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Released on: May. 22, 2013

Taken from the briefing Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.: Supreme Court Sets New Limits on Extraterritorial Human Rights Suits recorded May, 2013.On April 17, 2013, the Supreme Court held in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. that the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), which allows suits in federal courts for violations of international law (including international human rights law), is subject to the presumption against extraterritoriality. Chief Justice ...

From the program: Approaching Veterans Issues: A Legal Overview Including an Update of California Penal Code Section 1170.9

Released on: Jun. 7, 2013

Certain laws and courtroom practices have the potential to impact veterans differently than the rest of the population. This three hour overview will provide useful information to attorneys, judicial officers and others who interact with veterans about the implications of certain laws and practices with regards to veterans’ pasts and futures. The program will focus on Penal Code 1170.9, especially with regard to the 2013 enhancements and will address ...

Recorded on: Jul. 30, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Representing the Pro Bono Client: Consumer Law Basics Recorded July, 2013 in San FranciscoA Primer on Automobile Fraud [01:00:39] The topic will cover the basic concepts of the representation of consumers who may have been the victim of automobile dealership fraud/misconduct, including: Review of dealer terminology and practices Common auto dealer sales and financing scams Use of Truth-in-Lending Act and state consumer ...

Recorded on: Jul. 16, 2013

Taken from the briefing Avoiding the Bite of the Unrelated Business Income Tax recorded July, 2013.The Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) and the related concept of Unrelated Debt Financed Income (UDFI) pose formidable hurdles to lawyers and business people handling investment transactions for nonprofit organizations.  Understanding these concepts and some of the techniques for avoiding them, are the focus of this seminar.  ...

From the program: Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors and Children in California: Pro Bono Representation in Low-Income Domestic Violence Restraining Order Cases (Free)

Released on: Jun. 21, 2013

Receive the basic Domestic Violence Law training you need to represent low-income Californian survivors seeking domestic violence restraining orders and safe effective child custody and visitation orders. Learn the basic substantive law regarding California Domestic Violence Prevention Act and child custody and visitation and how to prepare and handle a hearing to obtain these critical orders. These cases can often be handled in one or two hearings ...

Recorded on: May. 15, 2013

SHARON DJEMAL: Which leads us to our first hour entitled Client Counseling and Advocacy: The Role of Race, Class and Culture, which will explore how we can increase our own cultural competency and literacy. And as a result, become better advocates for our clients. This session will be led by Tirien Steinbach, who is the executive director of the East Bay Community Law Center and a lecturer at Berkeley Law School. Please join me in welcoming Tirien ...

From the program: Working with Immigrants: The Intersection of Basic Immigration, Housing, and Domestic Violence Issues in California (Free)

Released on: May. 28, 2013

You should view this training if you would like to provide pro bono services to immigrant clients in the areas of housing, immigration, or domestic violence or you would like to improve your representation of immigrant clients generally.  Many immigrant clients require assistance with a constellation of related yet distinct issues.  This program attempts to address these particular areas of overlap.  Experienced practitioners in ...

Recorded on: May. 15, 2013

SHARON DJEMAL: Hi everyone. Welcome back from lunch. I'm really looking forward to this next panel on domestic violence and housing. This session is going to focus on how California laws, the Fair Housing Act, and the Violence Against Women Act protect survivors of domestic violence from denial of housing, help them defend and avoid evictions, and aid survivors in maintaining safe and stable housing. These panelists have prepared a very thorough ...

From the program: Elder Law Institute (25th Annual)

Released on: May. 1, 2013

The 25th Annual Elder Law Institute presents current legal topics that are of importance to your older clients, and all your younger clients with aging parents. Many of the subjects covered this year focus on planning for incapacity, paying for health care, and maintaining the legal autonomy and dignity of your aging clients. The subject of elder law is becoming a part of every practice - we cannot stop the aging process, nor the reality that ...

From the program: End-of-Life Planning for the Low-Income Client (Free)

Released on: Jul. 12, 2013

End of Life Planning is, like Death and Taxes, one of those things that can go from an easy, informative and straightforward conversation to a drawn-out nightmare if ignored. Low income and very low-income clients, unlike the average middle class client, frequently do not understand the importance of, for example, having identified caretakers for their minor children in place. They frequently resort to “no planning” or improvised planning which does ...

From the program: Municipal Law Institute (13th Annual)

Released on: Jul. 26, 2013

The Municipal Law Institute offers sharp analyses of important developments, emerging legal issues and best practices in the field of municipal law.Topics Discussed Will Include: The Municipal Response to Natural Disasters Ethics for the Municipal Lawyer Employment Law Update Lecture Topics [Total time 06:11:46]Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program. Introduction* [00:09:48]Jonathan ...

Recorded on: May. 15, 2013

SPEAKER 1: All right. So the last session of the day we're focusing on immigration protections for survivors of domestic violence. And we're going to touch on a number of topics-- asylum, VAWA. You've heard people talking about that throughout the afternoon. U visas and T visas. And we have three panelists who are going to introduce themselves as they speak. Thank you. LISA FRYDMAN: I'm going last because I'm going to then go into the intro slides, ...

