West Virginia Live CLE Bundle 2023

This course is designed to help attorneys better understand the role legal operations play in an in-house legal department, especially as it relates to corporate governance and compliance.

Attendees will learn about the role of legal operations as members of an in-house legal team and how they can assist with meeting the organization's overall goals in compliance. This course will also examine current corporate governance.

Any attorney, both in-house and those serving as outside counsel to business organizations, along with attorneys unfamiliar with the role of Legal Operations, are encouraged to attend this course.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the core principles of corporate governance
• Identify the role of a legal operations department within an organization
• Analyze how the legal operations department enhances an organization’s corporate obligations

Course Time Schedule:

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

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Friday, June 13, 2025
Friday, July 11, 2025
Friday, August 8, 2025
Friday, September 12, 2025
Friday, October 10, 2025

Ongoing legislative and litigation battles, now in more than twenty states, are occurring over the use of ESG (environmental social governance) investment criteria for government funds, contracts, and pensions along with attempts to establish corporate disclosure requirements where ESG factors inform business choices. On one side stand ESG advocates who factor variables such as climate change into investment screens and supply chain decision-making. Their alleged ultimate goal is to mitigate the risks associated with environmental harm downstream and to create sustainable revenue flows. On the other hand, opponents view ESG investment risk screens as boycotts against specific industrial sectors such as nonrenewable energy. Both sides perceive the other as favoring undemocratic and unlawful constraints on free trade. Familiarity with the growing body of legislation and case law is increasingly necessary to effectively advise corporate clients and government entities.

ESG strategies such as divestment from the fossil fuel industry when required in negative investment screens for stock portfolios, partnership agreements, or government contracting have become associated with mitigating risks and enhancing corporate efficiencies on the one hand and targeted boycotts against excluded industries on the other. This has led to a raft of legislation across the country either strengthening ESG requirements such as in Oregon or laws that seek to undo ESG commitments such as in Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Idaho, and Utah. The latter often proceed by conditioning government contract awards on the removal of ESG scores thereby effectively banning the use of ESG criteria by recipients. Likewise, litigation is percolating in multiple states such as Oklahoma, Utah, Maryland, Texas, Louisiana, West Virginia, and Wisconsin asserting that government attempts to allow or require ESG factors in investment decision-making is ultra vires in contravention of federal law and free market principles.

This course is suitable to attorneys at any stage in their career who seek to better understand the burgeoning controversy regarding incorporating ESG risk factors into government contracts and corporate investment decision-making.

Learning Objectives:

• Review the origins and expanding meaning of “ESG” (i.e., “environmental social governance”) including the ongoing debate over whether ESG represents a threat to free market principles via the move away from shareholder theory to stakeholder theory
• Evaluate recent trends marked by legislation introduced in 37 states in 2023 to either prevent or encourage companies to consider ESG risk factors such as climate change preparedness and diversity of management/workforce in investment decisions along with litigation by investors directly against corporations
• Analyze the practical challenges of creating positive or negative investment screens for particular categories of stocks held in portfolios such as for those in the energy sector
• Comparatively assess controversies over ESG (environmental, social, governance) on the one hand and DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) on the other
• Analyze multiple cases across at least seven states in the past two years seeking to prevent retirement plan administrators from considering ESG factors when making investments on behalf of plan beneficiaries
• Forecast the efficacy of legislation and/or litigation whether favoring or disfavoring ESG criteria in changing actual corporate practices

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:

Friday, May 30, 2025
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Friday, July 18, 2025
Friday, August 8, 2025
Friday, August 29, 2025

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

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Friday, June 20, 2025
Friday, July 18, 2025
Friday, August 15, 2025
Friday, September 12, 2025
Friday, October 10, 2025

In this interactive seminar, attendees will review decisions by the United States Supreme Court concerning police stops of motor vehicles. Discussion areas include the legal standards for stopping cars, police pursuits, and the lawful duration of traffic stops. The course will also cover special considerations with DWI checkpoints and whether Miranda warnings must be read to motorists. 

Identifying common issues surrounding vehicle stops by law enforcement is a key skill for prosecutors and defense attorneys nationwide. By understanding the constitutional standards for vehicle stops and searches, attorneys may become better equipped to represent their clients in criminal proceedings. 

This course is designed for attorneys who litigate criminal cases at all levels and for attorneys interested in constitutional law and criminal procedure issues. 

Learning Objectives: 

• Identify the legal standards for stopping vehicles, including stops at no suspicion and reasonable suspicion
• Recognize the objective standard for stopping motorists
• Identify the requirements of a lawful traffic/DWI checkpoint
• Explain the law of police pursuits, including exigent circumstances
• Explore whether Miranda warnings must be administered to vehicle occupants

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

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Saturday, May 24, 2025
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Saturday, July 19, 2025