Celesq® Announces January 2018 CLE: Ethics; Elimination of Bias; Competence and Addiction; Trial Skills; Sexual Harassment and Employment; Corporate and Securities
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Women and men lawyers differ in their development of alcohol use disorders, depression, stress, other mental illness; symptoms; willingness to get help; and most effective types of treatment.Attorneys wishing to register for any of the live web casts, or to learn more about the programs, may visit www.celesq.com and click on Celesq® Upcoming Webcasts, accessed at btly link to http://www.celesq.com/news/category/hot_topic.Referencing ABA Model Rule 8.4(g), Andrea Kramer and Alton Harris cover how gender stereotypes and biases adversely affect diversity, inclusion, and career opportunities for women attorneys, and offers tips and strategies for corporate legal departments and law firms to eliminate such bias.Mental Health, Competence, Substance Abuse and Addiction in the Legal Profession: A Focus on Gender Distinctions (2726)Moderated web cast: January 11, 2018 (12:00 noon ET)For attorneys who missed this web cast on December 14, 2017.Women and men lawyers differ in their development of alcohol use disorders, depression, stress, other mental illness; symptoms; willingness to get help; and most effective types of treatment.30(b)(6).How to Investigate #metoo Claims: A Nuts and Bolts Guide for In-House Employment and Corporate Counsel (2804)Live web cast: January 24, 2018 (12:00 noon ET)Ann Kotlarski provides the nuts and bolts of conducting a prompt, thorough investigation into a “#metoo” claim alleging sexual harassment or misconduct in the workplace.Confidentiality and Privilege: Ethics for In-House and Deal Lawyers (2803)Live web cast: January 30, 2018 (12:00 noon ET)Michael Thompson and Jasmine Coo review key legal and ethical authorities governing confidentiality, privilege, and other ethical obligations with a focus on the many hats that in-house and transactional lawyers wear; discuss what is confidential or privileged and what isnt; and offer some tips to increase the likelihood that deal communications and drafts will be protected.Ethical Conundrums in Cross-Border Corporate Investigations (2806)Live web cast: January 31, 2018 (12:00 noon ET)Bob Anello, Ben Fischer and Kostya Lantsman cover ethical issues for in-house and outside counsel in cross-border corporate investigations (foreign compelled testimony, electronic surveillance, searches, the corporate attorney-client privilege in the U.S. and abroad, etc.