Does an attorney have a duty to learn about the issues in e-discovery? What should be part of an attorney's continuing legal education regarding e-discovery?

What will be an ideal response?


Under the rules of professional responsibility, the attorney must be competent, which includes the duty to keep current on changes in the law such as those that impact discovery under the federal rules. Failure to stay up-to-date may also be malpracticeon the part of the attorney.

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T or F Any law firm involved in multi-jurisdictional(MJD) cases has an increased danger of inadvertently losing the protection granted by the attorney–client privilege.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which statement describesthe rule regarding circumstances in which an attorneymay violate the rule of confidentialityoutside the boundsof the firm?

A. There aremultiplecircumstances that permit this. B. Violation ofthe rule isprohibited by federalstatute. C. The rule is absolute and never subject to exception. D. The circumstances are very rare and limited.

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A _________________________ claim, which allows a spouse to recover for lost services, is a ____________________ claim in that it derives from the injured spouse's underlying claim.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The RAM is the computer "chip" that interprets computer instructions and processes data

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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