Pennsylvania CLE - Alternative Dispute Resolution Courses
Pennsylvania CLE
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Strategies for Successful Mediations and Negotiations
The mediation process involves looking at a case from a variety of angles, understanding the ultimate goal and employing the necessary strategy in order to achieve it. The nature of the dispute and relative bargaining positions of the parties are key elements to how that strategy is devised. This CLE course will explain the position v. interests stance of mediation and how the terms BATNA and Re-Framing may play into the strategies that are employed. Additional strategies, such as those with t... More Info
$551.5General Credits -
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Preparing Clients for Deposition, Trial and Mediation: A Necessary Investment
Preparing a client for litigation might seem like basic knowledge, yet many attorneys’ approach to this preparation is inefficient, ineffective and superficial, often ignoring the client’s fears and not taking into account their intellectual capacity. This CLE course will explain how to properly prepare a clean for deposition, trial and mediation using cutting-edge proven techniques and strategies. The course will pay special attention to clients’ anxieties and enable them to foresee what is t... More Info
$551.5General Credits -
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How Rabbinical Court Cases are Decided
A Beit Din (Rabbinical court of law) operates under the legal system of Biblical law, which involves examination of both ancient and modern texts. In this CLE course, a well-known rabbinical court judge and director of Beth Din of America, New York’s rabbinical court, will explain the relevance of secular law to these proceedings. The course uses an actual case arbitrated and mediated through Beit Din to explain the process and the procedural issues of the Beit Din court. More Info
$291General Credit -
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Unique Divorce Issues Arising under Jewish Law
The interplay between Jewish law as implemented by the Beth Din (rabbinical court) and secular law is a fascinating topic of study. This CLE course will explain the unique features of a Jewish divorce, the requirements of the ketuba (Jewish marriage agreement document) as well as its financial ramifications and the process of marriage dissolution through a Get (writ of divorce). The presentation will explain the requirements for divorce under Jewish law, including mutual participation of both... More Info
$291General Credit -
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Beth Din As a Preferred Forum
According to Jewish law, disputes among Jews should be mediated through a Beit Din (house of law), a specific rabbinical forum designed for this purpose. This CLE course, presented by an expert in Jewish law, will explain the complexities involved in selecting an appropriate forum. The course also includes a presentation by the director of the Beth Din of America, the New York rabbinical court, who will review the court process used in a Beit Din and use actual case law to explain how cases ar... More Info
$291General Credit -
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Beth Din Jurisprudence
Regardless of how contemporary a case may seem, decisions made in rabbinical courts are determined through the examination and implementation of both ancient and modern texts of Jewish law. However, rabbinical law takes into account that business deals will be made and conducted in accordance with local law. This CLE course, presented by an arbitrator and administrative attorney of Beth Din of America, New York’s rabbinical court, will explain the role of secular law and local custom as they a... More Info
$291General Credit -
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Female Testimony in Beit Din: An Untold Story of Halachic Justice
A fascinating CLE course that deals with the gap between religious law and societal norms, the issue of contemporary court testimony from individuals barred from such practice in Biblical law will be explored and discussed. Presented by a religious arbitration law expert from Pepperdine University School of Law, the course will explain how Jewish justice operates within the context of rabbinical court proceedings. More Info
$341Ethics Credit -
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Business Alternative Dispute Resolution
In comparison with litigating commercial cases in court, business arbitration and mediation hold a number of important benefits, but taking advantage of them requires familiarity with Alternative Dispute Resolution. This CLE course, presented by experienced business dispute resolution attorney, commercial arbitrator and mediator and trainer of new and experienced neutrals, will provide a thorough understanding of business-to-business ADR as well as provide insights and answer questions about the... More Info
$551.5General Credits -
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Commercial Arbitration Clauses for Business Lawyers
Typically more cost-efficient and less combative, commercial arbitration begins with a formal agreement between parties to a commercial transaction. Unfortunately, arbitration clauses have been relegated to boilerplate status and are often ignored. This CLE course, presented by business law specialist Richard Waxman whose vast experience in arbitration makes him the ideal presenter, will provide an overview of the commercial arbitration process and related clauses. The course will then provide a... More Info
$552General Credits -
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Venue Want to be Somewhere Else: Beginner's Guide to Arbitration
Arbitration is all the rage as parties try to avoid an expensive legal battle. But is arbitration the peaceful, inexpensive solution people think? This CLE course will present the Illinois Arbitration Act (710 ILCS 5/1 et. seq.) and how to handle contracts with arbitration clauses, excluding those that involve interstate commerce. The course will explain the power of arbitration panels in Illinois and how to extricate oneself from contracts that include arbitration panels. Choosing a good arbi... More Info
$551.5General Credits
