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ABC's of Starting and Managing Your Law Practice. By the Florida Bar.
Access to Federally Subsidized Housing. Issues affecting access to federally subsidized housing, e.g. waitlists, preferences, income limits, immigration status, criminal history screening; options for those denied. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Advanced Planning Booby Traps. Pitfalls in incapacity planning and methods to mitigate those threats. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Advocating for Veterans - the Basics on Benefits, Discharge Upgrades and Cultural Competency. By Practicing Law Institute.
Alternative Fee Arrangements & Pro Bono Service. This two part program covers (A) practical and ethical considerations of alternative fee arrangements and (B) ABA's stance on pro bono service and corporate pro bono work. By Lexvid.
Appeals, Removals, & Class Actions. Latest rules and best practices regarding appeals, removal to federal court, and class actions. By Lexvid.
Applying Collaborative Court Principles to Civil Cases. Continuing "An Overview of Collaborative Court Principles". By Legal Aid Association of California.
Asset Tracing In Divorce Engagements. Uncovering all marital assets at the time of divorce can be a painstaking task. By Lexvid.
Attorney-Client Privilege and the Duty of Confidentiality. By Lexvid.
Bankruptcy & Divorce. Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcies in the divorce context: the automatic stay, domestic support obligations, taxes, and more. By Lexvid.
Bankruptcy & Divorce: The Worst of Both Worlds. The Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 completely changes the role of attorneys handling bankruptcy and divorce cases.By Lexvid.
Bankruptcy, Mortgages and Foreclosure: What Bankruptcy Can and Can't Do for Borrowers in Distress. How does consumer bankruptcy interact with mortgage debt and foreclosures? 3.25 credits. By Practising Law Institute
Basic Receivership Law. By Lexvid.
The Bilski Oral Argument. By Intellectual Property Colloquium.
Blogging and Tweets: Social Networking in the Workplace. The rapid expansion of social media has created legal pitfalls for employers and employees. By Lexvid.
Business Succession Planning. Plan the orderly transfer of management and ownership of your clients' businesses. By Lexvid.
Business Valuation & Damage Calculation for Litigators. Forecasting, standards of value, discount rate, discounts and premiums, valuing non-taxed entities, recent developments, and the latest valuation controversies. By Lexvid.
Calculating Child Support for Clients with Reduced Income. Training for the Washington State Bar Association Moderate Means Program.
Can Content Survive Online? New business models for music, publishing and motion picture industries. By Intellectual Property Colloquium.
Can You Hear Me Now? A fireside chat with Verizon executives. By Intellectual Property Colloquium.
Changing the Foreclosure Litigation Landscape with the 49 State AG Mortgage Servicing Settlement 2012. Advocates for homeowners, lenders and government agencies need to understand the recent 26 billion dollar settlement with the five largest mortgage servicers. By Practising Law Institute.
Chapter 11 Reorganizations: A General Overview of Bankruptcy and Bankruptcy Terminology. By Lexvid.
Children with Disabilities in Child Care. Finding and maintaining child care for children with disabilities can be challenging. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Choosing Our Judges. State Supreme Court election politicization and skyrocketing costs. By Florida Bar.
Collection Law: Issues In Law Practice Management. An overview of collection law and how to ensure no judgment goes uncollected. By Lexvid.
Common Car Crash Injuries: Anatomy, Treatment, Litigation. This "crash" course gives personal injury litigators the background information they need to prosecute/defend these claims. By Lexvid.
A Conversation with Chief Judge Paul Michel. By Intellectual Property Colloquium.
A Conversation with Fred von Lohman. By Intellectual Property Colloquium.
Copyright Basics. A myriad of issues pertaining to copyright law in the United States. By Lexvid.
Counseling Homeowners on Foreclosures & Alternatives. How to deal with issues such as HAMP, negotiations with first and second lien holders, bankruptcy, refinancing, litigation between borrowers and lenders, short sales, deficiency judgments, tax implications, and government assistance programs. By Lexvid.
Covering the Roberts Court in the Obama Era: A Reporter's Reflections. By University of Akron.
