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How to Draft & Serve Initial Pleadings

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    There is much more to consider in drafting pleadings than simply making sure that the document meets bare notice requirements. Commencing suit is one of the most critical points in any piece of litigation and starting the case out right is crucial.

    This program provides practical guidance for drafting pleadings thoroughly and well, in a manner that both complies with the requirements of the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure, and avoids issues of insufficient pleading that may arise under those rules. Learn what you need to know about drafting effecting complaints, service of process, and preparing equally effective answers in a variety of civil actions.

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    • Employment Discrimination Law Overview: Disparate Treatment, Hostile Work Environment, and More!

    • 2:40pm - 3:00pm

      How to Draft & Serve Initial Pleadings: Jurisdiction & Venue

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    • 3:00pm - 3:30pm

      How to Draft & Serve Initial Pleadings: Essential Elements of the Claim

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    • 3:30pm - 3:40pm

      Break

    • Protected Classes in Massachusetts

    • 3:40pm - 3:55pm

      How to Draft & Serve Initial Pleadings: Service of Process

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    • 3:55pm - 4:15pm

      How to Draft & Serve Initial Pleadings: The Answer…And Maybe a Counterclaim

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    • The Qualification Prong of the Prima Facie Case

    • 4:15pm - 4:30pm

      How to Draft & Serve Initial Pleadings: Affirmative Defenses

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    • 4:30pm - 4:45pm

      How to Draft & Serve Initial Pleadings: Court Quirks

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    • What Constitutes an Adverse Employment Action

    • What Constitutes an Adverse Employment Action

    • Raising the Inference of Discrimination

    • Layoffs, Terminations, Failure to Hire, and Failure to Promote Claims

    • Special Considerations in Age Discrimination Cases

    • Failure To Accommodate, Disability, Perceived Disability, and Associational Disability Claims

    • Sexual Harassment and Hostile Work Environment Claims

    • Summary Judgment and the Prima Facie Case

    • The Employer’s Burden to Articulate a Legitimate Business Reason for Their Actions

    • Pretext

    • Retaliation Claims

    • “Ask the Experts” Q&A Session

  • Faculty

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    Jennifer Sevigney Durand, Esq., Durand Family Law LLC, Canton

    Faculty

    Breanishea Amaya, Esq., New England Law, Clinical Law Office, Boston
    H. Luke Mitcheson, Esq., Morgan & Morgan, PA, Waltham
    Jared M. Wood, Esq., Egloff & Wood LLP, Newton
    Tanesha R. Wright, Esq., Law Office of T.R. Wright, Boston
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