February 25: Webcast -The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Title:
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
When/Where:
February 25, 2016
4:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Webcast
Credit:

• Approved for 1 Credit in: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
• Other States: In some states you may be able to self-apply for credit; consult your credit-granting authority.

By:

LexisNexis® University

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March 2: Seattle - Accounting 101

Join us for the first CLE of our 2016 CLE Connections Series which aims to offer both high quality CLEs designed to help you run a successful law practice and opportunities to connect with other lawyer-entrepreneurs especially those serving the moderate income client community.

Hanging your own shingle not only means you are a running a law practice but it also means you are running a business.  And imperative to running a business is the ability to develop a working understanding and analytical framework of accounting terminology to not only run a successful practice but also avoid unintentional, accounting scandals.  Accountant Simone Bachaud will teach you the basics of accounting so you can be knowledgeable when reviewing statements and identifying red flags.  She will cover: 

• Key points of an accounting system (Quickbooks, Xero) 
• Setting up accounts and what to track 
• Basic law firm business expenses (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll)
• Standard financial reports (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet)
• Trust accounting (Basics for smaller law firms)
• Business taxes (Excise, Payroll, Income Tax)

Title:

Accounting 101
2016 Low Bono CLE Connections Series

When/Where:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH  2, 2016
12:00 TO 1:30 P.M. 
Seattle University School of Law
Fred H. Dore Courtroom – Room 105
By:
WSBA’s Low Bono Section, Moderate Means Program, and the Law Office Management Assistance Program, and the SU Low Bono and Solo Initiative
Credit:
1.5 CLE Credits Pending
Cost:
Free — RSVP here
Speaker:
Simone Bachaud is Knowledge Integration Solutions’ Contract CFO/Management Consultant with an emphasis in the areas of Accounting/Finance and Business Process Renewal. She has worked with Fortune 1000 organizations on large scale data projects. Previously, Ms. Bachaud worked for 12 years in the legal industry, developing law firms in the financial arena. Ms. Bachaud’s proven leadership and management skills, in addition to demonstrated skills in the areas of Accounting, Finance, Administration, Sales and long-term client relationships are some of the keys to the success of her projects. Ms. Bachaud’s education is in the arenas of Organizational Management, Accounting and Finance.

Reserve your spot for the rest of the 2016 Low Bono Connections CLE Series which usually take place at noon on the first Wednesday of most months:

April 6: Getting Paid:  Billing Basics – RSVP here.

May 4: Marketing 101 – RSVP here.

June 1: Tech Set-Up – RSVP here.

July 13: The Paperless Law Office – RSVP here.

August 3: Marketing 102 – RSVP here.

September 7: Low-Cost Legal Research – RSVP here.

October 5: Ethical Considerations for a Low Bono Practice – RSVP here.

November 2: Back-Up and Succession Planning – RSVP here.

December 7: Strategic Planning for Sustainability and Growth – RSVP here.

February 23: Pro Bono Litigation Skills 2016

If you want to litigate a pro bono case, then this is the program you have been waiting for. In this program, panelists will discuss pro bono litigation practice with examples from consumer cases. We will cover what you need to do in litigation from both plaintiff and defense perspectives, including drafting and responding to a complaint, motion practice, discovery, and trial. The training is designed for advocates with limited trial experience, but lawyers at all experience levels would benefit from attending.

What You Will Learn

• Drafting a complaint
• How to respond to a complaint
• Tips on discovery practice
• Settlement considerations
• Pointers on how to prepare for trial
• Legal services and non-profit attorneys and pro bono volunteers who want to be well-prepared for their first case or more experienced attorneys who want to be better prepared for the next one, should register to attend.

Title:
Pro Bono Litigation Skills 2016
When/Where:
February 23, 2016
9:00 AM Pacific
Webcast
Feb. 23, 2016
9:00 AM Pacific
Also Presented In-Person In San Francisco, CA

Credit:

3 or more credits in most jurisdictions

Speakers:

• Chair: Kent Qian ~ Staff Attorney, National Housing Law Project
• Sharon Djemal ~ Director, Consumer Clinic, East Bay Community Law Center
• Nelson Goodell ~ The Goodell Law Firm
• Elizabeth S. Letcher ~ Law Offices of Elizabeth Letcher
• Scott Maurer ~ Associate Clinical Professor in Consumer Law, Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center
• Program Attorney: Christina Thompson ~ Program Attorney, Practising Law Institute

