April 9, 15, 17, 22+29: The Dawning of a New Era: Combining Extractive and Generative AI for New Possibilities

Chances are, you're already using extractive Artificial Intelligence (AI) in some areas of your legal practice — whether that be for case search, client management, document preparation, or some combination of these. Now, generative AI – the type of AI that powers tools like ChatGPT — is on the verge of changing the way you research again. This CLE will detail how AI can be harnessed in the legal industry, offering examples, resources, and tips. Additionally, the CLE will cover a lawyer's ethical duty to use generative AI responsibly to ensure the information generative AI is accurate and reliable to ensure the best outcome for your clients. 

After completing this course, you will be able to: 

• Understand how extractive Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been already utilized to revolutionize legal research 

• Understand the risks of utilizing generative AI in legal research and how these risks must be mitigated to ensure we are in line with our American Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct. 

• Understand the benefits of utilizing generative AI and how it will fuse together harmoniously with law firms to act as an invisible helping hand in helping conduct legal research, summarize areas of the law and documents, and actually produce documents at speeds that will significantly reduce time spent on monotonous tasks.
Title:
The Dawning of a New Era: Combining Extractive and Generative AI for New Possibilities
Webinar Dates And Times:

• April 9, 2024: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
• April 15, 2024: 4:30pm - 5:30pm
• April 17, 2024: 10:30am - 11:30am
• April 22, 2024: 10:30am - 11:30am
• April 29, 2024: 1:30pm - 2:30pm

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Speaker:
Patrick Zimmer
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.
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LexisNexis

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April 26: Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Beyond Awareness to Actionable Strategies

Please join Cozen O’Connor’s DEI Strategies & Solutions Group as we discuss neurodiversity awareness and innovative strategies to make your workplace a more inclusive and thriving environment for neurodiverse employees. Moderated by Simeon Brier, panelists Debbie Friedman and Dr. Diedrick Graham will share best practices for law firms and organizations looking to reap the benefits of a neurodiverse workforce and ensure their success. 

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Let's acknowledge the challenges faced by individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families, educate the public, and provide resources to remove the stigma of autism.
Title:
Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Beyond Awareness to Actionable Strategies

Webinar Date+Time:

Friday, April 26, 2024
12:00 p.m. EST
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!

Credit:

CLE is approved in NY, PA, TX, IL, NV, and CA. MN, FL CLE has been applied for approval. Other jurisdictions will be applied for upon request.

Speakers:

• Simeon D. Brier, Chair, DEI Strategies & Solutions, Cozen O'Connor
• Diedrick Graham, Vice President, Culture & Strategy, The Healy+ Group
• Debra Steiner Friedman, Member

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Cozen O'Connor, established in 1970 and ranked among the top 100 law firms in America, has 750 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions.

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April 26: Ethical Concerns - Conducting Research via Open Web

In today’s world, Google™, Bing™ or some other engine is used to search the Open Web to find information – whether for personal or professional reasons. Should we, as legal professionals, be using the Open Web to conduct research? What are the risks? And does reliance on such resources – with respect to both investigative and legal research – place practitioners at risk of violating ethical cannons such as Rule 1.1 of Competence? This seminar will review the duty of technological competence under Rule 1.1 and examine the benefits and risks for legal professionals in using the “Open Web” for investigative and legal research. Attendees will: •Understand the meaning and scope of the duty of technology competence and reviewinterpretive decisions. •Learn about the benefits and risks of using the “Open Web” for investigative and legalresearch. •Understand other potential consequences of using the “Open Web” for investigative andlegal research.
Title:
Ethical Concerns - Conducting Research via Open Web
Webinar Dates And Times:
April 26, 2024 

1:00pm - 2:00pm Eastern Time 

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Speaker:
Angela Chmielewski
Credit:
1 ethics credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Virginia. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.
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LexisNexis

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April 25: Employment Law Update: Marijuana and Drug Testing in the Workplace

The trend toward legalization of marijuana has raised significant questions for employers trying to balance the interest in maintaining productivity with employees’ right to privacy and to engage in lawful activities outside of work time.This webinar will provide some of the latest federal, state, and local developments on drug testing and best practices for employers considering the testing of applicants and employees for marijuana and other drugs.
Title:
Employment Law Update: Marijuana and Drug Testing in the Workplace

Webinar Date+Time:

Thursday, April 25, 2024
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EDT
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!

Credit:

CLE is approved in NY, PA, TX, IL, NV, and CA. MN CLE has been applied for approval. You may be able to self-apply for credit in some other states.

Speakers:

• Abigail M. Green
• Aaron Holt
• Jeffrey Klamut
• Michael C. Schmidt

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Cozen O'Connor, established in 1970 and ranked among the top 100 law firms in America, has 750 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions.

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April 5, 23+24: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Legal Implications of Using AI in Employment Decisions

In this CLE, the presenter will present emerging issues and trends of any employer’s use of artificial intelligence for employment decision making. Discussion will include the new Equal Employment Opportunities Commission’s new Strategic Enforcement Plan and other attempts from state and local governments to combat the growing trend of bias and discrimination that is weaving its way into employers hiring, promotion, and firing decisions. Finally, this CLE will discuss the implications and ethical responsibilities of lawyers have surrounding this topic as well as how lawyers should advise their employer clients.

After completing this course, you will be able to: 

1. Analyze the nature of AI, how it is being used in employment decision-making and emerging issues.

2. Recognize the impact of EEOC and USDOJ concerns and guidelines involving the use of AI in employment decisions.

3. Federal, State, and Local Regulations in effect 

4. Discuss the future of AI in employment and a look forward.
Title:
Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Legal Implications of Using AI in Employment Decisions

Webinar Dates And Times:

• 10:30am - 11:30am Eastern Time - 4/5/2024
• 3:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern Time - 4/23/2024
• 3:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern Time - 4/25/2024

Speaker:
Patrick Zimmer
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.
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LexisNexis

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April 23: Boilerplate Employment Documents in California: Time to Review and Update to Minimize Risk

The employment relationship generates much documentation. Oftentimes, the routine provisions in these documents are simply recycled from one document to the next and may in fact create, rather than eliminate, legal risks.

In this program, we will explore common provisions in employment documents and the danger lurking in outdated boilerplate provisions including waivers, arbitration clauses, confidentiality, non-disparagement, choice-of-law, forum selection, integration, severability, and survival clauses. We will look at best practices to update your employment documents for 2024.
Title:
Boilerplate Employment Documents in California: Time to Review and Update to Minimize Risk

Webinar Date+Time:

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT
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Credit:

CLE is approved in CA, NY, PA, TX, IL, and NV.
MN CLE has been applied for approval.
You may be able to self-apply for credit in some other states.

