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  1. Kentucky Real Estate Law 101
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    Kentucky Real Estate Law 101

    With the broad range of legal disciplines involved in real estate law, it is easy to get overwhelmed. This insightful online seminar will arm you with the tools you need to handle each issue that arises. Get an in-depth review of the key aspects you need to know to make your mark in this field. Whether you are new to the real estate practice or looking to enhance your knowledge of this practice area - this course is for you! Register today! Gain a better understanding of legal issues surrounding the purchase and sale of real estate. Carefully analyze and review legal descriptions, deeds, and land surveys. Discuss ways to conduct an effective title search. Learn how to resolve easements and boundary disputes. Take a closer look at the process for drafting and enforcing leases. Explore how zoning and variances are handled for land use purposes. Review the essential steps for a real estate closing.

    Live Online + OnDemandMay 27, 1:00 PM
  2. Trusts in Kentucky From A to Z
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    Trusts in Kentucky From A to Z

    Planning your clients' financial future and legacy is diverse and complex, with a unique tool for every unique client situation. In this fast-paced comprehensive program, our faculty will guide you through the plethora of trust options and give you a straightforward, incisive analysis of when and how each can be used for maximum effect. Explore the goals, functions, administration hurdles, and tax implications of the top trusts in the practice. Choose the best tool for the job every time - register today! Weigh all the pros and cons to select the best trust options for specific client situations. Anticipate tax consequences of various trusts. Use sample trust language our faculty provide to save drafting time and avoid mistakes. Clarify the powers and duties of trustees in different trusts. Compare living and testamentary trusts for straightforward estate planning. Distinguish between accounting and taxable income and learn how trust income tax is reported. Understand how recent tax laws changed the practice of marital trusts and learn when they are still useful. Review common ethical missteps that can cost you your license - and how to avoid them.

    Recorded February 21, 2025.
    OnDemand
  3. Kentucky Employment Law 2025
    KY SpecificLabor & Employment

    Kentucky Employment Law 2025

    Whether you are new to employment law, or you are looking to freshen up your knowledge, this seminar is for you! This online seminar gives you an overview of current trends and best practices in employment law. From essential guidelines for accommodating employees to recent developments concerning non-compete and confidentiality agreements, get the information you need to stay on the cutting edge and mitigate litigation risks. Register today! Stay informed of new local and state employment laws. Examine essential guidelines for ensuring compliance with leave laws. Discover best practices for hiring and terminating employees. Uncover practical guidance for handling discrimination and harassment cases. Unearth the latest wage and hour law developments and guidance.

    Recorded February 06, 2025.
    OnDemand
  4. Kentucky Probate Process: In 7 Simple Steps
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    Kentucky Probate Process: In 7 Simple Steps

    This step-by-step practical instruction offers essential knowledge of probate processes and best practices for handling each unique case effectively. Learn how to tackle crucial first steps; handle the personal executive; gather, value, and distribute all assets; and successfully complete the final accounting and tax returns. Arm yourself with the foundational knowledge and best practices you need to ensure a smooth administration from start to finish. Register today! Don't overlook anything important: confidently navigate critical first steps. Understand executor powers, duties, responsibilities, and compensation guidelines. Learn how to effectively marshal and inventory all assets. Pick up tips for validating, prioritizing, and satisfying creditor claims. Get practical guidance for post-mortem planning, trust administration, and tax hurdles. Put the decedent's affairs to rest by making distributions, filing the final tax return, and completing the final accounting. Discover how to litigate deed contests, lost or contested wills, fiduciary misconduct, and more.

    Live Online + OnDemandJun 11, 1:00 PM
  5. Discovery and Evidence in Kentucky Family Law Cases
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    Discovery and Evidence in Kentucky Family Law Cases

    In every divorce or family law case, it's critical to know how to find, secure, and present case-supporting evidence. Whether it be locating hidden assets or deleted social media accounts, your abilities can turn a losing case into a winning one (and vice versa). Join our experienced faculty in this online seminar as they share practical insights and effective tips on how to go through discovery and examination of expert witnesses with confidence. Get the information that you need - register today! Obtain practical tips for locating hidden or undisclosed assets and income. Understand what to look for with electronically stored information in family law discovery. Get effective strategies and questions for divorce depositions. Discuss how to conduct effective direct and cross-examinations of expert witnesses. Know how to go through a family law case in an ethically-sound manner.

    Live Online + OnDemandMay 29, 1:00 PM
  6. The Judges' View: Kentucky Civil Litigation Do's and Don'ts
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    The Judges' View: Kentucky Civil Litigation Do's and Don'ts

    Knowing what the court expects will help you pilot your case without detrimental bumps and hiccups. That's why we've asked local civil court judges to share their insights on common procedural, evidentiary, and advocacy challenges. Don't miss this opportunity to ask questions, get answers, and hear what issues other attorneys are encountering. Register today! Identify unacceptable litigation tactics that cross the line. Learn when attorneys need to resolve issues on their own. Clarify the rules of evidence as they're applied in specific situations. Prevent procedural mistakes in discovery, pre-trial conferences and trial presentation.

