South Dakota CLE - All Courses

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  • How to Start and Build out a Law Practice

    Client retention is a critical aspect of your business’s success. This CLE course will offer a comprehensive list of what every attorney should do to approach clients and keep them. Initial client meets and how they should be run and communication skills will all be addressed as will adherence to ethical standards and meeting your client needs. The course will specific techniques and strategies for better communication and organization. More Info

    $29
    1General Credit
  • Is a Contract Worth the Paper It’s Written On? Maximizing Protections by Drafting Great Contract Provisions

    Even for the more seasoned attorney there is room for improvement when it comes to contracts. This CLE course will help to identify and improve critical contract provisions using a Purchase of Sale Agreement as a baseline, the course will explain how those provisions may apply to almost any contract. The course will review pre-contract negotiations including NDA’s, LOI’s and Term Sheets as well as the common terminology used in formal contracts. The course will address the clauses that... More Info

    $55
    1.5General Credits
  • COVID-19 & the Legal Community: How COVID-19 Has Pivoted the Focus of Lawyers & the Political Structure in the US

    Lawyers and the legal practitioners have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic much like all other industries across the world and yet the specific ramifications on lawyers is worthwhile to analyze. This CLE course will examine the financial impact as well as how it affects case prosecution and networking to client reactions. More specifically, the course will examine issues such as police brutality and social justice and election suppression and the ethical rules that need to be navigated.... More Info

    $29
    1General Credit
  • Green Cards, Visas, & Naturalization During Covid-19 - Oh, My!

    Employment-based green card and visa categories, as well as the recent Executive Orders issues by President Trump, are just some of the areas being impacted by COVID-19. This CLE course will cover this area with a focus on EB-1, EB-2 NIW and PERM-based green cards. Employment-based visas not impacted by the Executive orders, specifically E,O,P,R, TV and J-1 visas will be explained and the process for obtaining approved petitions will be discussed. More Info

    $29
    1General Credit
  • Essential Strategies for Navigating Clients through Cannabis & Real Estate

    The legal issues surrounding cannabis are still evolving. This CLE course will explain the current state of cannabis with a focus on the impact of COVID specifically in California. The course will present the current and future attitude of local jurisdictions regarding permits for cannabis businesses and its impact on real estate. Advising potential landlords and tenants regarding specific provisions of their leases, as well as financial interest and other provisions will be discussed. State l... More Info

    $29
    1.25General Credits
  • Rethinking Harm in Personal Injury and Negligence Cases: Using Psychosocial Evaluations to Uncover Harm

    It might seem counterintuitive, but often attorneys who work in the field of medical malpractice and personal injury fail to understand the degree to which their clients have suffered. This CLE course, presented by attorney and forensic expert Mark Silver, will offer useful and humanistic tools to better understand what clients have suffered so that they can better and more holistically advocate for them. The course will explain these new tools and how to use them to more comprehensive... More Info

    $29
    1.25General Credits
  • The Complex Homicide Prosecution: A Case Study of the Trial of Ted Bundy’s Last Murder

    This CLE course will delve into the criminal activity of murderer Ted Bundy following his jail break in Colorado leading to his arrest in Florida. The course will explain the investigation of his last murder and offer a comprehensive account of how the prosecution built and delivered the case at trial. Lawyer performances will be critiqued with an eye toward better handling of high-profile murder cases. More Info

    $55
    1.75General Credits
  • New Challenges For Brownfield Redevelopment: Emerging Contaminants

    The Brownfield Cleanup Program was supposed to remediate the contamination of former industrial sites for new uses. But just as states across the country were to implement it, a new class of contaminants called “Emerging Contaminants” or “Forever Chemicals” arose, complicating the sites’ development. This CLE course will explain the benefits of the Brownfield Cleanup Programs and explain the various financial and liability release incentives it contains. Ongoing issues with this remediat... More Info

    $55
    1.5General Credits
  • Nuts and Bolts of Family Immigration Petitions

    The family based petition may seem quite complicated but this CLE course will provide you with a simple approach that will streamline the process and make it accessible. The course will cover issues of sponsorship and how various categories of sponsorship may apply to the process. The issue of cost, timing, use of forms and how they may impact individual eligibility will all be addressed. More Info

    $55
    1.5General Credits
  • Aggressive Presentation of Medical Evidence, and Other Trial Tips from a Veteran Defense Lawyer

    Many in the legal field believe that jurors are swayed by emotions, bias and personal preference. This hour-long CLE course will make the case that what most influences jurors is the evidence. The course will use that as the basis for a presentation on why medical professionals should testify about critical chart entries bearing on liability, damages and proximate causes as well as the benefit of medical evidence obtained from the original author versus an expert. The course will explain the r... More Info

    $29
    1.25General Credits
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