$69 New Jersey MCLE - 12 Credits

ABA Ethics Rule 3.3 and Electronic Data Discovery

New Jersey MCLE Requirements Credit Type: Ethics

New Jersey MCLE Course Details:

The course provides an in-depth exploration of ABA Model Rule 3.3 and its critical application to electronic discovery, emphasizing the attorney?s duty of candor toward the tribunal. It examines ethical obligations to disclose adverse legal authority and correct misrepresentations in both traditional and digitally stored evidence, addressing challenges such as metadata integrity, preservation of electronic evidence, and the complexities introduced by advanced technologies like AI, blockchain, and predictive coding. Additionally, the course discusses practical issues including client fraud, improper handling of encrypted or cloud-based data, and the ethical pitfalls of automated document review, ensuring that legal professionals are well-equipped to maintain the accuracy, transparency, and integrity of digital evidence in modern litigation.

Faculty:

• Berry Crawford

An Introduction to E-discovery and AI

New Jersey MCLE Requirements Credit Type: General

New Jersey MCLE Course Details:

This course gives attorneys a practical, court-aware foundation in the electronic discovery process and how modern artificial intelligence tools, including Technology-Assisted Review, change preservation, review, and production decisions. It defines electronic discovery and the lifecycle of identifying, preserving, collecting, processing, reviewing, and producing electronically stored information, then walks through the Electronic Discovery Reference Model as a framework for managing that work efficiently. The course also explains where machine learning and natural language processing fit into discovery workflows, including how Technology-Assisted Review learns iteratively from human-coded examples and what that means for defensibility and transparency. Finally, it covers key Federal Rules of Civil Procedure concepts that drive day-to-day discovery practice, along with the duty to preserve, litigation holds, and proportionality so attorneys can better manage risk, cost, and vendor oversight in both litigation and firm operation

Faculty:

• Berry Crawford

Anxiety and Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession

New Jersey MCLE Requirements Credit Type: General

New Jersey MCLE Course Details:

The course explores the significant issue of anxiety-driven substance abuse among legal professionals, highlighting factors such as chronic workplace stress, demanding billable-hour systems, cultural stigma surrounding mental health, and competitive legal environments. It examines commonly abused substances, including alcohol, prescription medications, and illegal drugs, as coping mechanisms for unmanaged anxiety. Additionally, the course delves into the severe consequences of substance abuse, including ethical violations, disciplinary actions, compromised client outcomes, and impaired decision-making. It emphasizes the critical role of supportive workplace policies, specialized treatment programs, lawyer assistance programs, mindfulness and resilience strategies, and proactive advocacy and education to address these challenges and promote healthier practices within the legal community​

Faculty:

• Berry Crawford

Civility in the Legal Profession

New Jersey MCLE Requirements Credit Type: General

New Jersey MCLE Course Details:

Thomas G. Moukawsher, a former complex litigation judge with 40 years’ experience in courts across the country, tackles the question of civility in the legal profession and shares his personal experience and views on the decline of civility. He then turns to the problem with civility in court pleadings, motion practice, briefing, and trial work. The goal is to allow you to see the problem and take away specific proposals on reforms and a review of the recently proposed rule change about civility.

Faculty:

• Thomas G. Moukawsher

Critical Soft Skills for Attorneys

New Jersey MCLE Requirements Credit Type: General

New Jersey MCLE Course Details:

This comprehensive course is designed to equip legal professionals with the essential interpersonal and self-management abilities necessary to navigate the high-pressure environment of law. The curriculum covers a wide spectrum of communication skills, ranging from maintaining composure and clarity under pressure to active listening and accurate issue-framing. It emphasizes emotional intelligence through modules on regulating emotions during conflict, building rapport through empathy, and delivering bad news with care. Beyond client interactions, the course addresses professional advancement and efficiency by exploring time and project management, collaboration across roles, and the nuances of managing up with senior stakeholders. Ultimately, the training aims to foster a sustainable and successful practice by teaching attorneys how to handle ambiguity, engage in business development, maintain integrity, and mentor junior colleagues.