Speakers:

Ethan Chernin
Elena K. Hillman
Michele Ballard Miller
Bethany A. Vasquez

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Cozen O'Connor, established in 1970 and ranked among the top 100 law firms in America, has 750 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions.

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April 19: Research & Drafting Techniques For Corporate Law

The digital age has augmented the practice of corporate and securities law through the accelerating development of brand new ways of identifying answers and locating critical intelligence. In doing so, it has also simultaneously created an environment that can overwhelm through the sheer quantity of available tools. 

This course will demystify the corporate law research experience by focusing on a series of practical, relevant examples and demonstrating best practices for approaching them.
Title:
Research & Drafting Techniques For Corporate Law
Webinar Dates And Times:
April 19, 2024 

1:00pm - 2:00pm Eastern Time 

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Speaker:
Tracy Duplantier
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.
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LexisNexis

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April 17: Mastering Witness Examination: Strategies for Skillful Preparation and Effective Cross-Examination

Master the art of handling challenging witnesses in both jury and nonjury trials. Explore effective tactics for managing your own witnesses and those presented by opposing counsel. Gain insights into integrating witnesses into your case strategy and learn best practices for expert witness preparation and examination. Additionally, discover how to interpret vital nonverbal signals in the courtroom, and review key ethical principles that will shape your approach to witness examination. Elevate your legal skills and strategy with this comprehensive guide.
Title:
Mastering Witness Examination: Strategies for Skillful Preparation and Effective Cross-Examination
Date+Time:
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

3:00pm to 4:00pm CDT
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - register now!
By:
LawPay
Speaker:
Claude Ducloux, LawPay's director of education, ethics and compliance, has nearly four decades of experience practicing law. Claude has earned many professional honors for his dedication to educating attorneys, including the Gene Cavin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Teaching Continuing Education.
Credit:

Typically, LawPay programs are granted credit in most states, but this may not be listed on the sponsor's website for this program yet.

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April 17: Complex Cases Simplified: Gaining Logistical Control from Calendaring to Courtroom

Are you looking to untangle your complex case logistics and gain control? This presentation includes tools, tips and tactics for streamlining and simplifying the details of Complex Cases. Whether your complex case is in the area of bankruptcy, intellectual property, antitrust, construction defect, class action, international trade, business litigation or any other area of complex litigation — there are key tools that can set your case up for success. Discover how establishing a strategic logistical framework including shared case calendars, standing orders and helpful depositories can ease future complications.
This  webinar will review:

• Addressing Security Concerns
• Organizing with Document Depositories
• Establishing Scheduling Logistics
• Conducting Remote Proceedings
• Managing Exhibits
• Tips for Virtual Trials/Hearings.

Title:
Complex Cases Simplified: Gaining Logistical Control from Calendaring to Courtroom
Date/Time:
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
11am PT / 12pm MT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET
The number of seats is limited. Register and reserve your seat today!
Credit:
This webinar is pending approval in the following states: Alabama, Minnesota, Ohio, West Virginia, Wisconsin. NY CLE Credit Provided via NYCLE “Other Approved Jurisdictions” Policy. Attorney must provide correct listening code; not available for Transitional Attorneys. The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona, including 0 hour(s) of professional responsibility.  There is no formal approval process for organizations that want to provide MCLE courses in Connecticut. If an organization’s MCLE program or course has bene approved by the authority authorized to approve MCLE courses in another jurisdiction, then the organization’s MCLE course is automatically approved in Connecticut. New York CLE is provided via NYCLE "Other Approved Jurisdictions" Rule. In other jurisdictions, you might self-apply for credit.

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Veritext

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April 17: Navigating Representation and Warranty Insurance in M&A Transactions for In-House Counsel

In the context of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), representation and warranty insurance serves as a form of protection for both the buyer and the seller against financial losses resulting from breaches of representations and warranties made during the deal.
The in-house lawyer and the outside M&A lawyer have different roles in assisting their client in obtaining representation and warranty insurance for a transaction
Join us on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 12pm ET / 9am PT for the next edition of our IHC Deep Dives Series, as Joseph Cosentino and James Grayer of Clifford Chance will focus on areas of particular interest for the in-house lawyer, including:

• Understanding the reasons for using reps and warranties insurance in lieu of a more traditional indemnity structure (including a discussion of the prevalence of the use of representation and warranty insurance in the current deal environment);
• The current state of the market;
• Defining the scope of diligence;
• Advising internal stakeholders on how the RWI policy may shape the agreement negotiations;
• The interplay of underlying business insurance and representation and warranty insurance; and
• How to get the best out of the underwriting call process. 

This Webinar will also briefly touch on other transactional risk products for in-house lawyers to consider in and outside of M&A transactions.
Who should attend:
In-house counsel, compliance officers, risk managers and legal operations professionals who participate in or manage mergers and acquisitions.

Title:

Navigating Representation and Warranty Insurance in M&A Transactions for In-House Counsel

Date+Time:

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

12pm ET / 9am PT
Live Zoom Continuing Legal Education Program - Register Now!

Speakers: 

• Joseph Cosentino
• James Grayer 

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In-House Connect.

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May 15: Best Practices for Preventing and Defending Against Harassment and Discrimination Claims

Preventing and defending against harassment and discrimination claims is crucial for any organization. As In-House Counsel, we are on the front lines of such mitigating and defending against such claims, from policy development to training and legal defense.
Join on Wednesday, May 15, at 12pm ET / 9am PT for the next edition of our IHC Employment Law Series as Lindsay Dischley and Melissa Salimbene of Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, will provide a detailed discussion of new and creative ways companies can minimize their risk of being sued for harassment and discrimination.
Discussion topics include:

• Discussion of the latest trends and creative strategies in drafting and implementing anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies
• Proactive Measures for Creating a Respectful Workplace Culture
• Best practices for the prompt and impartial investigation of harassment and discrimination complaints.
• Setting yourself up with the best defense to any allegations of harassment or discrimination, including practices to implement to proactively establish legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons for employment-related decisions

Who Should Attend:
This program is designed for all levels of in-house counsel who engage in or manage employment law matters or set employment law policies for their organization.

Title:

Employment Law for In-House Counsel: Best Practices for Preventing and Defending Against Harassment and Discrimination Claims

Date+Time:

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

12pm ET / 9am PT

Live Zoom Continuing Legal Education Program - Register Now!

