CLE/Education

Webinar - CLE Pass Eligible
Wednesday, Mar 11 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

Appellate Procedure is its own world. Whether you find yourself the begrudging appellee after a clear-cut victory for your client or the intrepid appellant seeking to right wrongs and make new law, it helps to have a firm grasp of the tools and traps you will encounter along the way. This seminar walks you through that journey—from pre-appeal motions, to appellate tactics, all the way to remand after the appeal’s end. You will leave with an overview of how to excel in the Appellate and Supreme Court.

Webinar
Wednesday, Mar 11 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

Ready to trade your case brief for a job offer? This program is your essential field guide to mastering the high-stakes world of legal hiring. We'll demystify the interview process, from the initial screener to the final offer, equipping you with the strategies, insights, and confidence needed to impress partners and legal recruiters alike.

Webinar- CLE Pass Eligible
Thursday, Mar 12 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

Attendee will learn best practices and ethical considerations involving 1031 Exchanges.

Zoom Meeting - CLE Pass Eligible
Wednesday, Mar 18 12:00 PM to 2:15 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

This seminar is the second installment of a three-installment professional-development program designed for attorneys who write or edit – which is to say, for nearly all attorneys. It moves beyond standard legal-writing tips to address the entire lifecycle of a legal document, from strategic pre-writing and persuasive organization to the careful use of AI-powered drafting and editing tools.

Webinar- CLE Pass Eligible
Thursday, Mar 19 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

Lawyers routinely push through high-demand periods — trials, deadlines, year-end pressures, and the cumulative load of constant availability. This 1-hour program offers practical, science-backed strategies for “skillful recovery”: how to reset after intense workload, rebuild cognitive capacity, and re-enter work with clarity and control. Drawing from research on attention, stress physiology, and healthy boundaries, participants will learn realistic tools they can apply immediately to sustain performance and wellbeing.

Wood n' Tap
99 Sisson Ave
Hartford

Tuesday, Mar 24 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

The evening will begin with networking from 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm, followed by a one-hour panel presentation exploring the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright, its doctrinal shift away from Chevron deference, and how courts, agencies, and practitioners have navigated this new landscape in the past year and a half, particularly in the employment and labor contexts. Our panelists will discuss the impact of Loper Bright on EEOC, DOL, and NLRB guidance, early post-Loper Bright decisions and emerging judicial trends/approaches, and what may lie ahead for administrative and employment law.

Webinar - CLE Pass Eligible
Wednesday, Mar 25 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

The supply chain is no longer a foreign concept to most Americans - we all experienced the 2020 pandemic and the consequences that echoed through the economy for many years to come. What may still be foreign to many, including attorneys, is how the government buys the goods and services they need to provide for their citizens. State and local procurement does not follow one set of rules like the federal government, but they do pursue the same goals - open, fair, and transparent competition for business opportunities with the government. Basic knowledge of those government contracting processes could be beneficial in many areas of legal practice.

Webinar- CLE Pass Eligible
Wednesday, Mar 25 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

Connecticut’s Data Privacy Act (CDPA) has expanded significantly in recent years, evolving into a comprehensive consumer data privacy law with broad reach and minimal exceptions. Notably, certain categories of data defined as “sensitive” trigger obligations without any applicability threshold. Many Connecticut businesses, including law practices, routinely collect or process data covered by the CDPA, but few are aware of the law’s scope and the compliance requirements it imposes. This program will attempt to demystify the expanded CT Data Privacy Act, explain which data types and business activities are covered, and outline the practical steps organizations must take to comply. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of their obligations, common pitfalls, and how to reduce regulatory and enforcement risk in a rapidly changing privacy landscape.

New Haven Lawn Club
193 Whitney Ave.
New Haven, Connecticut
United States
Thursday, Mar 26 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
Sponsorship Opportunities

Join us for the premier Labor and Employment Law Symposium in Connecticut, which will cover a wide range of topics, including ethics, workplace political expression, SBLR and SBMA practice essentials, discrimination claims, arbitrations, and labor law updates.