Faculty:

• Brian Emerson

Cybersecurity for Attorneys

New Jersey MCLE Requirements Credit Type: General

New Jersey MCLE Course Details:

This comprehensive course, "Cyber Security for Attorneys," addresses the legal profession's increasing dependence on digital infrastructure and the critical need to protect sensitive client data from sophisticated cyber threats. Participants will explore the ethical duty of technological competence and understand why law firms are prime targets for hackers. The curriculum covers common threats such as phishing, ransomware, and wire transfer fraud, while providing practical guidance on defensive measures like multi-factor authentication, email encryption, and secure remote work practices. The course also details essential strategies for developing firm-wide cybersecurity policies, creating incident response plans, managing vendor security, and complying with data breach notification laws.

Faculty:

• Berry Crawford

Diversity, Inclusion and Implicit Bias in Attorney Performance Evaluations

New Jersey MCLE Requirements Credit Type: Diversity Inclusion Elimination of Bias

New Jersey MCLE Course Details:

This course explores the critical issues of diversity, inclusion, and implicit bias in attorney performance evaluations within legal organizations. It addresses how implicit biases, unconscious attitudes or stereotypes, can significantly affect fairness in performance reviews, particularly regarding gender, race, communication styles, leadership perceptions, and intersectional identities. Throughout, it emphasizes the importance of identifying biases through quantitative and qualitative methods, promoting transparency, and implementing structured evaluation frameworks and regular bias training. Additionally, the course highlights the negative impact biases have on career trajectories, promotions, compensation decisions, and perceptions of competence and credibility. Effective strategies to mitigate bias include employing standardized metrics, diverse evaluation panels, anonymous assessments, and technology-driven solutions like artificial intelligence. Ultimately, the course advocates for accountability and proactive measures to foster equitable evaluations and inclusive organizational cultures.

Faculty:

• Berry Crawford

Ethical Considerations of Discovering Data in the Cloud

New Jersey MCLE Requirements Credit Type: Ethics

New Jersey MCLE Course Details:

This course explores the ethical nuances of cloud-based eDiscovery, defined as the process of identifying, preserving, and reviewing Electronically Stored Information within decentralized cloud environments such as SaaS and IaaS platforms. The course applies the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, ranging from Rule 1.1 on Competence to Rule 8.4 on Misconduct, to address unique challenges like data commingling, multi-tenancy, and cross-border jurisdictional issues. Through this ethical framework, the course provides attorneys with strategies for requesting and responding to discovery requests while managing critical duties such as client confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and the supervision of non-lawyer assistance. Additionally, the material covers topics such as the necessity of maintaining candor toward the tribunal and avoiding misconduct while navigating the complexities of dynamic digital evidence.

Faculty:

• Berry Crawford

Fundamentals of Attorney Well-Being

New Jersey MCLE Requirements Credit Type: General

New Jersey MCLE Course Details:

This CLE course equips lawyers with a practical, evidence-informed toolkit for sustaining attorney well-being while maintaining high performance in demanding legal environments. The course defines well-being as a multidimensional skill set, then explains how stress physiology can erode concentration, judgment, and health, and how to distinguish burnout from depression and anxiety so participants can respond appropriately. From there, it delivers concrete, usable strategies on sleep fundamentals, sustainable boundaries and availability norms, time and attention management systems that reduce chronic overload, emotional regulation in conflict-heavy practice, managing perfectionism and fear of mistakes, and interrupting rumination and worry. The program also covers mindfulness without mystique, micro-breaks and recovery routines, flexible exercise and nutrition habits for long days and travel, substance use risk warning signs, building social support outside the firm, healthy communication and assertiveness, handling difficult clients without emotional spillover, secondary trauma and compassion fatigue, creating psychological safety on teams, digital hygiene for email and notifications, coping with trial and deal surges, financial stress as a well-being factor, effective use of therapy, coaching, and employee assistance programs, preventing isolation in remote and hybrid practice, ergonomics and injury prevention, values-based career alignment, recognizing when professional help is needed, crisis planning for acute stress, and building a long-term well-being plan with accountability.

