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August 12, 2012
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Webinar CLEs
On-Demand CLEs
In-Person CLEs
Past Issues
Apply now For Veterans Pro Bono Consortium Training in October
.
2012 training for the
Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program
is open for applications now!
This all-day training will be held in Washington DC on October 19, 2012, and can lead to a career-changing opportunity to "do well by doing good", as well as a solid amount of free CLE.
These training tend to fill up fast, so apply soon to avoid disappointment.
Learn More!
Webinar CLE
Fifteen opportunities to earn and learn anywhere you are!
August 14: Criminal Law Best Practices
.
Practical application of risk management techniques, in the practice of criminal law.
By Attorney Protective.
August 14: The Expert's Guide to Change Management at Law Firms
.
Cut malpractice risk, prioritize work, price legal matters better, and more.
By North Carolina Bar Association and LexisNexis.
August 14: The Shrinking Attorney Client Privilege for International In-House Counsel-An Ethical Discussion
.
Disparate treatment of in-house counsel communications internationally.
By LexisNexis.
August 15: Becoming the Rising Star - Best Practices for Promoting & Using E-Service with the Court and at Your Firm
.
Hows and Whys of E-Service.
By LexisNexis.
August 15: Top Privacy Concerns for Companies and Best Practices for Cyber Breach Preparedness
.
Cyber privacy concerns, statutes, risk management and insurance coverage.
By LexisNexis.
August 16: Mobile Banking: Can the Unbanked Bank on It?
Participants must apply for credit on their own.
By Shriver National Center on Poverty Law.
August 21: Best Practices: Prior Art Search
.
Improved IP practice.
By LegalAdvantage.
August 23: Making Employees Partners: Compensating Employees with Partnership Equity
.
Tax consequences of issuing partnership equity in exchange for services.
By Thompson & Knight.
August 27: Boolean (Keyword) Search for Lawyers
. By Fastcase.
August 29: Reflections from the International Criminal Court Prosecutor
.
Featuring Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor Elect of the International Criminal Court.
Also presented in-person (Cleveland).
By Case Western Reserve University School of Law
(CWRU).
September 6: Ethical Issues in California Pro Bono Representation
.
Professional responsibility obligations of pro bono legal service.
Eligible for ethics credit in many states. Also presented in-person (San Francisco). By Practising Law Institute.
September 7: Presidential Power, Foreign Affairs, and the 2012 Election
.
Featuring more than a dozen former high-level government officials and leading academics.
Also presented in-person (Cleveland). By CWRU.
September 11: FLS Public Benefits Overview for Non-Public Benefits Specialists
.
Basics of public benefits.
By Florida Legal Services Inc.
September 11: Resistance and Rights: Civil Society and the Surprising Resilience of the Rule of Law after 9/11
.
The role of civil society in restoring the rule of law in post-9/11 America.
Also presented in-person (Cleveland). By Institute for Global Security Law and Policy.
September 12: The Fourth Amendment: Is There A Future?
Recent Fourth Amendment developments, and others that may be down the road.
Also presented in-person (Cleveland). By CWRU.
On-Demand CLE
Learn what you need and earn some credit at the time and place convenient to you!
Advanced Planning Booby Traps
.
Pitfalls in incapacity planning and methods to mitigate those threats.
By Legal Aid Association of California.
The Florida Bar Discipline System
. By The Florida Bar.
Immigration Straight Talk: What Employers Really Need to Know About I-9's, ICE, & E-Verify
.
Protect your clients in the event of an I-9 inspection.
By Lexvid.
4freeCLE's List of On-Demand CLE
. Several dozen CLE you can take now - free!
In-Person CLEs State-by-State
Many in-person events are eligible for credit in other states, either by reciprocity or upon attendee application.
If you know of an event offering free CLE,
email event to the editor!
California
August 14/San Francisco: Introduction to Landlord Tenant Training and Housing Negotiation Project training
. By Bar Association of San Francisco.
September 6/San Francisco: Ethical Issues in California Pro Bono Representation
. Also available as webcast. By Practising Law Institute.
Florida
September 11/Web: FLS Public Benefits Overview for Non-Public Benefits Specialists
.
This webcast is of especial interest to Florida attorneys.
By Florida Legal Services Inc.
Georgia
August 15/Atlanta: Seeking Cloture: Is the Senate Filibuster Constitutional?
By ACS.
Illinois
September 7/Chicago: 2012 Cancer Rights Conference
.
Approved for credit in several states.
By Cancer Legal Resource Center.
Massachusetts
August 15/Boston: Supreme Court Review: Health Care, Immigration and Other Key Decisions from October Term 2011
. By ACS.
September 10/Boston: VLP Training - Intro to Guardianship of Minors
.
By Volunteer Lawyer Program (VLP).
September 11/Boston: VLP Training - Fair Debt Collection Practice
. By VLP.
Minnesota
August 14/Minneapolis: Searching Westlaw.com and Searching WestlawNext
. By Hennepin County Law Library.
August 16/Minneapolis: The Naturalization Project Training
. By Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota.
August 22/Stillwater: A Practical Guide to Jury Selection
.
Note this is a change in program; the eCourt Orientation has been to October.
By Washington County Law Library.
August 29/Minneapolis: New Volunteer Orientation/Working with Pro Bono Clients
. By Volunteer Lawyers Network.
September 11/Minneapolis: Searching Westlaw.com and Searching WestlawNext
.
Two programs back-to-back.
By Hennepin County Law Library.
September 11/Saint Paul: A Time to Change: Prosecution of Predators After The Sandusky Case, and Making Institutional Environments Safer
. By Hamline University.
New York State
August 13/Syracuse: Before You Play Golf, You Need to Know the Rules ... the Federal Rules
. By NDNY Federal Court Bar Association.
August 21/Albany: Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Process
. By Tully Rinckey PLLC.
Ohio
August 29/Cleveland: Reflections from the International Criminal Court Prosecutor
. Also available as webcast. By Case Western Reserve University School of Law (CWRU).
September 7/Cleveland: Presidential Power, Foreign Affairs, and the 2012 Election
. Featuring more than a dozen former high-level government officials and leading academics. Also available as webcast. By CWRU.
September 11: Resistance and Rights: Civil Society and the Surprising Resilience of the Rule of Law after 9/11
.
The role of civil society in restoring the rule of law in post-9/11 America.
Also available as webcast. By Institute for Global Security Law and Policy.
September 12: The Fourth Amendment: Is There A Future?
Recent Fourth Amendment developments, and others that may be down the road.
Also presented as webcast. By CWRU.
Pennsylvania
August 15/Honesdale: Wayne County Pro Bono Conference
. By
Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN).
August 25/Reading: Introduction to the Intersection of Criminal Law and Immigration Law
. By PLAN.
Wisconsin
August 15/Madison: Review of Recent Supreme Court Decisions
. For members of the CJA Panel in the Western District of Wisconsin.
Washington State
August 16/Seattle: U.S./Canada Cross-Border Litigation: Key Considerations for U.S. Lawyers
. Free to members of WSBA International Practice Section.
August 29/Seattle: Ensuring Equal Access to Washington Courts for Persons with Disabilities and the Implementation of General Rule 33
. By WSBA Committee on Diversity and Washington Attorney General's Office.
September 5/Seattle: Navigating Family Law Issues for Military Parties
. By McKinley Irvin.
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