A selection of resources that discuss the work product doctrine in the United States:
- Attorney-Client Privilege, Work Product and Legal Ethics Standards: What Every In-Lawyer Need to Know, presentation material from a 2025 ACC San Diego Chapter program presented by Mary Hackett, Senior Attorney, Gretchen Jankowski, Shareholder and Co-Chair, Litigation, Jennifer Oliver, Shareholder, Litigation, from Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC; and Alexa Zanolli, Associate General Counsel, AMN Healthcare. (material available through this ACC San Diego chapter page).
- Ethics and Privilege: The Work-Product Doctrine and Patent Practice (ACC Docket, September 1, 2009), by John K. Villa
- Ethics and Privilege - Work Product Protection for Document Collections: A Quarter-Century After Sporck v. Peil (ACC Docket, May 1, 2010), by John K. Villa
Also check out resources on attorney-client privilege:
- A View From In-House Counsel: Today’s Approach to Dual Purpose Communications And Practical Considerations in the Wake of In re Grand Jury (July 21, 2023), by Jacquelyn Papish, Scott Hulsey, John Kelly, and Marissa Higgins, of Barnes & Thornburg LLP; and Amy Chai, of the Association of Corporate Counsel
- The Impact of AI on Attorney Client Privilege (September 2024), survey report by the Association of Corporate Counsel
- Legal Update Brief: Understanding the Attorney-Client Privilege (May 29, 2025), by Seyfarth Shaw LLP
(This resources list was published on September 30, 2025).
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