How to Work with an #Interpreter - Video/Internet CLE

Martha Cohen

Seattle University's Access to Justice Institute has very generously made available on the internet a continuing legal education program on how to work with an interpreter in a legal setting.
Ms. Cohen is a national consultant on court-based interpreter programs and has presented information on how to work effectively with interpreters at the national, state and local levels for judges, attorneys and court personnel. She is a member of the Washington State Court Interpreters and Translators Society (WITS) and the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT).
Title:
How to Work with an Interpreter
 Instructor:
Martha Cohen, Manager of the Office of Interpreter Services, King County Superior Court
CLE Credit:
Washington State: 1.75 AV Credit
Other Jurisdictions: consult your CLE Accreditation Organization 
More:
http://atji.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-work-with-interpreter-video-cle.html

Privacy in Networked World: On-Demand MCLE

Social networking sites, search engines, and the like all gather an enormous amount of information about individual users. The information has value to these businesses in terms of tailoring advertisements and calibrating product offerings and pricing.
But what constraints does the law place upon the acquisition, storage and use of this data?
In this program, we will look at privacy law from a distinctly modern perspective, using recent controversies to highlight not only relevant rules but also strategic tradeoffs inherent in collecting personal information from a user community.
Title:
Privacy in Networked World
Speakers:
Doug Lichtman
By:
Intellectual Property Colloquium
Credit:
1 Credit in CA, NY, PA, WA
BUT NOTE: this was recorded in 2008 and so may not be eligible for credit.
More:

http://www.ipcolloquium.com/Programs/3.html

May 20/Columbus, OH - Public Practice Professional Conduct Seminar (#Ethics) - Ohio #Ethics Commission CLE

The Ohio Ethics Commission, as a member of the Coalition for Continuing Legal Education, sponsors ethics and professionalism CLE seminars for public practice attorneys each year. The seminars are offered free of charge.

Seating at these events is limited.  In order to attend a seminar, please click here to register. 

Date/Time:

May 20, 2011 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location:

William Green Building (BWC)

30 W. Spring Street

Columbus, OH

Agenda: 

http://www.ethics.ohio.gov/EducationandPublicInfo_CLE_May.pdf

Credit:

This course has been approved by the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal
Education for 2.50 total CLE credit hours, with 1.00 hour of ethics, 1.00 hour of professionalism and
0.50 hour of substance abuse instruction.

More:

This seminar is one in a series of continuing legal education programs offered free of charge by
members of the Coalition for Continuing Legal Education. The Coalition is an informal consortium of
representatives dedicated to offering relevant programs to public practice attorneys.

http://www.ethics.ohio.gov/EducationandPublicInfo_CLE.html

May 13/Columbia, MD: #Maryland Pro Bono Training

The Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) and Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland (PBRC) are offering free and discounted slots for a selection of MSBA Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Courses 

Free/discounted slots are available for the following CLE Training Courses: 
May 13, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
2011 Advanced Estate Planning Institute 
Doubletree Columbia 5485 Twin Knolls Road, Columbia, MD 21045


Thursday May 19, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Hot Tips in Worker’s Compensation 
Ecker Business Training Center 
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046 


Wednesday June 29, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
Civil Pre-Trial Practice 3 Pro Bono Slots Available for this Course 
Ecker Business Training Center 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046 
More: http://www.probonomd.org/cletraining.htm 

"Volunteer attorneys are eligible for one of three (3) free slots in exchange for accepting a pro bono case referral from a recognized pro bono legal services program.  Staff legal services attorneys (e.g., public defenders, prosecutors, Legal Aid Bureau, Public Justice Center, House of Ruth, etc.) may also register for one of three (3) discounted slots offered at 50% off the regular course cost.  Slots will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

To receive a free or discounted slot, volunteers and staff lawyers should register through the Pro Bono Resource Center by calling 410-837-9379; 800-396-1274; emailing Kiah Elmore atkelmore@probonomd.org; or downloading the below registration forms.

Volunteer attorneys who want a free slot should complete the MSBA Order Form and the Pro Bono Attorney Training Registration Form.  Please submit the MSBA Order Form to the MSBA in accordance with the instructions on the form.  You should mark in the “Fee” column “volunteer rate.”  Please also submit a copy of the MSBA Order Form to PBRC.  You will not be considered registered until you submit the Pro Bono Attorney Training Registration Form and a copy of the MSBA Order Form to PBRC.

