio Briefing from its catalog of more than 3,500 hours of on-demand offerings. These Free Friday segments are good for one full hour of CLE credit, and can be passed along to clients, colleagues, or anyone in need of training.

As a reminder, PLI Privileged Members have access to all of PLI’s live programs, Webcasts, and on-demand programs.

Celebrate National Library Week with PLI

Happy National Library Week!  

Unlimited Possibilities @ your library, Unlimited Possibilities @ PLI Discover PLUS

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In celebration of National Library Week, Practising Law Institute is offering a 20% discount on all Treatises and Answer Books from April 12 – April 18.

The Library Relations team would also like to encourage you to access our online publications through a subscription to PLI Discover PLUS.  A subscription to PLUS gives you access our Course Handbooks, Treatises and Answer Books. You can also search for PLI Forms to provide legal templates for your day-to-day tasks, and transcripts to many of our PLI programs and seminars.

 

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From the Library Relations team at PLI, enjoy the
recognition you and your library deserve!

Another New PLI Answer Book Now Available! The Import Practice Answer Book 2015

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PLI’s has published a new answer book aimed at helping students and practitioners alike navigate the complex regulations administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the importation of commercial goods into the United States. Import Practice Answer Book 2015 provides a comprehensive and step-by-step overview of the current law regulating when and where, and if, goods can be brought into the United States.

Walking through the process from pre-importation requirements to appealing a denial of entry, Import Practice Answer Book 2015 provides a detailed analysis of such areas as the:

  • Tariff classification and valuation systems
  • Kinds of merchandise that are prohibited or restricted
  • Financial security requirements, or when it is necessary to post a bond
  • Different types of entry and their different requirements
  • Ways to seek reduction or elimination of duties

Import Practice Answer Book 2015 walks you through the entire importation procedure, describing each step in the process; the regulatory requirements governing that step; and providing a copy of each major form that must be completed, including instructions on where and when that form must be submitted.

In addition, this new title provides complete coverage of how Rulings are issued and how to handle a negative Customs response, including the filing of protests and, ultimately, review by the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Import Practice Answer Book 2015 is designed to assist importers, attorneys, customs brokers, accountants, freight forwarders, customs consultants, Customs professionals in government service, and students in finding answers to the technical legal and administrative practice questions that inevitably arise in connection with importing merchandise into the United States.

If you’d like to order Import Practice Answer Book 2015, please email the PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

New Edition of Pharmaceutical Compliance and Enforcement Answer Book Now Available

 

PLI’s Pharmaceutical Compliance and Enforcement Answer Book 2015 is now available.  This Answer Book provides a comprehensive overview of the regulatory issues faced by the different participants in the pharmaceutical industry.

In an easy Q&A format, Pharmaceutical Compliance and Enforcement Answer Book 2015 describes:

 

  • The FDA’s authority and potential actions to regulate prescription drugs and biologics both before and after approval by the agency
  • A facility’s rights and compliance obligations during an inspection by the agency
  • How to best evaluate a company’s potential of being in violation and what to do to mitigate those risks
  • What advertising and promotion of prescription drugs is permitted
  • How product liability issues overlap with FDA enforcement initiatives
  • When criminal prosecution is used as part of the regulatory enforcement effort

Filled with practical suggestions, Pharmaceutical Compliance and Enforcement Answer Book 2015 provides the attorney and his or her clients with a roadmap to effective compliance with FDA pharmaceutical regulations.

If you’d like to order Pharmaceutical Compliance and Enforcement Answer Book 2015, please email the PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.