Speakers:

• Melissa Salimbene is an experienced employment litigator and trusted advisor. For her litigation practice, Melissa regularly represents public and private employers of all sizes and industries before state and federal courts and administrative agencies in all aspects of employment litigation, including defending claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour issues. Melissa also brings and defends restrictive covenant claims involving trade secrets, confidentiality agreements, non-compete agreements and other post-employment obligations.
• Lindsay Dischley is an experienced employment attorney. In this capacity, Lindsay represents employers in all aspects of employment litigation, including wrongful discharge, discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, retaliation and wage and hour claims in the state and federal courts of New Jersey and New York and before federal, state, and local administrative agencies, including the EEOC, New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development, New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, New York State Division of Human Rights, and New York City Commission on Human Rights.

By:
In-House Connect.

Credit:
This program is approved for CLE credit in the following states: New York, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, Texas, Arkansas, Nevada. This program is pending CLE credit in the following states: Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Wyoming and Wisconsin. This program is pending CLE and CPD credit for self-application by the attorney or for reciprocal CLE credit in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Québec, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Washington. We do NOT provide CLE for: Virginia or Mississippi.

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April 16: Judicial Review of Public Health Laws: From Deference to Indifference with Wendy E. Parmet

For most of American history, courts granted significant deference to public health officials. This deference, which could be and was at times abused, was justified by numerous factors including the broad authority that legislatures granted to health agencies, respect for scientific expertise, and the high value that the law gave to public health, as expressed by the maxim salus populi suprema lex. 

This tradition of judicial deference to public health authorities eroded during the COVID-19 pandemic as courts heard thousands of challenges to COVID-19 related public health orders. Although most courts upheld most uses of public health powers during the pandemic, many courts, including the Supreme Court, replaced deference with deep skepticism of expertise and indifference to the public health effects of their decisions. This shift was especially apparent in Free Exercise challenges to public health orders, as well as cases reviewing the scope of authority of federal officials under the novel major questions doctrine.
Building upon the book, Constitutional Contagion: COVID, the Courts and Public Health, this talk will review the shift from deference to indifference during the pandemic and discuss its post-pandemic spillover, including in challenges to the authority of the FDA and EPA and childhood vaccine laws. The talk will also examine the connections between the decline of deference and threats to democracy and consider what this new judicial era may augur for public health.
Title:
Judicial Review of Public Health Laws: From Deference to Indifference with Wendy E. Parmet.
Elena and Miles Zaremski Law Medicine Forum
Webinar Date+Time:
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Eastern Time
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Speaker:

Professor Parmet

Wendy E. Parmet is the George J. and Kathleen Waters Matthews Distinguished Professor of Law and Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University, where she is the faculty director of the Center on Health Policy and Law. An associate editor for the American Journal of Public Health, her most recent book is Constitutional Contagion: COVID, The Courts and Public Health (Cambridge University Press, 2023).
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Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Credit:

• Ohio: 1 hour of online CLE credit, pending approval
• Other Jurisdictions: You may be able to self-apply to your credit-granting authority.

Cost:
Free and open to the public.

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April 4, 12+14: Marijuana in the Workplace: An Update and a Look Forward

23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana in some form and a few more have decriminalized it. Four of these states and DC have legalized marijuana for recreational use as well as medical use. However, marijuana remains illegal under federal law and employers, regardless of whether or not marijuana is legal, likely will not want their employees using it at work. Please join this class for an overview of current marijuana laws, trends in the medical industry, and insight into how changing times will likely impact our current, drug-free workplaces. After completing this course, you will be able to understand the History of Marijuana Use. Understand the Current Legal Framework surrounding marijuana and its potential volatility. Examine the judicial trends of wrongful termination claims related to legalized marijuana usage. Understand current medical research and what may lie ahead. Explore the Complications of Determining Impairment and develop best practices for employers in this ever changing environment.
Title:
Marijuana in the Workplace: An Update and a Look Forward
Webinar Dates And Times:

• 10:30am - 11:30am Eastern - 4/4/2024
• 1:30pm - 2:30pm Eastern - 4/12/2024 
• 4:30pm - 5:30pm Eastern - 4/24/2024

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Speaker:
Patrick Zimmer
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.
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LexisNexis

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April 12: Social Media in the Workplace: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

With over 70% of U.S. adults on social media, workplace implications of social media activity present countless opportunities and pitfalls to employers. Aside from potential reputational damage, there are practical concerns when it comes to hiring practices, implementing social media policies, monitoring social media use, avoiding discrimination and harassment liability, and triggering NLRA issues. This CLE uses real-world examples of employment-related social media activity that “went viral” and provides best practices to avoid legal exposure that can come quickly and unexpectedly.
This program will cover:
• Potential risk of not having or following workplace social media policies
• Required and prohibited social media conduct
• Ownership of work-related social media accounts
• Monitoring employee activity
• Using internal social media networks
• Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation issues
• Avoiding interference with concerted activities subject to the National Labor Relations Act
Title:
Social Media in the Workplace: What could possibly go wrong?
Webinar Dates And Times:
April 12, 2024 

1:00pm - 2:00pm Eastern Time 

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Speakers:
Bobby Puri, Julie Webster-Matthews
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.
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LexisNexis

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April 11: Religious Liberty Arguments for Abortion Rights

This panel will explore the history and recent revival of religious liberty arguments supporting abortion rights. The panel will consider this topic from legal, historical, and theological perspectives, drawing on multiple faith traditions and their approaches to gender equality, medical decision-making, sexual morality, and the question of when life begins. The panel will be conducted in a moderated question-and-answer format.
Panelists:

• Rachel Kranson, University of Pittsburgh
• Elizabeth Sepper, University of Texas at Austin
• Toni Bond, Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Moderators:

• Christine Ryan, Columbia University Law Rights & Religion Project
• Jessie Hill, Case Western Reserve University Reproductive Rights Law Initiative

Title:
Religious Liberty Arguments for Abortion Rights
Webinar Date+Time:
Thursday, April 11, 2024
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Eastern Time
Register Now For This Free Continuing Legal Education Livestream!
Livestream will be available on the day of the event.
Speakers:

