Virginia Live CLE Bundle 2021

Attorneys who develop a strong understanding of artificial intelligence and its practical applications can gain a distinct competitive edge, enhancing efficiency, streamlining workflows, and ultimately delivering greater value to clients. As AI tools become more accessible across the legal field, it is increasingly important for attorneys to understand these technologies, even if they do not plan to use them directly. Awareness of how opposing counsel, clients, or the courts might employ AI is essential to maintaining technological competence.

This program offers a comprehensive overview of AI tools designed specifically for legal professionals, with a particular focus on their applications in various practice areas. Participants will examine the advantages and drawbacks of these tools, including cost considerations, security risks, and potential ethical and professional implications of AI in legal practice.

Designed for attorneys across all practice areas, especially those with limited technological experience, this seminar offers a practical and accessible introduction to the evolving intersection of law and artificial intelligence.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify and describe the various AI Tools developed specifically for attorneys.
2. Recognize and describe the advantages of using AI Tools in their practice. 
3. Explain the disadvantages of using AI Tools in their practice. 
4.  Evaluate and appraise AI tools and determine which, if any, are suitable for their specific practice areas. 
5. Distinguish between ethical and non-ethical use of AI tools in the practice of law.
6. Develop a framework for assessing AI Tools as they come into development.

Course Time Schedule:

Eastern Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Central Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Mountain Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pacific Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Alaska Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Thursday, April 2, 2026
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Thursday, May 28, 2026

In an era where constant connectivity is the norm, attorneys face growing challenges related to digital overuse and the stress, distraction, and burnout that can follow. This course explores digital addiction through the lens of attorney wellness, examining its classification as an impulse control disorder and its impact on mental and physical health, focus, productivity, and overall well-being.

Attendees will learn how excessive reliance on smartphones, computers, and other devices can contribute to anxiety, sleep disruption, and impaired judgment, ultimately affecting professional performance and personal fulfillment. The program will provide attorneys with tools and strategies to create healthier digital habits, set boundaries around device use, and adopt mindful approaches to technology that support sustainable legal practices and ethical decision-making.

Designed for attorneys in all practice areas, this course supports personal and professional well-being by addressing a modern risk factor that can silently erode resilience, engagement, and quality of life in the legal profession.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain the concept of addiction and explore what makes social media and other online content addictive.
2. Identify the signs of digital addiction and the consequences of digital addiction on mental health.
3. Assess and apply tools available to overcome digital addiction.
4. Recognize how digital addiction can impair a lawyer’s ethical duties and apply relevant ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct to mitigate professional risk.

Course Time Schedule:

Eastern Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Central Time: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Mountain Time: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Pacific Time: 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Alaska Time: 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 5:30 AM - 6:30 AM

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Thursday, April 2, 2026
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Thursday, May 28, 2026

In today’s rapidly changing digital landscape, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Intellectual Property (IP) are no longer niche areas; they are the driving forces of innovation and the foundation of global competitiveness. IP protection has moved from an internal legal concern to a key strategic priority and a central battleground for market leadership. As AI continues to produce content, code, art, and inventions, the intersection of IP and AI raises complex legal questions. From Fortune 500 companies to emerging startups, clients need an attorney who can confidently answer: "Who owns what the machine created?" This course explores the challenges of protecting IP in an AI-driven world, covering U.S. and international legal frameworks, the newest litigation trends in generative AI (GenAI), and practical strategies for advising clients during this transformative period.

This course provides foundational understanding, emerging issues, and cutting-edge legal developments. Participants will leave with actionable insights into: how the IP landscape is evolving with AI-generated materials under U.S. and international law; ownership, authorship, and protection in the age of generative AI; and litigation trends and high-profile legal battles that shape AI jurisprudence. This program will help attorneys assess, manage, and mitigate the legal risks associated with the use or deployment of generative AI tools.

This program is designed for attorneys of all levels, from new associates to seasoned IP litigators. Attorneys who deal with intellectual property, businesses, or those who advise clients in tech, media, or creative industries will benefit from attending.

Learning Objectives:

1. Evaluate AI fundamentals and how AI systems intersect with legal workflows.
2. Resolve difficult questions of IP protection for GenAI-created materials.
3. Compare U.S. and international approaches to protecting AI-generated content.
4. Identify and navigate emerging legal risks associated with generative AI.

Course Time Schedule:

Eastern Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Central Time: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Mountain Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Alaska Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Thursday, April 2, 2026
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Thursday, June 4, 2026

With the ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and Chinese governments regarding access to rare earth elements (REEs) and critical technology, respectively, along with the spillover effects of trade tensions more broadly on the global trading system, many attorneys may seek guidance to evaluate the risks for clients involved in these industries. This program will help attendees recognize the mercurial swings in the United States international trade policy from enmeshment in trade relationships to isolationism and the consequences for the international trade system.

Topics that will be discussed include: considering the history and purpose of the post-WWII global trade regime via an examination of the 1944 Bretton Woods Institutions (i.e., IBRD, IMF, and GATT?WTO); evaluating the intended and actual semi-independent role of the USTR (United States Trade Representative) and Court of International Trade in trade disputes vis-à-vis intervention by the executive and legislative branches; assessing the history of rare earth element extraction and processing from the 1960s to the present identifying the departure of REE processors from the United States as due in part to less restrictive environmental regulations in China and elsewhere;and examining U.S.-China trade relations focusing on the details of the ongoing trade tension between key U.S. industries requiring refined rare earth elements (REEs) from China as the sole country currently capable of mass production of REEs in tension with China’s desire for critical technology transfers from the U.S. for economic growth and military development. Cases involving tariffs will be reviewed along with different economic theories involving resources and technology.

This course is designed for attorneys with any level of experience who are seeking to assess the legal, political, and economic consequences of restrictive trade practices to better advise clients in affected industries as to their options for risk avoidance.

Learning Objectives:

1. Consider the U.S.’s foreign policy continuum of engagement and disengagement with the global trade system from the Great Depression to the present and the consequences of that inconsistent praxis on the international system.
2. Review the legal history of the development of the current global trade regime, focusing on the aftermath of the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference (i.e., GATT/WTO, IMF, and IBRD), and consider whether the system is still well suited to manage current economic conflicts. 
3. Evaluate the intended and actual roles of the USTR (United States Trade Representative) and the Court of International Trade in trade disputes to depoliticize policy decision-making regarding international trade with the intent to avoid worsening economic recessions through reactionary Executive or Congressional action. 
4. Assess the “rare” earth elements (REE) and core industries implicated by conflicts over REEs, such as defense, aerospace, artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductor, and the automotive sectors.
5. Assess the Homer-Dixon Resource Scarcity Thesis and the Resource Curse Thesis as applied particularly to technologically advanced countries with substantial deposits of REE, such as the United States and China.
6. Analyze the consequences of E.O. 14156 declaring a national energy emergency and subsequently E.O. 14272 identifying supply chain vulnerabilities of critical resources as a significant threat to national security.

Course Time Schedule:

Eastern Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Central Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Mountain Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Pacific Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Alaska Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Friday, April 10, 2026
Friday, May 1, 2026
Friday, May 22, 2026
Friday, June 12, 2026
Friday, July 24, 2026