Client Interviewing and Using LawHelpCA.org to Find Client Resources. Techniques and tips for interviewing clients. By LAAC.
Counseling Homeowners on Foreclosures & Alternatives. How to deal with issues such as HAMP, negotiations with first and second lien holders, bankruptcy, refinancing, litigation between borrowers and lenders, short sales, deficiency judgments, tax implications, and government assistance programs. By Lexvid.
Cultural Competency 101: Introduction to Legal Services Series. Cultural Competency, the ability to interact effectively with people of different backgrounds, is an essential skill in providing effective legal services. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Current Developments in Conflicts of Interest. By Lexvid.
Current Issues for In House Counsel. Two hours of ethics training, specifically for in house counsel. By Lexvid.
Current Issues in Litigation & Discovery. Emerging issues pertaining to jurors, judges, experts and technology. By Lexvid
Debt and Debt Collection. An introduction to debt and debt collection practices in California. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Debt Ceiling Debate Raises Legal, Regulatory and Financial Issues 2011. By Practicising Law Institute.
Debt Collection Defense. Learn how to assist defendants in debt collection litigation and how to help impoverished clients protect their minimal assets. By LAAC.
Defending Unlawful Detainers: Training Pro Bono Attorneys to Help Families Avoid Homelessness. By Practicising Law Institute.
Defense-Initiated Victim Outreach (DIVO): Policies, Practices and Implementation Video. DIVO is a new program that seeks to address the needs of crime victims and their families throughout the legal process by providing a bridge between them and the attorneys who represent the defendant. By The Institute for Restorative Justice and Restorative Dialogue.
Derivative Work. By Intellectual Property Colloquium.
Developing a Business Plan for the Start-Up Law Firm. The marketing and planning skills lawyers need when contemplating starting their own law practice. By Florida State Bar.
The Digital Haystack: Challenges of Managing New Technologies to Meet Legal Requirements. Challenges and ethical issues faced by attorneys engaged in digital discovery. By Lexvid.
Disability Rights Overview. Basic information about the substantive requirements of federal and California disability nondiscrimination laws, including changes related to the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments of 2008. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Discovery in Family Law Proceedings. The many tools family law attorneys have at their disposal to uncover the pertinent facts. By Lexvid.
Diversity in Law Practice 2011: Legal Update, Inclusion Strategies, and Work-Life Balance. By Practicising Law Institute.
E-Discovery Strategies & the Revised Federal Rules. Practical effects that the Federal Rules of Evidence have on electronic records retention. By Lexvid.
Effective Storytelling & Catastrophic Loss Cases for Litigators. Sharpen your skills as a litigator with this dual program on winning over a jury and handling catastrophic loss cases. By Lexvid
Elder Financial Abuse. How to recognize financial elder abuse, and how to remedy it. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Elder Estate Planning Abuse. Insight into various scams against seniors. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Emerging Best Practices for Legal Holds. Legal holds: their scope, triggering events, sanctions, and common traps that attorneys often fall into. By Lexvid.
Emerging Trends in Legal Ethics and Professionalism: Today and in the Future. By the Peoria County Bar Association and the Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission Of the Supreme Court of Illinois.
Employee Benefits for Same-Sex Couples: Legal Considerations and Best Practices. Current state of same-sex union laws in the U.S., their effect on employee benefit plans, and actions to take when setting up or reviewing benefits plans. By Lexvid.
Estate Planning & Divorce - On-Demand. Explore the interplay between estate planning and family law issues. By Lexvid
Ethical Considerations for Pro Bono and Reduces-Fee Representation. On-Demand training for WSBA Moderate Means Program Participants. Ethics Credit.
Ethical Issues in Pro Bono Representation 2011. Recent developments and ongoing issues in ethics and professional responsibility arising out of pro bono and public interest practice. By Practising Law Institute.
Ethical Issues in Social Media. Professional ethics rules & other bar regulations on the use of social media, with emphasis on the first amendment constraints around these rules & specific examples of the use (& misuse) of current social media platforms. By Lexvid.
