Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our "Listen and Learn" series, we're discussing Civil Procedure, and specifically, the scope of discovery and the work-product privilege.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Definition of the discovery phase in litigation
- Scope of discovery
- What is the work-product privilege?
- Determining whether work-product is protected from discovery
- Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams
Resources:
- “Listen and Learn” series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
- Examples & Explanations: Civil Procedure, by Joseph W. Glannon (https://www.amazon.com/Examples-Explanations-Procedure-Joseph-Glannon/dp/1454894024)
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2013 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/gbx/February-2013-CBX%20Selected%20Answers%20Essays.pdf)
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2019 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/July-2019-Essay-Questions-and-Answers.pdf)
- Podcast Episode 33: Tackling an MEE Civil Procedure Question (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-33-tackling-an-mee-civil-procedure-question/)
- Podcast Episode 72: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Civil Procedure (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-72-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-civil-procedure/)
Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-204-listen-and-learn-scope-of-discovery-and-the-work-product-privilege/)
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Alison & Lee