• Rachel Kranson is the Director of Jewish studies and Associate Professor of Religious studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Her work focuses on the history of American Jewish gender, sexuality, and class in the latter half of the twentieth century. Kranson's co-edited volume, “A Jewish Feminine Mystique: Jewish Women in Postwar America” (Rutgers University Press, 2010) was a National Jewish Book Award Finalist in Women’s Studies and her monograph “Ambivalent Embrace: Jewish Upward Mobility in Postwar America” (University of North Carolina Press, 2017) received an Honorable Mention for the Best First Book Award of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society. Her current research traces the history of American Jewish engagement in the debates over abortion.
  In the Spring 2024 semester, she is serving as a scholar-in-residence at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute. At HBI, Kranson will be completing her final chapters of “Religious Misconceptions: American Jews and the Politics of Abortion.” Drawing on the archival collections of liberal and feminist Jewish organizations from the 1970s through the turn of the 21st century, this study tells the story of the American Jewish lawyers, activists, clergy, and communal leaders who articulated distinctly religious reasons for supporting abortion access in the decades following Roe v. Wade. These Jewish leaders resisted the notion that all religious Americans shared a conservative Christian antipathy to reproductive rights, and challenged those who presented an opposition to abortion as a “Judeo-Christian” value. In the process, they developed new paradigms for how American Jews would engage in public policy and transformed the rituals and rhetoric of liberal American Judaism. This volume therefore asks: how did liberal American Jews influence abortion politics, and how did reproductive politics change liberal American Judaism?
• Elizabeth Sepper is a nationally recognized scholar of religious liberty, health law, and equality. She has written extensively on conscientious refusals to provide reproductive and end-of-life healthcare and on conflicts over religion and insurance coverage. Her recent work focuses on legal theoretical and policy debates related to the antidiscrimination obligations of public accommodations—that is, businesses, social service providers, and membership organizations that are open to the public—under federal, state, and local laws. Sepper’s articles appear in top journals, including the Yale Law Journal, Columbia Law Review, Virginia Law Review, Northwestern University Law Review, and Harvard Journal of Gender & Law. Her article, Doctoring Discrimination in the Same-Sex Marriage Debates, on the issue of religious objections to gay rights won multiple awards, including the 2014 Dukeminier Award for best sexuality law scholarship. She is the editor of Law, Religion, and Health in the United States (Holly Fernandez Lynch, I. Glenn Cohen, & Elizabeth Sepper, eds. Cambridge Univ. 2017). Following law school, she clerked for the Hon. Marjorie Rendell of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, practiced human rights law with a focus on women’s rights, and was a Center for Reproductive Rights fellow at Columbia Law School. Prior to joining the Texas faculty, she was a professor at Washington University School of Law. During 2018-19, she held the LAPA\Crane Fellowship in the Law and Public Affairs Program at Princeton University to work on a project entitled Sex in Public, which explores the history of sex discrimination in public accommodations.
• Toni M. Bond has been a social justice activist for over 30 years. She has worked specifically to elevate the voices of Black women around issues of reproductive and sexual health, rights, and justice. In 1994, Bond was one of the twelve Black women who gave birth to the concept of “Reproductive Justice,” creating a paradigm shift in how women of color would add their collective voices to the fight for reproductive autonomy and freedom. In 1994, Bond was the first black woman appointed to serve as the executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund, one of the oldest abortion funds in the Midwest. In 1996, she co-founded and led the first Black women’s reproductive and sexual justice organization in the country, Black Women for Reproductive Justice.
  Bond is a recognized leader and expert on working at the intersections of religion and reproductive justice. A womanist theo-ethicist, her areas of specialization include gender and sexuality, reproductive health, rights, and justice, Black feminist theory and methodology, womanist theory and methodology, and womanist and Christian ethics. Her scholarly foci are reproductive justice and women of color, religion, faith, and reproductive justice, and womanist theo-ethics and reproductive justice. Publications include “A Womanist Theo-Ethic of Reproductive Justice,” in T&T Clark Reader in Abortion and Religion: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives, eds. Rebecca Todd Peters and Margaret D. Kamitsuka, (New York, NY: Bloomsbury, 2022); “Laying the Foundations for a Reproductive Justice Movement,” in Radical Reproductive Justice: Foundation, Theory, Practice, Critique, eds. Loretta J. Ross, Lynn Roberts, Erika Derkas, Whitney Peoples, and Pamela Bridgewater Toure (New York: The Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2017); Review of Rebecca Todd Peters, Trust Women: The Moral Wisdom of Women from Justification to Reproductive Justice, Syndicate Theology; “Aretha’s Funeral and the White Supremacist Imagination,” Sept. 7, 2018, Rewire.News; and “Cherry-Picking the Bible to Mistreat the Stranger: Religion on Family Separation,” June 20, 2018, Rewire.News.
• Moderator Christine Ryan is the Associate Director of Religion and Reproductive Rights at Columbia Law School’s Law, Rights, and Religion Project (LRRP). Christine provides academic analysis, technical support, and thought leadership to advance equality-enhancing approaches to religious liberty. In the post-Dobbs era, she is mainly focused on legal strategies relating to religious liberty, abortion access, and pregnancy criminalization.
  Christine joined LRRP from the Global Justice Center (GJC), a women's rights non-profit in New York, where she served as Legal Director. Among other projects at GJC, Christine led a campaign for a new UN treaty on Crimes against Humanity, large-scale reporting on the human rights impacts of U.S. abortion restrictions, and strategies to advance gender justice in the context of atrocity crimes. Prior to that, she served as Senior Legal Advisor to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Ahmed Shaheed, where she completed human rights investigations in 8 counties and led a global study on the misuse of the right to freedom of religion or belief. Christine began her legal career as a human rights advisor to the Irish Government.
• Moderator Jessie Hill, JD (she/her), is the Director of the Reproductive Rights Law Initiative, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, and Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law. Hill has been writing about and advocating for reproductive rights for over two decades. Hill and the team are currently litigating numerous challenges to abortion restrictions in Ohio, including seeking to protect abortion access in Ohio post-Dobbs through ongoing litigation challenging Ohio's ban on abortion after 6 weeks of pregnancy. She currently serves on the board of the National Abortion Federation Hotline Fund and has been invited to speak on reproductive rights law to various national groups, including the National Abortion Federation, the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
• Hill joined the CWRU faculty in 2003 after practicing First Amendment and civil rights law with the firm of Berkman, Gordon, Murray & DeVan in Cleveland. Before entering private practice, Hill worked at the Reproductive Freedom Project of the national ACLU office in New York, litigating challenges to state-law restrictions on reproductive rights. She also served as law clerk to the Honorable Karen Nelson Moore of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She received her JD, magna cum laude, from Harvard University and her AB, magna cum laude, from Brown University. Her articles have been published in the Michigan Law Review, Duke Law Journal, Georgetown Law Journal and Texas Law Review, among others. She has also appeared in numerous local and national press outlets, including CNN, the New York Times, Ms. Magazine and NPR.

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Case Western Reserve University School of Law Reproductive Rights Law Initiative
Credit:

• Ohio: 1 hour of CLE credit, pending approval
• Other Jurisdictions: You may be able to self-apply to your credit-granting authority.

