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From the program: Project Management for Lawyers 2013

Released on: Feb. 5, 2013

Legal project management is quickly becoming a critical way of doing business in law firms and legal departments. Lawyers are learning to implement project management principles in order to better plan, organize, and supervise projects while enhancing client service and relationships, minimizing risk and enhancing profitability and the management of legal costs. In just a few years, legal organizations have moved from questioning the need for project ...

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: Mar. 19, 2013

GRACE E. O'HANLON: It's my pleasure to introduce you to the chair of today's program, Vincent Martorana. Vinny is counsel in the corporate and securities group with Reed Smith's New York office. His practice includes the representation of clients in domestic and cross border mergers, stock an asset acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements, corporate restructuring, private equity investments, and security ...

From the program: Fundamental Concepts in Drafting Contracts: What Most Attorneys Fail to Consider 2013

Released on: Apr. 2, 2013

The reduction to writing of an agreed-upon understanding among parties can sometimes be viewed as a cursory step in formalizing a business relationship. Yet the manner in which concepts are expressed on a page is often as important as the concepts themselves. Solid contract-drafting skills are therefore essential tools to any professional who deals with transactions or business relationships. Unfortunately, although contract counterparties might have ...

From the program: Basic Negotiation Skills 2013

Released on: Jan. 28, 2013

Negotiation is part of any lawyer’s everyday life.  You negotiate with colleagues, clients, and staff about an array of issues, ranging from simple project deadlines to complex contractual language.  This program is designed to help you gain confidence in every negotiation you conduct.  The panelists represent academicians, sole practitioners, and members of leading local law firms. Lecture Topics [Total time 06:12:31] Segments ...

Released on: Jun. 12, 2013

There will be NO CLE CREDIT for this briefing.Taken from the briefing Career Moves and the Experienced Attorney: Building Relationships, Job Search Strategy and Common Interview Mistakes recorded May, 2013.The good news is that the legal marketplace is dynamic; the bad news is that it is ever-changing and uncertain. Frequent job changes and career shifts are going to become part of every legal career.  This program is geared to experienced ...

Released on: Jun. 6, 2013

Taken from the briefing Conscious Strategies for Coping with Unconscious Bias: Real World Advice from Female Partners recorded May, 2013.We all have experienced unconscious bias, but sometimes we don’t recognize or know what to do when confronted with it.  A group of female partners will address conscious strategies that have worked for them when unconscious biases present obstacles to career success.Lecture Topics  [Total Time: 01:01:40]I.  ...

Released on: May. 7, 2013

There will be no CLE credit for this briefing!Taken from the briefing Effective Lateral Partner Recruitment recorded April, 2013.Growing a law firm through lateral hiring is now more difficult than ever before. In almost all areas of practice, there are more firms searching for partners than there are partners committed to moving. At the same time, managing partners are reporting mixed success in their lateral recruitment efforts, with many reporting ...

From the program: How to Read Financial Statements 2013

Released on: Apr. 3, 2013

Financial statements provide great insight into the financial activities of a corporation.  For some corporations, these statements may be complex and can require extensive review.  Attorneys are often involved in negotiating, structuring, or litigating matters where understanding a corporation’s financial statements is an essential element of the overall engagement. In this practical program, a distinguished panel of experts ...

Released on: May. 1, 2013

Please note: LPM credit can be awarded for NYS.Taken from the briefing iPad in One Hour: Tips for Using a Tablet in Your Law Practice recorded April, 2013.In the three years since the iPad was first introduced, we have seen it transform from a toy to browse the web, play games, or watch movies, to a serious work productivity device. Every day, lawyers are learning new ways to put the iPad to work in their law practice, to access client information ...

Released on: May. 20, 2013

Taken from the briefing Managing Litigation: How Advance Planning Will Best Serve You in Getting Ready for Your Next Trial recorded April, 2013.Litigation in both Federal and State Courts has become increasingly difficult, expensive and challenging due to procedural, economic and “cultural” realities. Whether planning for a jury or court-tried case, technology has changed the “playing field” for trial lawyers and their clients. Experienced litigators ...

Recorded on: Jan. 15, 2013

SPEAKER 1: Thank you and welcome back. We're just about to start our 1:45 session, which is about Mastering the Bargain and Concession-Making Process. I have three panelists with me. Let me introduce them to you. To my right is Michael Fox. And Michael is a partner with Sedgwick here in Los Angeles-- Los Angeles, I just moved here, sorry. But a native Los Angeleno. Los Angeleno, yes, but however Michael's a partner with Sedgwick here in San Francisco. And ...