Recorded on: May. 15, 2013

SPEAKER 1: I'd like to introduce the next panel, who will focus on the overlap between housing and immigration, including housing protections, how immigration status affects eligibility for subsidized housing, and cultural competency issues that arise when working with immigrant clients on housing issues. There are three panelists. Omar Calimbas is a senior staff attorney with the Asian Law Caucus, which is the nation's oldest legal and civil rights ...

From the program: How to Find and Handle Your First Pro Bono Case (Free)

Released on: Jun. 12, 2013

This program is a great opportunity to get a strong overview of the world of pro bono, how it can enrich and advance your professional development, and how to make it happen.Lecture Topics  [Total time 03:10:38] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program. Program Overview and Introductions* [00:01:36]Tiela Chalmers How to Find the Right Case [01:10:37]Tiela Chalmers, Paul Chavez, Elizabeth A. ...

Recorded on: May. 15, 2013

LINDA TAM: Thank you so much. That was very informative. I learned a lot. So our next panel is dealing with-- it's very hard to deal with immigration, domestic violence and housing, and not touch a little bit on family law, because it's kind of within the realm of all of those issues that we've been talking about. So our next panelists, Khanh Nguyen and Hongvilay Thongsamouth will be talking about common family law issues that arise when immigrants ...

From the program: New Developments in Residential Loan Servicing: State, Federal and Programmatic Laws, Regulations and Standards (Free)

Released on: May. 20, 2013

The rules of the road for residential mortgage servicing have changed significantly since the crash in 2008. Since then, a wide variety of agencies, including Congress, federal banking regulators, state attorneys general and the California legislature, have all sought to improve loan servicers’ practices, particularly in connection with the loss mitigation process. The result is a series of overlapping rules, laws and regulations –  from the ...

Released on: May. 10, 2013

Please note: CLE is not available this program.Taken from the briefing Maximizing Your IP Job Search with Loyola Chicago's PLIP 2013 recorded April, 2013.Lecture Topics  [Total Time: 00:57:58]

Released on: Jun. 26, 2013

Please note that CLE credit is not available for this program.Taken from the briefing Maximizing Your IP Job Search with PLIP 2013, Part II recorded June, 2013.On Monday, June 24, those of you selected for interviews at Loyola's Patent Law Interview Program will get access to your preliminary interview schedules. As soon as you know who you will be interviewing with, you will want to begin preparing for the program.Our speakers: Alissa Holterman, ...

Recorded on: Jun. 5, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Municipal Securities Activity by Broker-Dealers and Advisors 2013 Recorded May, 2013 in New YorkMSRB and FINRA Developments [00:58:48] The MSRB Rulebook EMMA: current resources and future functionality FINRA monthly report card: material event disclosure in the primary market The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available online: MSRB and Finra Developments ...

Recorded on: Jun. 4, 2013

ROBERT A. FIPPINGER: All right, we'll start again, Maurine. MAURINE R. BARTLETT: Yes. Rather than getting into the municipal advisor section for the first three prongs and then taking a break and everyone forgetting, the interlocking definitions are complicated enough without trying to do that. So we'll just take it from the top. I'd like to begin by noting that although the Municipal Advisory Registration Provision became effective on October 1, ...

Recorded on: May. 15, 2013

LINDA TAM: All right, everyone. If we can kind of gather back. All right, everyone. So the first two sessions today, what [INAUDIBLE] just did, and then our next session, which is an orientation to domestic violence are really setting the stage for us in working at the intersection of these three issues of housing, domestic violence, and immigration. So we're kind of doing the big picture, and then we're sort of going to narrow down later on towards ...

Recorded on: Jun. 4, 2013

LAUREN E. NOCHTA: It is now my pleasure to introduce you to the moderator of our first two panels, Robert Fippinger. Robert is a senior counsel in the New York office of Orrick, where he specializes in the securities law of public finance. He's the author of the third edition of PLI's "The Securities Law of Public Finance Treatise," which, in prior editions has been updated annually for 20 years. He is currently serving as a member of the ...

Recorded on: Jul. 11, 2013

Taken from the briefing Remedies for Victims of Human Trafficking recorded July, 2013.The newly reauthorized Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPRA) is the cornerstone of federal anti-trafficking law. This legislation provides a variety of remedies for victims and survivors of human trafficking, including providing immigration status as a form of humanitarian relief.Listen to Ivy O. Suriyopas, Director of the Anti-Trafficking Initiative ...

Released on: Jul. 26, 2013

Taken from the briefing Supreme Court's Shelby County and the Future of Voting Rights Enforcement recorded July, 2013.On June 25, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States issued one of the most significant voting rights opinions in decades: Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder.  The Court considered the constitutionality of Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act, which requires certain "covered" jurisdictions to obtain advance permission ("preclearance") ...

Released on: May. 13, 2013

Taken from the briefing Violence Against Women Act 2013 recorded April, 2013.The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has been a valuable tool for both law enforcement and immigration practitioners alike. The legislation has helped survivors of domestic and sexual violence come out the shadows and it has provided a mechanism for regularizing the immigration status of these survivors. VAWA 2013 now extends protections to other vulnerable groups.Listen ...