Webinar- CLE Pass Eligible
Tuesday, Mar 31 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

A criminal conviction is often just the beginning of a lifetime of hidden penalties. While the court closes the case file, the "invisible sentence" of collateral consequences—housing bans, employment barriers, and loss of benefits—begins. Join us in this second installment of a three-part segment to learn from a criminal judge, an assistant state’s attorney, an assistant public defender, and a public defender social worker/advocate. Our expert panel will provide actionable tools you can use to effectively advise your clients pre-plea about the direct, life-altering consequences of a conviction on their immediate future.

CBA Law Center
538 Preston Ave., 3rd Fl.
Meriden

Wednesday, Apr 1 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

This interactive workshop is designed to help attorneys manage the ongoing pressures of legal practice, including emotionally intense client interactions, workload and billable hour demands, and challenges maintaining sustainable work-life boundaries. Grounded in direct feedback from Connecticut attorneys, the training focuses on practical communication and boundary skills attorneys can apply immediately, even within ethical, institutional, and role based constraints. Rather than offering general wellness guidance, this workshop emphasizes concrete tools for responding effectively under pressure while maintaining professionalism and ethical integrity. Participants will engage in applied learning through discussion and guided role play using realistic, attorney specific scenarios.

CBA Law Center and Virtual
538 Preston Ave., 3rd Fl.
Meriden

Wednesday, Apr 8 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

In session two, we will delve into the new Connecticut and Federal Laws affecting the purchase, sale and financing of Connecticut real estate. Specifically, we will tackle the new FinCEN filing requirements, Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac multifamily disbursement issues, an expansion of redactions on the land records for privacy purposes, revisions to the Validating Act, and the illegality of NTraps. We will also explore Title Insurance issues including alternatives to Title Insurance, additional matters covered in expanded Owner’s Policies, updates to ALTA’s Best Practices and newly issued ALTA Endorsements.

Zoom Meeting
Thursday, Apr 9 12:00 PM to 2:15 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

This seminar is the last installment of a three-installment professional-development program designed for attorneys who write or edit – which is to say, for nearly all attorneys. It moves beyond standard legal-writing tips to address the entire lifecycle of a legal document, from strategic pre-writing and persuasive organization to the careful use of AI-powered drafting and editing tools. Participants will be part of a masterclass in ensuring clarity and impact in all their written communication, developing efficient and adaptable workflows, and smoothing out the often-contentious review-and-revision process that takes place before hitting “Send.” Join writing coach and former attorney Rick Horowitz for a lively and practical session that will reintroduce you to your legal-writing toolbox, including a few tools you didn't know were in there.

Webinar- CLE Pass Eligible
Wednesday, Apr 15 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

In today’s rapidly evolving legal landscape, technical expertise and intelligence alone are not enough. As artificial intelligence reshapes the profession, emotional intelligence (EQ)—your ability to understand and manage your own emotions and those of others—is what truly sets you apart. Facilitated by a psychologist specializing in attorney wellness, this CLE workshop is designed for attorneys who want to not just survive, but thrive, by elevating the essential human skills that AI cannot replicate.

Quinnipiac University School of Law
370 Basset Rd.
North Haven

Friday, May 15 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

The Trial Skills Institute will provide participants with the opportunity to develop and hone their civil trial skills. Feedback will be provided by experienced trial attorneys, judges, and retired judges.

Connecticut Convention Center
100 Columbus Blvd.
Hartford

Tuesday, Jun 2 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities

The Connecticut Legal Conference (CLC) is the CBA’s preeminent event comprised of dozens of engaging CLE seminars covering a diverse range of topics in state and federal law. The day also includes an exhibitor showcase featuring a variety of companies and organizations and the CBA Annual Meeting and Luncheon, which features prestigious Connecticut-based and national speakers as well as the installation of the CBA executive committee officers for the approaching bar year.