This workshop provides participants with the basic information they need to provide legally and culturally competent services to transgender clients in a non-discriminatory environment. The first half of the workshop includes key information about working with transgender clients and co-workers including an overview of common terminology. The second half provides an overview of transgender legal issues and the applicable laws and regulations. The workshop is designed to be interactive with questions and conversation encouraged.
Title:
Workforce in Transition: Creating Legal Workplaces and Practices Free from Gender Identity Bias
Tuesday September 27 , 2011 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
CLE Credit
Location:
BASF Board Room
301 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA
Contact:
Jennifer Schuster
AIDS Legal Referral Panel
jennifer@alrp.org
415-701-1200 ext. 303
http://www.alrp.org/
The AIDS Legal Referral Panel will provide this free MCLE training to educate attorneys on the legal issues faced by people living with HIV/AIDS.
This training will be presented by Matthew Wood, Esq., Transgender Law Center
To RSVP, email trainingsvlsp@sfbar.org or call 415-782-9000 ext. 8651.
Credit:
1.5 Elimination of Bias CLE Credits. This training is free. In exchange, attorneys are requested to join the ALRP Panel and accept two referrals in the next year.
More:
http://www.probono.net/sf/calendar/event.388331-Eliminating_Gender_Identity_Bias_Training
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Sept 29/Web - #Attorney Protective Educational Opportunities for Administrators and Non-Lawyer Staff
Conflicts of Interest apply not only to lawyers but also to Non-Lawyer Staff. It’s important that everyone in the firm know how they can impact the client-attorney relationship and how to identify potential problems. More details coming soon.
Title:
Conflicts of Interest - What YOU Need to Know
Date/Time:
Sept. 29, 2011 12:00 PM-1:05 PM CST 1:00 PM - 2:05 PM EDT.
Sponsor:
Thanks for the head's-up from The Irreverant Lawyer:
Friday, September 9, 2011
Sep 14/Cleveland, OH - The First Amendment as a Mask for Privilege? Citizens United, Grand Theft Auto and Other Recent Developments
The Supreme
Court has decided several significant First Amendment cases over the
past two years. Some of these decisions have afforded increased
protection to comparatively affluent claimants, prompting critics to
suggest that the Court has been comforting the comfortable and
afflicting the afflicted. This program will assess the extent to which
the recent First Amendment rulings have afforded increased protection to
the powerful at the expense of outsiders.Introducing a new monthly lecture series for alumni, local practitioners, and the public, featuring Case Western Reserve University School of Law professors.Title:
From September 2011 through June 2012, the School of Law will host 10 morning lectures at The City Club of Cleveland. Attend as many as you like, and join us for coffee and breakfast beforehand.
The First Amendment as a Mask for Privilege? Citizens United, Grand Theft Auto and Other Recent Developments
Date/Time:
Sep 14, 2011 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Location:
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Ave., 2nd floor
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
CLE Credit:
1 of CLE credit available.Sponsor:
"Case Downtown" Monthly Lecture Series - Inaugural LectureSpeaker Information
Jonathan L. Entin
Professor of Law and Political Science
Case Western Reserve University of Law
Jonathan L. Entin is Professor of Law and Political Science at Case Western Reserve University. He also has served as the law school’s associate dean for academic affairs. The recipient of several teaching awards and a former co-editor of the Journal of Legal Education, Professor Entin has written and lectured widely about First Amendment and other constitutional issues.
More:
http://law.case.edu/Lectures.aspx?lec_id=268
Sep 15/Web - Making an Impossible Engagement Possible - #Legal Techshow!
We are pleased to announce that a complimentary one-hour webinar entitled, Making an Impossible Engagement Possible will be taking place ONLINE in the Virtual Auditorium at Virtual LegalTech on September 15, 2011, from 10:00 am – 11:00 am ET.The economic downturn and changes in philosophy mean firms may sometimes have to consider re-engineering engagements. How do you respond when a long-term client asks your firm to do the same high-volume litigation work for a fraction of your usual? We'll look at the technology, project management techniques and other tools you can apply to meet that challenge.
Title:
10:00am – 11:00 am ET
Online September 15, 2011 –
at Virtual LegalTech
Faculty to include:
John Alber
Partner
Bryan Cave, LLP
Ayelette Robinson
Director of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Technology
Littler Mendelson, P.C
Rudy DeFelice
eSentio
Sponsored by:
Virtual LegalTech
More:
http://www.virtuallegaltechshow.com/
*Note: Complimentary CLE will only be offered for credits in NY, CA and IL by attending the Virtual LegalTech show on September 15, 2011. CLE credit is pending in FL. Other terms and conditions apply. All potential participants will be contacted with further details prior to the show.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Anytime/Web - Diversity in Law Practice 2011: Legal Update, Inclusion Strategies, and Work-Life Balance
Title:
Diversity in Law Practice 2011: Legal Update, Inclusion Strategies, and Work-Life Balance
Host:
Practicing Law Institute
Credit:
Multiple states: see list here
More:
hhttp://www.pli.edu/Content.aspx?dsNav=Ny:True,Rpp:1,Ro:0,Ns:sort_title|101|1|,N:4294962001-167&fromsearch=false&ID=98183
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Sep 12/Cleveland, OH + Webcast - 9/11: Ten Year Retrospective on Law and the War on Terrorism
- Brigadier General Gill P. Beck, Commander, U.S. Army Reserve Legal Command
- Avidan Y. Cover, Assistant Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
- Shannon E. French, PhD, Inamori Professor in Ethics and Professor of Philosophy, Director, Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence, Case Western Reserve University
- Justin Herdman, Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Ohio
- Dennis Terez, Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio
Please note Cleveland is in the Eastern Time Zone so the webcast is 2:30+ for those of us on the West Coast and mutanda mutandis.
