Planning and preparation are key to making the most of your legal career from the very beginning. This program will review foundational skills for attorneys’ development, including professional responsibility and ethics; communication and teamwork; and written and oral advocacy. Attendees will gain practical tools to improve their performance, preparedness, and working relationships with colleagues, clients, and the courts.
- Introductory Overview
- Brief introduction of the presenter;
- Icebreaker poll of attendees; and
- Review of agenda, topics to be covered, and anticipated take-aways.
- Professional Responsibility and Ethics
- Becoming familiar with ethical rules and guidance;
- Getting involved in professional organizations; and
- Continuing Legal Education (CLE) overview.
- Communication
- Effective communication;
- Recognizing that communication is a professional responsibility; and
- Tips for civil and responsive communication.
- Teamwork and Delegation
- Team participation and leadership;
- Types of teams;
- Effectiveness tips for team members and leaders; and
- Strategies for better meetings.
- Legal Research and Writing
- Research and writing skills throughout one’s career;
- Developing research and writing skills; and
- Tips for editing effectively.
- Oral Advocacy and Courtroom Skills
- Typical differences in skills development by firm size and type; and
- Strategies for developing oral advocacy and courtroom skills.
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Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 General
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.20 General
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 General
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 General
Difficulty: All Levels
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 General
This presentation is approved for one hour of General CLE credit in California, North Carolina, and South Carolina (all levels). This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.20 hours of total CLE credit. This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1.00 credit hours.
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At this time, Justia only offers CLE courses officially accredited in certain states. Lawyers may generate a generic attendance certificate to self-submit credit in their own jurisdiction, but Justia does not guarantee that lawyers will receive their desired CLE credit through the self-submission or reciprocity process.
Southern Poverty Law Center
Keisha Stokes-Hough is the Southern Poverty Law Center’s deputy director of legal management, where she assists with overseeing the operations of the SPLC’s legal department, and coordinates programming for attorneys and law students. Her experience includes a range of legal and advocacy work seeking economic justice, as well as habeas litigation on behalf of indigent petitioners.
Keisha received a bachelor’s degree from Jackson State University and a law degree from Harvard Law School, where she was a member of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau.