Bridging The Gap – January 2021
Transitional courses are designed to help newly admitted attorneys develop a foundation in the practical skills, techniques, and procedures that are essential to the practice of law.
To receive skills credit, newly admitted attorneys must take accredited transitional CLE courses in traditional live classroom settings, or through attendance at fully interactive video conference locations that have been approved by the CLE Board for use by newly admitted attorneys. For more information about the CLE Rules, please go to www.nycourts.gov/Attorneys/CLE….
Topics Included
Day One:
– Risk Management 101 – Ethical Considerations and Practice Guidance for New Lawyers
– Client Counseling on Intellectual Property – What Non-IP Lawyers Need to Know about IP
– Incapacity and Disability – Client Counseling on Special Needs Trusts/Third Party Trusts and Advance Directives
– Immigration Law 101
– Embracing Technology to Reduce Mistakes – Key Skills for Lawyers to Improve Efficiency
– Addressing Wellbeing, Mental Health and Substance Use in the Legal Profession
Day Two:
– Will Drafting – Key Drafting Tips for New Lawyers
– Employment Law: "No-poach" Agreements and Restrictions on Employee Mobility
– Prenuptial Agreements – Client Counseling
– Ten Things Every Lawyer Needs to Know about HR & Compliance
– Selected Topics in LLCs, Corporations and Other Business Organizations in New York
- January 14, 2021
- January 15, 2021
- 8:45 AM
- 5:45 PM
- 7.0
- 3.0
- 6.0
- 16.0
- Virtual Participation
Day One | Thursday, January 14, 2021
9.0 MCLE Credits
8:30 a.m. Registration
8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions | Administrative Announcements
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Risk Management 101 – Ethical Considerations and Practice Guidance for New Lawyers
William T. McCaffery, Esq.
L'Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, LLP
Garden City, NY
(1.5 Ethics)
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Client Counseling on Intellectual Property – What Non-IP Lawyers Need to Know about IP
George R. McGuire, Esq.
Chair, Intellectual Property Group
Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
Syracuse, NY
(1.5 Skills)
11:45 – 12:00 Break
12:00 – 1:15 pm. Incapacity and Disability – Client Counseling on Special Needs Trusts/Third Party Trusts and Advance Directives
Emily Joseph, Esq.
Weiss Law Group, PLLC
Chelsey Gottlieb, Esq.
Weiss Law Group, PLLC
(1.5 Skills)
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Break
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Immigration Law 101
Mary Armistead, Esq.
Albany Law School
Albany, NY
(1.5 Areas of Professional Practice)
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Embracing Technology to Reduce Mistakes – Key Skills for Lawyers to Improve Efficiency (Video Replay)
Alexander Paykin, Esq.
The Law Office of Alexander Paykin, P.C.
New York, NY
(1.5 Areas of Professional Practice)
4:15 – 4:30 p.m. Break
4:30 – 5:45 p.m. Addressing Wellbeing, Mental Health and Substance Use in the Legal Profession Lawyer Assistance Committee
Meredith S. Heller, Esq.
Law Office of Meredith S. Heller PLLC
New York, NY
Eileen C. Travis, Director
NYC Lawyers Assistance Program
New York, NY
Gary M. Reing, Esq.
(1.5 Ethics)
Day Two | Friday, January 15, 2021
8:30 a.m. Registration
8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Will Drafting – Key Drafting Tips for New Lawyers
Patricia J. Shevy, Esq.
The Shevy Law Firm, LLC
Albany, NY
(1.5 Skills)
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Employment Law: "No-poach" Agreements and Restrictions on Employee Mobility
Jay Himes, Esq.
Labaton Sucharow LLP
New York, NY
(1.0 Areas of Professional Practice)
11:30 – 11:45 a.m. Break
11:45 – 1:00 p.m. Prenuptial Agreements – Client Counseling 101
Rosalia Baiamonte, Esq.
Gassman Baiamonte Gruner, P.C.
Garden City, NY
(1.5 Skills)
1:00 – 1:15 p.m. Break
1:15 – 2:30 p.m. Ten Things Every Lawyer Needs to Know about HR & Compliance
Dolores "Dee" Ennico
Consultant - Compensation & Governance
Fairfield, CT
Clifford R. Ennico, Esq.
Law Offices of Clifford R. Ennico
Fairfield, CT
(1.5 Areas of Professional Practice)
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Selected Topics in LLCs, Corporations and Other Business Organizations in New York
Clifford R. Ennico, Esq.
Law Offices of Clifford R. Ennico
Fairfield, CT
(1.5 Areas of Professional Practice)
- Webinar
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