New York CLE - Trial Skills Courses
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Why Lawyers Need to Bill Strategically in an Age of Legal Artificial Intelligence
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're actually better at certain tasks than humans are. But we're not ready for "robolawyers" just yet. There's plenty of room for computers and lawyers not only to co-exist but also to keep f... More Info
$501Prof Practice -
Did That Witness Show Up? Hearsay and Confrontation Clause Restrictions and Exceptions in Criminal Prosecutions
Criminal practitioners, prosecutors, defense lawyers, and the judges who preside over them must constantly monitor how to address a prosecution when a witness doesn't attend court. Two types of rules regulate how judges should handle these absences. This CLE presentation analyzes how these rules can be used by prosecutors and defense lawyers to advance their individual cases. More Info
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Skip Tracing for Lawyers
Attorneys in most areas of practice, especially trust and estates, personal injury, malpractice, debt collection and real estate law occasionally encounter situations requiring the location of missing people. This includes heirs, beneficiaries, witnesses, shareholders and debtors. In many instances, with the proper knowledge, resources and creativity, lawyers may be able to locate these absentees without having to retain the services of private investigators or skip tracers. This conti... More Info
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How to Conduct a Deposition: An Interactive Program
The pre-trial deposition stage is a critical point in any litigation. Indeed many personal injury and commercial cases are either won or lost during the deposition phase. Our panel of experts provides practical guidance, while teaching basic deposition skills, techniques for handling commonly encountered problems, how to use depositions at trial, how to seek rulings from a trial judge, and virtual depositions. Demonstrations of how to conduct depositions in commercial and persona... More Info
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Anatomy of a Slip and Fall Case from Start to Finish
A major nor’easter brought accumulating snow to much of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast U.S. As a result of this storm, numerous slip and fall injuries on snow and ice have resulted in ongoing litigation. In this CLE course we will step through a hypothetical slip and fall case from the perspective of three individuals: plaintiff’s attorney, defense attorney, and meteorologist expert. First, we will discuss the chronology of meteorological events which created the hazardous situation.... More Info
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Evaluating Corporate Governance and Ethics Issues: Incorporating a Business Perspective in the Litigation Process
Using actual case studies, our expert panel will explore the value of incorporating a business perspective into the litigation process. While the fundamental focus is the litigation and settlement processes, often times the business issues developed and set forth exert a powerful impact on the settlement achieved or trial outcome. The business issues discussed frequently involve governance and ethical considerations, which will be a major focus of our panelists’ discussions. Top... More Info
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The Cuban Missile Crisis and The Art of Negotiation
The Cuban Missile Crisis has just passed its 60th anniversary. It has been said that this crisis is the most examined crisis of American history. Was the positive ending a result of wise decision-making, careful mediation, or just simply luck? The crisis had many actors and held the attention of the entire world during those fateful days in October. This course will examine the negotiations that transpired during the crisis. The actors and their decisions will be highlighted. What lesso... More Info
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Breathalyzer Tests: To Blow or Not To Blow, That is The Question
This CLE program is designed to help lawyers systematically handle the late night phone call from an individual under arrest for DWI. The lecture will not only cover how to answer the question, but to do it in a way that does not incriminate the individual making the call. In addition, the program will cover representing an individual accused of refusing to submit to a chemical test during the virtual DMV hearing, and refusal consequences. More Info
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Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Obligations for Lawyers
This CLE course will focus on cyber threats to the legal community, why hackers find lawyers to be productive targets, the costs of data breaches, and a lawyers cybersecurity obligations, including in the context of ESI. This course will include discussions on general ethical responsibilities of lawyers in the securing of data within their care, both of their clients and of sensitive information produced by opposing parties and non-parties. The course will also include discussions on t... More Info
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Making the Most of Mock Trials
Mock trials can be useful to determine whether and where your client's case and legal theories has strengths and weaknesses. However, mock trials are not crystal balls, predicting the future with certainty, and the practitioner should not walk away from a successful mock trial verdict with unrealistic conclusions and expectations for the real trial. Rather, mock trials are learning tools from which you can gather further strategic and analytic insight, as well as informing you and y... More Info
$501Prof Practice