Aug 10/Boston - VLP Training - Family Law 101 (free continuing #Legal education)

VLP Training - Family Law 101

Wednesday, August 10, 4:30pm - 6:00pm

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An introductory training on Domestic Relations Law. This one-session training will give you the basics you need to initiate a divorce case. It will cover filing the Complaint and all the accompanying documents, and serving the opposing party.  Practice materials will be distributed at the training.

Location

99 Chauncy Street, Boston MA

Questions?

Contact Isabel Burney

More:http://vlp.volunteerhub.com/Events/Event/Summary.aspx?EventID=446987

Aug 16/San Francisco - Landlord-Tenant training for Volunteer Lawyers

The Bar Association of San Francisco hosts two training sessions for VLSP attorneys on August 16,2011:

Title:

Introduction to Landlord Tenant Training

August 16, 2011: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm 
MCLE Credits - 1 H

VLSP's full scope Eviction Defense Project provides representation to clients during their eviction proceedings. These cases provide excellent litigation experience as the procedures are the same as those involved in business litigation-discovery, motions, settlement, and trial-on a more manageable level. Before you volunteer with this project, we ask that you attend this free MCLE training session.

This training will be given by VLSP’s Supervising Attorney who will go over the volunteer procedures as well as the different types of cases we place with volunteers. The substantive portion of the training must be viewed ahead of time on the Practising Law Institute’s Web site. For more information on how to view this webcast and attend our live training, please email vlsp@sfbar.org. Pre-registration is required to attend.

Location

BASF Conference Center 
301 Battery Street 
3rd Floor 
San Francisco, CA 94111 
Directions

Event Code: VL110816

Questions about our seminars and the registration process?

More:

http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=VL110816/VL110111

Housing Negotiation Project training

August 16, 2011: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm 
MCLE Credits - 2 H

VLSP's Housing Negotiation Project is a limited-scope project providing representation to individuals and families facing eviction. Representation is limited to settlement conferences only. HNP is the first pro bono project of its kind, and is a project in which every single person in need of representation has a pro bono attorney. Volunteer shifts are Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. During one shift, a volunteer will represent one to three clients. It is an excellent opportunity to get valuable negotiation experience without a large time commitment. Volunteers must attend our free CLE training before volunteering for this project. After attending the training, we ask our volunteers commit to 4 afternoon sessions within 6 months.

To register for this training, please email VLSP. Pre-registration is required for this training.

Location

BASF Conference Center 
301 Battery Street 
3rd Floor 
San Francisco, CA 94111 
Directions

Event Code: VL110816A

Questions about our seminars and the registration process?

More:
http://www.sfbar.org/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?id=VL110816A/VL110111A

Aug 3/Web - Illinois #Fastcase webinar

ISBA Members: Sign up for a free Fastcase training webinar session to learn how to conduct legal research on FastCase’s database and earn 0.75 hours of MCLE, including 0.75 hours of Professional Responsibility MCLE credit! Each webinar consists of an audio presentation with a live speaker available to answer your questions via the chat box feature throughout the program; materials may be accessed via your computer with Internet access.

• Wednesday, August 3, 2011: Conducting Legal Research on Fastcase
• Wednesday, August 17, 2011: Advanced Legal Research on Fastcase

*Please Note: Attorneys may not receive credit for viewing the same program more than once within a 12-month period.

More:
http://iln.isba.org/2011/07/13/cle-upcoming-fastcase-webinars-free-for-isba-members

Aug 8/Web - Expunctions (Texas Legal Services Center’s Veterans’ Legal Assistance Project)

Advocates Serving Veterans is a service offered as a part of Texas Legal Services Center’s  Veterans’ Legal Assistance Project. It is offering several FREE 1 hour teleconference CLEs on a variety of topics of interest to Volunteer and Legal Services attorney serving low income veterans. 

This event:

August 8, 2011 12:00-1:00 CST- Expunctions

Future Programs include:

• August 22, 2011, 12:00-1:00 CST- Consumer Utility Rights
• More Topics and Dates Coming Soon!

 Attorneys interested in attending this telephone CLE program should contact the TLSC Veterans Legal Assistance Project at 1-512-637-5417.

More:

http://lonestarlegalaid4veterans.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/advocates-serving-veterans-free-cle-series/

About Lone Star Lawyers for Lone Star Veterans

LSLA honors Texas veterans and service members by prioritizing their unique civil legal needs through our initiative, “Lone Star Lawyers for Lone Star Veterans”. We engage LSLA staff, community partners and pro bono attorneys to provide free legal services, advocacy and education to veterans and service members. LSLA is the fourth largest legal service organization in United States; we provide free civil legal services to low income individuals and families who have immediate civil legal needs but cannot afford an attorney. LSLA offers a broad range of free civil legal services to qualifying individuals, including family matters, child advocacy, education and civil rights, public benefits, health care access, consumer issues, home ownership, tenants’ rights, employment, estate planning, probate matters and disaster relief. LSLA serves one-third of Texas, its service area spans 76 counties throughout Texas and Arkansas and includes Fort Hood, Houston and Waco, regions which have high concentrations of veterans and military families.

Anytime/Web - Best Practices in Managing #Open_Source (#legal webinar series)

The proliferation of OSS use combined with recent legal actions has raised industry awareness that open source code must be managed in compliance with applicable software licenses. Leading development organizations are establishing policies around open source usage and implementing engineering development processes which insure that software products remain in compliance. Join us for a review of industry best practices around the managed use of open source code. In this webinar, we will discuss:
* Key issues when defining open source policies
* Formation of a compliance team
* Inbound and outbound compliance processes
* Top implementation approaches

Title:

Best Practices in Managing Open Source

Credit:

Depends on jurisdiction. You may have to register this seminar for credit in your jurisdiction.

