Saturday, September 27, 2025

Free CLE Webinars

October 2025 Free CLE

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October 14:
* Unmasking the Financialization of Healthcare with Jacqueline FoxBy Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
October 15: 
October 16:
October 16-30:
* 2025 Annual Update (New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers Series)By New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.
** October 16: Municipal Liability.
** October 16: No Fault.
** October 17: Medical Malpractice.
** October 21: Damages.
** October 21: Insurance Law.
** October 23: Disclosure.
** October 23: Evidence.
** October 28: Premises Liability.
** October 28: Update - Labor Law.
** October 30: Annual Update - Product Liability.
** October 30:  Annual Update - Ethics.
October 17:
October 22:
October 23: 
* AI and the Practice of LawBy Minnesota State Law Library.
October 24:
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October 29:
October 30:
* Strategic Planning for Sustainable Growth. By LEAP Legal Software.

November 2025 Free CLE

November 4:
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November 12:
* After the Verdict – The Essentials of NY Judgment EnforcementBy New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.
November 13:
* Home Economics: The Value of Family ServicesBy New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.
* Nine for Nine: Supreme Court Review of 2024-2025 TermBy Minnesota State Law Library.
November 14:
November 18:
* Connect Four: A View from the BenchBy New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.
November 19: 
* Mediation Station: Making ADR Your Next StopBy New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.
November 20:
November 21:
* Advanced Appellate Advocacy SeminarBy CSU College of Law.
November 25:
* Protected or Concealed? A Review Quality Assurance Privilege in NYBy New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.
November 26: 


December 2025 Free CLE

December 2:
* The Sidewalks of New York: Trip, Slip and Fall Cases in the Five BoroughsBy New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Breached! Cybersecurity 101. By LexisNexis.
December 3:
* Ghosts of Coverage Past: Benefit Issues in PI ActionsBy New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.
December 4:
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December 10:
* Search Smarter, Not Harder: Digital Research Hacks for Real LawyersBy New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.
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January 2026 Free CLE
January 13:
* New York Settlement Math Made EasyBy New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.
January 22:

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That's it for now! Share this information freely, send me any updates, and best of luck to you and yours in the year upcoming - REW.

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Wednesday, September 24, 2025

October 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 Date+Time:
October 24, 2025
8:45am - 10:00am Eastern Time
Register Now for this Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speaker:
Ethan Basham
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.

By:
LexisNexis

September 26: Power Prompting: Mastering Prompting Techniques for Legal Professionals

This seminar will equip legal professionals with the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively utilize LLMs in their practice, enhancing their ability to leverage AI technology in a legal context. The emphasis will be on the following skills: 
• Have a foundational understanding of how Large Language Models operate and the key technical mechanisms that influence their behavior. 
• Identify common prompting mistakes and learn strategies to avoid them in legal practice. 
• Understand the benefits and potential applications of generative AI in legal tasks to enhance efficiency and accuracy. 
• Select appropriate LLMs for legal tasks, including assessing factors such as privacy, security, training data, and understanding the distinction between legal and general-use LLMs. 
• Learn and implement the 5 Ps of Prompting—Prime, Persona, Prompt, Product, and Polish—to craft effective prompts for legal tasks
Title:
Power Prompting: Mastering Prompting Techniques for Legal Professionals
Webinar Date+Time:
September 26, 2025
12:45pm - 2:00pm Eastern Time
Register Now for this Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speaker:
Jen Stringfield, Esq.
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.
By:
LexisNexis

September 26: Workplace Woes: Using ADR to Avoid Courtroom Battles

Description:
NAM Neutrals, Rhonda Epstein, Esq. and the Hon. Alan D. Scheinkman (Ret.), will provide an in-depth analysis of the various stages of an employment dispute, focusing on some of the critical factors involved in choosing Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) over litigating in the courts or through administrative agencies. The program will also explore sexual harassment claims, arbitration clauses in employment contracts, and mass wage and hour filings. Attendees will gain practical insights, best practices and the benefits of resolving employment disputes through ADR.
Title:
Workplace Woes: Using ADR to Avoid Courtroom Battles
Date And Time:
Friday, September 26, 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Register Now for this Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speakers:
Rhonda Epstein, Esq.
Hon. Alan D. Scheinkman (Ret.)
Credit:
New York: 1 Professional Practice Credit . Other Jurisdictions: Check with your credit-granting authority; you may be able to self-apply for credit.
By:
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.

