January 28: Webcast - Three Critical Tools: Impeachment, Refreshment, and Past Recollection Recorded

This one hour webinar designed for the trial practitioner, which spells out best practices in the use of impeachment with a prior inconsistent statement, refreshing recollection, and past recollection recorded. The webinar will demonstrate how to use each of these tools to best examine a witness. It includes a clear checklist/flowchart for each tool, and how to switch between tools when appropriate.
Title:
Three Critical Tools: Impeachment, Refreshment, and Past Recollection Recorded
When/Where:
11am Mountain time
January 28, 2014
Webcast
Speaker:
Matthew W. Williams, King County Courthouse
By:
National Institute for Trial Advocacy

Credit:

According to the sponsor: "The intense, focused content and materials of one-hour NITA webcasts should be CLE-qualifiable, whether live, or pre-recorded, because a faculty member is always present to answer questions. Please register with your state individually for your participation. (States vary in computing credit; many give one credit for 60 minutes of actual participation.) If you need confirmation of attendance or materials other than what is available for downloading during the webinar, contact us. If your state does not permit self-registration, or you are faced with other issues in securing CLE by direct application, please contact us. NITA provides this low-cost, intense on-line program to augment your live NITA program skills with burst-learning on-line. When you file directly with your state for CLE credit, you help us continue bringing you CLE-quality on-line learning."

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February 11: Minneapolis - Making the Most of our Work: Best Practices for Efficient and Effective Collaboration between Community Partners and Volunteer Attorneys

• Remarks by Judges Jay Quam and Edward Wahl re: the Justice Gap
• Better Results through Onsite Collaborations (Panel and Discussions)
• Resource and Statistics Update from VLN
• Wine and Cheese Reception immediately following (hosted by Dorsey & Whitney)

Title:
Making the Most of our Work: Best Practices for Efficient and Effective Collaboration between Community Partners and Volunteer Attorneys

2014 VLN CLINIC PARTNERS EVENT
When/Where:
February 11, 2014
2:30 – 4:30 P.M.
Dorsey & Whitney Minnesota Room
Minneapolis, MN
Speakers:
By:
Volunteer Lawyers Network
Credit:
2.0 CLE Credits Applied For
Cost:
Free

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February 4: Webcast - Asylum Step-by-Step: Corroboration and Testimony

This webinar provides strategies and advice on corroborating an asylum claim, including how to use country condition experts, medical or psychological records and other sources of evidence. Presenters will also provide interactive exercises on how to prepare asylum-seekers and trauma victims to testify in court or present their cases affirmatively.

Title:
Asylum Step-by-Step: Corroboration and Testimony
When/Where:
Tuesday February 4 , 2014
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Eastern
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Speakers:

• Deepinder Mayell
• Sarah Brenes.

By: 

• Immigration Advocates Network
• Advocates for Human Rights.

Credit:
The sponsors do not state on their announcements whether credit has been applied for, but the content and speakers appear to match the requirements in several jurisdictions. You may have to apply to your CLE credit-granting authority.

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January 21: Webcast - SSI Income Methodologies #Texas #probono #MCLE

The webinar on Tuesday, January 21st will address the methodologies for counting income in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, and in programs that use SSI income methodologies.
Among other aspects, the webinar will address what income counts and what income does not count, and deductions from countable income (both earned and unearned). The webinar will also address deeming of income.
Title:
SSI Income Methodologies
When/Where:
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

11:45 AM - 1:00 PM CST

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By:
Texas Legal Services Center
Credit:
The webinar has been certified for 1.00 hour of participatory continuing legal education credit, as State Bar of Texas course number 901284715. Social worker CEUs are also available.

Cost:
Free
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January 23: San Francisco - The Nuts and Bolts of D.U.I. Law: What Every Lawyer Should Know About D.U.I.s in California

This training will cover preserving the driver’s right to contest the DMV suspension, maximizing the value of the DMV hearing, the criminal court process using examples of “good” and “bad” outcomes, the intersection between the criminal court process and the civil administrative DMV process, and how people can get back on the road legally following DUI arrest and conviction.

