4freeCLE: Your Free CLE Newsletter! December 30, 2012

4freeCLE: Your Free CLE Newsletter! December 30, 2012

In This Issue 3 Bundles of Free On-Demand Credits Webcast CLE In California In Massachusetts In Minnesota In Ohio Past Issues  On-Demand Recordings   Turn an idle hour into CLE credit with your choice of dozens of free recordings, available to you anytime, on-demand! Learn more at 4freeCLE's On-Demand Page.

Top 3 Bundles of 20+ Credits of On-Demand CLE  On-Demand CLE Can Help You Earn Credits! In many jurisdictions, attorneys can use free, on-demand recordings to earn CLE credit before year-end. At the request of several Washington State attorneys, 4freeCLE has put together 3 bundles of free, On-Demand CLE eligible for more than 20 credits in that and many other states. Top 3 Bundles of Free On-Demand MCLE for Washington Attorneys and Others   Find more on-demand programs at 4freeCLE's List of On-Demand CLE. If you're looking for help with a particular state, contact the publisher - we can help! Webcast CLE Share Webcasts With Staff And Colleagues! Get ready for the new year by calendar a few free programs! January 9: The Eighth Amendment and the Mentally Ill on Death Row. Also presented in-person (Cleveland). By Case Western Reserve School of Law. January 9: Five Legal Liability Issues for Schools.Key issues related to safety and security problems in elementary, middle and high schools. By TASA Group. January 16: Protecting Your Company...Wage & Hour Law 2013. Wage and hour litigation is the fastest growing category within employment law today. By LexisNexis.  January 18: Social Media Ethics for Lawyers. Ethical violations from online activities. By Attorney Protective. January 22: Student Safety Door to Door. An overview of student safety while being transported from home to and from school. By TASA.  January 29: Residential Lending after the Crash: An Update on How Dodd-Frank and the CFPB Have Changed the Rules of Home Loan Origination. Dodd-Frank amendments to the Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA) and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), rulemaking by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and more! Also In-Person (San Francisco). By Practising Law Institute.  January 30: Tobacco Control: Comparing U.S. and Australian Labeling Regulations. The announcement does not state that CLE credit has been applied for but appears to meet requirements in many jurisdictions. Also In-Person (St Paul). By Hamline University.   Find more webcasts at 4freeCLE's Web-Based CLE. Plan Ahead For Your 2013 CLE Campaign! In-Person CLEs State-by-State Continuing Legal Education can be a burden or it can be an opportunity, depending on whether you plan ahead to integrate it into your practice and other professional activities. If, as an attorney, you're accustomed to planning other professional activities months in advance, it's not too soon to be planning to CLE campaign as well. California January 15/San Francisco: Introduction to Landlord Tenant Training. By Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) . January 15/San Francisco: Housing Negotiation Project Training. By BASF. January 16/San Francisco: Introduction to Family Law Training. By BASF. January 29/San Francisco: Residential Lending after the Crash: An Update on How Dodd-Frank and the CFPB Have Changed the Rules of Home Loan Origination. Dodd-Frank amendments to the Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA) and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), rulemaking by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and more! Also Webcast. By Practising Law Institute.  Massachusetts January 14/Boston: VLP Training - Unemployment Insurance Appeals. By Volunteer Lawyers Program.   Minnesota January 9/Minneapolis: Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN) New Volunteer Orientation. By VLN. January 22/Saint Paul: The Future of Gun Rights. By Hamline University.  January 30/St Paul: Tobacco Control: Comparing U.S. and Australian Labeling Regulations. Also webcast. By Hamline University.   Ohio January 9/Cleveland: The Eighth Amendment and the Mentally Ill on Death Row. Also webcast. By CWU.  Wisconsin January 17/Milwaukee: Judicial Campaigns, Money and the Future of Justice. By American Constitution Society.  Need More By Year-End? As the year winds down, many professionals face a need to earn credit quickly at little cost. If this is your situation, email the editor and I'll see if I can locate something helpful. If you are able to use online recordings, you should be able to get much of your need satisfied. About 4freeCLE 4freeCLE is delivered weekly and will always be free!Please forward to your fellow professionals so they may benefit; if this was forwarded to you, get your own subscription for free by signing up now!  If you are interested in providing free CLE, contact the editor and I'll be happy to help with publicity. I may also have a few ideas for making your program available more widely, based on what I've learned from reviewing more than 1000 (one thousand) free CLE offerings..