    Live Online + OnDemandJun 13, 1:00 PM
  7. Kentucky Estate Administration From Start to Finish
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    Kentucky Estate Administration From Start to Finish

    Whether you're new to estate administration or need a basic refresher, this course will provide you with a comprehensive overview of estate administration, including proper asset valuation and distribution, taxation, and account closing procedures. You'll also learn how to correctly deal with thorny estate administration debt issues, including jointly held assets, business ownership and complex tax issues. Equip yourself with real-life, practical knowledge to ensure you are fully prepared to handle the entire estate administration process from start to finish - register today! Learn how to meet every deadline, follow procedures, and complete essential forms. Identify key estate administration pitfalls you need to avoid. Come away with helpful forms, sample documents, and checklists to assist in the process. Acquire strategies to ensure you can help your clients through every step of the probate process. Manage your client's entire estate administration procedures properly and effectively. Learn how to tackle complex estate administration issues such as tax issues, jointly held assets, and will contests. Understand how to properly transfer and distribute assets. Explore proper procedures and processes when dealing with insurance claims and debt during estate administration. Gain a better understanding of the probate court's procedures so that you can avoid common pitfalls and mistakes. Get the latest information on allowances and elections against the will. Identify how to properly distribute assets to minors, surviving spouses and trusts.

    Recorded December 18, 2024.
    OnDemand
  8. Attorneys' Complete Guide to Experts in Kentucky Civil Litigation
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    Attorneys' Complete Guide to Experts in Kentucky Civil Litigation

    Cases often hinge on expert witnesses, so it is vital to have a firm understanding of the court rules governing their use. Are you strategically using the rules of evidence and procedure to maximize the effectiveness of your experts while discounting the validity of opposing experts' credentials, methodology, and more? In this intensive online seminar, our experienced faculty will share tips on using rules concerning expert witnesses with surgical precision, so you have the upper hand in court. From expert reports to testimony, apply the rules concerning expert witnesses to your best advantage. Register today! Analyze experts' reports to pinpoint mistakes that have case-devastating potential. Get your experts ready for deposition by ensuring they thoroughly understand the deposition procedure and opposing counsel tricks. Locate key documents and other sources of information that can set up opposing experts for impeachment. Get your experts' testimony admitted into evidence by ensuring their qualifications, methodology, and character are all acceptable. Cast doubt on opposing experts in cross-examination. Avoid ethical pitfalls when communicating with your experts and adverse expert witnesses.

    Recorded February 05, 2024.
    OnDemand
  9. Kentucky Human Resource Law Boot Camp
    KY SpecificLabor & Employment

    Kentucky Human Resource Law Boot Camp

    The rapid pace of change in the employment law arena requires constant vigilance on the part of HR professionals. It's all too easy to miss a seemingly minor detail and have your employer face a financially debilitating lawsuit as a result. Don't let your company's employment policies and procedures fall into legal obsolescence and fail to provide safeguards. Let our experienced attorney faculty provide you with up-to-date information on the FLSA, HIPAA, and more. Take away indispensable legal information you can use to reinforce your company's HR practices - register today! Get the latest FLSA perspectives and ensure your wage and hour practices are up to speed. Determine if the language of your organization's handbook contains potential legal landmines. Sidestep potential HIPAA violations when handling employee medical information. Handle hiring and firing issues with confidence - know which practices will land you in hot water. Ensure your company's social media policy provides maximum legal protections. Confidently investigate misconduct, create performance improvement plans, and more.

    Live Online + OnDemandJun 12, 1:00 PM
  10. Kentucky Medicaid Asset Planning: A Practical Toolkit
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    Kentucky Medicaid Asset Planning: A Practical Toolkit

    Essential knowledge of Medicaid asset planning strategies is a must-have for all professionals who work with aging and disabled clients and their families. This practical course will give you the knowledge and skills you'll need to help clients protect assets while qualifying for Medicaid and guard against accidental loss of benefits. Register today! Clarify eligibility criteria and dispel common myths about Medicaid planning. Learn how to use asset purchases and transfers to qualify ahead of time. Get practice tips for crafting legally compliant and effective Medicaid qualifying trusts. Determine whether your client needs a special needs trust and how to draft it for greatest impact. Come away with real-life emergency planning techniques for when nursing home care is imminent.

    Recorded April 29, 2024.
    OnDemand
  11. Kentucky Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit
    KY SpecificLitigation & Appeals

    Kentucky Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit

    The rules of evidence are constantly evolving in response to court decisions, technological advances in discovery, and changes to various state rules. It can be an onerous task to continuously analyze and apply them to your cases. How confident are you in your skills when it comes to gathering and working with expert witness testimony, email/ESI, and the technicalities of hearsay? Learn from our experienced faculty as they explore key court decisions involving admissibility and practically apply the rules of evidence to common evidentiary challenges you face during litigation. Untangle the intricate web of evidence rules and procedures - enroll today! Gain veteran tips on applying the rules of evidence at each stage of the litigation process, from discovery to trial. Learn how to effectively analyze, authenticate, admit, and exclude the most complex types of evidence. Find out what red flags to look for when handling email and other ESI. Explore hearsay in depth and get a concrete understanding of what constitutes hearsay. Clearly link your evidence to your case with proven presentation skills. Be prepared to argue relevance and get experts and evidence admitted (or excluded) in court.