All active ALRP Panel Attorneys and associates at partner pro bono law firms are welcome to attend any of ALRP’s free MCLE trainings. Attorneys who are not currently members of the Panel are requested to join our Panel and accept two ALRP referrals in the next year. Pre-registration is required to attend.
Title:
The Nuts and Bolts of D.U.I. Law: What Every Lawyer Should Know About D.U.I.s in California
When/Where:
January 23, 2014
5:30pm - 7:00pm
San Francisco Bar Association Board Room
301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA
Speaker:
Presented by Daniel A. Flores, Esq., Flores Law Firm
By:
AIDS Legal Referral Panel
MCLE Credits:
1.5 General CLE Credits
Cost:
Free to active ALRP Panel Attorneys and associates at partner pro bono law firms
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January 22: Webcast - Managing I-9 Risk for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Small and medium-sized employers face special challenges in completing the Form I-9 and E-Verify process. Such employers frequently lack a dedicated HR professional or simply find themselves overwhelmed with the sheer volume of employment and HR-related paperwork. To make matters worse, studies have shown that small employers are more likely to be audited and fined by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for simple I-9 paperwork mistakes.
Is your organization a small or medium-size business with concerns surrounding I-9 compliance? Do you have an I-9 policy in place which addresses potential audit risks and penalty exposure?
LawLogix is pleased to present a free webinar on managing Form I-9 risk which is specifically tailored for small and medium sized businesses. Featuring immigration attorney and former senior trial specialist for the National Labor Relations Board, Bruce Buchanan from the law firm of Siskind Susser, P.C., this webinar will provide attendees with the following information:

• Form I-9 risks for small businesses
• Analysis of potential liability for I-9 mistakes
• Benefits of engaging legal counsel in I-9 remediation and audit response
• The most dangerous mistakes made in self-auditing I-9s
• Essential elements for an I-9 compliance strategy
• Considerations for small and medium-sized businesses in using an electronic I-9 system.

Title:
Managing I-9 Risk for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
When/Where
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
11:00AM-12:00PM EST
Webcast
Speakers:

• Bruce Buchanan, Attorney, Siskind Susser, P.C.
• John Fay, General Counsel, LawLogix Group Inc.
• Moderator: F. Daniel Siciliano, Faculty Director, Stanford Law School

By:
Lawlogix
Credit:
The event sponsor does not appear to have applied for CLE credit, but the speakers and subject matter appear appropriate for credit in many jurisdictions, for attorneys who make application.

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February 25: NYC - Counseling the Small Nonprofit Organization

Counsel for an existing nonprofit organization must be aware of the wide variety of legal and business compliance obligations confronted by its clients. This program will cover the essentials of counseling the small to medium-sized nonprofit organization, including: good governance best practices; fiduciary duties of the board of directors; annual reporting to the IRS and the Charities Bureau; and legally-compliant fundraising. In addition, participants will learn to use a nonprofit compliance checklist, a tool that helps nonprofi ts and their attorneys to keep track of the sometimes bewildering range of nonprofi t organization compliance obligations. This seminar is well-suited to anyone who has completed the Not-for-Profit Incorporation CLE or who has equivalent experience.
Pre-registration required. Space is limited so register ASAP!
Title:
Counseling the Small Nonprofit Organization
Part of The Legal Aid Society's 2013-2014 CLE Pro Bono Training Program.
When/Where:
Registration 6:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Program: 6:30 -8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Hosted by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017
By:
The Legal Aid Society
Speakers:
Faculty Chairs: Jennifer Franklin, Esq., David A. Shevlin, Esq., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; Susan Chase, Esq.
Credit:
2 credits total: 1.5 hours practice/practice management and .5 hours skills. This program provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys.
Cost:
Training is without charge, but attorneys who attend are expected to undertake the pro bono representation of one or more Legal Aid Society clients over the course of the next year. Participants will be enrolled as members of the NYC Pro Bono Center. Participating Attorneys may attend every session of interest, but space is limited and priority is given to law ?rms whose generosity makes this program possible and who partner with The Legal Aid Society to provide pro bono legal services to low-income New Yorkers. These seminars also are open to SecondActs attorneys transitioning from a full-time legal practice or have retired and wish to contribute their time and expertise on behalf of low-income New Yorkers.  See The Legal Aid Society Website  for more information.about it and its Pro Bono Practice.

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February 24: Webcast + Cleveland - An Introduction to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Court

James G. Carr, a senior federal judge for the Northern District of Ohio, and former Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge from 2002 to 2008, will deliver remarks, titled “An Introduction to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Court." Judge Carr will discuss national security surveillance and his proposal to reform the FISA Court by authorizing judges to appoint lawyers to represent the public interest when new legal issues arise in connection with government surveillance applications.

