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  • Employment Agreements: Protection for All Involved

    Employment Agreements are agreements that wed the parties, one or both being an individual, over time, sometimes for many years. As such, they are the quintessential personal service contracts, and to work, each side has to believe that such agreements both advance and protect their self interests throughout the time they remain in force. Employment Agreements should include conditions of employment, duties and responsibilities of each party, compensation, benefits, factors triggering... More Info

    $50
    1General Credit
  • Every-Day Ethics and Playing By The Rules

    This lecture was designed to cover the daily ethical issues I encounter during my representation of clients accused of driving while intoxicated, criminal offenses and vehicle and traffic matters. The ethical issues discussed in this lecture seem to always arise when there are conflicting interests between my client, my license to practice law, the prosecutor, and the Court's obligation to maintain the truth seeking process. I know first-hand it can be a struggle to balance th... More Info

    $50
    1Ethics Credit
  • Litigating Successfully: Understanding Commercial Division Rules Adopted by the NY Trial Courts and More

    This CLE program will explain what litigators need to know about litigating in New York State Courts under newly issued Court Rules. By Administrative Order, new Uniform Rules of Court for NY Supreme and County Courts have been adopted specifically adding selected Rules of the NYS Commercial Division. The program is presented by an experienced NYS and federal court litigator who will not only identify the new rules so important in representing your clients, but explain how the new r... More Info

    $50
    1.25General Credits
  • Representing Applicants before State Liquor Authorities and the TTB

    In this course, Arielle Albert and Keven Danow explain how the “noble experiment” of prohibition resulted in the current three tier system for the manufacture, distribution and sale of beverage alcohol in the United States. They explain the various regulatory schemes adopted by states to address pre-prohibition evils, which include states that took control over the sale of alcohol, states that elected a licensing scheme and states that remained dry or partially dry. Franchise rights are... More Info

    $50
    1.25General Credits
  • Luck Favors the Prepared: Successfully Preparing Your Firm to Address Questions from Clients on Data Security & Privacy

    In the current patchwork of cybersecurity and data privacy legal requirements, it can be challenging for a professional organization to create a comprehensive privacy and security program that complies with the various (and sometimes conflicting) legal requirements and contractual obligations imposed by clients. More and more, clients are viewing the law firms and accounting firms they are using as “vendors” obligating those professional organizations to respond and comply with vendor manageme... More Info

    $50
    1General Credit
  • Are they Listening? Electronic Surveillance: The Basics of Wiretap Defense

    Are they listening? Yes, law enforcement is often listening to your client’s communications and using them to mount a prosecution against your client with his own words. Understanding the federal electronic surveillance statute is vital to defending both state, which is frequently tailored after the federal statute, and federal electronic surveillance prosecutions. This course provides a basic overview of the federal statute and highlights opportunities to attack electronic surveillanc... More Info

    $50
    1General Credit
  • Employee Manual: A Key Risk Management, Legal Compliance and HR Management Tool

    Every employer has employment policies…some are written…and some are verbal…and some are “understood.” The best practice for the employer is to compile all of these rules in one place…an Employee Manual. This course will explore the ways that a well drafted Employee Manual may help satisfy the three functions that an employer must execute: (1) communicating Human Resources policies; (2) managing the risk of litigation by or on behalf of employees; (3) complying with the abundance of fed... More Info

    $125
    2.5General Credits
  • Thinking Anew and Again About Using Consultants Effectively

    Many law practices are experiencing business slowdowns or loss of revenue as a result of COVID -19. This makes evaluating previously overlooked costs, that in good times could be passed on to clients more important than ever! Document management is one of the top 5 expenses law firms need to reconsider. The security of the firms’ document management system also needs to be examined, as 1 in 4 law firms experienced a practice threatening breach in security recently – and that number is o... More Info

    $25
    0.5General Credit
  • Key Issues in Presenting Expert Testimony in Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Cases

    Claims adjusters are typically used in bad faith litigation to opine as to the reasonableness of another claims adjuster 's conduct. Underwriters are typically experts in coverage litigation providing an opinion on underwriting specific risks and the interpretation and intent of specific policy provisions. Litigators must be careful to avoid pitfalls of using expert witnesses whose credibility might be easily attacked based on previous testimony or due to his or her relationship with a... More Info

    $75
    1.5General Credits
  • The Second Most Powerful Civil Statute: A Must Watch for Civil Litigators

    New York City's Freelance Isn't Free Act was a first-of-its-kind statute enacted to extend protections for W-2 employees to freelance workers. In doing so, the NYC legislature went above and beyond to deter nonpayment and late payment to freelance workers. The statute has powerful civil remedies including negative presumptions against hiring parties, double damages, attorney's fees and more. Other jurisdictions are following NYC's lead, including New Jersey. Join this must-watch progra... More Info

    $75
    1.5General Credits

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