Cost:
Free and open to the public.

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May 9: The Art of Intake: Getting and Retaining Clients

Clients dictate the success of your law practice - this is how you get revenue and grow your firm. And arguably, the intake process to procure those clients is the most critical part of managing a practice. This is where mere inquiry transforms into a committed partnership between potential new client and attorney.
Picture this: the initial consultation, a gateway to the entire case lifecycle, where every word exchanged sets the stage for what follows. This is where excellence in intake matters most. It's not just about securing a signature on a fee agreement; it's about cultivating trust and confidence from the get-go.
In this CLE session, we're not just offering tips; we're revolutionizing your intake process. From conflict checks to ensuring prompt retainer payments, every step in the intake process is an opportunity to elevate your practice. Join attorney Jordan Turk as she embarks on a journey to redefine client acquisition and retention in law firms.
In this free CLE webinar, you’ll learn:

• Where and how to automate your client intake process
• Tips and strategies to improve your intake process, many of which you can implement immediately in your law firm
• How to painlessly collect consultation fees, and reduce or eliminate the risk of non-payment
• What unique provisions you should consider adding into your fee agreements to make clients feel more comfortable,

Title:

The Art of Intake: Getting and Retaining Clients
Date/Time:
May 9, 2024
11:00 AM PDT
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Speaker:
Jordan Turk is a practicing attorney in Texas, and the Legal Technology Advisor at Smokeball. Her family law expertise includes complex property division and contentious custody cases, as well as appeals and prenuptial agreements. In addition to her family law practice, she’s passionate about legal technology and how it can revolutionize law firms.
‍ Jordan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Classics, History, and Religious Studies and then went on to attend the University of Arkansas School of Law to earn her J.D. After almost four years of practice with a high-asset family law firm in Houston (and after being frustrated at the lack of automation in her firm), she discovered the world of legal technology which ultimately brought her to Smokeball.
In Hacking Law Firm Success with Jordan Turk, she interviews law firm founders about how they grew and scaled their practices, as well as their ethos behind managing a firm.
Credit:
This program is eligible for 1 hour of CLE credit in 60-minute states, and 50 minutes of CLE credit in 50-minute states. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules. CLE credit has been applied for in the following states: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IA, MN, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WV, WI, and WY. For states not listed above, you may still apply for reciprocity CLE credit if applicable.
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Smokeball

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April 10: Renewable Energy Developments in the U.S.

The renewable energy industry has received significant support at both the federal and state level, which is boosting development across the country. This course will provide counsel with an overview of the renewable energy industry in the United States, highlighting activities in the offshore wind and solar industries.
The program will then provide an in-depth review of recent regulations, federal and state initiatives and legal challenges to development of renewable projects. Project developers must adhere to state and federal policies throughout the project to avoid delay or potential litigation, and we’ll cover the aspects of a project’s development and finance.
Finally, the program will review practical resources to assist practitioners in dealing with renewable energy projects to assist you in successfully navigating any of the challenges that can occur in a project.
Title:
Renewable Energy Developments in the U.S.
Webinar Dates And Times:
April 10, 2024

1:00pm - 2:00pm Eastern Time

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Speaker:
Aaron Eberle
Credit:
1 credit hour in most states. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.
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LexisNexis

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May 7: Impact of Climate Change on Coverage Under Builder’s Risk Insurance Policies for Renewable Energy Projects

This webinar will provide an overview of the risks renewable energy projects face due to the impact of climate change, and its impact on coverage under Builder’s Risk insurance policies. The presenters will focus on the common causes of damage, best practices for claims handling, relevant legal issues and recent case law, mitigation requirements, and underwriting considerations.
Title:
Impact of Climate Change on Coverage Under Builder’s Risk Insurance Policies for Renewable Energy Projects

Webinar Date+Time:

Tuesday, May 7, 2024
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!

Credit:

CE is approved in GA, TX, FL, NC, DE, OR, OK, and WA.
CLE is approved in PA, NY, TX, IL, NV, and CA.
You may be able to self-apply for credit in some other states.

Speakers:

Paul C. Ferland
Joshua Tumen

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Cozen O'Connor, established in 1970 and ranked among the top 100 law firms in America, has 750 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions.

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April 8: Fordham and Race: Looking Backward, Looking Forward

As Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recently stated, “History speaks.” This event brings together panelists to explore Fordham’s complicated history when it comes to race, from Fordham’s ties to the slave trade, to the displacement of the Latine population here at the Lincoln Center campus, to the university/law school serving as a welcome sanctuary to immigrant groups, to Fordham's efforts—beyond land acknowledgments and DEI statements—to create a better racial future.
Title:
Fordham and Race: Looking Backward, Looking Forward
Date/Time:
Monday, April 8, 2024

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM (ET)
In-person and on Zoom - Register Now!
Speakers:

• Aysha Ames Director of Legal Writing, Fordham Law School
• Brenda Gill ’95 President, Fordham Law Alumni Association
• Jeannine Hill Fletcher, Professor, Department Theology, Fordham University
• Gregory Jost, Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, Fordham University
• Ferrell Littlejohn '24, J.D. Candidate; Deborah A. Batts Scholar; Member, DEI Strategic Planning Committee
• Todd G.E. Melnick, Clinical Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Law Library; Member, DEI Strategic Planning Committee
• Gemma Solimene, Clinical Associate Professor of Law; Member, DEI Strategic Planning Committee.

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This program is presented in conjunction with the Black Law Students Association and the Fordham Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, Fordham Law School
Credit:
CLE credit for this program is pending in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Board for a maximum of 1.0 transitional and nontransitional professional practice credit. In many other jurisdictions, you may be able to self-apply for credit.