September 8, 26+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. Discuss Federal, State, and Local Regulations in effect 
Register Now for this Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speaker:
Ethan Basham
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.
By:
LexisNexis

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

October 23: Top 10 Ethics Mistakes Attorneys Make: Billing & Trust Accounting Edition

Let’s face it: billing and trust accounting aren’t the glamorous parts of legal practice—but they are the parts most likely to get you in trouble. Whether you’re a solo, managing a small firm, or just trying to keep your IOLTA above water, this CLE is your roadmap to avoiding the most common (and costly) missteps that land attorneys in hot water with the bar.
Join attorney Jordan Turk as she takes you through what not to do, how to clean up your existing practices, and how to build systems that keep you ethical, compliant, and confident.
In this free CLE webinar, you'll learn:
  • How to automate your billing processes to make your billing run like clockwork
  • The most common ethical issues with billing practices, and how to avoid them
  • Streamlined trust account management and reporting for your state bar
  • Strategies for obtaining payment from nonpaying clients, including templates to help you along the way.
Title:
Top 10 Ethics Mistakes Attorneys Make: Billing & Trust Accounting Edition
Date/Time:
October 23, 2025 
11:00 AM PDT
Register Now for this free Continuing Legal Education webinar!
Speaker:
‍Jordan Turk is a practicing attorney in Texas, and the Director of Attorney Education and Development 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.
By:
Smokeball

October 23: Prosecuting Animal Cruelty & Neglect Cases in Ohio

This continuing legal education (CLE) program provides a comprehensive overview of the legal and practical issues involved in prosecuting companion animal cruelty and neglect cases under Chapter 959 of the Ohio Revised Code. Together, these panels will equip practitioners with the legal knowledge, practical tools, and strategic insights needed to effectively handle animal cruelty and neglect cases from investigation through sentencing.
Title:
Prosecuting Animal Cruelty & Neglect Cases in Ohio
Webinar Date+Time:
Thursday, October 23, 2025 1:00pm - 4:30pm Eastern Time
Register Now For This Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speakers + Agenda:
1:00 – 2:00 pm Introduction to Animal Cruelty & Neglect Laws
Panelists: Sharon Harvey (Cleveland APL), Carole Heyward (CSU Law), Vicki Deisner (Ohio Animal Advocates) Moderator: Kailey Leary
This panel will give a brief overview of the history of federal, state and local laws protecting animals from cruelty and neglect. The panel will then focus on the protection of companion animals under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 959 and the Link between animal cruelty and domestic violence.
2:00 – 3:00 pm Investigating Animal Cruelty & Neglect
Panelists: Isadora Almaro(Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Cuyahoga County), DanaMarie Pannella (Holland & Muirden) Chief Humane Agent Joe Dell’Anno (Cleveland APL),
Dr. Michelle Gonzalez, DVM, MS.
Moderator: Carole Heyward (CSU Law)
This panel will focus on the effective investigative practices, unique difficulties presented by companion animals as crime victims and the particular investigative challenges presented in cruelty and neglect cases. The panel will also address locating and effectively using expert witnesses to assist with investigation.
3:00 – 3:15 pm Break
3:15 – 4:15 pm Charging Decisions in Cruelty Cases
Panelists: Isadora Almaro (Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Cuyahoga County), Chief Humane Agent Joe Dell’Anno (Cleveland APL), DanaMarie Pannella (Holland & Muirden), Dr. Michelle Gonzalez, DVM, MS.
Moderator: Carole Heyward
This panel will focus on the strategic and policy reasons underlying the decision to charge an animal cruelty and neglect case as a felony or misdemeanor.
3:45 – 4:15 pm Advocating for Appropriate Sentencing
Panelists: Isadora Almaro, Sharon Harvey, DanaMarie Pannella (Holland & Muirden), Chief Humane Agent Joe Dell’Anno (Cleveland APL),
Moderator: Kailey Leary
This panel will discuss strategies for sentencing advocacy, including presenting aggravating or mitigating factors, addressing rehabilitation and deterrence, and ensuring outcomes that promote both justice and animal welfare.
4:15 to 4:30pm Q&A
By:
CSU College of Law
Credit:
  • Ohio: 3.5 hours pending
  • Other Jurisdictions: You may be able to self-apply to your credit-granting authority.

