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Drawing the Line: Setting Client Boundaries in the Digital Age
This CLE presentation will explore the growing challenges attorneys face in maintaining professional boundaries with clients in an always-connected world. Attorneys face constant stress and anxiety with client connectivity. With texting, email, social media, client portals, and mobile devices creating expectations of constant access, lawyers must balance responsiveness with ethical obligations, professionalism, and personal well-being. Lawyers must set boundaries regarding communication lest t... More Info
$501Mental Health/Abuse -
AI and You: Creating, Protecting, and Monetizing Your Work Product—and Your Clients'
This CLE course explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the practice of law and creating new opportunities—and challenges—for attorneys. This program will examine how lawyers can effectively leverage AI as a professional resource while understanding the legal, practical, and business considerations that come with its use. Attendees will learn strategies for using AI tools to enhance legal work, protect valuable work product, and identify opportunities to monetize AI-assiste... More Info
$501General Credit -
Real Lessons for Lawyers in Film: Part 2
Building on the concepts introduced in Part 1, this CLE program continues to examine what litigators can learn from film through carefully selected movie scenes that illustrate practical lessons for both pretrial and trial advocacy. Using additional film clips, the program explores advanced litigation techniques, with particular emphasis on witness examination, the effective presentation of evidence, persuasive case theory, and courtroom storytelling, primarily from the plaintiff's perspective... More Info
$751.5General Credits -
Beyond Hallucinations: AI in the Legal Process — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Artificial intelligence has moved beyond legal curiosity and into the ordinary machinery of law practice. Lawyers increasingly use AI for legal research, drafting, discovery, contract review, litigation analysis, client intake, billing, marketing, and other tasks. Used carefully, AI can reduce costs, improve efficiency, identify patterns in large datasets, and enhance legal services. Used carelessly, it can fabricate law, compromise client confidences, violate protective orders, generate misle... More Info
$501General Credit -
Don't Be a Deal Killer: Practical Tips for Residential Real Estate Transactions
Successful residential real estate transactions require more than a well-drafted contract—they require practical judgment, effective communication, and proactive problem-solving. This CLE program offers real-world guidance for attorneys representing buyers, sellers, and lenders on navigating the transaction from contract to closing while minimizing unnecessary delays, disputes, and failed deals. Participants will explore common issues that can derail a transaction, including contract d... More Info
$501General Credit -
AI and Software Ownership: Copyleft, Open Source, and Legal Risk in the Age of AI Coding Tools
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming software development, with tools such as ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, Lovable, Bolt, and other AI-assisted coding platforms becoming commonplace in startup and enterprise environments. While these tools can dramatically increase development speed, they also raise important legal questions involving copyright ownership, open-source licensing obligations, patent protection, software due diligence, and investor scrutiny. This CLE... More Info
$501General Credit -
Recent Developments in Real Property Law
This CLE course provides an updated overview of recent developments in real property law and related procedural statutes. It will cover significant legislative and regulatory changes impacting real estate practice, with attention to how these updates affect both transactional matters and litigation involving real property. The program will also examine recent appellate court decisions interpreting and applying these new statutory developments. These cases will be analyzed to highlight h... More Info
$501General Credit -
Beyond the Green Card: Navigating the Path to U.S. Citizenship
This CLE course provides practical instruction on U.S. citizenship and naturalization for attorneys and legal professionals representing immigrants. The program offers a comprehensive overview of the legal framework governing U.S. citizenship, with an emphasis on identifying eligibility, avoiding common pitfalls, and effectively guiding clients through each stage of the citizenship process. Participants will begin by exploring the various pathways to U.S. citizenship, including acquisi... More Info
$501General Credit -
Understanding Recent Amendments to the New Jersey Family Leave Act and Their Interplay With Related Laws
New Jersey’s family leave laws continue to evolve, creating new challenges for employers, in-house counsel, and employment law practitioners. This practical CLE course provides a clear framework for navigating employee leave issues involving New Jersey employers and employees who work in or report to New Jersey offices. The program examines the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA), including recent changes to the law, and explores how the NJFLA interacts with the federal Family and Medic... More Info
$501General Credit -
Workplace Investigations: Legal Issues, Best Practices, and Risk Management
Workplace investigations present significant legal and practical challenges, requiring employers and counsel to respond promptly, fairly, and in compliance with evolving legal standards. This CLE program provides a comprehensive overview of the investigation process, from the initial complaint through the final report, while highlighting the legal obligations and strategic considerations that arise at every stage. Attendees will explore how to identify issues that warrant a formal inves... More Info
$501General Credit