Advanced

A paralegal who manages contracts, at minimum, must be well-versed in the law, contractual terms, and budgets while possessing superior time management and communication skills. Moreover, as this course will demonstrate, a paralegal with these proven skills has the ability to work between many sectors including academia, government, large corporations, and small businesses. Use this course to acquire foundational knowledge required to manage contracts regardless of where you work.

What is the first thing you do when you want to find something out about somebody you don’t know? If you’re like most people, I’m sure your answer includes the word “Google”.  But did you know – that there’s a whole lot more information out there, in the invisible, or deep web that traditional search engines don’t find?  Did you know that Google only covers one percent of what’s available on the internet?

Legal professionals are well versed in the importance of privileged and confidential information, but the delineation of corporate counsel providing privileged communication versus business advice is sometimes difficult to clearly identify. Learn how to identify, distinguish and enforce protections awarded to confidential and privileged communications. In-house legal departments must take great care in identifying and securing privileged communications. Know how to secure information and provide the most defensible position in the face of a disclosure challenge.

When the Federal Aviation Administration finalized its rules for unmanned aircraft systems in 2016, it expanded opportunities for commercial uses of that technology. A range of industries, including insurance, logistics and delivery, media and entertainment, energy, real estate, and emergency responders, are actively exploring the use of drones in their businesses or already using drones. 

For years, Title IX was generally seen by the public at large as a federal law that required schools to provide equal athletic opportunity. Known colloquially as the “football rule,” Title IX cases and investigations led to colleges opening additional women’s athletic sports (women’s rowing is the classic example), adding scholarships to existing women’s sports that previously were not supported, or eliminating men’s sports programs – all in an effort to ensure that a school provided the same number of athletic scholarships to both men and women.  

Project management involves much more than how to define the scope of a project, plan activities, create timelines and manage budgets. Project managers must also possess strong leadership skills and have problem-solving experience, analytical, people and communication expertise. In this session, Michael Quartararo, the author of the 2016 book “Project Management in Electronic Discovery,” elaborates on advanced project management competencies for paralegals, including the knowledge, talent and skills necessary to successfully lead eDiscovery or any other legal project. 

Taking a Deposition is both a science and an art. While many lawyers have taken dozens or hundreds of depositions, so few have been specifically trained in how to tactically maneuver through depositions or how to best secure the most information in the best fashion.