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Product description Are you prepared to handle the avalanche of business that will inevitably be caused by the Year 2000 computer problem, otherwise known as the "Millennium Bug" or Y2K? Year 2000 Law Deskbook analyzes the different kinds of legal service enterprises will need to effectively address the full range of Y2K problems. This imperative guide outlines the broad and overlapping business objectives of Y2K legal work that will soon crop up. You'll see the special problems facing such highly regulated industries as insurance, utilities, banking, securities and telecommunications, the industry sectors most heavily impacted by the Y2K computer problem. Year 2000 Law Deskbook provides invaluable insight from contributing authors drawn from a national law firm, including both US and international attorneys who have specialized in specific Y2K issues, problems and solutions. Topics include: * Defining internal and external risk definitions * Creating due diligence records with respect to a company's Y2K projects * Y2K compliancy definitions * Model letters to computer systems vendors * Model letters and questionnaires for third party dependencies such as suppliers and distributors * Documenting retention policies, including privilege policies * Developing business continuity plans * Y2K clauses for standard corporate documentation and legal failure scenario analyses * Complete risk mitigation plans (with exhibits) for presentation to the board of directors in order to create a business judgement rule defense for the directors * Developing the new skills needed to provide your clients with technically-adept legal advice concerning Y2K * Litigation tactics * Develop a detailed Y2K Audit Methodology enabling you to conduct legal audits of Y2K project plans * Plus much more! Your services to corporate clients will be critically important in the very near future. Now you can prepare your practice for success in managing this brand new area of law. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Sub