Staff legal services attorneys who want a discounted slot should complete the MSBA Order Form. Please submit the MSBA Order Form to the MSBA in accordance with the instructions on the form.  You should mark in the “Fee” column “discounted rate.”  Please also submit a copy of the MSBA Order Form to PBRC.  You will not be considered registered until you submit a copy of the MSBA Order Form to PBRC.

Forms should be returned to Pro Bono Resource Center by email, fax or regular mail.
Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland
520 W. Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
fax: 410-385-2616
kelmore@probonomd.org

MORE:
http://www.probonomd.org/cletraining.html 

You Tube, My Take: An On-Demand CLE

Should Google be held responsible for the copyright infringement that its YouTube website facilitates?
This audio recording engages the issues by drawing on excerpts from the voluminous materials filed over the past three years in the Viacom/Google litigation. Specifically, it considers how both Viacom and Google frame the basic case, and critically explores each side's position with respect to the storage, knowledge and control issues raised by section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Title:
You Tube, My Take
Speaker:
UCLA law professor Doug Lichtman.
By:
Intellectual Property Colloquium
Credit:
CA, NH, NY, PA, WA. For other jurisdictions, you might be able to apply for credit with the appropriate agency.
More:

http://www.ipcolloquium.com/Programs/14.html

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Maryland Pro Bono Training Program (Multiple Dates)

The Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) and Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland (PBRC) are offering free and discounted slots for a selection of MSBA Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Courses. 

According to http://www.probonomd.org/cletraining.html:

"Volunteer attorneys are eligible for one of three (3) free slots in exchange for accepting a pro bono case referral from a recognized pro bono legal services program.  Staff legal services attorneys (e.g., public defenders, prosecutors, Legal Aid Bureau, Public Justice Center, House of Ruth, etc.) may also register for one of three (3) discounted slots offered at 50% off the regular course cost.  Slots will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

To receive a free or discounted slot, volunteers and staff lawyers should register through the Pro Bono Resource Center by calling 410-837-9379; 800-396-1274; emailing Kiah Elmore atkelmore@probonomd.org; or downloading the below registration forms.

Volunteer attorneys who want a free slot should complete the MSBA Order Form and the Pro Bono Attorney Training Registration Form.  Please submit the MSBA Order Form to the MSBA in accordance with the instructions on the form.  You should mark in the “Fee” column “volunteer rate.”  Please also submit a copy of the MSBA Order Form to PBRC.  You will not be considered registered until you submit the Pro Bono Attorney Training Registration Form and a copy of the MSBA Order Form to PBRC.

Staff legal services attorneys who want a discounted slot should complete the MSBA Order Form. Please submit the MSBA Order Form to the MSBA in accordance with the instructions on the form.  You should mark in the “Fee” column “discounted rate.”  Please also submit a copy of the MSBA Order Form to PBRC.  You will not be considered registered until you submit a copy of the MSBA Order Form to PBRC.

Forms should be returned to Pro Bono Resource Center by email, fax or regular mail.
Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland
520 W. Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
fax: 410-385-2616
kelmore@probonomd.org

Free/discounted slots are available for the following CLE Training Courses:

Date/Time	District	Course Title	Location
Friday April 15, 2011 8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.	Howard County	Representing Children in Juvenile Court	Ecker Business Training Center 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046
Friday April 29, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.	Howard County	Land Use Institute	Columbia Sheraton 10207 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044
Friday May 6, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Howard County	Nuts & Bolts of Medicaid	Ecker Business Training Center 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046
Friday May 13, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Howard County	2011 Advanced Estate Planning Institute	Doubletree Columbia 5485 Twin Knolls Road, Columbia, MD 21045
Thursday May 19, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Howard County	Hot Tips in Worker’s Compensation	Ecker Business Training Center 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046
Wednesday June 29, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.	Howard County	Civil Pre-Trial Practice 3 Pro Bono Slots, 0 Reduced-Fee Slots Available for this Course	Ecker Business Training Center 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046

More:

http://www.probonomd.org/cletraining.html 

Anytime/Web – Compliance: In-house #Counsel’s New Challenges

In-house counsel are facing unprecedented legal risks posed by increased regulation and changing legislation. Trial lawyer Scott O'Connell will provide practical tips to in-house counsel to position themselves appropriately while dealing with ethical, reputational and compliance issues.

