Virgin Islands CLE - Alternative Dispute Resolution Courses

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United Institute for Continuing Legal Education offers CLE courses accredited in many states throughout the country. Attorneys licensed in the Virgin Islands may earn 20 credit hours with us. To view our full accreditation details please .

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The Rabbinical Court in the American Legal System: Procedures & Processes

This panel discussion covers a myriad of topics relating to the adjudication of cases in arbitrations before rabbinical courts. Topics include enforcement of beit din (rabbinical court) awards in court, constitutional challenges to beit din adjudication of cases, and choice of law issues in beit din. More Info

$29

1.25General Credits
Introduction to Divorce Actions in New Jersey

Designed for novice attorneys as well as seasoned ones unfamiliar with family law, this CLE course will offer an introduction and overview on the divorce process in New Jersey. The course will address both procedural and substantive issues that may arise during a divorce action as well as the use of Alternate Dispute Resolution techniques. More Info

$29

1General Credit
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

$55

1.5General Credits
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

$55

1.5General Credits
Does Jewish Law Like Lawyers? Building a Just Legal System

While there is no shortage of modern texts of legal ethics, there is another source for codes of responsibility that goes back centuries. In fact, ancient Jewish legal texts contain crucial lessons in attorney behavior. In this CLE course, Professor Michael Avi Helfand, Esq. of Pepperdine University School of Law analyzes these sources and offers an ancient, and yet new perspective on today’s legal ethics. More Info

$34

1Ethics Credit
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

$29

1.25General Credits
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

$29

1.25General Credits
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

$29

1.25General Credits
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

$29

1.25General Credits
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

$34

1Ethics Credit