Hot Topics MCLE Bundle Includes:

• $50

  Ethics in Debt Collection Law

  Ethics Credits: 1

  The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) can subject lawyers to ethical and liability traps for those collecting and prosecuting consumer debts. This CLE course will break down the particular and common rules of professional responsibility that also cause liability under the FDCPA. The...

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  Ethics in Modern Day Legal Practice: The Current Hot Ethical Topics Found in Client Grievances and Malpractice Suits

  Ethics Credits: 1

  This CLE course focuses on the latest trends in ethics found in modern day legal practice. While focusing on the rules that govern attorney conduct, the course explores application of the rules to the ever changing landscape of practice. Specific addressment includes preservation of electronic data...

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• $50

  Ethical Referral Fees: A 50 State Survey

  Ethics Credits: 1

  When done correctly, fee sharing is not only ethical–it leads to better outcomes for clients. This CLE program will survey the various regulatory frameworks utilized by states concerning referral fees with the goal of providing lawyers with working understanding of how to employ this tool to benefi...

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  Employment Law Issues in Telework Environments

  General Credits: 1

  The COVID-19 virus ushered in a new age of remote work all over the world. Since then, the battle between employees wanting to maintain work-from-home status and employers trying to find ways to bring employees back to the office has remained fierce. This CLE course will outline the employment law...

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  Navigating the Future: Embracing AI's Impact on the Legal Profession for Lawyers with a Strategic Mindset

  General Credits: 1.25

  It has been several months since the release of ChatGPT and its passage of the Uniform Bar Exam with flying colors. Experts everywhere are projecting how generative AI is going to replace many lawyers in the next few years. Is generative AI going to change the way lawyers do business? “Yes.” Wil...

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  Advising a Client as to the Purchase of a Franchise

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE lecture will focus on providing information to a prospective franchisee as to the purchase of a franchise. The lecture will concentrate on the provisions contained in the franchisor’s Franchise Disclosure Document, typical provisions in the Franchise Agreement and the political ramificati...

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• $100

  Free Speech, Trademarks and Parody at the Crossroads: “Jack Daniels vs Bad Spaniels”

  General Credits: 2

  Is someone infringing on your trademark? How about your copyright or patent? Do you want to protect your invention with a patent? Is clearing and registering your trademark and your Copyright one of your business objectives? Are you interested in securing a licensing agreement either as a licensor...

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  War Crimes in the Star Wars Universe: Episode VI

  General Credits: 1

  The third and final installment of the Star Wars original trilogy offers a wealth of fascinating scenes for a law-of-war analysis, led by a former war crimes prosecutor. The film opens with Leia and then Luke Skywalker confronting Jabba the Hutt. Is this an act of unconventional warfare? Does the l...

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  Why Lawyers Need to Bill Strategically in an Age of Legal Artificial Intelligence

  General Credits: 1

  Artificial intelligence, in terms of developments like ChatGPT, is new to a lot of people, but the idea of using computers to "outsource" certain work -- such as repetitive work -- away from lawyers has been around for a while. Because computers don't get tired, bored, hungry, or distracted, they'...

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  Drafting the Bullet Proof Civil RICO Complaint

  General Credits: 1

  Civil RICO Complaints are very powerful weapons when prosecuting civil actions in Federal Court where the defendants have engaged in criminal or quasi-criminal conduct. However, many Federal judges are wary of Civil RICO cases and set up automatic check-lists or automatically set up OSC hearings to...

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  The Five Rules: How to Prepare Your Client for Deposition

  General Credits: 1

  Your client's deposition is a critical day in any case. The Instructors "Five Rule" system can make any client a strong witness. He has used it for 25 years to prepare clients ranging from executives to professional athletes to children. Nervous clients will relax. "Clever" clients will stick to...

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  You Won! Now What? Collecting Civil Judgments Under Illinois Law

  General Credits: 1

  Successfully prosecuting a civil case to judgment is great, but clients typically expect money at the end of the case. This is especially important for lawyers who work on a contingent fee basis. If the judgment debtor has no available insurance – or if the judgment in question exceeds those limits...

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  Navigating the Uncharted Legal Terrain of Artificial Intelligence

  General Credits: 1.25

  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science that studies the development and implementation of algorithms and software that allow machines to think and act like humans. AI has many different forms, the most popular of which are machine learning like ChatGPT, natural language proces...

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  ChatGPT and Related Products: The Legal Ramifications

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE presentation is intended to help practicing attorneys better understand the legal consequences of current-day (ex. ChatGPT) artificial intelligence (AI) products. This begins with a discussion of current AI products, their operation, and fundamentally what they are and are not. This fa...

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  The Yellow Brick Road of a PERM Case

  General Credits: 1

  The road map of a PERM case is complicated and full of hazards. A typo can sink your case. This CLE course will review the long process to fulfill the regulatory standards and build the required evidence for a successful PERM case. We’ll go through the many PERM case steps, from developing t...

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• $100

  Was the Pandemic a Short or Long Term Bankruptcy Sickness

  General Credits: 2

  This course will consist of a short, general description of bankruptcy law history and a description of the different types (Chapters) available and their basic respective functions and differences. There will be a discussion of the last significant Bankruptcy Code amendments effective in 2005. The...

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• $150

  AI, Fair Use, and Representing Comic Book Creators and Publishers

  General Credits: 3

  This CLE course dives deep into the comic book industry, unveiling the past year of explosive growth and seismic legal changes. We’ll give you a understanding of the pros and cons of AI-generated artwork and suggested approaches for contract drafting to avoid critical IP-pitfalls; discuss the impac...

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  Contractual Deal Killers In Real Estate Law: What Attorneys Need to Know

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE course will provide insight into the potential contractual issues to consider when representing clients in NY residential real estate. The topics discussed are as follows: Different contracts for Condo’s and coops Coop Contract Condo Contract Single Family and Multi Family Contracts Con...

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  Avoiding Liability Under The FDCPA

  General Credits: 2

  The material presented in this seminar is intended to provide the audience with an overview of some of the key areas of compliance regarding a third-party debt collector’s use of debt collection communications via the telephone and in writing. Recently, the collection industry has been confron...

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• $50

  Business Valuation for Attorneys

  General Credits: 1

  Determination of the value of a client’s business or business interest is often a necessary element in meeting a client’s needs. Understanding the valuation process and the potential results can make a huge difference to the outcome for the client. Divorce, estate planning, and par...

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• $75

  Basics of Federal Employment Law: A Quick Drone Flyover of Title VII

  General Credits: 1.5

  This CLE is an introduction and overview of federal anti-discrimination law, specifically Title V II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. It will review the basics of these major pieces of legislation, their scope of co...

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  Virtual Isolation: Is Hyperconnectivity Helping or Harming the Legal Professional?

  Mental Health/Abuse Credits: 1

  If we stop to think about what we look at most during the day, the answer would probably not be our family or friends, nor our clients or colleagues. The most feasible option would be our mobile phone. Smartphones are now our companions for work, social, leisure and even family life. However, exces...

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  Being a DEIA Agent of Change in The Legal Workplace and Beyond

  Diversity/Inclusion Credits: 1

  Being a DEIA Agent of Change in the Legal Workplace and Beyond is an introductory course to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) concepts and initiatives from a legal perspective. The course begins by discussing the definition of DEIA and related concepts. The course also provi...

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  Ethical Issues in Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity

  Ethics Credits: 1

  This CLE course will cover some of the legal rules applicable to attorneys working with clients who experience diminished capacity and the consequent potential for fraud and abuse against a client with diminished capacity. In this course, attendees will learn how to identify a client who has dimini...

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