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June 6: The 3 Things It Takes to Qualify For A Mortgage Loan

Continuing Educational Services provides seminars geared towards the economy and real estate with a special focus on mortgage lending.
Title:
The 3 Things It Takes to Qualify For A Mortgage Loan
Date+Time of Webinar:
June 6, 2024
8:00 AM EST
7:00 AM CST
6:00 AM MST
5:00 AM PST
4:00 AM AKST
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Speaker:
Khash Saghafi, a nationally renowned speaker in regards to the banking & mortgage lending industry, is He is an approved instructor by the Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate in Ohio, Florida and California. Khash Saghafi is also an approved instructor by the Ohio Supreme Court in regards to his expertise in the banking and mortgage industry.
By:
Continuing Educational Services
Credit:
Ohio: 2 Hours. You may be able to self-apply in other states.
Cost:
Free
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May 2: Structuring Buyer Broker Commissions, Closing Cost and Mortgage Financing Following Burnett vs. NAR Lawsuit

Continuing Educational Services provides seminars geared towards the economy and real estate with a special focus on mortgage lending.
Title:
Structuring Buyer Broker Commissions, Closing Cost and Mortgage Financing Following Burnett vs. NAR Lawsuit
Date+Time of Webinar:
May 2, 2024
8:00 AM EST
7:00 AM CST
6:00 AM MST
5:00 AM PST
4:00 AM AKST
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Speaker:
Khash Saghafi, a nationally renowned speaker in regards to the banking & mortgage lending industry, is He is an approved instructor by the Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate in Ohio, Florida and California. Khash Saghafi is also an approved instructor by the Ohio Supreme Court in regards to his expertise in the banking and mortgage industry.
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Continuing Educational Services
Credit:
Ohio: 2 Hours. You may be able to self-apply in other states.
Cost:
Free
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May 2: Trade Secrets for In-House Counsel: Best Practices for Successfully Managing and Protecting Trade Secrets

Join us on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 12pm ET / 9am PT for the next edition of our Deep Dives Series, as James Pooley, International Trade Secret Expert, Ray Miller, Partner, DLA Piper, and Chris Buntel, Co-Founder and CIPO, Tangibly, will discuss why trade secrets are vital to organizations, the laws governing them, and effective strategies for managing these assets to prevent loss and unauthorized disclosure.
Discussion topics include:

• Trade Secret Management Strategies, including asset management, three factors for protection, and how to manage the human element
• Trade Secret Risk Areas, including people, processes, and management,
• Trade Secret case law updates, and more!

Who should attend:
In-house counsel and legal operations professionals in the life sciences industry who manage or are involved in the protection or management of Trade Secrets and/or other sensitive intellectual property.

Title:

Trade Secrets for In-House Counsel: Best Practices for Successfully Managing and Protecting Trade Secrets

Date+Time:

Thursday, May 2, 2024
12pm ET / 9am PT

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Speakers:

• Chris Buntel is an intellectual property attorney with over 20 years’ experience . He is a co-founder and the CIPO of Tangibly. Chris is passionate about trade secret management and education. He has a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Stanford University, and J.D. in Law from University of Houston.
• Ray Miller is a trusted intellectual property advisor to clients in a wide range of spaces. He adds value to each client’s IP estate by providing clear and pragmatic guidance that allows for efficient navigation of IP opportunities. Ray helps clients identify, protect, secure and optimize the value of their IP by combining strategic patent prosecution with manufacturing and regulatory exclusivity strategies. Ray counsels materials science, pharmaceutical, medical device, biologics and digital therapeutics clients to allow them to obtain a sufficient return on their investment. Ray also manages freedom-to-operate, manufacturing and supply considerations on his clients’ behalf. His clients include private equity and venture capital funds, pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, world-class medical and research facilities, and Fortune 500 companies with well-developed intellectual property portfolios. Ray’s practice is transactional. He has led hundreds of due diligence projects and prepared all forms of IP agreements and opinions. He applies his deep understanding of the life and materials sciences in a diverse range of industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, energy, manufacturing, computer hardware, water and air purification, and specialty plastics and chemicals. Ray’s experience in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology extends to disciplines such as medicinal chemistry, genetics, nutraceuticals, proteomics, nanotechnology and tissue engineering.
• James Dooley frequently serves lead counsel in major trade secret litigation as an experienced and trustworthy advisor, a member of the team who combines his scholarship and practical experience to add unique value. Company counsel rely on Jim to help investigate and assess potential or ongoing disputes. Due to his unique background, his clients benefit not only from his expertise but also from the efficiency that comes with over forty years of practice in this field. Trade secret cases by their nature can be unpredictable and difficult to manage, so it helps to have a steady, independent source of seasoned advice. Jim can apply his independent perspective at any phase of a case, but may be particularly helpful as settlement counsel in mediation, allowing lead counsel to maintain the traditional role of advocate.

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In-House Connect.

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April 10: Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance

Are you avoiding the common accounting pitfalls that usually ensnare small law firms?

Are you getting the insights you need to run your business better?
Is your accounting actually helping you maximize billable hours?
You didn’t become a lawyer because you were excited about accounting, but getting the accounting in a good place can help you become a more effective lawyer.
In this CLE-eligible webinar with our friends at Pilot, we’ll explore the most common pitfalls and how to avoid them.

We’ll go beyond the basics to give you a clear picture on best practices to implement, based on what we’ve learned helping our own clients run more efficient firms. We’ll be focusing on specific, actionable tips to boost your bottom line.
You’ll learn:

• Law firm cash flow forecasting
• Partner compensation strategies
• A window into headcount planning & utilization.

Title:
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
Date/Time
April 10, 2024
1p ET/10a PT
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By:
Above the Law and sponsored by "Pilot"

Credit:
The announcement says "CLE credit available to all attendees. " but does not go into details.

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April 3, 10+30: Diving Deeper into Legal Research Potential: Advanced Online Legal Research Concepts

According to the model rules of professional conduct, attorneys need to maintain competency, and a component of maintaining competency is to keep abreast of the benefits and risks of relevant technology. By the end of this course you all will be made aware of advanced online legal research methods to harness your potential as a researcher and to maintain a standard of competency in the legal profession. 

After completing this course, you will be able to: 

•Discover how online legal research can assist you in search methodology 

•Leverage provided connections, common terms, and formatting of content. 

•Obtain visual representations of the validity of cases and statutes. 

•Learn how online legal research platforms provide organization methods, delivery methods, and recovery methods so you can better maintain your research. 

•Gather information by practice area, topic, jurisdiction or publisher. 

•Realize alternative and advanced ways to begin research with statutes. 

•Acquire archived materials in multiple ways. 

•Find connections between results of separate searches.
Title:
Diving Deeper into Legal Research Potential: Advanced Online Legal Research Concepts
Webinar Dates And Times:

• 1:30pm - 2:30pm Eastern- 4/3/2024
• 3:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern - 4/10/2024
• 9:00am - 10:00am Eastern - 4/30/2024

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Speaker:

Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin. For states not listed here, content LexisNexis at the email address on the registration form; they might apply for credit for you or you might be able to self- apply in your jurisdiction.

June 13: Working Wellness: Healthy Solutions for Lawyer Well-Being

The legal profession is a very high-stress environment and lawyers experience mental health concerns at higher rates than the general population. Therefore, it is imperative that lawyers find avenues to support their well-being that will enable them to thrive in their personal and professional lives.

