Civility and Dealing with Difficult Lawyers in The Litigation Context
Lawyers have a moral and ethical duty to display good manners and professional decorum towards fellow lawyers, litigants and the court. In the heat of the adversarial process, trial counsel can find themselves behaving without civility. Hear our speakers role-play and discuss scenarios of un-civility and offer suggestions of conduct to remedy the issue.
After this webinar, you will be able to :
- Understand key ways to behave civilly in and out of court.
- Explain to your client how to behave civilly in court and with opposing party.
- Know how to properly respond to uncivil conduct in court by opposite counsel or self-represented litigants.
This course is especially suited for junior trial counsel.
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