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SUMMARY:Mississippi Paralegal Association\, Inc. Fall Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Mississippi Paralegal Association\, Inc.\n\n\n\nFull day CLE seminar with 6 speakers for a total of 6.5 hours of CLE: \nSpeaker #1 (1.5 hours Non-Substantive)\n8:45-10:15 – Olivia Renfroe\, ACP\, Renfroe & Perilloux\, PLLC\nTitle: Get it Right and Keep it Tight – Writing Tips for Paralegals\n1. Understand the importance of proper use of grammar and punctuation in legal writing.\n2. Explore research and writing methods to help you in legal writing.\n3. Identify distractions in the wording of arguments and learn how to avoid them. \nSpeaker #2 (1 hour – Substantive)\n10:15 – 11:15 – Carter Smith\, Esq. MDOT\nTitle: The Paralegal’s Role in Criminal Litigation\n1. Discovery – Identify and explain the key responsibilities of a paralegal in managing and organizing discovery\nmaterial\n2. Motion Practice – Understand how paralegals assist in preparing\, drafting\, and filing of motions and\nsupporting attorneys during motion hearings\n3. Trial Preparation – learn how paralegals contribute to trial preparation \n11:15 – 12:00 – Break & Lunch \nSpeaker #3 (1 hour – Ethics)\n12:00 – 1:00 – Kendal Cantrell\, ACP\, Phelps\nTopic: Paralegals and Access to Justice: Ethical Responsibilities and Practical Solutions\n1. Understand and identify common barriers to accessing legal services and the ethical responsibilities of paralegals in addressing these challenges.\n2. Learn practical strategies for paralegals to ethically engage in pro bono and community service initiatives.\n3. Explore how paralegals can ethically utilize technology to improve client access to legal services while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism. \nSpeaker #4 (1 hour – Substantive)\n1:00 – 2:00 – Harold Pizzetta\, Esq.\, MS Institutions of Higher Learning\nTopic: The First Amendment\, Academic Freedom\, and HB 1193 in Higher Education\n1. Evaluate the application and limitations of First Amendment free speech rights within higher education setting\, focusing\non recent case law and policy developments.\n2. Outline the historical development of academic freedom in the United States\, highlighting key legal cases and academic policies that have shaped its current status as a protected right.\n3. Examine the provisions of MS House Bill 1193 from the 2025 Legislative Session and analyze its potential effects on free speech and academic freedom in Mississippi’s higher education institutions. \nSpeaker #5 (1 hour – Substantive)\n2:15 – 3:15 – Trey Clark\, Esq. Phelps\nTopic: Employment Law Update\n1. Summarize recent regulatory updates from the EEOC and OSHA and understand their implications for workplace\ncompliance.\n2. Identify and apply the latest standards in preventing workplace harassment and discrimination.\n3. Analyze recent case law developments impacting pregnant workers and religious accommodations and evaluate their\neffects on current employment practices and policies. \nSpeaker #6 (1 hour – Substantive)\n3:15 – 4:15 – Ben Jones\, Esq.\, MDOT\nTopic: The New Bluebook: Need to Know\n1. Understand and apply the major revisions in the 22nd Edition of The Bluebook\, including the reworked citation and preservation methods for web-based and state administrative materials\, to ensure accurate and up-to-date legal citations.\n2. Master the new citation rules and signals\, such as the revised use of pin cites (Rule 1.2(f))\, the new “Contrast ___ with ___” signal (Rule 1.2(b))\, and the updated conventions for omissions and alterations (Rule 2.1(g))\, to enhance clarity and precision in legal writing.\n3. Familiarize with the newly introduced rules and expanded sections\, including the requirements for parentheticals (Rule 1.5)\, the expanded guidelines for administrative and executive materials (Rule 14)\, and the new rules for citing tribal nations (New Rule 22) and archival sources (New Rule 23)\, to effectively navigate and utilize diverse legal resources.\n\n\n\n\nLegal Ethics CLE hours:  1\nNon-substantive CLE hours:  1.5\nSubstantive CLE hours: 4
URL:https://nala.org/event/mississippi-paralegal-association-inc-fall-seminar/
LOCATION:The capital Club\, 125 South Congress Street\, Suite 1900\, Jackson\, MS\, 39201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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SUMMARY:EVOLVING EXPERTISE: CRITICAL THINKING IN AN AUTOMATED ERA
DESCRIPTION:Sierra Nevada association of paralegals\nPromoting the Profession of Legal Assistants through Education and Camaraderie that offers 6 Hours CLE Credit Hours (including 1 hour Ethics) \n\nLegal Ethics CLE hours:  1\nSubstantive CLE hours: 5
URL:https://nala.org/event/evolving-expertise-critical-thinking-in-an-automated-era/
LOCATION:State Bar of Nevada\, 9456 Double R Blvd\, Reno\, NV\, 89521\, United States
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence; Real Ethics – How to use AI Ethically and Responsibly
DESCRIPTION:Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants (“COALA”)\nSpeaker: Kayla Kuri\, Director\, Phillips Murrah P.C.\nTitle: Artificial Intelligence; Real Ethics – How to use AI Ethically and Responsibly \nTakeaways:\nUnderstanding how AI can aid legal practice;\nUnderstanding the risks associated with using AI; and\nUnderstanding the ethical implications of using AI. \n\nLegal Ethics CLE hours:  1
URL:https://nala.org/event/artificial-intelligence-real-ethics-how-to-use-ai-ethically-and-responsibly/
LOCATION:VAST\, 333 W. Sheridan Ave. 49th floor\, Oklahoma City\, OK\, 73102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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SUMMARY:Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools: The Ethical Framework for the Use of AI in a Legal Practice
DESCRIPTION:Commonwealth of Virginia Paralegal Association\n\n\n\nThe ethical duties Paralegals and Attorneys have when using AI in a legal practice.\n\n\n\n1. Go over the seven (7) applicable ethical obligations under the Model Rules that lawyers using generative artificial intelligence tools “must fully consider” and how that also translates to paralegals.\n2. Review Ethics Opinions from California\, North Carolina and DC’s Bars and explain why these ethics opinions are instituted regarding the use of AI.\n3. Review Virginia’s Proposed Legal Ethics Opinion 1901 about reasonable fees and the use of generative AI \n\nLegal Ethics CLE hours:  1
URL:https://nala.org/event/generative-artificial-intelligence-tools-the-ethical-framework-for-the-use-of-ai-in-a-legal-practice/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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