December 23: Diving Deeper into Legal Research Potential: Advanced Online Legal Research Concepts

American businessman and former CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer once stated, “The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn't think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.” 
The goal of this course today is to harness the potential as attorneys to learn things about online legal research you didn’t think you could learn before. This course is going to be a deeper dive into online legal research. 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 Date+Time:
December 23, 2025
1:15pm - 2:30pm Eastern Time
Register Now for this Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speaker:
Danielle Wayland
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, 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.

By:
LexisNexis

Monday, September 22, 2025

October 22: To Infinity and Beyond: Using AI in Your Practice

These days, you can’t pick up a legal journal or receive an e-newsletter that doesn’t have an AI article. Whether you willingly embrace the idea of incorporating AI in your practice or are reluctantly considering it, your ethical obligation to understand it remains the same. Speakers Joe Salvati, CEO of Arcuity ai, Inc., and Erin McCartney, J.D., AVP of Risk Management and Marketing at Attorney Protective, discuss how to effectively and ethically use AI in the legal context and how to avoid the risks related to its use. Lawyers of all ages and practice areas will benefit from a broad overview of this trending topic.
Title:
To Infinity and Beyond: Using AI in Your Practice
Webinar Date+Time:
October 22, 2025
1:00PM EST / 12:00PM CST / 11:00AM MST / 10:00AM PST
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!
Speakers:
Joe Salvati
Erin McCartney
CLE Credit:
Typically, Attorney Protective webinars are eligible for ethics credits in most jurisdictions; please consult your state's website.
By:
Attorney Protective

More Information And Registration

January 22: Barriers, Biases, and Breakthroughs: Navigating Obstacles in Mediation

Title:
Barriers, Biases, and Breakthroughs: Navigating Obstacles in Mediation
Date & Time:
Thursday, January 22, 2026 
12:00pm – 1:00pm Pacific Time
Credit:
  • California: 1 Hour Implicit Bias MCLE Credit
  • Other States: You may be able to self-apply for credit
Speakers:
Laura Kass-Moreno, Freddy Garmo, and John Edwards
Sponsor:

October 22: Evaluating Fire Losses from First-Party Property and Subrogation Perspectives

This webinar will explore the intersection of first-party property insurance coverage and subrogation investigations regarding fire losses. The presenters will discuss key topics such as evaluating the scope and extent of damages, causation, common policy terms, valuation, and relevant statutes. The presenters will also address the legal hurdles to recovery, such as liability insurance limits, comparative fault, and subrogation waivers.
Title:
Evaluating Fire Losses from First-Party Property and Subrogation Perspectives
Description:
Webinar Date+Time:
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar - Register Now!
Credit:
CE is approved in NC and FL. 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:
Josh Tumen, Member
Cameron D. Young, Associate
By:
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.