Ethics: Alternative Fee Arrangements & Pro Bono Service. Allocation and risk and the attendant ethical conflicts that can arise under several knds of AFA; plus: the need for and ethical duty of pro bono service. By Lexvid.
Ethics: Issues for In-House Counsel. Ethical business practices necessary in crisis management. By Lexvid.
The Ethics Behind Client Data Security. The relationship between technology and ethics; ethical technology solutions. By Rekall Technologies.
Expanding Your Practice Using Limited Scope Representation 2012. An introduction to the rapidly changing practice of limited scope representation (often called "unbundling") in family law. By Practising Law Institute.
Everyone Hates DRM. By Intellectual Property Colloquium.
Expanding Your Practice Using Limited Scope Representation. By Practicising Law Institute.
First Amendment Issues in K-12 Education. An overview of First Amendment issues affecting K-12 public education, covering some of the leading cases from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Eighth Circuit, and other courts. This program is available through December 31, 2012. By Richard Clem Continuing Legal Education.
First Sale Doctrine.Understanding the first sale doctrine, tracing its public policy justifications and comparing copyright's approach to that of antitrust. By Intellectual Property Colloquium.
The Florida Bar Discipline System. By The Florida Bar.
Florida's JNC Composition, The Past, Present and Future. Available through June 14. By Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division.
Foreclosure Predatory Lending: Case Assessment, Issue Spotting, and Important Forms. By Home Foreclosure Legal Aid Project.
Getting and Keeping Good Clients. By Illinois Supreme Court Attorney Registration & Discipline Commission.
Getting In, Getting Out, Getting Paid: Fee Agreements, Withdrawal as Counsel, and Fee Arbitrations. By Lexvid.
Gift Tax Returns and the Statute of Limitations. Federal regulations on gift tax, with particular focus to the statute of limitations and "adequate disclosure" issues. By Lexvid.
Government Investigations: Dealing with Criminal Investigations. Avoid or, if necessary, handle criminal investigations against your business clients. By Lexvid.
Grandparent Guardianship. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Guide for Pregnant and Parenting Youth: On-Demand. Legal rights of pregnant and parenting youth, including access to healthcare, educational rights, family law issues, entitlements to benefits and support, etc and more. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Health Reform is Coming! Health Reform is Coming! What does health reform mean for Medi-Cal and low-income people? By Legal Aid Association of California.
Home Foreclosure Process, Timeline, and Important Initial Questions. Free to participants in the Home Foreclosure Legal Aid Project (which is itself free).By WSBA
Hot Topics in Commercial Leasing. By Lexvid.
Human Trafficking: What Judges Need to Know.While aimed at judges, this program should be of interest to attorneys and the public. By National Judicial College.
Identifying and Resolving Conflicts of Interest. What is a conflict, when does it occur, why it must be dealt with and how can it be resolved?By Attorney Registration & Discipline Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois.
Immigration Straight Talk: What Employers Really Need to Know About I-9's, ICE, & E-Verify. Protect your clients in the event of an I-9 inspection. By Lexvid.
Improving the Quality of Health Care: Where Law, Accreditation, and Professionalism Collide. The role of law in eliminating preventable complications in healthcare and providing safer environments for patients. By Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
Insurance Coverage Disputes Involving Environmental Claims. How to assess environmental claim disputes effectively in insurance litigation. By Lexvid.
Insurance Law Fundamentals. By Lexvid.
Intellectual Property Risk Management. By offered by Marshall, Gerstein & Borun.
International Adoption - Highlights. Attorneys must be diligent when assisting families with oversea adoptions governed by state, federal, and international regulations. By Lexvid.
International E-Discovery & Trade Law Disputes. Working through global e-discovery disputes, and international trade law enforcement stings.By Lexvid.
Introduction to Auto Fraud. The statutory claims available to California consumers. By Legal Aid Association of California.
It Ain't Easy Being Clean: The Compliance Challenges of FCPA and Dodd-Frank. Best Practices for Complying with Anti-Bribery and Corruption Regulations. By LexisNexis.