In this program, lawyers will learn strategies to create more work-life harmony and make decisions that are guided by their values. Lawyers will also learn skills to set clear personal and professional boundaries to help manage stress and support their mental wellness. Additionally, lawyers will be given a framework to incorporate self-care more easily into their daily routines.

Title:
Working Wellness: Healthy Solutions for Lawyer Well-Being
A FREE Clifford Law Offices CLE Webinar 

When/Where:
Thursday, June 13, 2024
3:00 to 4:00 pm CST 

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Speaker:
Erin Clifford, J.D., M.A., Director of Marketing and Business Development, Clifford Law Offices Founder, Erin Clifford Wellness
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Clifford Law Offices
Credit:

• Illinois: Approved for 1.0 hour of Professional Responsibility credit (mental health, and substance abuse) from the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.
• Iowa: Approved for 1.0 hour of Ethics credit (wellness) from the Iowa Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education.
• Missouri: Approved for 1.2 Ethics hours from the Missouri Bar MCLE Department.
• Ohio: Approved for 1 hour of Attorney Professional Conduct by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education.
• Other Jurisdictions: You may check with your credit-granting authority to see how to apply for credits.

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April 2: Inaugural Symposium of the Voting Rights and Democracy Forum

The Voting Rights and Democracy Forum will hold a symposium on the key legal issues surrounding the 2024 presidential election.
The first panel will focus on the ongoing trials against the likely Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, and the unique legal questions they raise for our democracy. The second panel will dive into election security, speech, and related issues in the wake of the January 6th insurrection. Food and refreshments will be provided.
Title:
Inaugural Symposium of the Voting Rights and Democracy Forum
Date/Time:
April 2, 2024
12:30 Eastern Time
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Fordham Law School
Credit:
The announcement does not go into details about CLE credit, but typically Fordham events offering CLE credit are in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Board for a maximum of 1.0 transitional and nontransitional professional practice credit. In many other jurisdictions, you may be able to self-apply for credit.

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April 30: Optimizing Intergenerational Collaboration: Analyzing Generational Gaps and Empowering Different Generations

Please join Cozen O’Connor’s DEI Strategies & Solutions Group as we discuss the widening generational gap and best practices to encourage intergenerational collaboration. Today’s workforce consists of five generations, shaped by vastly different world events, who are now working together yet speaking seemingly unfamiliar languages. Moderated by Simeon Brier, panelists Nicole Su, Diedrick Graham, and Judge Stephanie Jones will share best practices for law firms and organizations looking to bridge the generational gap.
Title:
Optimizing Intergenerational Collaboration: Analyzing Generational Gaps and Empowering Different Generations

Webinar Date+Time:

Tuesday, April 30, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. EDT
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Credit:

CLE is approved in NY, PA, TX, IL, NV, and CA. MN CLE has been applied for approval. You may be able to self-apply for credit in some other states.

Speakers:

• Simeon D. Brier, Chair, DEI Strategies & Solutions
• Diedrick Graham Vice President, Culture & Strategy, The Healy+ Group
• Judge Stephanie Jones, Founder & CEO, Omega Daughter, LLC
• Nicole Su, Associate, Cozen O'Connor

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Cozen O'Connor, established in 1970 and ranked among the top 100 law firms in America, has 750 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions.

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April 1: IVF and Abortion – Two Sides of the Same Coin with Naomi Cahn & Sonia M. Suter

In February of 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court issued an unprecedented decision, finding that frozen embryos should be treated as children under Alabama’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act. Consequently, the court held, those who destroy the embryos can be held liable for wrongful death.
In this workshop, the speakers will first review the parameters of the Alabama decision. They will then address the relationship between the Alabama decision and the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, which overturned the fundamental right to an abortion. In Dobbs, the Supreme Court returned the issue of abortion to the states, while recognizing the state’s legitimate interest in preserving “prenatal life at all stages of development,“ without regard to whether that life exists in utero or not. The Alabama decision provides more context about the reach of the Dobbs decision.
The speakers will also discuss relevant aspects and regulation of assisted reproductive technologies, like in vitro fertilization (IVF) to explain the potential impact of the Alabama decision. They will also discuss state and national efforts to protect the ability to build a family through IVF. Finally, they will explore connections between assisted reproductive technology and abortion, addressing broader social issues about the right to control one’s own fertility.
Title:
IVF and Abortion – Two Sides of the Same Coin with Naomi Cahn & Sonia M. Suter
The Elena and Miles Zaremski Law Medicine Forum
Webinar Date+Time:
Monday, April 1, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern Time
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(The event is also in-person on campus)
Speakers:

• Naomi Cahn is the Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Distinguished Professor of Law and the Armistead M. Dobie Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. She is an expert in family law, reproductive rights and justice, and aging and the law. Prior to joining the University of Virginia faculty in 2020, she taught at George Washington Law School, where she twice served as associate dean. She is the co-director of UVA Law’s Family Law Center.
  Cahn is a co-author of casebooks in both family law and trusts and estates, and she has written numerous articles. In addition, she is the author or editor of books written for both academic and trade publishers. Her books include “Red Families v. Blue Families” (Oxford University Press, 2010, with Professor June Carbone): “Homeward Bound” (Oxford University Press, 2017, with Amy Ziettlow); and the forthcoming Fair Shake: Women & the Fight to Build a Just Economy (Simon & Schuster, 2024, with June Carbone and Nancy Levit) and Hot Flash: How the Law Ignores Menopause and What We Can Do (Stanford U Press, 2024, with Emily Gold Waldman and Bridget Crawford).
  In 2017, Cahn won the Harry Krause Lifetime Achievement in Family Law Award from the University of Illinois College of Law. She has worked with the Uniform Law Commission as a reporter for two drafting committees. In addition to her work with the commission, Cahn is a member of the American Law Institute, an elected fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, editor of the ACTEC Law Journal and a member of the American Bar Foundation, among other commitments. She serves on the editorial board of the Family Court Review. Prior to joining the faculty at GW Law, Cahn practiced with Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C., and with Community Legal Services in Philadelphia.
• Sonia M. Suter is the co-director of the GW Health Law & Policy Program, Professor of Law and Kahan Family Research Professor, The Henry St. George Tucker III Dean's Research Professor of Law, and Founding Director of the Health Law Initiative. Her scholarship focuses on issues at the intersection of law, medicine, and bioethics, with a particular focus on reproductive rights, emerging reproductive technologies, and ethical and legal issues in genetics. She has published widely in law reviews, peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journals, and science journals. One of her recent articles was selected for Editors' Choice 2020 by the Journal of Law and the Biosciences, one of the leading peer-reviewed journals in medical ethics and legal medicine. Another was chosen by the same journal’s editorial team as one of its “favorite widely read and cited articles” that has “made a big impact.” An internationally recognized expert in genetics and the law and assisted reproductive technologies, Professor Suter is a co-author of the leading textbooks in those areas. She also participates in national working groups and advisory boards and as a consultant to policymakers on issues in her field of expertise. At GW Law, she teaches Torts, Law and Medicine, Genetics and the Law and Assisted Reproductive Technologies.
  Before coming to GW Law, Professor Suter held a Greenwall Fellowship in Bioethics and Health Policy at Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Universities. She was also a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Law School and an adjunct at Georgetown University Law Center.
• Prior to law school, Professor Suter earned a master’s degree and achieved PhD candidacy in human genetics from the University of Michigan. Thereafter, she worked as a genetic counselor in obstetrics and pediatrics at Henry Ford Hospital. While attending the University of Michigan Law School, she served as the Executive Articles Editor of the Michigan Law Review and earned the Henry M. Bates Memorial Scholarship, the highest law school award. After graduating from law school, Professor Suter clerked for Judge John M. Walker, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Credit:

