• Jun 23
    Asian American Experiences under COVID-19: Looking Back to Move Forward in the Legal Profession
    Webinar
    2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    Join us for a fireside chat as we discuss discrimination against Asian-Americans throughout history and now, the portrayal of China as a growing threat in the media, and life under COVID-19, including as lawyers. We will have an engaging discussion about what we can do, as individuals and at our companies, to counter these biases in the legal profession.

  • Jun 19
    WEBINAR: What You Need to Know as Employers Reopen the Workplace (ELE200619)
    10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    Paula Anthony and Matthew Curtin are back for the Labor and Employment Law Section’s third webinar concerning COVID-19 related employment issues. This time, Joshua Goodbaum and Cindy Cieslak will join the panel for a round table discussion of employment issues on employers’ and employees’ minds as workplaces reopen. The panel will discuss risk factors as employers re-open, maintaining a safe workplace, compliance with Connecticut’s COVID-19 safe workplace rules, questions employees may have as they try to adjust to a rapidly changing workplace, and much more. This is intended as an interactive presentation, so bring questions for the panelists.

  • Jun 10
    WEBINAR: FOIA in the Pandemic Age (EML200610)
    2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    This webinar is designed to give attorneys an overview of Freedom of Information (FOI) law issues and concerns as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Jun 03
    Clean Energy for Your Clients: Tax Assessment Financing on Commercial Buildings with C-PACE
    Webinar
    1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    This program will give a practical overview of C-PACE finance and legislation as it relates to commercial real estate transactions and investments/improvements by property owners. In particular, it will focus on how C-PACE can be a powerful tool for real estate owners in a challenging economy by allowing for retroactive financing of eligible projects, as well as delayed repayment schedules.

  • May 29
    WEBINAR: Incorporating Privacy Compliance into Your Practice (ECS200529)
    11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    This session will help lawyers understand the various privacy compliance and ethical rules that apply to law practices in Connecticut and offer tips, best practices, and sample policy language for compliance. The presenters will also provide an overview of the ever-changing privacy landscape on a national level with an emphasis on privacy laws in the neighboring states of New York and Massachusetts.

  • May 26
    PPP Rules and Guidance: Best Practices for Utilizing PPP Loans and Avoiding Pitfalls (ESF200526)
    Webinar
    2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    Many businesses and other borrowers are receiving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for payroll, mortgage or lease payments, and utility payments. This program will provide you with best practices for utilizing PPP loans as well as the pitfalls to avoid.

  • May 21
    WEBINAR: Telehealth: Understanding the Basics and the Recent COVID-19 Related Changes (EHL200521)
    3:00 PM to 4:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    In this webinar, the presenters will describe the benefits of telehealth and the legal issues that need to be considered by attorneys advising telehealth providers. From corporate formation to privacy, from licensure to reimbursement, there is no shortage of legal and practical obstacles for telehealth providers. Learn how telehealth providers overcome those challenges and flourish in a tough regulatory environment. This webinar will also review the rule changes and waivers that have recently been made by government agencies to expand the accessibility of telehealth services due to COVID-19 outbreak– and where that all leaves us once the pandemic is finally over.

  • May 21
    WEBINAR: What Non-Family Law Attorneys Need to Know during COVID-19 (EFL200521)
    12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    Corporate lawyers, trusts and estates lawyers, government lawyers, civil litigators, real estate attorneys, criminal lawyers, and appellate counsel are all finding themselves fielding more questions on family law matters from their clients and neighbors at a time where they have less clarity about the status of the Family Courts and how Family Law practitioners are able to assist clients during COVID-19. Join a panel of family law attorneys as they share the basics of the “new normal,” including how non-family law practitioners can help clients navigate the uptick in urgent family law matters.

  • May 21
    Using Microsoft Teams to Advocate for Clients in Connecticut Judicial Proceedings (ECS200521)
    Webinar
    10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    Connecticut’s Superior Court has begun holding pretrials and status conferences virtually using Microsoft Teams, and it is expected that the courts will begin using Teams for arguable matters in the coming months. This webinar will demonstrate the Teams video platform that the courts will be using to host those arguments as well as the procedures for participating in those video proceedings. In addition, the speakers will provide tips to maximize the effectiveness of your presentation and argument using this new platform and will answer your questions.

  • May 13
    WEBINAR: Remote Depositions (ELS200513)
    2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    In this one-hour program, our panel of experienced practitioners will address the fundamentals of remote depositions, which have become necessary and prevalent during the current global pandemic.

