West Virginia CLE Course Catalog

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.

Listen as IP specialist Kathleen Akers (Epsilon Economics) and experienced testifying expert Joanne Johnson, CPA, CLP (Ocean Tomo LLC) provide an in-depth discussion of the latest trends and notable court rulings impacting patent damages calculation. Speakers, among other things, will also offer useful tools and the best calculation techniques to avoid pitfalls.

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.

In the rapidly advancing field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the use of proprietary data to train sophisticated models has ignited a complex debate at the intersection of technology, law, and ethics. This thought-provoking session at the forefront of legal technology aims to unravel the intricate web of ethical and regulatory implications surrounding the utilization of owned data in AI development. Join us as we delve into the legal frameworks that govern data use, explore the ethical quandaries posed by data ownership, and examine the responsibilities of AI developers in this dynamic landscape.