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From the program: Ethical Issues in Pro Bono Representation 2012

Released on: Jan. 1, 2013

This program is dedicated to the memory of Steven H. Leleiko, Vice President, Practising Law Institute, who passed away in December 2008 after serving PLI for more than 25 years. In addition to his on-going responsibilities, Steve was deeply committed and devoted much of his time to pro bono and ethics training.   Using hypotheticals as the basis for discussion, the faculty will analyze new developments and everyday ethical issues that arise ...

From the program: Immigration & Naturalization Institute (45th Annual)

Released on: Jan. 2, 2013

DVD's from the program Immigration & Naturalization Institute (45th Annual), held November 2012.

From the program: Nonprofit Organizations 2012: Governance, Compensation, and Form 990 Reporting Issues

Released on: Jan. 11, 2013

Audio CD's from the program Nonprofit Organizations 2012: Governance, Compensation, and Form 990 Reporting Issues, held December, 2012.

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 ...

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

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: 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 ...

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 ...

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: 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 ...

From the program: Social Media for Non-Profit and Public Interest Organizations 2013 (Free)

Released on: Apr. 4, 2013

Please note: There is no CLE credit available for this program.With the growing focus on social media in the legal profession, smart non-profits and public interest organizations are cultivating a robust social media presence. Learn how to stay on the forefront of this new technology and harness the potential of social media to grow your donor and volunteer base and expand your organization’s footprint. Lecture Topics [Total time 03:13:48] Segments ...

Recorded on: Jan. 24, 2013

Taken from the briefing America Invents Act Pro Bono Program for Inventors and Small Businesses recorded January, 2013. The America Invents Act (AIA) requires that the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) work with local intellectual property (IP) organizations across the country in establishing pro bono patent  services for inventors and small businesses. Since the passage of this bill, four pro ...

From the program: Current Developments in Federal Civil Practice 2013

Released on: Feb. 13, 2013

Are you up-to-date on the important developments in federal civil practice and the implications of these developments for your cases?  In Current Developments in Federal Civil Practice 2013, a distinguished faculty of trial lawyers and judges will review and offer their insights into significant recent developments in the law.  The program will focus on applying these developments for best pretrial and trial practices. Lecture Topics  ...

Recorded on: Jan. 31, 2013

MAEVE ELISE BROWN: Turn it over to them. LISA SITKIN: Thanks. Good morning. I'll just give a disclaimer that I have the cold that's going around, so I apologize if I sneeze, or cough, or make any weird sounds. So we wanted to start just with a little bit of background and overview. What we're going to try to do today is to familiarize you with where we are now. And where we're going to be in about a year when a lot of the rules we're discussing ...

From the program: Residential Lending after the Crash: An Update on How Dodd-Frank and the CFPB Have Changed the Rules of Home Loan Origination (Free)

Released on: Feb. 12, 2013

The rules of the road for residential lending have changed dramatically since the crash in 2008 and the subsequent passage of the Dodd-Frank amendments to the Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA) and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA).  In this training you will get an in-depth look at what’s new and what’s different, including an update on recent rulemaking by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).  Regulators ...

From the program: California Family Law Basics: Pro Bono Representation in Low-Income Family Law Cases (Free)

Released on: Feb. 19, 2013

Millions of Californians are unrepresented in Family Court matters (estimated 80% of litigants are unrepresented). Low-income clients are in desperate need of your pro bono help. View this free PLI program and volunteer with your local legal services agency to represent low-income Family law litigants in need.  With a limited time commitment, you can help obtain essential legal protections needed for survivors and their children to build ...

From the program: Residential Foreclosure Actions in New York State 2013 (Free)

Released on: Feb. 22, 2013

Since 2008, and the onset of the economic downturn, New York State and the Nation have experienced a sharp increase in the number of residential foreclosures.  The New York State Unified Court System and the State Legislature responded with a series of measures establishing a foreclosure settlement conference framework and procedures for ensuring that documents in foreclosure cases are free of deficiencies that would prevent a case from proceeding ...

Recorded on: Feb. 12, 2013

We'll move on to the second part of our presentation, and this presentation is from the bank's perspective. And Peter Barwick is going to speak about the way mortgage securities are held by the banks, the corporate trust issues. And Rich Haber and Jeff Jaffee are going to talk about the economics of mortgage servicing. And thank you very much gentlemen. PETER S. BARWICK: Good afternoon. Thanks, Joe. Thank you all for braving the elements to get here. ...

From the program: Advising Nonprofit Organizations 2013

Released on: Feb. 27, 2013

The business of running a nonprofit organization has become increasingly complex, as nonprofits are under heightened scrutiny to account for their management and fiduciary practices. The repercussions from the economic crisis and the need to cope with ongoing financial uncertainty have also brought into focus new legal standards for proper investment conduct, while the changing technological landscape forces nonprofits to confront new legal issues ...

Recorded on: Feb. 12, 2013

Taken from the briefing Update on CA Penal Code 1170.9 for Veterans recorded February, 2013. Learn about the restorative relief now available to veterans under subdivision (h) of the California Penal Code 1170.9, effective as of January 1, 2013! Under Penal Code 1170.9, where a veteran alleges and the court concludes that a veteran committed a criminal offense as a result of sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress ...

• Oct. 21, 2013 San Francisco, CA

• Oct. 21, 2013 Webcast

Mastering the complexities of California evidence often can be the difference between winning and losing at trial.  Recent case law and statutory developments in the law of evidence render this mastery critical in modern litigation and trials.  This program is designed to give you the most up-to-date information on California evidence standards.  The panelists represent top-flight trial attorneys and judges who will provide winning ...

Recorded on: Feb. 21, 2013

PAMELA A. MANN: OK. Break's over. I am very happy to introduce our next speaker, Dave Shevlin, who is a partner and the head of the Exempt Organizations Group at Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett in New York City. He has been with Simpson Thatcher for a number of years, where he advises a variety of international and domestic exempt organizations, including "Friends of" organizations and all forms of private foundations and public charities. He ...

From the program: Diversity & Inclusion in Law Practice 2013 (Free)

Released on: Mar. 7, 2013

The challenges of creating an inclusive work environment remain great. In this year’s annual program, a renowned faculty of practitioners, in-house counsel, and diversity directors and professionals will discuss the continuing new developments in diversity and best practices for achieving a diverse workplace. Lecture Topics  [Total time 03:09:07] Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.  ...

Recorded on: Feb. 21, 2013

PAMELA MANN: Our last speaker today is Sean Delaney. Sean Delaney is the executive director of the Lawyers Alliance of New York, the leading provider of pro bono business legal services to community development organizations and other nonprofit groups in New York City. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Delaney served as the legal director of the Lawyers Alliance. Prior to his work with Lawyers Alliance, Mr. Delaney served as the chief of the charities bureau ...

Recorded on: Feb. 21, 2013

DOREEN ODOM: It is now my pleasure to introduce you to the chair of today's program, Pamela A. Mann. Pamela Mann is chair of the Tax Exempt Organizations Group in the firm of Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, LLP, with a practice concentrated in the representation of tax exempt organizations. From 1996 to December, 2012, she was Principal in the Mann Legal Group LLC, a boutique law firm serving tax exempt organizations. From 1985 to 1995, Ms. Mann was ...