New Jersey Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE Courses

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  1. Legal Ethics: The Do's and Don'ts of Client Communications
    Best SellerEthics & Specialty Credits
    4.51

    Legal Ethics: The Do's and Don'ts of Client Communications

    How often do you need to make contact with your clients? What should you do if your client lies to you or misrepresents key case facts? Is it appropriate to accept a friend request from a client, or is that crossing an ethical line? In this practical program, our faculty will guide you through the dos and don'ts of client communications. Build your knowledge - register today! Uncover practical guidance for clearly communicating the beginning - and the end - of the attorney-client relationship. Come away with strategies for overcoming common communication issues. Examine best practices for communicating with clients with disabilities. Review essential guidelines for communicating with clients via social media.

    Recorded April 04, 2025.
    OnDemand
  2. Personal Injury From Start to Finish
    Best SellerPersonal Injury & Negligence
    4.7

    Personal Injury From Start to Finish

    Whether you are new to personal injury practice or just looking for a refresher, this course is full of valuable information to help you through your next case. Let our experienced faculty walk you through the procedures of a personal injury case from the initial intake through trial. Gain valuable insight on critical steps, including: damages calculations; examination of insurance coverage; the basics of liens and subrogation and much more! Don't miss this chance to build your skills in personal injury litigation - register today! Discuss effective ways to outline your litigation strategy during the initial meeting with your client. Learn how to evaluate and calculate damages in personal injury. Review ways to obtain insurance information and successfully negotiate with the insurance adjuster. Explore the basics of liens and subrogation in personal injury cases. Analyze which experts are best to consult to substantiate your case. Learn how to prepare for and successfully navigate through a personal injury trial.

    Recorded March 12, 2025.
    OnDemand
  3. How to Use Trusts to...
    Best SellerTrusts
    4.53

    How to Use Trusts to...

    With the financial future of your clients in your hands, do you have all the tools you'll need to protect them? Make the best use of the unique characteristics of different trusts to perfectly match the unique needs and circumstances of each case. This fast-paced, full-day primer will provide you with a comprehensive how-to guide on the wide variety of trusts available. Register today! Understand the fundamental law and mechanics of trusts and their key functions. Help clients plan for disability with special needs trusts and qualified income trusts. Choose the best vehicle for guarding against creditors: understand the purpose behind the various types of trusts. Harness the versatility of revocable living trusts when transferring assets. Combine the use of trusts and LLCs for protecting and managing family assets, including a family business. Learn how to control and manage future distributions with key trust provisions and trustee powers. Save money on taxes with effective use of defective trusts. Guard your professional reputation with a trusts-specific legal ethics primer. Don't reinvent the wheel - modify our sample trust documents and use our drafting tips to create airtight trusts.

    Recorded April 15, 2025.
    OnDemand
  4. The Attorney's Guide to Setting Boundaries and Achieving a Work-Life Balance
    Best SellerEthics & Specialty Credits
    4.39

    The Attorney's Guide to Setting Boundaries and Achieving a Work-Life Balance

    Say “Goodbye” to chronic stress and job dissatisfaction, and “Hello” to enhanced mental health and productivity! In this insightful course, our experienced attorney faculty walk you through the fundamentals of setting boundaries and finding a work-life balance in the legal profession. Find out how to set realistic deadlines, demonstrate best practices in communicating boundaries, and hear real-world tips for identifying your support network. Register today! Get a quick refresher on the warning signs of burnout and mental health issues. Identify best practices for setting boundaries. Discover useful tips for managing stress in legal practice.

    Recorded December 04, 2024.
    OnDemand
  5. Employment Law 2025
    Best SellerLabor & Employment
    4.4

    Employment Law 2025

    Whether you're new to labor and employment law, or you just need a refresher, this program is chock-full of information to get you up to speed on the latest updates! Stay posted on labor law changes, examine guidelines for interviewing job applicants, develop strategies for managing FMLA- and ADA-related leave, and much more. Build your skills - register today! Stay informed of the latest guidance from the NLRB. Discover the legal essentials of hiring and terminating employees. Analyze the interactions between the ADA, the FMLA, and workers' compensation laws. Keep up to date on recent FLSA developments. Uncover practical guidance for addressing sexual harassment claims.

