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unilateral_stare

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Fact Light Litigation Area

Post by unilateral_stare » Sun Jun 09, 2019 5:57 pm

Out of litigation areas that BigLaw firms do, which area is the least fact/discovery heavy? For example, I would think that there is more discovery in securities litigation than in employment (not really sure that is true). Thanks!

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Re: Fact Light Litigation Area

Post by beeoBoop » Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:33 am

While employment may have less discovery (I cant speak to that) all subspecialties have discovery and juniors bear the brunt of it.

Discovery in biglaw is the majority of litigation, regardless of the subspecialty. Do you have a profound aversion to discovery? If so lit may not be for you

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Re: Fact Light Litigation Area

Post by UnfrozenCaveman » Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:41 am

Appellate?

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Re: Fact Light Litigation Area

Post by unilateral_stare » Mon Jun 10, 2019 12:09 pm

UnfrozenCaveman wrote:Appellate?
Haha, true if you can get one.

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Re: Fact Light Litigation Area

Post by Bnonymous » Mon Jun 10, 2019 3:29 pm

Government contracts litigation is very light on discovery. The same is probably true for other areas of law that involve administrative records.

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Re: Fact Light Litigation Area

Post by nealric » Mon Jun 10, 2019 4:45 pm

Tax cases tend to be fairly discovery light.

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Re: Fact Light Litigation Area

Post by BlackAndOrange84 » Tue Jun 11, 2019 12:54 am

Bnonymous wrote:Government contracts litigation is very light on discovery. The same is probably true for other areas of law that involve administrative records.
That's right—admin law cases usually don't involve discovery. Not to say the facts don't matter or you're arguing pure legal questions all the time. You see far more more arbitrary and capricious arguments than statutory interpretation or constitutional arguments.

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Re: Fact Light Litigation Area

Post by Bnonymous » Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:47 am

BlackAndOrange84 wrote:
Bnonymous wrote:Government contracts litigation is very light on discovery. The same is probably true for other areas of law that involve administrative records.
That's right—admin law cases usually don't involve discovery. Not to say the facts don't matter or you're arguing pure legal questions all the time. You see far more more arbitrary and capricious arguments than statutory interpretation or constitutional arguments.
Well said.

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