    Live Online + OnDemandJun 30, 1:00 PM
  12. Land Use and Zoning in Kentucky: From Application to Appeal
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    Land Use and Zoning in Kentucky: From Application to Appeal

    Your client wants to develop property. How do you confirm their ability to do so? How do you get the government's go-ahead, and what do you do if the application is denied? This start-to-finish land use and zoning online seminar will teach you the basic laws before digging into the approval and appeals process. Construct a foundation for a successful practice - register today! Review federal, state, and local laws and regulations that govern land development. Learn how to request variances, conditional use permits, and other authorizations. Navigate procedural and technical requirements for subdividing land. Gain practical insights on presenting the application at a public meeting or hearing. Anticipate when local government decisions or actions are ripe for a constitutional challenge. Follow proper steps during appeals and give your client's case the best chance of success.

    Live Online + OnDemandJun 16, 1:00 PM
  13. Kentucky Land Use and Zoning From Start to Finish
    KY SpecificReal Estate

    Kentucky Land Use and Zoning From Start to Finish

    Zoning and land use cases are diverse and numerous, and often completely unique to specific circumstances. This comprehensive online seminar will give you working knowledge of the regulatory framework and practical tips for approval processes. Speed up the progress and reach successful resolution to any issue that arises. Don't miss this chance to take your land use and zoning knowledge to the next level - register today! Hear how the latest local zoning and land use decisions are re-shaping the practice and learn what you need to do to adapt. Confidently determine which authority is the decision-maker on each unique matter. Explore constitutional limitations on government zoning actions. Walk through the approval processes and get practical tips from experienced practitioners on ensuring compliance and speeding up the process. Master the essential steps of obtaining and retaining conditional use permits. Learn how to amend zoning ordinances and maps. Follow the zoning appeals process step-by-step and get specific advice for top zoning issues. Guard your professional reputation with a legal ethics guide tailored to your practice. Learn how short-term rentals are challenging long-standing zoning regulations and practices.

    Recorded February 27, 2025.
    OnDemand
  14. Kentucky Human Resource Law 2024
    KY SpecificLabor & Employment

    Kentucky Human Resource Law 2024

    Are you up to speed on the latest human resource law changes in your state? This up-to-the-minute online seminar provides you with best practices for navigating problems in the investigating employee complaints, drafting and updating policies, hiring and firing workers, and much more. Stay up to date on new rules and regulations - register today! Find out what's happening in wage and hour law. Determine what updates you need to make to your handbook this year. Come away with best practices for investigating complaints. Hear the latest guidance on hiring and firing employees. Discover tips for handling new leave and accommodation issues. Analyze emerging issues and solutions regarding social media and the workplace. Learn the dos and don'ts of addressing drug and alcohol use.

    Recorded June 24, 2024.
    OnDemand
  15. Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law in Kentucky
    KY SpecificReal Estate

    Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law in Kentucky

    Are you current on your knowledge of zoning laws? Can you confidently solve potential problems and ensure smooth zoning processes? Join us at this online seminar where you'll learn to facilitate positive outcomes by understanding key components of the approval process, procedures for challenging a zoning decision, as well as requirements for administrative appeals. Recognize constitutional limitations on zoning actions to ensure your actions are within the bounds of the law. Enroll today! Know the necessary steps - on a local, regional, and state level - for obtaining a permit. Review the limits on governmental power so you know how takings and exactions must be handled. Fulfill your role in the process when a zoning case is litigated or when a decision is appealed. Stay in the loop in your community with a knowledge of local zoning issues, including economic development and smart growth. Represent your clients with confidence with an in-depth understanding of key zoning concepts. Understand the constitutional limitations on zoning so you can handle questions of eminent domain with ease. Know the steps you need to take to fight for your client during an appeal of an administrative zoning decision. Take your zoning knowledge to the next level with an in-depth understanding of the process for adopting and amending the zoning ordinances and map.

    Recorded May 13, 2024.
    OnDemand

Illinois CLE Courses

Learn More About Illinois CLE Courses

NBI provides a diverse catalog of Illinois CLE courses across numerous legal practice areas and specialties. To help you get the most out of our courses, NBI offers several different formats to meet your learning needs and fit your schedule. NBI courses are taught by expert instructors with years of experience in their field. Our accreditation experts ensure that each and every Illinois CLE course is pre-approved where possible and appropriately accredited pursuant to Illinois CLE Requirements. You can count on NBI to provide you with the knowledge you need to provide top-notch legal representation. Your clients depend on you. You can depend on NBI.