    Recorded March 19, 2025.
    OnDemand
  6. Legal Ethics and AI: 2025 Updates and Current Issues
    Generative AI
    4.34

    Legal Ethics and AI: 2025 Updates and Current Issues

    In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) technology is reshaping legal practice, staying informed is not just beneficial - it's essential. Join our faculty for a timely exploration of the latest ethical issues and guidance regarding AI applications in law. Don't fall behind on your ethical obligations by getting too far ahead with AI: protect your clients and your reputation with responsible legal AI use. Register today! Review the latest cases and guidance shaping AI ethics in law. Prevent competency violations by understanding what AI is and what it can and cannot do. Explore best practices for protecting client data when using AI tools. Anticipate when and how you must disclose AI usage to clients and courts. *Any mention of specific products in this program is intended as part of a general overview and does not constitute NBI's endorsement or recommendation of any specific product or provider. This program is not sponsored by any technology or electronics provider.

    Recorded March 06, 2025.
    OnDemand
  7. Medicaid and Estate Planning: A Balancing Act
    Best SellerTrusts
    4.46

    Medicaid and Estate Planning: A Balancing Act

    Qualifying for Medicaid nursing home coverage can impede traditional estate planning tactics. This legal course will give you the tools to reconcile the two plans to work in concert instead of against each other. Revise your trust drafting and intravisos transfer approaches, get an update on the latest rules and limitations shaping estate plans, and hear hard-won real-life lessons from seasoned practitioners. Help your clients at every stage of their lives - register today! Get an update on the rules of Medicaid and the latest tax changes. Make the best use of POAs and guardianships to protect the rights of the elderly. Improve drafting with a review of sample trust provisions. Develop a concrete plan for estate administration and Medicaid recovery.

    Recorded March 14, 2025.
    OnDemand
  8. Understanding Trusts: Why Some Structures Provide More Protections Than Others
    Best SellerTrusts
    4.49

    Understanding Trusts: Why Some Structures Provide More Protections Than Others

    When assessing complex information, it often helps to break items into basic building blocks. The same approach can be successful when dealing with trusts. Be prepared for specific challenges associated with various types of trusts by understanding their unique characteristics. Our intensive full-day primer will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the wide variety of trusts available. Register today! Learn what not to do when selecting and drafting a trust to avoid common mistakes. Learn how to choose the most beneficial vehicle for preserving your client's wealth: understand the purpose behind the various types of trusts. Save money on taxes with effective use of trusts. Determine whether a client qualifies as a beneficiary of a special needs trust. Don't reinvent the wheel - modify our sample trust documents and use our drafting tips to create airtight trusts.

    Recorded February 05, 2025.
    OnDemand
  9. Legal Ethics in Probate
    Best SellerTrusts
    4.63

    Legal Ethics in Probate

    Legal ethics duties and dilemmas in probate practice are unique and require a special set of skills to ensure compliance. This specialized ethics guide breaks down key ethical challenges probate practitioners are likely to face in their daily work and offers best practices for meeting the highest standards of the profession. Don't let your daily routine slide into noncompliance - register today! Determine what ethical duties to the decedent remain and how to fulfill them. Avoid simple mistakes that can cost you your law license. Learn from the mistakes of others - analyze recent discipline decisions stemming from probate cases. Face scope of representation challenges head-on. Uncover conflicts of interest that often go undetected and learn how to resolve them. Keep up with what duties of competence and diligence mean in real-life probate practice.

    Recorded March 20, 2025.
    OnDemand
  10. Business Transactions A-Z
    Best SellerBusiness & Securities Law
    3.92

    Business Transactions A-Z

    Business transactions law is a broad and diverse practice that requires specialized knowledge across many areas of the law. This comprehensive legal guide will help you build (or refresh) your fundamental skills required to advise business clients. Get up to speed on entity selection, formation procedure and management documents, essential business contracts, and more. Register today! Explore key tax and non-tax considerations involved in effective entity selection. Learn how to navigate business formation and draft operating agreements. Build your skills in drafting commonly used business contracts. Learn how to structure and negotiate business sales and acquisitions.

    Recorded March 26, 2025.
    OnDemand
  11. The Complete Civil Trial Attorney
    Best SellerLitigation & Appeals
    4.61

    The Complete Civil Trial Attorney

    Maximize your chance of trial victory! This program will reveal critical strategies every trial attorney needs to know. From trial preparation to closing arguments, our seasoned faculty will give you the insights you need to battle your way to that desired verdict. Register today! Don't be left unprepared: review everything you should be doing before trial, and when. Get ahead of the evidence game: discover how to get yours admitted while missing no opportunity to keep theirs out. Discover how to effectively flush out potential jurors' true feelings and opinions during voir dire. Learn how to present the best - and worst - parts of the case to judge and jury. Find creative ways to reinforce witness credibility during direct examination. Gain a firm hold on difficult witnesses during cross-examination with tips from seasoned trial attorneys.