Host:
Black Duck Software

More Information & Registration:
http://www.blackducksoftware.com/form/70160000000Hki6

Note:

This is a recording of a webinar, and includes access to course materials.

Aug 17/Web - Spotlight on Conflicts of Interest (#Ethics Continuing Legal Education)

Join J. Calhoun Watson, Member of Sowell Gray located in Columbia, SC, and Sally Field, Attorney and Legal Professional Liability Leader of Attorney Protective, as they provide valuable insights on conflicts of interest. This webinar will provide tips on how to avoid conflicts of interests and discuss what actions to consider should a conflict of interest arise. The webinar will additionally include a review of applicable ethics rules.  

Title: 

Spotlight on Conflicts of Interest

Date:
August 17, 2011 1:00 PM - 2:05 PM EDT.

Sponsor:

AttorneyProtective.com

Credit:

This webinar is currently approved for 1 hour of CLE (ethics) credit in AL, AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, IN, OH, MS, NC, SC and TX, 1 hour (professional responsibility) credit in IL, 1 hour (dual) CLE credit in TN, 1.2 hours (ethics) in MO and 1 hour (professional responsibility, legal ethics or legal malpractice prevention) in OK. CLE accreditation has been applied for and is currently pending in NV, NY and WI.

Register:

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/169052336

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Thanks for the head's-up from The Irreverant Lawyer:

http://lawmrh.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/free-online-ethics-continuing-legal-education/ 

Anytime/Web - The Impact of #Visualization Technology on Open Source License Obligations

As virtualization technology becomes widespread, it raises many issues with respect to software licensing. The notions of location (where is software running), hardware and software (what system, CPU, O/S things run on) are made ambiguous or even meaningless. With respect to open source software, the questions of distribution and aggregate work are raised anew, as is the very practical question of how to provide notices in a virtual world. In this Webinar, presented by Black Duck Software with Karen Copenhaver, partner at Choate Hall & Stewart and Counsel for the Linux Foundation and Mark Radcliffe, partner at DLA Piper and General Counsel for the Open Source Initiative (OSI), we will provide an overview of pertinent virtualization technologies, how they work, the issues they raise and perspective on how to address them.

Title:

The Impact of Visualization Technology on Open Source License Obligations

Credit:

Depends on jurisdiction. You may have to register this seminar for credit in your jurisdiction.

Host:
Black Duck Software

More Information & Registration:
http://www.blackducksoftware.com/form/70160000000IPKF

 This is a recording of a webinar, and includes access to course materials.

August 9/Orlando, FL - Family Law Legislative Update (#FamilyLaw)

Free Lunch Training For Pro Bono Attorneys!

Title:

Family Law Legislative Update

August 9, 2011 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Faculty:

Angel Bello-Billini, Attorney at Law

Sponsor:

Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc.

Location:

Comerica Bank

111 NORTH MAGNOLIA AVE.

Suite 1000, 10TH Floor

Orlando, FL

Corner of Magnolia and Washington

Contact:

Marilyn Carbo

Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc.

mcarbo@legalaidocba.org

407-841-8310

http://www.legalaidocba.org

More:

http://www.legalaidocba.org/documents/2011LUNCHTIMETRAININGS.pdf

July 27/Web - Difficult Conversations Between Lawyer and Client

Join Gerald Le Van, Chairman of the Upchurch Watson White and Max Mediation Group Family Wealth Mediation Division, as he walks us through the intricacies of those difficult conversations we all have to have with our clients.  How those conversations are handled or mishandled can have a direct impact on the outcome at mediation.  Family dynamics, economic stresses, and emotion all play a role in our clients' decision making process and Gerald Le Van is well-experienced in tactfully getting those issues on the table in a productive manner.  Tips, pointers and helpful advice will abound.  We promise!
Title:
"Difficult Conversations between Lawyer and Client"
Credit:
Florida: 1.5 FL Bar CLE Hours Applied For
Other Jurisdictions: Consult your credit-granting authority
Place/Time:
Webinar - Wednesday, July 27, 2011 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
Registration:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/922449738 

Aug 8/Boston - VLP Training - Fair Debt Collection Practice

 VLP Training - Fair Debt Collection Practice

Monday, August 8, 4:30pm - 6:00pm

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This training will prepare volunteer attorneys to assist low-income, unrepresented litigants in civil collection cases through VLP's Fair Debt Collection Lawyer of the Day project at the Boston Municipal Court.  The training will cover civil procedure and practice at the BMC, Limited Assistance Representation, as well as substantive areas of consumer and fair debt collection law that you will need as a volunteer.  Fair debt collection cases are a great opportunity for lawyers seeking courtroom experience. 

About this project: 

Volunteer attorneys assist low-income debtors and creditors at the Boston Municipal Court in the Brooke Courthouse on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on a Limited Assistance Representation (LAR) basis.  LAR means that the attorney only represents the client in the proceeding (case management conference, motion, etc.) before the court that day.  The representation begins and ends on the same day.

This project is joint effort of the Volunteer Lawyers Project, Senior Partners for Justice, and the Litigation Section of the Boston Bar Association.

VLP trainings are offered free of charge to active volunteers. Please see the VLP Training Policy. 

Location

99 Chauncy St., Boston, MA 02111

Questions?

Contact Hsindy Chen

More:

http://vlp.volunteerhub.com/Events/Event/Summary.aspx?EventID=534515