Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: describe the goals behind the discovery rules and the timing of the discovery process; apply appropriate privileges and other limitations that can be used to shield information from discovery requests; identify information subject to mandatory disclosure rules; explain how Rule 26 of the federal rules of civil procedure works to mandate disclosures from the parties in litigation; differentiate between types of depositions and their purposes; and apply the rules governing various discovery devices, including depositions, requests for production and interrogatories.