Sunday, September 21, 2025

November 21: Advanced Appellate Advocacy Seminar

The Eighth District Court of Appeals, in partnership with the Cleveland State University College of Law, is offering an all-day CLE, featuring Eighth District Court of Appeals judges and staff attorneys, along with esteemed practitioners and legal scholars. The seminar will focus on advanced topics in civil and criminal appeals.
Title:
Advanced Appellate Advocacy Seminar
Webinar Date+Time:
Friday, November 21, 2025
9:00am - 3:45pm Eastern Time
Register Now For This Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
By:
CSU College of Law
Credit:
  • Ohio: 6.0 hours
  • Other Jurisdictions: You may be able to self-apply to your credit-granting authority.
Speakers And Agenda:
  • I. Record Issues in the Digital Era. (9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.)
    Preserving an accurate record is an essential prerequisite to a thorough appeal of any case. Staff from the Eighth District Court of Appeals, the Cuyahoga County Clerk of Court’s Office and the Cuyahoga County Court Reporters along with Judge Brendan Sheehan from the Cuyahoga County Court of Court of Common Pleas will take a deep dive into the best practices for ensuring that the record is properly maintained and secured for appellate review. The panel will discuss best practices both inside and outside the courtroom to ensure all record items, particularly exhibits, are properly maintained for appellate review.
    • Featured Moderator: Erin M. O’Toole, Court Administrator, Eighth District Court of Appeals
    • Featured Speakers: Judge Brendan Sheehan, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Bruce Bishilany, Court Reporter, Krystal Lawyer, Cuyahoga County Clerk of Court’s Office, Criminal Division Manager, Toni Farkas, Staff Attorney, Eighth District Court of Appeals
  • II. The Art of Persuasion. (9:45-10:30 a.m.)
    Appellate advocacy is hard. Courts tend to affirm, but we ask them to reverse. How can we do that? How can we persuade Judges to rule the other way? From Aristotle to Scalia, advice on persuading judges abounds. Yet all writers tend to agree on one thing: Persuasion is an art, not a science. In this segment, we'll try to refine our skills at the art of persuasion, while also gaining some practical, battle tested techniques to do so.
    • Featured Moderator: Judge Eileen T. Gallagher, Eighth District Court of Appeals
    • Featured Speaker: · Professor Doron Kalir, CSU Law
  • BREAK: 10:30-10:45 a.m.
  • III. Oral Argument: Dos, Don’ts and Persuasion Pointers (10:45 - 11:15 a.m.)
    Oral argument is an advocate’s last opportunity to make your case. Make the most of your chance to address and be addressed by the court that will be deciding your case. Former Ohio Supreme Court Justices Michael Donnelly and Melody Stewart will share their insights and experience on what they found to be effective and persuasive during their years on the bench. Guided conversation led by Judge Lisa B. Forbes of the Eighth District Court of Appeals.
    • Featured Moderator: Judge Lisa Forbes, Eighth District Court of Appeals, Eighth District Court of Appeals
    • Featured Speakers:· Hon. Michael Donnelly, Hon. Melody Stewart (ret.)
  • IV. Generative AI 101 for Courts: Hallucinations, Deepfakes, and the Record (11:15 - 12:15 p.m.)
    This engaging 60-minute session—moderated by Judge Mary J. Boyle—will map the AI landscape for appellate and trial lawyers, from how generative models work to where they fail, with highlights from recent ethics opinions addressing the use of generative AI in the practice of law. The distinguished panel will demystify AI “hallucinations” (why large language models fabricate outputs), review real-world sanctions and litigation missteps (including the surge of AI use among pro se litigants), and survey emerging court rules that require AI-use certifications. This AI session will also explore the growing problem of AI deepfakes and how they affect all lawyers and courts. The discussion will include real-life examples of AI deepfakes and their consequences. Attendees will come away with concrete takeaways to prevent, detect, and respond to AI hallucinations and deepfakes.
    • Featured Moderator: Judge Mary J. Boyle, Eighth District Court of Appeals
    • Featured Speakers: Professor Mehtab Khan, CSU Law, Steve Delchin, Senior Attorney, Squire Patton Boggs, Thomas P. Ryan, Ryan Injury Attorneys, LLP
  • BREAK: 12:15-12:30 p.m.
  • V. Keynote presentation: The Social Determinants of Health (12:30-2:00 p.m.)
    • The Social Determinants of Health (“SDOH”) are conditions in which people are born, live, work, learn, and play that affect population health, functioning, quality of life and risks, health equity, and overall well-being. The SDOH often play a role in bringing litigants into the judicial system. Jasmine Howard will present an introduction to the social determinants of health. Wendy Parmet will present on the ways in which the SDOH interact with the law and ways in which the appellate practice may be impacted by the SDOH.
    • Featured Moderator: Judge Emanuella Groves, Eighth District Court of Appeals
    • Featured Speaker: Professor Wendy Parmet, Northeastern University, Director Jasmine Howard, Northeastern University
  • VI. “Fresh Perspectives – Views From New Appellate Judges” (2:00-2:30 p.m.)
    In this moderated panel discussion, Ohio’s newest appellate judges in Northeast Ohio will provide an up close and personal perspective on their respective appellate courts and share recommended best practices for appellate practitioners.
    • Featured Moderator: Judge Michael J. Ryan, Eighth District Court of Appeals
    • Featured Speakers: Judge Deena Calabrese, Eighth District Court of Appeals, Judge Scott Lynch, Eleventh District Court of Appeals
  • BREAK: 2:30-2:45 p.m.
  • VII. Year End Review – Impactful Decisions in Appellate Law (2:45-3:45 p.m.)
    Judicial and staff attorneys from the Eighth District Court of Appeals will recap relevant developments in appellate law including important decisions from the Eighth and the Ohio Supreme Court. Topics include final appealable order decisions, updates to local appellate rules, the use of issue bootstrapping in appeals, the party presentation rule, confrontation clause decisions and an update on the legal status of mandatory firearm specifications.
    • Featured Moderator: Judge Michelle Sheehan, Eighth District Court of Appeals
    • Featured Speakers: Brandon French, Staff Attorney, Eighth District Court of Appeals, Romie Daher, Judicial Attorney, Eighth District Court of Appeals, Darci Del Torto, Eighth District Court of Appeals

