Virginia Live CLE Bundle 2021

This course will teach lawyers how to leverage artificial intelligence in legal practice, providing an insightful exploration into the transformative role of artificial intelligence in the legal profession. This course also will also address ethical considerations, privacy concerns and best practices for integrating AI tools into daily legal workflows. 

Following the recent AI boom, it has now become an essential tool attorneys must integrate into their practice. Accordingly, participants will gain an understanding of how AI technologies can enhance various aspects of legal practice, from document review, automation, legal research to predictive analytics and client management.

This course is designed for all levels of attorneys seeking to understand how artificial intelligence affects their practice.

Learning Objectives:  

• Recognize the fundamental concepts of AI and its applications in the legal field
• Identify key AI tools and technologies that can improve efficiency and accuracy in legal practice
• Analyze the ethical implications and regulatory considerations of using AI in legal services
• Develop strategies for implementing AI solutions in their own legal practices

Course Time Schedule:

Eastern Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Central Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Mountain Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Alaska Time: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM

Corporations may approach diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives via more analytically driven recruitment and retention efforts that employ indirect, race neutral, proxy measures to build a diverse workforce while avoiding legal challenges of discrimination. This assessment considers how anti-bias training practices and promotion policies to senior executive or board positions might satisfy measurable DEI outcomes without implementing diversity quotas or triggering an anti-DEI backlash from employees. Ultimately, the intent is to survive the strict scrutiny commands of the Equal Protection Clause and thereby avoid “pernicious stereotype[s]” or “race . . . used as a negative.”.

The challenges corporations must overcome to develop legally defensible DEI metrics and goals that satisfy the Supreme Court’s recent call for “metric[s] of meaningful representation” that are not based upon “proportional representation” or “racial balancing” while still preserving the litigation shield to claims of discrimination and attaining measurable DEI goals. This issue is timely given calls for enhanced corporate disclosure legislation in tune with the SEC’s approval in August 2021 of a diversity disclosures mandate for boards of Nasdaq-listed companies, along with the ongoing litigation challenging those rules in Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment, National Center for Public Policy Research v. SEC, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 3805.

Attorneys at any level who seek greater clarity on how to best serve legally mindful and socially responsible corporations that wish to prioritize progress on DEI goals without alienating segments of the workforce or engaging in mere virtue signaling. This includes preserving the litigation shield of corporate clients from claims of either discrimination based on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or concerns of reverse discrimination based on the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

Learning Objectives:

• Introduce core concepts in the diversity, equity, and inclusion DEI space such as equality versus equity, opinion or belief formation, stereotypes versus prejudice and discrimination
• Canvass recent legal developments in DEI at the federal and state levels in the educational context to the extent they are precursors of or predictors for ongoing legal developments in the corporate context
• Explore the possible reasons for inefficacy of DEI trainings and elusiveness of longitudinal goals to shift corporate culture and achieve greater diversity in the workplace
• Connect corporate social responsibility (CSR) praxis in the environmental social governance (ESG) context with DEI initiatives and illustrate the linkage between trends towards hard and soft information regulation
• Evaluate the vulnerability to discrimination litigation of corporations with ambiguous metrics and goals underlying DEI initiatives (e.g., trainings and long-term workforce diversity balancing goals)
• Assess “show and tell” disclosure requirements on corporate board diversity and whether soft information regulation of this variety is likely to move the needle on achieving DEI outcomes

Course Time Schedule:

Eastern Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Central Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Mountain Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Pacific Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alaska Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Sunday, December 28, 2025
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Human trafficking cases often intersect with multiple areas of the law, and being able to identify and pursue these claims is critical to ensuring survivors obtain meaningful remedies. Attendees will learn the application of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA), state-specific trafficking laws, and the various types of cases that trafficking claims apply to, specifically those that are not as commonly known. Attorneys must be prepared to navigate barriers to trafficking claims.

Legal Professionals should attend this program to learn about the various trafficking claims that can be brought under federal and state law.This course is designed for attorneys with some to moderate experience. Civil litigators who work with sexual assault survivors are especially encouraged to attend.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explore the basics of the TVPRA. 
2. Analyze the nuances of the TVPRA 
3. Evaluate factual scenarios where TVPRA claims can be brought. 
4. Examine state trafficking claims. 
5. Distinguish common barriers to bringing trafficking claims and ways to overcome those barriers.

Custody disputes are among the most challenging and emotionally charged cases in family law. These disputes require a comprehensive and nuanced approach that considers the diverse and often conflicting needs of all involved family members. Attorneys who practice in this area must be equipped to navigate the complex landscape of custody law, recognizing that each family is unique, with its own set of dynamics, needs, and identities that must be carefully balanced.

This course offers an in-depth exploration of the various factors that can influence custody disputes, providing attorneys with the tools they need to develop new perspectives and strategies for effective negotiation and advocacy. The course delves into the importance of understanding and addressing the specific needs of families, particularly those facing additional challenges such as disabilities, mental health issues, and other vulnerabilities. Participants will learn how to advocate for these families with empathy and precision, ensuring that their unique circumstances are fully considered in the resolution of custody matters.

Additionally, the course will provide critical insights into the pervasive issue of racial bias within family courts and its detrimental impact on the pursuit of justice. Attorneys will be encouraged to adopt an intersectional approach, recognizing how race, gender, socioeconomic status, and other factors intersect to create complex realities for families involved in custody disputes. The course will also cover advanced techniques in mediation and negotiation, equipping attorneys with the skills to reach fair and equitable resolutions that honor the diverse experiences and identities of all parties involved.

This program is designed for attorneys at all stages of their careers who are committed to integrating principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion into their practice. Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or new to family law, this course will provide valuable insights and practical tools for navigating custody disputes in a manner that is both just and compassionate. By the end of the program, attorneys will be better prepared to advocate for families in a way that acknowledges and respects the full spectrum of human diversity. 

Learning Objectives: 

• Evaluate how to support family members with different special needs through a custody dispute
• Explore how we can use intermediaries and advocates through the process
• Identify the different aspects of a person’s identity which could be the key to understanding that person’s situation
• Examine how mediation can be shaped to accommodate family diversity and enhance equality
• Discover an anti-racist approach in family court

Course Time Schedule:

Eastern Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Central Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Mountain Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Alaska Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Saturday, December 27, 2025