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February 18: Webcast - Diversity & Inclusion in Law Practice 2016 #MCLE

The challenges to attaining diversity and inclusion in the legal and compliance professions remain formidable. At this year’s Diversity & Inclusion in Law Practice program, a renowned faculty of attorneys and diversity professionals will discuss significant legal developments that impact diversity, the continued challenges presented by unconscious bias, and individual and organizational best practices.
What You Will Learn:

• Legal update on decisions/ recent developments impacting diversity (broadly defined to include diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, veteran status and religious beliefs)
• Unconscious bias: what it is and how to address it in your organization
• Best practices for advancing diversity in the legal and compliance profession

This program will be of great interest to all professionals concerned about issues of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, including partners and associates, in-house counsel, diversity directors, and professionals working in government or nonprofit organizations.
Title:
Diversity & Inclusion in Law Practice 2016
When/Where:
Webcast
February 18, 2016
1:30 PM Eastern
New York, NY
Speakers:

• Co-Chairs:
• Anna L. Brown ~ Special Attorney/Global Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Shearman & Sterling LLP
• Lorraine S. McGowen ~ Partner and Chair of Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
• Nate Saint-Victor ~ Executive Director, Legal and Compliance Division, Morgan Stanley
• Speakers:
• Gabrielle Lyse Brown ~ Director of Diversity & Inclusion, New York City Bar Association
• Pamela A. Gibbs ~ Director, Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, United States Securities and Exchange Commission
• Stacey M. Gray ~ Stacey Gray, PC
• Maja D. Hazell ~ Director of Diversity and Inclusion, White & Case LLP
• Bruce Jackson ~ Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation
• D'Arcy Kemnitz ~ Executive Director, National LGBT Bar Association
• Jean Lee ~ Assistant General Counsel, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
• Katharine H. Parker ~ Proskauer Rose LLP
• Dr. Arin N. Reeves ~ President, Nextions LLC
• Mark Roellig ~ Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
• Christina Swarns ~ Director of Litigation, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
• Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri ~ Chief Diversity Officer and Global Head of Talent Development, Goldman Sachs
• June A. Witterschein ~ Director of Professional Development, New York City Law Department
• Program Attorney: Janet L. Siegel ~ Program Attorney, Practising Law Institute

Credit:
Up to 4 credit hours in most jurisdictions

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February 23: Webcast (WA only): Ethics, Legal Project Management and Pro Bono Representation

This webcast is free to members of the Washington State Bar Association.
This month's Legal Lunchbox will begin with an overview of how legal project management is tied to the Rules of Professional Conduct. Following this introduction, faculty will discuss how to improve the quality, process and procedures related to pro bono representation through the practice of legal project management.

Title:

Ethics, Legal Project Management and Pro Bono Representation
WSBA Legal Lunchbox Series
When/Where:
11:30 a.m. Webcast Registration Opens. Note: this is different from registering for the course. You should register for the course as soon as you are sure you want to take it. You can NOT register for the course on the day of the course.
12:00 -12:45 p.m. Ethics Are Agile: How Following the RPCs Can Lead to a Successful Project
12:45 -1:30 p.m. Delivering Quality Legal Services: LPM in the Pro Bono World
1:30 p.m. Adjourn
Webcast
Speakers:

• Sean Monahan - Foster Pepper PLLC. Seattle
• Joanna Plichta Boisen - Foster Pepper PLLC, Seattle

By:
WSBA
Credits:
Ethics: 0.75, Other: 0.75
Cost:
Free to all WSBA members.
More Information and Registration
This webcast is part of the WSBA’s free Legal Lunchbox Series CLEs that are offered at noon on the last Tuesday of each month as a benefit to WSBA members.

July 19: Webcast - Best Practices in Biotechnology Prior Art Searching

Title:
Best Practices in Biotechnology Prior Art Searching
When/Where:
July 19, 2016
Webcast - Register Now!

Description:
Examine the tools that maximize search efforts and walk-through successful processes on extracting relevant data from search results
Search Strategies Examined:

• Searching devices, protocols and products related to biotechnology
• Sequence searching review
• Preparing sequence listings.

Topics Covered:

• Search Types: What kinds of prior art searches are there?
• Search Strategies: A guide to conducting a good search
• Databases: Patent vs. non-patent, free vs. subscription, as well as which databases specialize in particular subject areas, along with their pros, cons and features.

