What are the best practices for conducting trials via videoconference? How does real estate affect the cannabis licensing process? What are the Four Cornerstones of Mediation? Lawline’s lineup of April CLE will answer all of these questions and more as we dive into topics covering best practices for virtual trials, real estate concerns for cannabis businesses, and finding the right mediator in a multicultural world. Check out some highlights below:
- Remote Trial Considerations: Juries, Witnesses & Evidence. As we continue to work in a remote environment and will most likely continue to beyond the pandemic, this program aims to explore best practices for conducting remote trials, including jury selection, nonjury vs. jury trials, voir dire, cross-examination, and evidence. Airing April 15, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. (EST)
- Navigating Real Estate Issues for Cannabis Businesses. Every state agency requires cannabis license applicants to prove site control in the form of a lease, deed, or enforceable option to purchase, but funding site control can be difficult. This program will explore solutions to the application requirements, how to “cannabis-ize” a lease, ensuring compliance with state laws, and much more. Airing April 20, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. (EST)
- Mediation Make or Break: How to Select the Right Mediator in a Multicultural World. Mediators often need to have a cultural and social-emotional awareness and intellectual agility in order to understand the nuances of what’s been said between two parties. This program will teach attorneys how to improve the outcome of a mediation through the Four Cornerstones of Mediation: emotional intelligence, cultural knowledge, cultural immersion, and genuine empathy. Airing April 26, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (EST)
If you can’t attend a live webcast, don’t worry! All of our courses go on-demand within 48 hours after airing (and you can check them out with our free trial). Check out some recent highlights:
- Analyzing Street Encounters Involving Law Enforcement and Civilians: From John Terry to George Floyd. The summer of 2020 found the United States in a state of civil unrest due to the killing of civilians by police officers. This program will review recent Fourth Amendments cases pertaining to street level encounters between law enforcement and citizens, and recent legislation enacted following the killing of George Floyd. Originally aired on March 1, 2021
- WallStreetBets’ Gaming of GameStop Stock – What Happened and Is It Legal? In January 2021, GameStop made headlines due to its rapidly increasing stock and the aftermath. This program will summarize how Reddit’s WallStreetBets group drove up GameStop’s stock, RobinHood’s halting of trading in the stock, rules for investors, and future implications of the incident. Originally aired on March 11, 2021
- How to Prepare Motions for Compassionate Release. This program teaches attorneys how to prepare a compassionate release motion for federal inmates through a discussion of procedural requirements, alternative relief, the avenues COVID-19 still offers, strategies for amplifying an inmate’s rehabilitation, a review of relevant case law, and more. Originally aired on March 26, 2021
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