2011 was the year in which free, on-demand continuing legal education began to really take off, both as a business model for the sponsors and as a real choice for practitioners. I'll list a couple dozen below for the sake of those who need a few credits quick, but first let me make a few predictions:
Predictions for 2012:
- There will always be a market for paid, premium CLE. Just as free books and images on the internet have not destroyed the market for books and art IRL, so too free CLE on the internet will not destroy the older market. It'll just change the, possibly shrink its overall dollar value but by increasing the need to prove value, it'll improve quality. And higher-quality items usually command a better mark-up.
- In 2012, at least 1 percent of the market for CLE in general will be satisfied through free CLE, and most of that will be on-demand via the internet.
- Although economic issues may encourage some lawyers to exit the profession, the overall demand for CLE will increase, as on-demand access makes it practical to use it as a resource for problem solving. For example, if an ethical issue involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act occurs to you while you're stuck at the airport with your cellphone; you can take a quick, short on-demand ethics CLE to help you now!
- 4freeCLE is going to do a *lot* more in 2012 to radically improve free continuing legal education. If you have any special requests, contact us!
Intellectual Property Colloquium (IPC)
Most IPC recordings have been granted credit in CA, FL, IL, NE, NY, PA, TN, TX, WA
- The Bilski Oral Argument
- Can You Hear Me Now? - fireside chat with Verizon executives
- A Conversation with Chief Judge Paul Michel
- A Conversation with Fred von Lohman
- Derivative Work
- Everyone Hates DRM
- Patent Reform: Damages
- Privacy in Networked World
- Statutory Damages and the Tenenbaum Litigation
- You Tube, My Take - (Viacom/Google litigation)
- Many More Hours of AV CLE on intellectual property!
Lexvid
- Attorney-Client Privilege and the Duty of Confidentiality
- Chapter 11 Reorganizations: A General Overview of Bankruptcy and Bankruptcy Terminology
- Hot Topics in Commercial Leasing
- Insurance Law Fundamentals
- Getting In, Getting Out, Getting Paid: Fee Agreements, Withdrawal as Counsel, and Fee Arbitrations - by Lexvid
- Legal Considerations When Assisting a Client Form a Business
- Navigating the Immigration Jungle: Immigration Visas
- Short Sales & Other Options to Avoid Foreclosures
- Lots more - I'll catalog them soon!
- Advocating for Veterans - the Basics on Benefits, Discharge Upgrades and Cultural Competency
- Debt Ceiling Debate Raises Legal, Regulatory and Financial Issues 2011
- Defending Unlawful Detainers: Training Pro Bono Attorneys to Help Families Avoid Homelessness
- Diversity in Law Practice 2011: Legal Update, Inclusion Strategies, and Work-Life Balance
- Expanding Your Practice Using Limited Scope Representation
Trial.Com
- Catastrophic Loss Cases - How They Are Different
- Changing In-House/Outside Counsel Relationships
- Compliance: In-house Counsel’s New Challenges
- Copycat Liability
- Counsel Selection: A Trial Lawyer's Guide to the Universe
- Effect of Corporate IT Politics on Otherwise Privileged Communications (ethics credit!)
- Guilt By Association: You Didn't Design, Make or Sell It, But You Could Be Liable Anyway
- In-House Counsel On The Hot Seat
- Internal Investigations Done Right - The Nuts and Bolts of Who and How to Conduct Them
- Preparing Your Client to Testify
- Privilege and In-House Counsel (ethics credit!)
- Protecting Your Brand from Social Network Abuse
- Trials, Tribulations and Travails
- What’s Your Story? It’s Simply the Key to Winning Your Cases
- Lots more - I'll catalog them soon!
Black Duck Software
- The Impact of Visualization Technology on Open Source License Obligations
- Insights and Lessons learned from the Top OSS Legal Cases
- An Introduction to Open Source Software and Licenses
- Managing Open Source Software: Legal Issues in M&A
- The Open Source Community vs. Patent Trolls
- OpenSource Due Diligence in M&A and Financing
- Open Source Exposure via Your Software Supply Chain
- Trademarks and Open Source Licenses
- Understanding the Top 10 Open Source Licenses
See also: "Why Free CLE? Because it’s a commodity and because “interesting CLE” is oxymoronic" by The Irreverent Lawyer
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