Webcast:
http://law.case.edu/centers/cox/webcast.asp?dt=20110909
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Sep 22/Boston - VLP Training - Intro to #Guardianship of Minors
VLP Training - Intro to Guardianship of Minors
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The training will provide a nuts and bolts approach to a simple guardianship where the ward's parents have assented. The training will include instruction on how to complete the petition and accompanying pleadings, waive fees and costs, obtain assents from the ward's parents, and how to handle issues of service and the bond. This class will give participants the tools they need to handle simple guardianship of minor cases from filing through the establishment of a permanent guardianship. In addition, attorneys and law students who attend this class will be qualified to participate in the VLP/Senior Partners for Justice guardianship petition assistance projects in the Norfolk (Wednesday), Middlesex (Thursday) and Suffolk (Tuesday and Wednesday) Probate & Family Courts on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. These are limited assistance representation projects in which volunteers help pro se petitioners complete and file the guardian of minor petition and other pleadings.
Location
VLP - 99 Chauncy Street, Suite 400 Boston, MA 02111
Questions?
Contact Isabel Burney
More Information
Sep 20/Web - Ethical Cost Recovery, Data Hosting, and Cloud Computing
Ethical Cost Recovery, Data Hosting, and Cloud Computing
Law firms of all sizes benefit from the advent of “cloud computing” and data hosting technologies. They provide enormous cost-saving advantages, as well as encourage increased client engagement and provide better opportunities for backing up and storing information.
However, as with many game-changing technologies, cloud computing and data sharing raise a host of ethical and legal issues. This webinar will foster lively discussion among legal experts on important topics for attorneys on issues such as the ethics of cost-sharing between law firms and clients. Also, the esteemed panel will discuss how you can address new confidentiality issues brought about by the technology, as well as the current state of the law.
On September 20, 2011 2:00-3:15 PM, ET, Paul Perdue of Dickstein Shapiro LLP, L. Keven Hayworth of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and Michael Arkfeld of Arkfeld & Associates will discuss the following topics:
- The nexus between electronically stored information (ESI) of clients and firms
- Why firms of all sizes benefit from moving data into the cloud – or out of the firm’s infrastructure
- Individual case impacts
- Practice benefits – Decreased costs & productivity growth=increased profitability
- Transitioning ESI costs from overhead to disbursement costs
- Ethical concerns: cost sharing and confidentiality
- Can you share cloud computing and data hosting costs with the client?
- What needs to be in your engagement letter regarding costs?
- Confidentiality issues & relevant ABA and State Bar Opinions
More:
http://www.eventsvc.com/LexisNexis_HB/register/fc9d83dd-c69a-434e-980d-4391f34d69e5
Monday, September 5, 2011
Advocating for Veterans: the Basics on Benefits, Discharge Upgrades & Cultural Competency - On-Demand MCLE
- Veterans are not aware of the benefits to which they are entitled
- Injuries, both mental and physical, are not “connected to service” by a proper paper trail
- Some were given less than fully honorable discharges for behaviors that were related to post traumatic stress or minor disciplinary infractions and the status of their discharge makes them ineligible for benefits
Title:
Advocating for Veterans - the Basics on Benefits, Discharge Upgrades and Cultural Competency
Host:
Practicing Law Institute
Credit:
Approved for credit in Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The amount of credit may vary; see the "CLE Credit" tab on the program description page.
Note:
You can speed up the process of being accredited with the VA by:
- Contacting OGCAccreditationMailbox@va.gov
- In your email message to the VA, please indicate that you are a registered participant in the May 6th PLI training
- Include a copy of your State Bar Certificate of Good Standing
Attorneys and other advocates who become accredited will be listed on a national VA list, and are entitled to represent veterans in their claims for benefits, on a pro bono basis, and for attorney’s fees on appeals, where they are available.
More:
http://www.pli.edu/Content.aspx?dsNav=Ny:True,Rpp:1,Ro:0,Ns:sort_title%7C101%7C1%7C,N:4294924479-167&fromsearch=false&ID=133746
Sep 29/ Making a Difference: Mentoring New Lawyers
Kateri Walsh, of the Oregon State Bar's New Lawyer Mentoring Program, writes:
http://www.osbssfp.org/?p=1058
More:"Dear colleagues: As you may be aware, the Oregon Supreme Court has recently made participation in a one-year mentoring program a requirement for all new members, commencing in 2011. Making the program mandatory assures that every new lawyer in Oregon can benefit from a meaningful relationship with an experienced practitioner. It also will require the commitment and guidance of a significant number of experienced lawyers to make the impact we all envision for the program.
As part of our effort to assure success, and to offer something back to our volunteers (or even potential volunteers) we have put together a free CLE program, which will include 1.25 Ethics .75 Access to Justice, and 1.25 General MCLE credits. The program will be held Thursday September 29 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the OSB Center in Tigard.
Chief Justice Paul J. De Muniz, an early champion of the mentoring mission, will be on hand to welcome participants and talk about the difference that mentoring can make not only to our new colleagues, but to the healthy and vitality of the full bar. Among several other topics are Ethics Hot Spots, and Effective Mentoring, among others.
For complimentary CLE registration: click here: http://osbarcle.org/Brochures/2011/MENT11.pdf
Please feel free to share this information with friends and colleagues who you think may be well-suited for the mentoring role. Or for questions regarding the new mandatory New Lawyer Mentoring Program, please contact Kateri Walsh, Program Administrator, at mentoring@osbar.org or (503) 431-6406; toll-free in Oregon at (800) 452-8260 , ext. 406. Thanks very much. We hope to see you soon."
http://www.osbssfp.org/?p=1058
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