Title:
An Introduction to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Court
When/Where:
February 24, 2014
4:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.
Moot Courtroom (A59)
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
11075 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106-7148
Also Webcast
Speaker:
Judge James Carr, Senior United States District Judge in the United States District Court
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Toledo College of Law, Former member, United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court From December 22, 2004, until May 31, 2010, when he assumed Senior status, Judge James Carr was Chief Judge of United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. In addition, from May, 2002, until May, 2008, Judge Carr served, by appointment of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, as a member of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in Washington, D.C. Among his publications are The Law of Electronic Surveillance (Thomson West) (Treatise); Criminal Procedure Handbook (Clark Boardman) (annual survey 1984-1995); Juvenile Law and its Processes (Michie Bobbs-Merrill, 1989) (2nd Ed.) (Co-Author) (Casebook); and 2 Anderson's Ohio Family Law; Juvenile Court Practice and Procedure (Anderson Pub. Co. 1989) (2nd Ed.) (Co-Author) (Treatise).
By:
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Credit:
1 hour of CLE credit available, pending approval
Cost:
Free and open to the public. Pre-registration required.

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January 31: NYC - Voting Rights Litigation Training

The landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 is undoubtedly one of the most successful civil rights laws in our Nation’s history, and remains an important piece of national legislation that is still relevant today. However, the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Shelby County v. Holder effectively nullified the Act’s special preclearance provisions. As a result, until Congress amends the Act, voting rights litigation will be the only path available to minority voters seeking to protect their rights against discriminatory voting laws.
Help respond to this voting rights crisis by joining the American Constitution Society and the Campaign Legal Center in a half-day CLE training program, taught by some of the most respected voting rights practitioners in the country. This training will arm attendees with the tools and tips necessary to become active members of the voting rights bar, and will provide an opportunity for new and returning members of the voting rights community to meet and strategize about the challenges to come.
Title:
Voting Rights Litigation Training
When/Where:
January 31, 2014
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
New York, NY
Speaker:
Ezra D. Rosenberg
By:

• The American Constitution Society 
• The Campaign Legal Center
• Dechert.

Credit:
3 New York CLE credit hours pending
Cost:
No charge

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February 26: Cleveland - 21st Century Employment Discrimination: LGBT Employees and New Perspectives on Workplace Law

Suzanne B. Goldberg

As we recognize Title VII’s 50th anniversary, the time is ripe to take stock of employment discrimination law’s current reach and its prospects for the future. The experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees is an especially useful lens for this effort.
In part, employment discrimination has been persistent for LGBT individuals, as for many others, notwithstanding a growing number of civil rights protections, and we need to understand why. Also, the changing body of employment cases related to LGBT rights highlights both the contemporary challenges of bringing all kinds of run-of-the-mill discrimination cases and the promise for meaningful protection we can find in stereotyping jurisprudence. Importantly, too, LGBT employees are right in the midst of growing tensions between antidiscrimination law and religious liberties claims, and from this flash point we can see the major questions – if not yet the answers – that employment discrimination law is likely to face in the coming decade.
Title:
21st Century Employment Discrimination: LGBT Employees and New Perspectives on Workplace Law
When/Where:
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Moot Court Room
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Cleveland State University
1801 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Speaker:
Suzanne B. Goldberg, the Herbert and Doris Wechsler Clinical Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, is a leading national expert in employment law related to sexuality and gender. At Columbia, Goldberg also co-directs the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law and founded and directs the Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic, the first of its kind in the nation. Goldberg’s scholarship, which focuses on procedural and substantive barriers to equality, has won numerous awards. Her co-authored book, Strangers to the Law: Gay People on Trial, has been hailed for capturing the cultural, political and legal context of the gay rights movement in the 1990s through the lens of the Romer v. Evans trial. Goldberg was a senior attorney with Lambda Legal, an organization specializing in protecting the rights of LGBT individuals and people with HIV/AIDS. At Lambda, she worked extensively on employment, immigration, education, and family law matters, as well as on challenges to antigay amendments and sodomy laws.
Credit:
1 hour pending.
By:
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law / Cleveland State University
Cost:
Free
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