Intermediate Level Courses
An intermediate level is most beneficial for the professional with detailed knowledge in the subject area.
Computer Forensics pose challenges in many legal areas both in discovery and preservation of ESI. Law firms and their clients can both be “forensically challenged” in today’s ESI environment. Securing ESI is a challenge for both law firms and their clients and is one of the hottest areas of technologic concerns.
This session will discuss these challenges and present ideas on how to meet them.
NALA’s Mock Trial will include everything you need to know about jury trials. Learn how a jury is pulled from the venire; watch witnesses testify in a trial like setting; see Plaintiff and Defense counsel present statements and motions for the Judge and Jury to consider. See the Jury charged and return with a verdict. This experience will give you valuable information that you can put into practical use in your career. Most importantly, at the end of the trial there will be a question and answer session.
Through review of the foundational concepts of veteran's law and case studies we will review basic errors made with the initial filing of claims for VA Disability Compensation benefits, the impact of those errors on the veteran, the process of disagreeing with a VA decision, and resolving issues outside of the VA appeals process, if at all possible. We will cover the filing of good appeals and obtaining supporting evidence, medical evidence, medical opinions, and legal arguments in support of the claim.
This session will be a comprehensive review of basic real estate drafting with some advanced drafting thrown into the mix. How do real estate contracts work? How binding are contracts in the end? What are common escape hatches for hesitant buyers? How can sellers protect themselves? How do listing agreements work? These and other questions will be answered.
This session will discuss family tensions that arise in the context of trusts and estates. This session aims to answer two critical questions. First, what techniques can be used in the estate planning process to avoid disputes? Secondly, what techniques can be used in the estate and trust administration process to avoid turmoil? Tangible personal property often has limited financial value; however, it has a vast emotional value. Why do so many simple estates become complex fights over the family furniture? Where did
This session will assist those in taking the Certified Paralegal exam (“CP Exam”) review for the Skills (essay) component of the CP Exam.
The session will focus on the following:
This session will discuss the different types of corporate structures, including corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships, from the standpoint of what they are, how each are legally formed, the advantages and disadvantages of each. The session covers topics such as business planning, corporate governance and maintenance, fiduciary duties of sole proprietors, members, and shareholders and their liability and rights.