The weather outside is frightful, but the Lawline studio is just warming up. With new CLE on topics such as implicit bias in the workplace and IP rights on social media, you’re sure to find something that piques your interest, just in time for your December deadline. Check out some upcoming CLE highlights below.
- Understanding and Interrupting Implicit Bias in the Workplace through Mindfulness. This course dives into the neuroscience behind unconscious bias, how it has impacted the legal profession, and provides tools such as mediation to combat bias in the workplace. Airing Monday, December 9, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. (EST)
- Knockoffs and Takedowns: Protecting IP Rights on Social Media. Learn more about intellectual property on social media with this program, covering the removal of knockoff products on social media platforms, provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and sending cease and desist letters. Airing Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. (EST)
- Malleable Memory: Addressing Eyewitness Failure in the Courtroom. The power of eyewitness testimony to a jury is undeniable - and often wrong. Using scientific evidence and examples from real cases, this program looks into why eyewitness testimony is flawed, and techniques to address the issue. Airing Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. (EST)
If you can’t attend a live webcast, don’t worry! All of our courses go on-demand within 48 hours after airing (and you can check them out with our free trial). Check out some highlights that were recently added to our catalog:
- Tax Planning When Preparing to Sell A Business (Update). Assisting a client with selling their business? This program will explore real life examples and transaction strategies that can be used to minimize tax implications to business owners to ensure the best outcome for your client. Originally aired on November 15, 2019
- LIBOR: What is it Good For?. Look no further than this program for an analysis of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and the role it’s played in the cash market. Originally aired on November 18, 2019
- The NY SHIELD Act: What You and Your Clients (In and Out of NY State) Should Know. New York’s Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act updates New York’s current data breach notification law and instills new security requirements that many organizations are subject to for the first time. This program will walk attorneys through the Act and how organizations both in and out of New York state can comply. Originally aired on November 19, 2019