4freeCLE: The Free CLE Newsletter! January 6, 2013

4freeCLE: The Free CLE Newsletter! January 6, 2013

In This Issue Webcast CLE On-Demand CLE In California In Illinois In Massachusetts In Minnesota In New York In Ohio In Pennsylvania In Texas In Wisconsin Past Issues RECOMMENDED!  "How to Feed a Lawyer And Other Irreverent Observations from the Legal Underground" by Evan Schaeffer  Buy Now

Webcast CLE Webcasts Meet Where You Are! Get ready for the new year by calendar a few free programs! January 7: Texas Veterans Legal Assistance Project Webinar. By and for Texas Veterans Legal Assistance Project.  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: Blogging for Lawyers: Legal & Ethical Considerations. By Avvo.  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: How to Prepare Your Expert Witness for Deposition. Preparation of your expert is your responsibility as retaining counsel. 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. On-Demand CLE  Earn And Learn With Free On-Demand CLE!  Nothing beats the convenience of free, on-demand recordings for earning CLE credit. Its instructional value is amplified by your power to can view it again and again as needed! Preparing For A Bankruptcy Filing. The basic prep work bankruptcy attorneys need to do to prepare for a bankruptcy filing. By Lexvid. Subsidized Housing Basics 2012. Overview of federal housing programs, recent changes, current trends, and issues facing practitioners. By Practising Law Institute. Symposium on Scientific Evidence in Complex Civil Litigation. Limitations of forensics science, Daubert, admissibility and much more! By National Judicial College.  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! Now Is A Good Time To Invest Time In CLE! In-Person CLEs State-by-State A great many pro bono and legal aid programs are ramping up their training opportunities, giving you the chance to learn basics or advanced topics in your practice area, while doing a bit of good for the community while earning live CLE credit.  In addition to the usual classroom lectures on the topic, these programs typically provide you with a case to work on with the support and mentorship you need to start in new areas. This provides an ideal learning environment in addition to satisfying your desire to make a positive difference in the world. 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. January 31/San Francisco: Confidentiality & HIV. By ALRP.  Illinois January 25/Chicago: Roe v. Wade 40th Anniversary Lunch and MCLE. By ACLU.   Massachusetts January 14/Boston: VLP Training - Unemployment Insurance Appeals. By Volunteer Lawyers Program.   February 4/Boston: New Volunteer Attorney Orientation. By VLP.   Minnesota January 9/Minneapolis: Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN) New Volunteer Orientation. By VLN. January 22/Saint Paul: The Future of Gun Rights.Free for Alumni. By Hamline University.  January 30/St Paul: Tobacco Control: Comparing U.S. and Australian Labeling Regulations. Also webcast. By Hamline University.   New York January 15/NYC: Advanced Topics in Contested Divorces: Equitable Distribution of Pensions and Other Retirement Benefits. By inMotion. January 15/NYC: Social Security Disability. By Legal Aid Society (LAS). January 22/NYC: New York City Housing Authority Matters. By LAS. January 30/NYC: Housing Preservation Actions. ByLAS. January 31/NYC: Negotiating a Commercial Lease. ByLAS.  Ohio January 9/Cleveland: The Eighth Amendment and the Mentally Ill on Death Row. Also webcast. By CWU.  January 16/Mentor: The 2013 Economic and Real Estate Outlook. By Continuing Educational Services (CES) January 9+10/Cleveland: The 2013 Economic and Real Estate Outlook. By CES. Pennsylvania January 23/Mechanicsburg; January 25/Philadelphia; January 30/Pittsburgh: Understanding Social Security Retirement. Free for attorneys employed full-time by many nonprofit legal services and public interest organizations. By Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Texas January 7/Web: Texas Veterans Legal Assistance Project Webinar. By Texas Veterans Legal Assistance Project. Wisconsin January 17/Milwaukee: Judicial Campaigns, Money and the Future of Justice. By American Constitution Society.  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..