Recorded on: Jan. 15, 2013

DOUG MACKAY: Our discussion continues. And now we're going to actually talk about mastering negotiating tactics and deflecting ploys when they happen. This is the fun part of negotiating. So what happens when all of these things that you may-- may be a little unexpected. So when do those happen? And I'm joined this afternoon by Jerry Birn and Matthew Vafidis. So let me tell you a little bit about Jerry. So Jerry is a partner at Wilson Sonsini. And ...

Recorded on: Mar. 8, 2013

Taken from the briefing Mentoring: The Best Kept Secret to Success in the Recovery recorded March, 2013. Mentoring has not been a priority in many law firms during the recent years of economic turbulence and rapid change. Yet it is an essential investment in legal talent because firms cannot function or survive without well-prepared and confident associates to meet current and future client needs, become law firm partners and serve as ...

Recorded on: Mar. 19, 2013

VINCENT R. MARTORANA: Welcome back to the second half of Contract Drafting CLE. We'll deal with some more advanced concepts here. I'm going to start off actually with a recap of what we discussed on the first half, because it really is sort of the real-- now kind of the real heart of the total three-hour presentation is really in that first half. So I'll spend a decent chunk of time doing a bit of recap on that. And then we'll get into some specific ...

Recorded on: Jan. 15, 2013

DOUG MACKAY: Thank you, Christina. Thank you, and thank you to our panelists for joining us today. This is our last panel discussion of the day, and it is about negotiating with colleagues and peers, negotiating with colleagues and peers. So let me introduce my panelists. To my right is Mike Gotham, and Mike is Director of Attorney Recruiting and Retention for Perkins Coie. Prior to joining Perkins Coie in 2008, Mike was Director of Attorney Recruiting ...

Recorded on: Jan. 15, 2013

DOUG MACKAY: Let's step back for a second and ask ourselves, well, what is negotiation? And really, it's two parts here. So here, it's what you have and what he or she wants, on one side. And then, he or she has what you want on the other side. So any negotiation has two different parts to it, two different parties, sometimes even more than two different parties involved. The key is satisfying the mutual needs involved with both parties. So how do ...

From the program: Presentation Skills for Attorneys 2013

Released on: Jan. 25, 2013

Good presentation skills are important for all lawyers, whether speaking with partners and clients, making a pitch to potential new clients, or addressing a courtroom.  In this two-hour program, taught by a former practicing lawyer and one of the nation’s leading trainers, you will learn, and have the opportunity to practice, techniques that will immediately improve your presentation skills. Lecture Topics  [Total time 02:05:32] Segments ...

Recorded on: Jan. 15, 2013

DOUG MACKAY: All right. We'll start just one minute early, which buys us another minute on the end. Welcome to the 11:30 panel discussion, which is on setting the climate, and flexing your communication and negotiation style. And I have three panelists joining me this morning. To my right is Janet Frankel. And in 1992, Janet Frankel received her JD from Hastings and opened her private law practice. In 2004, Janet became certified as a family law ...

Recorded on: Jan. 15, 2013

DOUG MACKAY: All right. Thank you. I am very happy to have our first panel of the day, talking about the important task of strategizing before a negotiation. Let me introduce to you our three panelists. This, to my right, is Jill Feldman. And Jill Holtz Feldman serves as chair of the financial transaction group at Morrison & Foerster, and as a member of the firm's clean tech steering committee. Her practice focuses on international and domestic ...

Released on: Jun. 25, 2013

Please note that CLE credit is not available for this Audio-only On-Demand Web Program. Lecture Topics  [Total Time: 01:05:22]Presentation Material The Crown Jewels of BDSusan J. Hackett Crown Jewels of BDSusan J. Hackett

Released on: Jun. 25, 2013

Please note that CLE credit is not available for this program.Lecture Topics  [Total time 00:58:52]Presentation Material Law Firm Perspective 13Wim Dejonghe, Anastasia (Stasia) Kelly, Sheryl J. Willert, Susan J. Hackett

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: Feb. 22, 2013

AMY TAUB: Hello. My name is Amy Taub. And I am a Program Attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing. Third party litigation finance, what is it and what are its implications? 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 ...

From the program: Writing for Litigators 2013

Released on: Jul. 23, 2013

Do you feel compelled to include phrases like “wherefore,” “heretofore,” and “albeit” in your writing? What actually is good legal writing? This program will teach you the secrets of successful legal writing, whether you are writing for judges, partners, or clients.Lecture Topics  [Total time 02:56:27]Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program. Introduction* [00:01:07]Hon. Gerald Lebovits Getting ...