Why you should attend
Attorneys admitted to the New York State Bar are required to complete 16 hours of approved continuing legal education courses per year during the first two years of admission, including three credit hours of approved continuing legal education in ethics/professionalism, six credit hours in skills, and seven credit hours in professional practice and/or law practice management.
PLI’s Bridge-the-Gap I and II programs contain separate course offerings and may be taken in either order. By attending PLIs two-day Bridge-the-Gap program, you can satisfy all of your annual MCLE requirements for newly admitted attorneys. By attending PLI’s one-day Bridge-the-Gap : Ethics and Skills for Newly Admitted Attorneys, you can fulfill your ethics and skills requirements.
Please note the following New York State MCLE Rules, effective January 15, 2002:
Section (2)(D)(1): Partial Credit - Credit shall be awarded only for attendance at an entire session of a course or program. No credit shall be awarded for attending a portion of a course or a portion of a session.
Section (2)(D)(2): Repeat Attendance - No CLE credit hours may be earned for repeating the same course or program, in any format, even if the course or program is repeated in a subsequent reporting cycle.
PLI Group Discounts
Groups of 4-14 from the same organization, all registering at the same time, for a PLI program scheduled for presentation at the same site, are entitled to receive a group discount. For further discount information, please contact membership@pli.edu or call (800) 260-4PLI.
Cancellations
All cancellations received 3 business days prior to the program will be refunded 100%. If you do not cancel within the allotted time period, payment is due in full. You may substitute another individual to attend the program at any time.
Day One: 9:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. - 1:05 p.m.
Ethics and Professionalism: 3 NY MCLE Credit Hours
9:00 Ethics for the Transactional Attorneys
(There will be one 5 - minute break)
- Who is the client?
- When and how to report wrongdoing?
- Conflicts of waiver and internal investigations
Pery D. Krinsky
11:35 Networking Break
Skills: 3 NY MCLE Credit Hours
11:45 Communication Skills: Talking Your Way to the Top of the Profession
- How to effectively communicate to your audience
- Strategies for successfully conveying ideas
- Communication demos and feedback
Conrad Teitell
1:00 Lunch
Afternoon Session: 2:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m
2:00 Communication Skills (cont’d)
Conrad Teitell
3:15 Networking Break
Professional Practice: 2 NY MCLE Credit Hours
3:30 Copyright and Trademark Issues in Business Transactions
Eleanor M. Lackman
5:15 Adjourn
Day Two: 9:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Professional Practice: 4 NY MCLE Credit Hours
9:00 Financial Reform Update 2013
- New developments in the world of financial regulation
- How recent developments in financial reform may impact your practice
Gordon Eng
10:00 Financial Statements - What You Need to Know
- Basic Fundamentals for Reading and Understanding Financial Statements
- What is Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)?
- A brief description of the basic components of the financial statements
- The Importance of Financial Statements in the Due Diligence Process
- How financial statements are used in due diligence assignments
- Critical elements to look for
- Core concepts that newly admitted transactional attorneys should be aware of and focused on
John J. Carney, Brian J. Fields, Matthew B. Greenblatt, Michael Martinez
11:15 Networking Break
11:30 Financial Statements - What You Need to Know (cont'd)
John J. Carney, Brian J. Fields, Matthew B. Greenblatt, Michael Martinez
12:45 Lunch
Michael Martinez
Afternoon Session: 1:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Skills: 3 NY MCLE Credit Hours
1:30 Drafting Contracts - Fundamental Concepts
- Identifying and using effectively categories of contract-drafting language
- Addressing more-nuanced concepts in contract drafting
- Discussing practicalities relating to contract drafting and dispelling myths surrounding legal archaisms
Vincent Martorana
2:45 Networking break
2:55 Drafting Contracts – Fundamental Concepts (cont’d)
Vincent Martorana
4:10 Break
Professional Practice: 1 NY MCLE Credit Hour
4:15 Pro Bono Opportunities for the Transactional Practitioner
- The need for pro bono representation – how can you help?
- How pro bono work benefits your practice
- How to find a pro bono opportunity that is right for you and resources available to you
- Successful case examples
Deyanira Del Rio, Michelle Maloney Friend, Sasha Linney
5:15 Adjourn
New York City Seminar Location
PLI New York Center, 810 Seventh Avenue at 53rd Street (21st floor), New York, New York 10019. Message Center, program days only: (212) 824-5733.
New York City Hotel Accommodations
The New York Hilton & Towers,
1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. 1 block from PLI Center. Reservations 1-800-HILTONS or, 1-877-NYC-HILT. Please mention that you are booking a room under the Practising Law Institute Corporate rate and the Client File # is 0495741. You can also
make reservations online to access Practising Law Institute rates.
The Warwick New York Hotel, 65 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019. 1 block from PLI Center. Reservations 800-223-4099 or, hotel direct 212-247-2700. Please mention that you are booking a room under the Practising Law Institute Corporate rate. Reservations on line at
www.warwickhotelny.com Click reservations in menu bar on left. Select desired dates. In 'Special Rates' drop down window select Corporate Rate. In 'Rate Code' enter PLIN. Click search and select desired room type and rate plan. Or, you may email reservation requests to:
res.ny@warwickhotels.comSheraton New York Times Square Hotel, 811 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10019, 1-800-325-3535 or (212) 581-1000. When calling, please mention Practising Law Institute and mention SET#311155. You may also book
online.