CLE content featuring “Golden oldies but goodies”
This week’s social media content focused on CLEs for a work-life balance and specialty categories in Elimination of Bias and Ethics. Log in to your free CLE digital library to view.
Monday, December 8th
Dual content focused on well-being with Janet Sobel, Esq. in Mitigating the Stress and Anxiety of Practicing Law and James J. Wallace II, Esq. in Taking Expert Depositions: Preparation and Execution
Thursday, December 10th
Your Top Ten “Golden Oldies – Specialty” categories CLEs from 2006 to 2017:
- The Forgotten Americans 2006 (Bias);
- Because You Asked: Hotline FAQs 2017 (Ethics);
- Ageism and Bias in the Legal Profession 2009 (Bias);
- Planning for Vacation 2009 (Ethics);
- Ethical Issues in Litigation Negotiation and Mediation with High Conflict Personalities 2016 (Ethics);
- Understanding the “Of Counsel” Relationship 2011 (Ethics)
- Sean Carter Humorist at Law: Thou Shalt Not Lie, Cheat and Steal 2011 (Ethics);
- Sean Carter Humorist at Law: Nice Guys Finish First 2012 (Ethics);
- The Accidental Lawyer: Terms of Engagement 2016 (Ethics); and
- Lie Detection Skills for Lawyers 2013 (Ethics)
All through December, we will continue to be focusing on CLE content through our social media channels. At the end of each week, check your inbox for a summary of shared posts.
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Compliance period for H-M is approaching but there’s content for all members
At Lawyers’ Mutual, we take great pride in providing our members with valuable benefits. Among those is free access to our CLE digital library, which has over 100 CLE videos on a variety of topics intended to help you improve your practice and reduce your risk of claims.
In 2020, we uploaded 12.5 hours of new CLE content. If you haven’t viewed any of them so far this year, there is still time to take a look and pick up some CLE credits.
Your 2020 CLE content:
- Mitigating the Stress and Anxiety of Practicing Law (1.25/Competence)
- Taking Expert Depositions: Preparation and Execution (1.0/General)
- Ethics and Social Media (1.25/Ethics)
- The Other Bar – An Analysis of Alcohol and the Law (1.0/Competence)
- Trusts and Estates: FAQs on the Business of Law (1.0/General)
- What You Don’t Know About Trust Accounting Can Get You Disbarred (1.0/Competence)
- Depositions in a Virtual World (1.0/General)
- Surviving and Thriving During the COVID-19 Crisis: 8 Key Strategies (1.0/Competence)
- Your Practice in a COVID-Impacted World (1.0/Ethics; .25/General)
- A Year in Review VII: Case Highlights of 2019 (1.75/General)
- So You Want to Take a Deposition… (1.0/General)
During the month of December, we will be focusing on CLE content through our social media channels. Our General Counsel, Brian Rawers, has thoroughly reviewed CLE from recent years and has curated an in-depth overview of your top 5 and top 10 content by specialty. At the end of each week, check your inbox for a summary of shared posts.
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Additional Member Dividend Declared
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For the past 24 years in the month of November, Lawyers’ Mutual has paid its members an annual dividend.*
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More CLE content, more CLE hours
Mitigating the Stress and Anxiety of Practicing Law
Presenter: Janet Sobel, Esq.
CLE credit: 1.25 hr. Competence
So….how are you? There is a new focus in the legal profession on ‘well-being’.
In an interesting CLE, Janet Sobel addresses ‘Mitigating the Stress and Anxiety of Practicing Law’. She looks at the scope of the problem, the causes of the problem, how you can protect yourself and ways you can help other lawyers.
Taking Expert Depositions: Preparation and Execution
Presenter: James J. Wallace II, Esq.
CLE credit: 1 hr. General
Taking the deposition of an opposing expert can be daunting. You know the facts of your case inside out, but how do you even the playing field when questioning someone who had spent years mastering the subject matter of their chosen profession?
James Wallace shares his insights and strategies for taking expert depositions based on over 30 years of his experience. Whether you are a new or seasoned attorney, you’ll find Mr. Wallace’s presentation informative and entertaining.
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Accessing your CLE/Member Benefits just got easier
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member benefits in one place with a variety of benefits to advance and protect
your practice.
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- Continuing Legal Education
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Bookmark your member benefits page for easy access to existing and future benefits that will give you peace of mind to run your practice.
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