November 21+25: Diving Deeper into Legal Research Potential: Advanced Online Legal Research Concepts

American business man and former CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer once stated, “The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn't think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.” The goal of this course today is to harnessing the potential as attorneys to learn things about online legal research you didn’t think you could learn before. This course is going to be a deeper dive into online legal research. 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 Date+Time:
November 21, 2025 : 10:15am - 11:30am Eastern Time
November 25, 2025 : 1:15pm - 2:30pm Eastern Time 
Register Now for this Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speaker:
Ethan Basham
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, 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.

By:
LexisNexis
More Information And Registration

Friday, September 19, 2025

November 19: Case Law & Coverage: What Emerging Environmental Rulings Mean for Risk Management

Key topics include:
  • Recent rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court
  • The evolving scope of agency authority
  • Federal and state-level regulatory shifts
  • Forward-looking strategies for regulated industries
Topics for Discussion:
Title:
Date+Time:
November 19, 2025
1:00-2:00 PM ET
Register Now for this free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speakers:
  • Rebecca Du Boff, Executive Claims Specialist, Environmental Claims, Crum & Forster
  • Rosemarie Hebner, Esq., Senior Consultant, Antea Group Jack Sheldon, Senior Consultant, Antea Group
CLE Credit:
Complimentary registration comes with CLE credit in one state and will be available in California, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
By:

December 19: Diving Deeper into Legal Research Potential: Advanced Online Legal Research Concepts

American business man and former CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer once stated, “The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn't think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.” The goal of this course today is to harnessing the potential as attorneys to learn things about online legal research you didn’t think you could learn before. This course is going to be a deeper dive into online legal research. 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 Date+Time:
December 19, 2025
10:15am - 11:30am Eastern Time
Register Now for this Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speaker:
Ethan Basham
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, 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.
By:
LexisNexis

Thursday, September 18, 2025

November 18: Connect Four: A View from the Bench

Description: Join Justices from all four of New York’s Appellate Division Departments for a rare, candid conversation about appellate practice across the state. This panel offers insight into each court’s preferences and procedures, with discussion on briefing best practices, oral argument, and the use of digital tools like hyperlinks. The session includes a Q&A, giving attorneys a chance to engage directly with the bench. Part of Counsel Press’s Connect Four series, this program is essential for any appellate practitioner navigating New York’s intermediate appellate courts.
Title:
Connect Four: A View from the Bench
Date And Time:
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Register Now for this Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speakers:
Justice Saliann Scarpulla
Justice Mark C. Dillon
Justice Sharon Aarons
Justice Henry J. Nowak
Credit:
New York: 1 Professional Practice Credit. Other Jurisdictions: Check with your credit-granting authority; you may be able to self-apply for credit.
By:
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

October 17: Urban Unflappability: How Local Law Can Withstand a Hostile Federal Government