Faculty:

• Berry Crawford

Recognition and Elimination of Age Bias

New Jersey MCLE Requirements Credit Type: Diversity Inclusion Elimination of Bias

New Jersey MCLE Course Details:

This course provides a comprehensive exploration of recognizing and eliminating age bias within the legal profession. Participants will learn to identify subtle implicit bias patterns, often encoded in language and cultural narratives, and understand how common stereotypes can distort professional judgment regarding leadership and innovation. The curriculum details critical legal duties under the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) as well as significant state-level variations in places like California and New York. Attendees will gain practical, evidence-based strategies for every stage of the employment lifecycle, including crafting age-neutral job descriptions, diversifying recruiting channels, anonymizing resume screening, and structuring interviews with validated rubrics to ensure objective, merit-based evaluations. Furthermore, the course offers actionable guidance on managing multi-generational teams, conducting neutral workplace investigations, and utilizing workforce data to detect and interrupt biased decision paths.

Faculty:

• Berry Crawford

Reducing Substance Abuse with Mindfulness for Attorneys

New Jersey MCLE Requirements Credit Type: General

New Jersey MCLE Course Details: This course about Reducing Substance Abuse with Mindfulness for Attorneys will explore ten topics that are relevant to attorneys. First, the course will explore mindfulness meditation to reduce stress and substance abuse among U.S. attorneys. Next, the course will investigate incorporating mindfulness techniques in legal practice to combat substance dependency. The course will then explore mindful breathing exercises to alleviate substance cravings for lawyers. After this, the course will investigate ethics and responsibilities: attorneys practicing mindfulness to prevent substance abuse. Next, the material will cover mindfulness-based stress reduction for attorneys battling substance dependence. The course will then turn towards law firm culture: encouraging mindfulness to mitigate substance abuse risks. Next, the course will investigate mindfulness training for lawyers on sustainable recovery from substance abuse. The course will then explore jury trials: using mindfulness to manage anxiety and reduce substance dependency. The course will next investigate integrating mindfulness into continuing legal education for substance abuse prevention. Lastly, the material will cover attorney wellness programs: mindfulness as a tool to combat substance abuse.

Faculty:

• Berry Crawford

The Importance of Civility in the Legal Profession

New Jersey MCLE Requirements Credit Type: Ethics

New Jersey MCLE Course Details:

This CLE course examines civility as a core professional and ethical obligation in legal practice, distinguishing it from mere courtesy and exploring how civil conduct underpins effective advocacy, judicial efficiency, and public trust in the justice system. Drawing on real-world litigation contexts?including courtroom advocacy, written practice, discovery disputes, negotiations, client management, and digital communication?the course analyzes how incivility escalates conflict, increases costs, undermines ethical compliance, and harms lawyer well-being, while also addressing power dynamics, bias, and high-conflict practice areas. Participants will gain practical strategies for maintaining zealous advocacy without crossing into incivility, responding skillfully to uncivil conduct, meeting judicial expectations, and integrating civility into professional identity, mentorship, and firm culture, reframing civility not as a ?soft skill? but as a foundational competence essential to justice, professionalism, and long-term success in the legal profession.

Faculty:

• Berry Crawford

12 Credit - New Jersey CLE Bundle A - $69

Total 2-Year Requirement: 24 credits.Ethics / Professionalism: At least 5 credits.Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias: At least 2 of the 5 ethics credits must specifically address diversity, inclusion, and the elimination of bias.Live vs. Alternative Formats:Live Instruction: At least 12 credits (one-half of the requirement) must be completed through live, interactive instruction.Alternative Formats (On-Demand / Distance): Up to 12 credits can be earned via pre-recorded/on-demand formats.

Ethics 5.0 Diversity / Bias 2.0

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24 Credit - Non Resident New Jersey CLE Bundle - $79

This bundle has all 24 required CLE credits, including 3 hours of ethics credits & 2 hours of bias & diversity. Many non-resident NJ attorneys can take all 24 hours online.

Ethics 3.0 Diversity / Bias 2.0

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Storytelling in the Courtroom Volume 1 - $99

Winning the War for the Jury's Attention: Mastering Connection in the Courtroom

This program explores the critical role of attention and connection in achieving courtroom success. Far beyond mere narcissism, capturing and maintaining the jury's attention is the foundational battle every trial lawyer must win. Only then can genuine rapport be established and trust earned. This course will delve into practical strategies for:

• Securing Attention: Moving beyond simply being present to actively engaging the jury's focus.
• Building Connection: Developing techniques to foster rapport and establish a sense of shared understanding.
Winning Minds and Hearts: Utilizing attention and connection to effectively persuade and influence the jury's decision-making process.

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