Law, Psychiatry and Children: An Expert's View.For lawyers who want to know more about the interface of child and adolescent psychiatry and the law. By Family Lawyer Magazine.
The Lawyers Guide to Technology. What you most need to know about technology in your law office. By Rekall Technologies.
Legal Assistance for Low-Income LGBT Seniors. Designed for legal aid attorneys working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) seniors. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Legal Considerations When Assisting a Client Form a Business. By Lexvid.
A Legal Response to Pregnancy and Violence in California Schools. Federal and state laws that protect the civil and educational rights of pregnant and parenting teens; discussion of the most common violations at schools. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Legal Services/Social Worker Collaboration in Elder Abuse Cases. How social workers and lawyers work together in cases involving elders. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Litigating The Right To Peace. This 1.5 credit AV CLE features Attorney Roberto Zamora who, as a law student in 2003, sued his government for violating the right to peace enshrined in Costa Rica's constitution ... and won! By WSBA WPTL Section.
Litigation Management: Driving Great Results - Part 1. Veteran trial lawyers reveal secrets to trial success. By Lexvid.
Litigation Management: Driving Great Results - Part 2. Updates on the new Consumer Product Safety Information Database, and on Whistleblower Litigation. By Lexvid.
Mediation in Florida. By Upchurch Watson White & Max.
Mediation Panel Discussion. The mediation process from the perspective of three experienced mediators. By Lexvid.
Medical Marijuana: Unanticipated Legal Consequences and the Lessons Learned.Implementation issues and unanticipated legal, ethical and public health problems with various state medical marijuana laws. By American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics.
Medicare Basics. Basics of Medicare Parts A, B, C and D; special programs and rules for low-income beneficiaries. By Legal Aid Association of California.
More Than A Game. A conversation with chief legal officers of three major videogame companies. By Intellectual Property Colloquium.
Navigating the Immigration Jungle: Immigration Visas. By Lexvid.
New Rule 2.526: Digital Accessibility of Documents Electronically Transmitted to Florida. Which documents are covered by accessibility statutes and how to satisfy the latter. By Florida State Bar.
New Rules and Forms for Family Law and Domestic Violence. Many family law rules and form changes became effective January 1, 2012. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Online Legal Services: Keeping Pace with the Evolving Practice of Law. Strengthen your practice, connect with clients, and increase revenues with the effective delivery of online legal services. By Lexvid.
Open Source Exposure via Your Software Supply Chain. Common areas of exposure to intellectual property violations in software supply chains; recommended mitigation and management strategies. By Black Duck.
An Overview of Collaborative Court Principles. Collaborative court models and principles provide a promising non-adversarial approach to representation in civil matters. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Parenting Plan Basics, Relocation, and GALS. Training for the Washington State Bar Association Moderate Means Program (MMP). By MMP.
Patent Reform: Damages. By Intellectual Property Colloquium.
Prenuptual Agreements. Case law update and the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act. By Attorney Eddie Stephens
Preparing For A Bankruptcy Filing. The basic prep work bankruptcy attorneys need to do to prepare for a bankruptcy filing. By Lexvid.
Privacy and Identity Theft: Protect Yourself, Your Clients and Your Firm. Attorneys are appealing targets for identity thieves; learn to defend your self and your clients. Written program by Family Lawyer Magazine.
Privacy in Networked World. By Intellectual Property Colloquium.
Pro Bono in Practice: Elections. Free to anyone associated with a Law Firm Pro Bono Project Member Firm. By Pro Bono Institute.
Problems with Reverse Mortgages, VA, and Long-Term Care Medi-Cal.How reverse mortgages, living trust traps, and the activity of financial predators working the VA Aid and Assistance program impact seniors' financial independence and ability to qualify for Long-Term Care Medi-Cal. By Legal Aid Association of California
Public Benefits: They're the Same Families: CalWORKs Child Care Subsidy Law and Advocacy Opportunities. Child care subsidies provide work support for parents while giving children access to early educational opportunities. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Realities of Alternative Fee Arrangements. Allocation of risk and ethical conflicts that can arise under AFAs. By Lexvid.
