Get Valuable Tips to Find the Information You Need

Ensuring your firm is in compliance with the FDCPA while collecting judgments and locating assets is essential. Are you prepared to make sure that your firm stays on task? This fast-paced course will provide you with the tools you need to successfully uncover the information you need to locate assets. Receive practical guidance to apply to your everyday tasks!

• Discuss what you must do to comply with the FDCPA.
• Learn how to find detailed records and other sources of information.
• Take a closer look at ways to use internet resources and skip tracing tools.
• Explore ways to draft effective motions for post-judgment discovery.

Level: Intermediate

What You Need to Know to Assist Your Firm

The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has impacted many areas of business. LLCs, C-Corps, S-Corps and partnerships are no exception. This insightful course will guide you through how these changes affect these areas. Don't miss this chance to get up to date on the latest changes!

• Review the recent changes to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
• Discuss filing requirements to ensure compliance.
• Understand the tax implications based on the choice of entity.
• Learn how deductions are calculated under the new tax bill.

Level: Intermediate

Avoid Common Estate Administration Accounting and Distribution Errors

Estate administration can expose a paralegal to many different potential pitfalls. Are you prepared to handle each important step of this process to avoid costly and time-consuming mistakes? This insightful course will take a closer look at some of the top traps in estate administration, from improper handling of the estate assets to creditor claims, the final account and more. Avoid falling into these damaging estate administration traps!

• Review how to effectively prepare the inventory and assess estate assets to prevent costly errors.
• Learn how to investigate and deal with creditor claims to avoid mismanagement.
• Gain pointers on how to avoid common mistakes made while balancing the final account.
• Discover how to deal with sticky issues such as loaned items, inadvertent distributions and beneficiary disputes.
• Spot common ethical traps - and learn how to avoid them.

Level: Intermediate

Avoid Mistakes That Can Land You and Your Attorney in Hot Water

Administrative mistakes head the list of top reasons for legal malpractice claims. Are you taking the proper precautions? Get an update on the rules and hear an experienced faculty share their proven best practices for protecting your and your attorney's reputation - in and outside of the law office.

• Analyze and interpret the rules most relevant in administrative error cases.
• Adopt impeccable habits to prevent missing key dates and deadlines.
• Learn what inadvertent mistakes often result in "misuse of client funds" claims.
• Avoid common clerical errors, lost files or misplaced documents.

Level: Intermediate

QDROs, Discovery in Divorce Litigation, Child Support Calculation Issues and More

Do QDROs have you feeling overwhelmed? Can you confidently navigate the convoluted and complex issues in divorce litigation discovery? In this program, our experienced faculty will provide you with real-world knowhow and strategies for handling some of the biggest conundrums paralegals encounter in family cases. Power up your skills!

• Obtain practical instruction on preparing QDROs and other retirement orders.
• Overcome common struggles in filling out the financial affidavit.
• Become a power user of the child support worksheet.
• Pick up real-world techniques for finding people or hidden assets.
• Walk through business tax returns and the components of a business valuation.
• Get tips for ethically handling difficult family law clients.

This is a rebroadcast of the original webcast delivered by Randi Burggraff, Michael J. Dinn Jr. and Justin Tash on October 11, 2018. Faculty will be available to answer your questions after the program.

Level: Advanced

A Primer for Paralegals on Federal Court

Preparing a federal court case can be a daunting task - but it doesn't have to be. This insightful course will walk you through what you need to know about the federal court process to ensure the firm's federal cases have the best chances for success. Enhance your understanding of federal court processes and procedures, stay on top of federal court deadlines, and successfully apply federal rules to key paralegal tasks. Confidently handle federal cases from initial filings to trial!

• Get a better understanding of federal court rules.
• Learn how to properly calculate and calendar critical federal court deadlines.
• Prepare pleadings, motions, discovery requests and briefs under federal court rules and standards.
• Review how to adequately get ready for the federal court trial.

Level: Intermediate

Tackle Your Greatest Difficulties

Ensuring that the litigation process runs smoothly can be quite complicated for paralegals. Are you up to the challenge? This course will take you through some of the top obstacles faced in litigation. Take on the difficulties faced in managing the discovery process including the unique issues surrounding e-discovery. You will develop methods to stay organized and to maintain strong communication with clients. Prove you are an irreplaceable member of the litigation team by taking these tough issues head on!

• Learn how to proactively manage the obstacles you encounter in the discovery process.
• Successfully work your way through managing and organizing important e-discovery.
• Overcome the challenges faced to productively schedule, prepare and summarize depositions.
• Discover ways to effectively stay on top of case management, organization and communication.
• Effectively assist at trial with strong trial notebooks, exhibits and logs.
• Review key rules for customizing forms.

Level: Advanced

Gain Real-World Guidelines You Can Start Using Right Away

Are you looking for effective ways to prepare medical expense itemizations? Do you wish to improve your medical chronologies and summary memorandum? Our knowledgeable faculty will provide you with tips and tricks that will save time and assist you, your attorney and clients in getting an accurate picture of the case.

• Find out how to effectively track and review medical records and bills.
• Gain valuable insight for preparing expense itemizations.
• Learn how to create more detailed medical chronologies and summaries.

Level: Intermediate