  • May 12
    WEBINAR: Managing Employees with Serious Health Conditions as Businesses Reopen (EDC200512)
    1:00 PM to 2:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    As businesses look to reopen, there will be a large number of employees with high risk health conditions, which may include both people with and without disabilities. How employers handle this is going to affect the organizations as they look to reopen as well as their diversity and inclusion priorities.

  • May 08
    WEBINAR: Alone Together is the New Normal: Benefits and Pitfalls of Video Mediation (EAD200508)
    12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    Our new parlance includes Webex and Zoom. This program will raise the questions and offer some answers regarding remote video mediation. It will be interactive so that your questions can be answered too.

  • May 06
    WEBINAR: Lawyer Obligations in the Time of COVID-19 (EDU200506B)
    2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    The national coronavirus pandemic, and the unprecedented conditions of Stay Safe, Stay Home orders to protect public health, mean that law firms—like all businesses—face an ever-increasing number of uncertainties in managing their operations, staff, payroll, and finances. In this crisis, lawyers must remain mindful of their professional duties to clients, non-clients, and courts.

  • May 06
    Essential Tech, Tools, and Talent for Running a Solo & Small Firm Law Practice Remotely (EDU200506)
    Webinar
    10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    A wide range of software and services are available to lawyers who suddenly find themselves running their firms remotely or wish to improve their already-remote practices. From time-tracking tools to case management systems, email providers to calendaring solutions, there are several heavy hitters in each major category of remote management tools, and most come in at a surprisingly minor price, thanks to wide adoption and extensive competition. After trying so many herself and through the lens of clients she works with at Smith.ai Virtual Receptionists, Maddy Martin is here to spare you the extra time that extensive research requires. She’ll guide you in selecting and implementing essential resources to help you run and manage a remote staff, as well as your own tasks. Do you procrastinate on practice improvements? Have you been pushing technology matters to the end of your to-do list, and find yourself scrambling to implement tools right this minute? Not to worry. Maddy will identify common law firm tasks solved by software and services, which facilitate greater productivity, professionalism, and profitability, whether your firm is anchored by brick-and-mortar or operating virtually. She will explain how to more easily complete tasks with tools and talent that combine the best of human and machine intelligence.

  • May 05
    WEBINAR: Tools to Ethically Manage Client Trust Accounts CLE (EPE200505)
    Webinar
    9:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    Lawyers are required to keep detailed and accurate records of funds deposited into their trust (escrow and IOLTA) bank accounts. However, many lawyers do not have adequate or effective procedures to comply. This program will help.

  • Apr 30
    WEBINAR: Use of Telemedicine in Workers’ Compensation Claims (EWC200430)
    3:00 PM to 4:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    At least for the next few months, administration of many workers’ compensation claims may involve the use of telemedicine—for treatment, respondents’ medical exams, and Commissioners’ exams. This free webinar explains the basics of how a telemedicine examination is set up, the equipment required, and under what circumstances a telemedicine examination may be appropriate and useful.

  • Apr 29
    Title IX, Harassment, and the Virtual Campus: What You Need to Know in the COVID-19 Era (EED200429)
    Webinar
    10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    This CLE presents legal issues arising over the COVID-19 pandemic in higher education law, including the enforcement of Title IX and anti-harassment law as colleges and universities move to a virtual environment to cope with the global health care emergency.

  • Apr 24
    WEBINAR: Video Conferencing Privacy and Security Basics (ECS200424)
    11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    Today, we all rely heavily on video conferencing for communication and sharing information. The purpose of this webinar is to outline the privacy and security risks associated with using video conferencing platforms, review the pros and cons of the most commonly used video conferencing platforms, and recommend best practices when using video conferencing platforms. Solo and small firms may find this invaluable, though not exclusive to firm size.

  • Apr 23
    WEBINAR: How to Run a Law Firm During a Pandemic (EDU200423)
    2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    In this seminar, we dive into remote work from the manager's perspective. We will explain how to build a vibrant remote work culture that you'd actually want to be a part of - one that doesn't sacrifice human connection.

  • Apr 23
    Arguing Appellate Cases via Video Conference During the COVID-19 Crisis (EAA200423)
    Webinar
    11:00 AM to 12:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
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    The Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts are going to begin holding oral argument via video conference at the end of this month. This webinar will detail the procedures for participating in those video arguments, as well as demonstrate the Cisco video platform that the courts will be using to host those arguments. In addition, the speakers will provide tips to maximize the effectiveness of your argument using this new platform and will answer your questions.