• Ohio: 1 hour of online CLE credit, pending approval
• Other Jurisdictions: You may be able to self-apply to your credit-granting authority.

Cost:
Free and open to the public.

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Suggested Readings:
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/alabama-ivf-supreme-court-consequences-rcna140004
https://theconversation.com/most-state-abortion-bans-have-limited-exceptions-but-its-hard-to-understand-what-they-mean-221389

April 2+8: Online Legal Research and Resources

The many ways technology can aid attorneys in locating the best and most on point statutes, caselaw, secondary materials and all relevant materials can be overwhelming. The comments to the model rules of professional conduct governing attorneys state that “to maintain competency a lawyer should keep abreast…[of] the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology.” The goal of this course is to assist attorneys in navigating online legal research, so they feel more confident and competent when researching subjects important to their work. This CLE is an interactive scenario-based course that considers the daily tasks that attendees may be required to perform.
Title:
Online Legal Research and Resources
Webinar Dates And Times:

• 10:30am - 11:30am Eastern -  4/2/2024
• 3:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern - 4/8/2024

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Speaker:
Shelby Boyd
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, and Virginia. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.
By:
LexisNexis

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March 1, 8, 18, 19+29: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Legal Implications of Using AI in Employment Decisions

In this CLE, the presenter will present emerging issues and trends of any employer’s use of artificial intelligence for employment decision making. Discussion will include the new Equal Employment Opportunities Commission’s new Strategic Enforcement Plan and other attempts from state and local governments to combat the growing trend of bias and discrimination that is weaving its way into employers hiring, promotion, and firing decisions. Finally, this CLE will discuss the implications and ethical responsibilities of lawyers have surrounding this topic as well as how lawyers should advise their employer clients. 

After completing this course, you will be able to: 

1. Analyze the nature of AI, how it is being used in employment decision-making and emerging issues.

2. Recognize the impact of EEOC and USDOJ concerns and guidelines involving the use of AI in employment decisions. 

3. Federal, State, and Local Regulations in effect 

4. Discuss the future of AI in employment and a look forward.
Title:
Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Legal Implications of Using AI in Employment Decisions
Webinar Dates And Times:

• 10:30am - 11:30am Eastern - 03/1/2024
• 10:30am - 11:30am Eastern - 3/8/2024
• 1:30pm - 2:30pm Eastern - 3/18/2024
• 3:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern - 3/19/2024 
• 10:30am - 11:30am Eastern - 3/29/2024

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Speaker:
Shelby Boyd
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.
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LexisNexis

March 28: HVAC & Plumbing Claims

HVAC & Plumbing Claims is a 60-minute conversation that will offer a "map-of-the terrain" perspective on design, construction, performance, defects, evaluation, maintenance, and repair, for these complex and critical building systems.

Buildings have become increasingly complex over the recent decades. "MEP", a common abbreviation for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing systems, are typically the most complex systems in any building. They are the systems that humans commonly interact with, often daily. When they don't work as expected, people get sad or mad. For each of these two complex systems we will explain their evolution in buildings, from nonexistent to today's intricate assemblies that are part manufactured and part site-built, how they work, and the conditions and certain failures we find. 

We will explore investigation of these systems in construction defect litigation and other types of building claims, and how we have helped clients make good decisions in tough situations.
Title:
HVAC & Plumbing Claims
Date+Time Of Webinar:

Thursday, March 28, 2024
1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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Credits:

CE and CLE credit will be granted pending approvals in the following states: California, Florida,  You may be able to self-apply in other states.

Speakers:

• Don Gifford is an expert in both general construction and electrical construction and design. With extensive experience as a testifying expert and witness, Don possesses a wealth of knowledge with respect to building systems, electrical and mechanical systems, lighting, fires and explosions, trips and falls, contract disputes, fiscal inequity, damages, and surety resolution. Don has more than 50 years of construction experience and more than 25 years serving as a forensics expert. He is a trusted resource to attorneys, carriers, contractors, building owners, and bonding companies, and he has been retained as an expert over 1,300 times.
• Cameron Kalunian is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Lewis Brisbois, a vice-chair of the nationwide Construction Practice, and a member of the Complex Litigation Practice. Mr. Kalunian’s practice is focused on multi-party litigation in a wide variety of cases involving claims related to breach of contract, fraud, unfair business practices, real estate, construction defect disputes, and various tort claims. Additionally, Mr. Kalunian has served as litigation counsel for both Fortune 500 companies and small businesses in matters involving intellectual property, employment, real estate, financial institutions, and environmental claims. Mr. Kalunian is an experienced trial lawyer who has garnered many favorable verdicts. His reputation as an aggressive and effective trial lawyer has also resulted in lucrative settlements for his clients.
• Harvey Irby has decades of experience in mechanical engineering, including piping, instrumentation, and HVAC design. He has provided trial testimony in multiple states and consulted with cities and towns, retail businesses, and entertainment facilities. Additionally, Harvey has been the mechanical engineer of record on over 1,500 projects in Nevada, retained as an expert witness in over 100 construction legal cases, and court certified as an expert witness for HVAC and plumbing. His experience extends to project management in commercial, industrial, and institutional projects, including government and military. Harvey works in-depth with clients, owners, and tenants to provide solutions for a wide variety of building and facility issues, and he provides expertise in all facets of mechanical and plumbing systems design and process systems design.

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Pete Fowler Construction Services: https://www.petefowler.com/

Nevada, Texas

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