Title:

Compliance: In-house Counsel’s new Challenges

http://www.trial.com/cle/courses/2010-sc/oconnell.html  

Credit:

.25 CLE Credit Hours Available for AK AZ CA CO FL GA HI IL KY LA MO ND NJ NY TX UT

More:

http://www.trial.com/cle/courses/2010-sc/oconnell.html

Price:

Free!

A product of http://trial.com/.

Anytime/Web - Expanding Your Practice Using Limited Scope Representation

This program will provide an introduction to the rapidly changing practice of limited scope representation (often called "unbundling") in a family law context, including all of the fee agreements, forms and other materials you will need to practice limited scope representation competently, safely and profitably. 
Title: 
Expanding Your Practice Using Limited Scope Representation 
Released on: 
Apr. 1, 2009
Running Time: 
03:09:11
Cost:
Free. The site talks about purchasing the program, but the cost is "free". If you like this program, you may wish to support the host by purchasing other products.
Faculty: 
Chairperson(s) M. Sue Talia ~ Private Family Law Judge, Private Family Law Judge
Speaker(s) R. Paul Bonnar ~ Attorney at Law
Content:
Part I: Introduction to Limited Scope Representation* [01:08:56] M. Sue Talia
Part II: Safety Nets: Tools for Sleeping Well at Night* [00:58:53] M. Sue Talia
Part III: How It Works in the Real World* [01:01:22] R. Paul Bonnar, M. Sue Talia
Credit: PLI makes every effort to accredit its CLE Now (On-Demand Web Programs) and Segments. Please check the CLE Calculator (at http://www.pli.edu/Content.aspx?dsNav=Rpp:1,N:4294964525-167&ID=54234  ) for CLE information specific to your state.
 On-Demand Web Programs and Segments are approved in: Alabama1, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho*, Illinois , Iowa2*, Kentucky*, Louisiana, Maine*, Mississippi, Missouri3, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire4, New Jersey, New Mexico5, New York6, North Carolina8, North Dakota, Ohio8, Oklahoma9, Oregon*, Pennsylvania10, Rhode Island11, South Carolina, Tennessee12, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin13 and Wyoming*. Iowa, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin DO NOT approve Audio Only On-Demand Web Programs. Minnesota approves live webcasts ONLY 
More:
http://www.pli.edu/Content.aspx?dsNav=Rpp:1,N:4294964525-167&ID=54234

Legal Considerations When Assisting a Client Form a Business

The purpose of this program is to provide viewers with an overview of California's business structures and instruct them on which structure best suits their clients’ needs.
Designed as an introductory course, in it Mrs. Barger addresses the crucial issues that attorneys must consider when counseling clients who wish to form a business in California, including the differences between establishing and maintaining these different structures. This program also covers the common estate planning issues that should be considered by the small business owner.
Title:
Legal Considerations When Assisting a Client Form a Business
Speaker:
Danielle P. Barger, Esq.
Link:
http://www.lexvid.com/clevideos/view/1
You will have to register on the site so it can keep track of how much of each program you have actually viewed.
Credit:
When you sign-in with Lexvid, it tells you whether this program is accredited in your state.
Sponsor:
Lexvid.com
Lexvid helps you fulfill your continuing legal education obligations whenever, wherever, and without paying a dime. Getting CLE credit with Lexvid is simple. Just create an account, choose the seminar you need from our expansive library of accredited content, and view it! Once completed, Lexvid will issue you a Certificate of Completion and make any necessary reporting to your state's bar association. Lexvid will also help you manage your CLE obligations and keep you informed as to the most up-to-date content pertaining to your practice.

May 25/Stillwater, MN - Echoes of War: The Combat #Veteran in Criminal Court

The Washington County Law Library(http://www.co.washington.mn.us/info_for_residents/law_library  ) presents this program in coordination with the Washington County Bar Association (http://wcba-mn.org/ ), but membership in the Association is not required for attendance.
Title:
"Echoes of War: The Combat Veteran in Criminal Court"

May 25, 2011 noon-1pm
This CLE will be held in Room 436 of the Washington County Government Center
14949 62nd Street North

Stillwater, Minnesota 55082-0006
Two Bias CLE credits will be applied for

Speakers:

• Brockton Hunter, Esq.
• Hector Matascastillo, MSW.
• John Baker, Esq.

Suggestions for programs are always welcome and should be directed to the County Law Librarian, who may be reached at 651-430-6330

MORE:
http://www.co.washington.mn.us/info_for_residents/law_library/continuing_legal_education