The goal of this Video Leadership Seminar is to provide lawyers and executives with essential information about settlements and litigation strategies for employment law cases. The DVD is viewable on any computer or iPod (that supports video) and features 45 minutes of live video with Juliane Balliro of Wolf Block sharing her knowledge and experience with settlements and negotiations regarding the defense of employment cases. The Video Leadership Seminar provides specific resources such as successful legal strategies, settlement and negotiation strategies and experiences dealing with different situations. Topics covered in the Video Leadership Seminar include:
Step by step for handling the situation
Effective defensive strategies
Best practices for defending employment litigation
Negotiation and settlement of employment claims
Laws regarding employment litigation
Samples of the types of questions answered in the Video Leadership Seminar include:
What role does settlement play in employment litigation today? How is negotiation used by the parties involved?
What client procedures produce the best result for documents and records support the defense? Who is responsible for this system? How is it monitored and evaluated?
What method is used to investigate and research the claim? How is the client involved? What significance does this have for the defense strategy?
What experts and consultants and experts are instrumental in preparing the client strategy? At what point in the process are these resources bought in?
What are the employment laws or groups of employment laws? How do state laws differ from federal laws?
What aspects of the law are changing? What are the trends in employment litigation and how can companies protect themselves?
What topics are negotiated when settling an employment claim? How does party motivation impact the negotiating points and strategy?
What are the financial implications of negotiating a settlement? What alternatives exist to mitigate the costs? How are these options explored?
