Memo: To Donald Trump’s Personal Lawyers
Re: Continuing Legal Education Deadlines
December is coming very quickly — be sure to check that you have fulfilled you required CLE education for your upcoming deadlines. Below are upcoming CLE options that might be relevant to you.
Immigration: The 2016 American Immigration Lawyers Association “Fundamentals of Immigration Law Conference,” Dec. 8–9, 2016, Disney’s BoardWalk Inn, Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
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Tax: “33th Annual National Institutes on Criminal Tax Fraud and the 6th Annual Conference on Tax Controversy,” American Bar Association, Dec. 7-9, Las Vegas.
“Get Sued by Your Clients and Fined by the IRS, 419 Welfare Benefit Plans, Section 79, Captive Insurance and Abusive Tax Shelters,” Dec. 1, Lorman.
Real Estate: “New York Real Estate CLE Bundle,” video, (20 courses). Lawline.
“Back to the Basics in Commercial Real Estate Finance: What Lenders Look for in Commercial Leases.” American College of Mortgage Attorneys, Nov. 17, Web.
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Contracts: “Religious Land Use and Zoning: Preparing, Defending and Litigating a Case,” American Bar Association, Nov. 29. Web.
Guns: “Guns in America CLE: Myrtle Beach, S.C.”, Applied Continuing Education, Feb. 3, 2017.
Sexual harassment: “The Elimination of Bias in the Practice of Law.” LexVid, video. (See also: ABA)
Bankruptcy: “Bankruptcy: Do You Know the New Rules?” National Business Institute, Nov. 30, video.
Women & minorities: “Challenges Faced by Minorities and Women in the Legal Profession (CD),” Versatape.
Divorce: “Business Divorce: Understanding Its Dynamics and Formulating Solutions,” ABA, Dec. 6. Web.
American Bar Association Family Law Section Mid-year meeting, Feb. 4, Miami.
Negotiations: “Structured Negotiations: A Winning Alternative to Lawsuits.” ABA, Dec. 1, Web.
Cyber security: Georgetown Law’s “Cyber Security Law Institute,” May 24-25. (This one is probably too late for your deadline.)
Plagiarism: Couldn’t find a CLE, but this D.C. Bar article, “Is Plagiarism an Easy Mistake,” may be helpful.
Good news for busy lawyers in D.C. from the D.C. bar: “Effective Jan. 1, 2016, Washington attorneys are no longer required to earn live CLE credits. All required CLE credits may be earned with recorded AV seminars. See the new rules comparison chart. More information.”
Monica Bay is a Fellow at CodeX: The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics and a columnist for Above The Law. She also writes for Bloomberg BNA’s Big Law Business and is an analyst and consultant. A member of the California Bar, she frequently can be found at Yankee Stadium. Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @MonicaBay.