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Recorded on: May. 1, 2012

Taken from the briefing Supreme Court's 2011 Blockbuster Term: Review of Major Cases recorded April, 2012. This is a blockbuster term in the Supreme Court.  There are major cases concerning the Fourth Amendment (such as police planting of GPS devices on cars), the First Amendment such as the constitutionality of the prohibition of fleeting expletives over television and radio, and whether punishing lying about military honors is constitutional), ...

From the program: Appellate Advocacy 2012

Released on: May. 2, 2012

DVD's from the program Appellate Advocacy 2012, held March 2012.

From the program: Expanding Your Practice Using Limited Scope Representation 2012

Released on: May. 2, 2012

This program will provide an introduction to the rapidly changing practice of limited scope representation (often called “unbundling”) in a family law context, including all of the fee agreements, forms and other materials you will need to practice limited scope representation competently, safely and profitably.Lecture Topics  [Total time 03:05:29] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program. Program ...

From the program: New York CPLR 2012

Released on: May. 2, 2012

DVD's from the program New York CPLR 2012, held March, 2012.

Recorded on: May. 3, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Lawyers' Guide to Using Social Media for Professional and Client Development 2012 Recorded May, 2012 in San Francisco Social Media's Role in Publishing and the Courts [01:01:38] Social media and the courts Blogs as a secondary authority Use of social media by mainstream media and in legal publishing Impact of social media on research - open source The purchase price of this segment includes the ...

Recorded on: May. 3, 2012

Taken from the briefing Beyond Brinker: Guidance on Meal and Rest Breaks and Employment Class Actions recorded May, 2012. On April 12, 2012, the California Supreme Court issued its much anticipated decision in the case Brinker Restaurant Corp. et al. v. The of San Diego (Adam Hohnbaum et al.), __ P.3d __, 2012 WL 1216356 (2012).  In 2008, the appellate court had ruled, among other issues, that the California meal period law only required ...

From the program: Consumer Financial Services Institute (17th Annual)

Released on: May. 8, 2012

Audio CD's from the program Consumer Financial Services Institute (17th Annual), held April, 2012.

From the program: Taking and Defending Depositions 2012

Released on: Jun. 21, 2012

DVD's from the program Taking and Defending Depositions 2012, held May, 2012.

Recorded on: May. 10, 2012

AMY TAUB: Greetings. My name is Amy Taub, and I am a program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, ITAR-- Recent Reforms and Compliance Updates. Before we begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please remember that you have access to materials for this briefing via the course handbook tab in the program ...

From the program: Understanding Employment Law 2012

Released on: May. 11, 2012

DVD's from the program Understanding Employment Law 2012, held March, 2012.

From the program: Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know

Released on: Jun. 26, 2012

DVD's from the program Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2012: What Every Practicing Lawyer Needs to Know, held May, 2012.

Recorded on: May. 14, 2012

RANDI SINGER: All right, we're going to go ahead and get started again. So if everybody can take their seats. And now we're going to move on. We're going to talk about the other side of the table. We're going to talk about preparing your witness and defending the deposition, which is a whole other skill set. And one that you will need to know. As well. And so to talk about that we have another distinguished panel. To my right is Lori Pines, who is ...

Course Handbook from the program Illinois MCLE Marathon 2012, held May, 2012.

Recorded on: May. 14, 2012

RANDI W. SINGER: Let's get started with our last panel. Before we go with this one, a couple of quick announcements. Please fill out your evaluations. They're on the iPads. I read them all. We take them very seriously. We've made a number of changes to this program over the years in response to your comments. So if there's things you'd like to see, please make sure you fill out the surveys and let us know. And also at the end of the day, don't forget ...

Recorded on: May. 14, 2012

RANDI SINGER: OK, we're going to get started again. A couple of quick announcements. For those in the room, the slides for all three panelists this afternoon should be outside. If you want the slides from any of the panels this morning if you're interested, just go ahead and shoot me an email. My email is easy. It's randi.singer@weil.com. It's in the book. If you shoot me an email, I can get you slides for any of the presentations this morning. This ...

Recorded on: May. 15, 2012

AMY TAUB: Greetings. My name is Amy Taub, and I'm a program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing-- Supreme Court's 2011 Blockbuster Term-- Review of Major Cases. Before we begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please remember that you have access to materials for this briefing via the [INAUDIBLE] Handbook ...

Recorded on: May. 17, 2012

AMY TAUB: Greetings. My name is Amy Taub and I'm a program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, Beyond Brinker-- Guidance on Meal and Rest Breaks and Employment Class Actions. Before you begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please remember that you have access to materials for this briefing via the ...

From the program: The Ethics Game Show: E-Discovery Edition 2012

Released on: May. 18, 2012

Audio CD's from the program The Ethics Game Show: E-Discovery Edition 2012, held April, 2012.

From the program: Pretrial Practice 2012

Released on: Jun. 4, 2012

Pretrial practice in federal civil litigation has undergone tremendous change. As fewer civil cases are tried, the staples of pretrial practice - pleadings, motions to dismiss, discovery, Daubert motions, summary judgment, and settlement - have replaced trials as the focus of litigation. What does the changing nature of pretrial practice in litigation mean for your practice? Our faculty of experienced plaintiffs’ and defense attorneys ...

Recorded on: May. 21, 2012

KAREN KINCAID BALMER: OK. Our first session today I have the privilege of presenting. I was supposed to co-speak with Lisa Smith from BST. It's probably on your schedule. Lisa's unable to be here today, so I will be doing the entire presentation. Jorge is going to interject from time to time. Let's get started. We're going to start with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, International Financial Reporting Standards, and Generally Accepted Auditing ...

Recorded on: May. 22, 2012

Taken from the briefing Psychological Issues in Employment Litigation - The Juncture of Employment Law and Forensic Psychiatry recorded May, 2012. Psychological issues and emotional injuries play a critical role in employment disputes, whether through claims of harassment, discrimination and retaliation, psychiatric under the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the growing number of posttraumatic stress disorder claims arising from alleged ...

From the program: Handling a Securities Case 2012: From Investigation to Trial and Everything in Between

Released on: May. 24, 2012

Audio CD's from the program Handling a Securities Case 2012: From Investigation to Trial and Everything in Between, held April, 2012.

Recorded on: May. 24, 2012

Taken from the briefing Civil Enforcement Cases: Emerging Trends and Issues in the Wake of the Financial Crisis recorded May 2012. In recent years, many practitioners have anticipated criminal prosecutions related to the Financial Crisis.  Often overlooked, however, are the significant civil enforcement actions that have been brought in this area.   Lecture Topics  [Total Time: 01:06:42] Discovery tools available ...

Recorded on: May. 31, 2012

AMY TAUB: Greetings. My name is Amy Taub, and I am a program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing-- Psychological Issues and Employment Litigation, the Juncture of Employment Law and Forensic Psychiatry. Before we begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please remember that you have access to materials ...

From the program: International Employment Law 2012

Released on: Jun. 15, 2012

Employment law is no longer a local issue.  Multinational employers must grapple with often conflicting standards for hiring, retaining, disciplining, and terminating employees.  The issues are all the more challenging today, as employment laws, corruption laws, and whistleblower laws, from the U.S. and overseas, impose standards of conduct across borders. This program brings together highly experienced and sophisticated practitioners, ...