Vermont CLE Course Catalog

The need for seamless collaboration, budget control, risk management, and client satisfaction has prompted the emergence of Legal Project Management (LPM) as a critical discipline for legal professionals. This session is designed to give participants valuable insights into the latest trends and best practices in LPM.

The Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules has recently released proposed changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) with specific attention to case management in large matters, like Multidistrict Litigation and other coordinated proceedings. Also around the corner are impending FRCP changes to address data security and the protection of confidential information in the age of data breaches. Join this panel of experts to learn more about the proposed changes, how they might impact your practice, and how you can help improve or implement them.

In-house legal organizations are increasingly asked to contribute to broader, enterprise-wide initiatives while facing tight staffing and budgets. In this environment, AI should be viewed by legal leaders as additional virtual co-workers for over-burdened legal teams.

Corporate law departments are being tasked to drive digital change and transform their internal processes to meet market demand like never before. Change management is key to helping corporate law depts maximize their investment in new technologies they have invested in. This session will focus on how corporate law depts can effectively accelerate operational transformation.

Law firms and corporate legal teams alike have tremendous amounts of data that contain valuable business insights. This session will focus on the importance of creating a data-first culture to enhance your team’s performance and ability to collect new data efficiently and effectively.

In a CLE seminar, experienced professionals in child protection, Deborah A. Ausburn and Tom Rawlings of Taylor English Duma LLP, will provide the audience with an overview of the latest developments and issues in reporting suspected child abuse and neglect in the U.S. Speakers will also discuss practical and ethical guidelines on proper reporting protocols and offer best practices to ensure compliance with relevant laws.

The panelists will discuss the law of induced infringement before and after Glaxo v. Teva; what that case portends for the future; and what the U.S. Supreme Court may or may not do with the case.

In this CLE seminar, The Knowledge Group presents ardent mental health and well-being advocate Mark Yacano (Major, Lindsey & Africa) and mental healthcare practitioner Atty. Carolyn Reinach Wolf (Abrams Fensterman, LLP) for an in-depth discussion of emerging mental health issues in the legal profession. The distinguished speakers will also share practical tips and effective strategies to manage the mental well-being of lawyers.

In this timely session, we will delve into the complex challenges that law firms and large corporations alike are facing with regard to their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in the wake of recent legislative initiatives. As various jurisdictions enact laws that directly or indirectly challenge the implementation of traditional DEI practices, organizations must reassess their strategies to ensure they remain compliant while steadfastly committed to fostering inclusive workplaces.