    Recorded February 28, 2025.
    OnDemand
  12. Complete Rules of Evidence Guide: With Real-World Examples
    Best SellerLitigation & Appeals
    4.44

    Complete Rules of Evidence Guide: With Real-World Examples

    You don't have to be a seasoned trial lawyer to understand the concepts of getting testimony or exhibits into evidence. This practical guide demystifies the rules and provides real-world language and examples to help you build your mastery over the rules. Whether you're an aspiring trial lawyer or just want to blow the dust off your trial skills, this program is for you - register today! Learn how to prove that evidence is genuine and admissible. Anticipate the various admission hurdles for lay and expert witness testimony. Strengthen your grasp over the rule against hearsay and its myriad exceptions. Obtain the upper hand with superior motion in limine drafting skills. Adapt your approach to presenting evidence based on what you're introducing and where you are. Make technology work for you, not against you in the courtroom. This program was designed in conjunction with NBI's esteemed Content Advisory Committee Member James Susag.

    Recorded March 06, 2025.
    OnDemand
  13. Finnegan is DEAD! A Walk Through a Fictional Probate Case
    Best SellerTrusts

    Finnegan is DEAD! A Walk Through a Fictional Probate Case

    Finnegan O'Malley, aged 92, passed away peacefully in his sleep while attempting to break the world record for the longest continuous nap. His last will and testament was found rolled up inside his favorite leprechaun-shaped cookie jar. You're advising his long-suffering nephew Seamus, who nearly fainted when he realized the extent of his duties as a personal representative. Follow this slightly whimsical yet no less legally enlightening case from start to conclusion and let it prepare you for the daily toils and troubles of probate practice. Register today! See the ridiculous extent of Finnegan's estate and get tips for inventory and management. Learn what to do with creditor claims, even wildly outlandish ones. Follow the very real probate timeline and deadlines to ensure timely administration. Understand tax-reporting requirements in probate. Discover how to predict, prevent, and resolve common (and sometimes slightly absurd) disputes. This program was designed in conjunction with NBI's esteemed 2023-2025 Content Advisory Committee Member attorney Louis Silverman.

    Live Online + OnDemandApr 29, 2:00 PM
  14. Elder Law and Asset Protection Essentials
    Best SellerElder Law

    Elder Law and Asset Protection Essentials

    Elder law practice demands are tightly intertwined with the asset protection needs of your clients. Are you shoring up their creditor defenses as you help them plan for retirement and possible disability? Discover the asset protection implications of medical and financial powers of attorney (POAs), develop strategies for asset protection while qualifying for Medicaid nursing home care, make the best use of LLCs, and much more. Protect your aging clients - register today! Explore the most efficient ways of qualifying for Medicaid nursing home care. Master the essentials of later-in-life asset protection. Answer your clients critical questions about retirement planning and benefits eligibility. Make the best use of marital agreements for later-in-life marriages. Guard your ethical reputation with tips for representing clients with dementia.

    Live Online + OnDemandApr 25, 2:00 PM
  15. Extreme Law Office Makeover: The Attorney's Edition
    Law Practice Management
    4.32

    Extreme Law Office Makeover: The Attorney's Edition

    Do your firm's processes - or your personal habits - need a makeover? Are you looking for opportunities to maximize billable hours and minimize wasted time? Look no further! Inspired by the spirit of Extreme Home Makeover, this program will show you how to overhaul your law office and embark on a journey of professional rejuvenation. Roll up your sleeves and transform your business into a thriving and technologically advanced firm - register today! Identify what's dragging your firm's finances down and uncover gems for improvement. Discover new opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of your marketing efforts. Tear down old habits that are hurting your productivity. Overcome key obstacles to getting organized. Implement cutting-edge AI solutions for time-sucking tasks like legal research and document drafting. Reinvent more than your firm: promote mindfulness and well-being in yourself and others. *Any mention of specific products in this program is intended as part of a general overview and does not constitute NBI's endorsement or recommendation of any specific product or provider. This program is not sponsored by any technology or electronics provider.

    Coming Soon! OnDemand recording will be available on May 02, 2025.
    OnDemand

New Jersey Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE Courses

Enhance your cultural competence and promote a more inclusive legal profession with NBI's New Jersey diversity, inclusion, and elimination of bias CLE courses. These important courses are designed to help you understand and address issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion within the legal system. By recognizing and mitigating implicit biases, creating inclusive work environments, and providing culturally competent legal services, our courses cover a range of topics essential to fostering a more diverse and equitable legal system in New Jersey. By participating in our diversity, inclusion, and elimination of bias CLE courses, you can gain valuable insights and strategies to become a more inclusive and culturally aware legal professional, ultimately contributing to greater access to justice and improved legal services for all clients.

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