Legal Ethics – two little words that make the hairs on every attorney’s neck stand up. What does ethics mean to you – is it just another required MCLE course? There is obviously a reason why legal ethics is mandatory in almost every state. Knowing your ethical obligations and acting responsibly will ensure that you get to keep that law license you worked…
Good news for New Jersey attorneys who reside outside the state. You may now be able to fulfill all 24 of your MCLE units through online study. Generally, New Jersey attorneys are allowed to fulfill up to one-half of their CLE requirement (12 Units) through courses offered in alternative verifiable learning formats. Alternative verifiable learning formats include:[1] Videotape Audiotape Remote place viewing…
California jurors that just can’t resist tweeting about that ‘whacked out defense lawyer’ may now end up behind bars for six months. Last week California officially banned jurors from tweeting, texting, or using smartphones to discuss or research details of their case.[1] Authored by Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes and signed by Governor Jerry Brown, AB 141 tries to combat a growing problem. Judges…
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace, YouTube … now Google+. Ten years ago we knew that we would live a part of our lives online – now with iPads and Androids it seems like almost all of our waking hours are spent online. And if you consider the fact that your phone probably tracks your every movement – and you have your phone on…
I wanted to personally introduce a new feature that is now available to our presenters. The ability to add blog posts on our Attorney Credits Blog. While we have spent a good part of our efforts making the best website on the Internet for attorneys to get CLEs, we have recently been re-branding our Content Partner pages. With the launch of our…