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Recorded on: Jan. 28, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Project Management for Lawyers 2013 Recorded January, 2013 in New York Applying Legal Project Management -- A Case Study in Using LPM in Legal Organizations - Part 1 [01:01:10] Getting buy-in and getting initial initiatives off the ground Getting started with pilot projects or organization-wide approaches Selecting tools and getting systems aligned Changing the way matters are managed Different ...

Recorded on: Feb. 22, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Diversity & Inclusion in Law Practice 2013 Recorded February, 2013 in New York A Real World Update on Diversity [01:15:17] Real world analysis of diversity in the legal profession. Where are we today? A look at the metrics: What’s being measured? Are we making progress? What does the data indicate? The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook ...

Recorded on: Dec. 4, 2012

Taken from the Web Program PLI's California MCLE Marathon 2012: Current Developments in Legal Ethics - Substance Abuse - Elimination of Bias in the Profession Recorded December, 2012 in San Francisco Dealing With Stress and Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession [01:01:19] This presentation will examine stress, depression, substance abuse and other personal challenges commonly faced by today`s legal professionals. The presentation will also identify ...

Recorded on: Nov. 12, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Ethics and Law Department Management 2012: A View From the Inside Recorded November, 2012 in New York Document Management and E-Discovery: Effectively Using Technology [01:05:15] Document Management E-Discovery Use of Staff Attorneys, Paralegals and Temporary Staffing Onshoring and Offshoring The purchase price of this segment includes the following article(s) from the Course Handbook available ...

Recorded on: Sep. 10, 2012

Taken from the Web Program California Employment Law Update 2012 Recorded September, 2012 in San Francisco Elimination of Bias in the Legal Workplace [01:02:51] Defining diversity and bias in today’s legal workplace Breaking down unconscious barriers despite organizational commitment to diversity Diversity and inclusion strategies: what’s working today; where are the new opportunities? Best practices for promoting ...

Recorded on: Jul. 18, 2012

Taken from the briefing Engagement Letters: Addressing Conflicts and Other Thorny Issues Before They Ariserecorded July, 2012. During difficult economic times, when lawyers and their firms feel a particularly strong urge to develop new business, great care must be taken to identify and manage present and potential future conflicts.  Careful preparation of the opening engagement letter is the first and typically the best way to manage ...

Recorded on: Jun. 20, 2012

Taken from the briefing Hype or Help? How Can Alternative Fee Arrangements Add Demonstrable Value to Your Practice and Your Clients? recorded June 2012. The discussion of AFA's (aka alternative fee arrangements or value-based fees), is no longer a discussion of "alternatives" as much as it is a discussion of "appropriate" fee arrangements: namely, legal pricing and cost models that focus on finding and focusing ...

Recorded on: Feb. 11, 2013

Taken from the briefing Third Party Litigation Finance: What Is It and What Are Its Implications? recorded February, 2013. With the dramatically increasing use of third party funding arrangements, lawyers and law firms are facing the issue of how to manage these relationships, as well as how to potentially increase legal business for their practices, or even compete with those who are doing so. Lecture Topics [Total Time: 01:08:00]  ...

Recorded on: Oct. 19, 2012

Taken from the briefing Tips for Attorneys to Communicate Logically: The Written Word, the Spoken Wordrecorded October, 2012. Being able to communicate effectively - both in writing and in speech - is perhaps the most important skill that an attorney can possess.  Although we are taught, before attending law school and throughout law school, how to convey our ideas, the practice of law demands continued refinement of our skills. We ...