Speaker:

• Arvind Viswanathan & Jeffrey Sobek come from varied technical and management backgrounds; they also bring a wealth of knowledge from more than 40 years of combined experience working with IP professionals from top IP and AmLaw firms to individual inventors.

By:
Legal Advantage has conducted over 3,000 combined searches, with a cross section of experience of searching for patent and non-patent literature in databases mirrored with extensive on-site search experience at the USPTO.
Credit:
CA, FL, TX, WA; Some other states may grant credit upon application.
More:
http://legaladvantage.net/CLE/Biotechnology.aspx

August 16: Webcast - Best Practices in Prior Art Searching Life Sciences

Title:
Best Practices in Prior Art Searching Life Sciences
When/Where:
August 16, 2016
12:00 PM Eastern
Webcast - Register Now!
This program runs monthly
Description:
Examine the tools that maximize search efforts and walk-through successful processes on extracting relevant data from search results
Search Strategies Examined:

• Active pharmaceutical ingredients and formulations 
• Biotech- sequence searching, methods and apparatus
• Medical Devices- mechanical and electrical engineering 
• Industrial and consumer chemistry 
• Food chemistry and nutraceuticals 
• Business and Database methods.

Topics Covered:

• Search Types: What kinds of prior art searches are there?
• Search Strategies: A guide to conducting a good search
• Databases: Patent vs. non-patent, free vs. subscription, as well as which databases specialize in particular subject areas, along with their pros, cons and features

Speakers:
Feroze Ali & Jeffrey Sobek. Coming from varied technical and management backgrounds, they also bring a wealth of knowledge from more than 40 years of combined experience working with IP professionals from top IP and AmLaw firms to individual inventors.
Legal Advantage has conducted over 3,000 combined searches, with a cross section of experience of searching for patent and non-patent literature in databases mirrored with extensive on-site search experience at the USPTO.
By:
Legal Advantage.
Credit:
1 Hour in FL, TX, WA; some other states may allow credit on self-application.
By:
Legal Advantage.
More:
http://legaladvantage.net/CLE/LifeScience.aspx

July 6: Webcast - Best Practices in Prior Art Searching

This CLE provides strategies that improves your Prior Art Search
making sure you get the relevant results the first time. This course has helped attendees manage their patent prosecution matters and searches more effectively and efficiently.
Topics:

• Key components of an effective search strategy
• Database strengths and weaknesses
• Processes to save you and your clients' time and money
• Best practices in dealing with vendors and clients
• Various searches and benefits
• Review of basic building blocks.

Title:

Best Practices in Prior Art Searching

Date/Time/Place:

July 6, 2016

12:00 PM EST

Webinar
This Program Is Repeated Frequently
Speakers: 

Feroze Ali & Jeffrey Sobek: Coming from varied technical and management backgrounds, they also bring a wealth of knowledge from more than 40 years of combined experience working with IP professionals from top IP and AmLaw firms to individual inventors.
Legal Advantage has conducted over 3,000 combined searches, with a cross section of experience of searching for patent and non-patent literature in databases mirrored with extensive on-site search experience at the USPTO.   

By:
LegalAdvantage.
Credit:

CA, FL, ID, VA, WA.

More:
http://legaladvantage.net/CLE/PriorArtSearch.aspx

February 17: Webcast - Eliminating Bias in the Legal Profession #MCLE

Title:

Eliminating Bias From the Legal Profession
When/Where:
February 17, 2016
3:00pm EST- 4:00pm EST

Webcast - Register Now!
By:
LexisNexis
Credit:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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March 10: Webcast - #Ethics of Blogging for Lawyers

What are the primary legal issues that arise when blogging? Josh King, Avvo’s General Counsel and VP of Business Development, will review the basics of getting started with blogging, and cover some of the potential pitfalls that face bloggers in general – and legal bloggers in particular.
Lawyers who attend this webinar will learn about:

• The application of attorney advertising rules to legal blogging, and the first amendment considerations involved.
• Defamation, liability for third party comments, and the nuts and bolts of dealing with takedown requests under the DMCA.
• Special considerations when blogging about clients.

Title:
Ethics of Blogging for Lawyers
When/Where:
March 10, 2016
10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern
Webcast - Register Now!
Credit:
1hr Ethics CLE CA, FL, IL,  NY, NV, PA, TX and .25hr for WA
Speaker:
Josh King
By:
Avvo
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