Restraint of sale and post-foreclosure remedies: On-Demand CLE for HFLAP Volunteers. For volunteers with the WSBA Home Foreclosure Legal Aid Program. By WSBA.
The Role of Expert Witnesses in Complex Litigation. By Practising Law Institute.
Selected Ethical Issues for Litigators & Business Attorneys. A trio of ethical issues for litigators, in-house counsel, employment lawyers, and business attorneys. By Lexvid.
Senior Issues: Introduction into Consumer Law. Basic consumer laws including credit report, identity theft, debt and debt collection, and what recourse individuals have. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Serving the LGBT Elder Community. What an elder advocate needs to know. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Setting & Managing Litigation Budgets. Accurate budgeting for a case can improve client relations and inform case valuation.By Lexvid.
Shepard Fairey v. Associated Press. 1 credit. By Intellectual Property Colloquium.
Short Sales & Other Options to Avoid Foreclosures. By Lexvid.
The State of Electronic Discovery Practice in the Federal Courts 2012. By The Florida Bar.
Statutory Damages and the Tenenbaum Litigation. By Intellectual Property Colloquium.
Subsidized Child Care: Notice Issues & the Parent Appeal Process. Advocates can make a huge difference in assisting parents whose child care benefits have been denied, reduced or terminated. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Subsidized Housing Basics 2012. Overview of federal housing programs, recent changes, current trends, and issues facing practitioners. By Practising Law Institute.
Substance Abuse: a Clinical & Ethical Perspective. Actions an attorney must take to ethically comply with his or her ethical obligations as it relates to substance abuse; treatment options. By Lexvid.
Substance Abuse & the Legal Profession. This program highlights the dangers of addiction in the legal profession. By Lexvid.
Symposium on Scientific Evidence in Complex Civil Litigation. Limitations of forensics science,Daubert, admissibility and much more! By National Judicial College.
Tax, Credit and Other Financial Consequences of Foreclosures, Short Sales and Mortgage Loan Principal Forgiveness. 3.25 credits. By Practising Law Institute.
Telecommunication Issues and an Introduction to Consumer Arbitration ClausesBasic consumer disputes involving mobile phones, home phones, and calling cards; arbitration clauses. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Tenants' Rights in Foreclosure. When the housing your client rents goes into foreclosure, it's no time to sit on your hands! By Legal Aid Association of California.
Trial Topics. Including "Ten Commandments of Cross Examination" and "Jurors + Internet = Trouble". By Lexvid.
Unbundled Legal Services: Ethics & Best Practices. Incorporating unbundled services into your practice, including ethical considerations.
Unraveling the Complexities of the GPL. Despite widespread adoption of GPL-based code, developers and end-users continue to wrestle with legal issues. By Black Duck Software.
Valuing a Business' Personal Goodwill in Divorce.Valuation strategies in the context of divorce. By Lexvid.
The Vulnerabilities of Immigrant Families. How immigration status influences a client's interactions with attorneys and government agencies, including courts, in the legal process. By Legal Aid Association of California.
The West Memphis Three. History of the case and the successful Amended Writ of Habeas Corpus. By Lexvid.
When Spouse Holds Personal Business. In divorce, determining the value of a small business can be fraught with complications. By Lexvid.
Wills and Estate Planning Basics. Fundamental building blocks of a basic will and estate plan. By Legal Aid Association of California.
Windy City Litigation Management Conference - Part 1. An hour of litigation expertise. By Lexvid.
Windy City Litigation Management Conference - Part 2. Another hour of tips by top litigators. By Lexvid.
Working in the Cloud: It's the Latest, It's the Greatest, Or Is It? This cloud computing primer for lawyers addresses benefits, disadvantages, and ethics of working in the cloud, including internet-based software as a service (SaaS), financial and case management benefits. By The Florida Bar.
You Tube, My Take - (Viacom/Google litigation). By Intellectual Property Colloquium.

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