Cities are facing unprecedented negative attention from the federal government, and the two levels of government have policies that are often in intense tension with one another.
 In this colloquium, we will explore urban areas’ ability to push back against federal initiatives that are contrary to their own values. Specifically, we will compare the federal government’s powers with local governments’ power and their respective reach, the anti-commandeering doctrine, and the spending clause as ways in which urban ideals are protected from the federal government and how these doctrines affect particular urban policies.
Title:
Urban Unflappability: How Local Law Can Withstand a Hostile Federal Government
Fordham Urban Law Journal Cooper-Walsh Colloquium pres.
Date/Time:
Friday, October 17, 2025 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET) Eastern Time
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By:
Fordham Law School
Credit:
CLE Credits will be available.
Panel Topics and Confirmed Speakers:
  • From the Ground Up: Exploring the Dimensions of Local Government Authority
    • Professor Richard Briffault, Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation, Columbia Law School
    • Professor Meryl Chertoff, Executive Director, Georgetown Project on State and Local Government Policy and Law; Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown Law
    • Professor Justin Weinstein-Tull, Professor of Law, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
    • Professor Kaitilin Caruso, Associate Professor of Law, University of Maine School of Law
    • Moderator: Professor Aaron Saiger, Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law
  • The Boundaries of Belonging: Local Immigration Laws in the Federal Landscape
    • Professor Rick Su, Arch T. Allen Distinguished Professor of Law, The University of North Carolina School of Law
    • Professor P. Deep Gulask, Professor of Law; Director, Byron White Center, University of Colorado Law School
    • Professor Martha Davis, University Distinguished Professor of Law; Co-Director, Center for Global Law and Justice; Co-Director, Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy; Faculty Director, NuLawLab, Northeastern University School of Law
    • Moderator: Professor Jennifer Gordon, John D. Feerick Chair, Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law
  • Climate of Conflict: Local Environmental Action vs. Federal Authority
    • Professor Rebecca Bratspies, Professor of Law, CUNY School of Law
    • Professor Sarah Fox, Assistant Professor, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
    • Vincent Nolette, Equitable Cities Climate Law Fellow, Columbia Law School
  • Federalism and Fair Housing: Local Innovation and National Standards
    • Professor Paula Franzese, Peter W. Rodino Professor of Law, Senior Counsel for Leadership and Professionalism Initiatives and Director of the Leadership Fellows Program, Seton Hall Law School
    • Professor Ashira Ostrow, Peter S. Kalikow Distinguished Professor of Real Estate and Land Use Law, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and Executive Director of the Wilbur F. Breslin Center for Real Estate Studies, Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law

October 27: 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 Date+Time:
October 27, 2025
2:45pm - 4:00pm Eastern Time
Register Now for this Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speaker:
Ethan Basham
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.

By:
LexisNexis

September 18: Litigation Analytics for General Counsel & Corporate Legal

In this session, you will learn how legal analytics equip general counsel, corporate legal, and insurance specialists to uncover strategic insights about the judges, lawyers, parties, and issues involved in civil litigation. You will understand how analytics inform counsel’s ability to assess liability risk, valuate claims, budget files, and choose appropriate outside litigation counsel. 
As a result of attending this session, the learner will be better able to identify situations in which analytics enable data-informed decisions for: 
  •  Liability risk management 
  • Claim valuation
  • Outside litigation counsel selection, and 
  • File budgeting & setting reserves.
Title:
Litigation Analytics for General Counsel & Corporate Legal
Webinar Date+Time:
September 18, 2025
12:45pm - 2:00pm Eastern Time 
Register Now for this Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speaker:
Adam Masarek
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, 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.
By:
LexisNexis

October 17+21: Diving Deeper into Legal Research Potential: Advanced Online Legal Research Concepts

American businessman and former CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, once stated, “The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn't think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.” 
The goal of this course today is to harness the potential as attorneys to learn things about online legal research you didn’t think you could learn before. This course is going to be a deeper dive into online legal research. 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 Date+Time:
Register Now for this Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speaker:
Ethan Basham
Credit:
1 credit hour in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, contact cle@lexisnexis.com.
By:
LexisNexis

September 18: DJ Wars: Spinning the Hits & Misses of Insurance Declaratory Judgment Actions

Description:
Join us for this overview on how to handle a declaratory judgment action, from the perspective of Plaintiffs, Defendants, and Insurance Carriers.
Title:
DJ Wars: Spinning the Hits & Misses of Insurance Declaratory Judgment Actions
Date And Time:
Thursday, September 18, 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Register Now for this Free Continuing Legal Education Webinar!
Speaker:
Rosa Feeney, Esq.
Credit:
New York:. 1 Professional Practice Credits. Other Jurisdictions: Check with your credit-granting authority; you may be able to self-apply for credit.
By:
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.