MCLE'S New Lawyer Curriculum
The best training at the lowest prices
1. 47th Annual Practical Skills Program
For the general practitioner, February 24 & 25, 2011
A time-tested two-day program covering the nuts
and bolts of the 10 most common practice areas:
• Buying and selling a home
• Preparing a basic estate plan
• Settling an estate
• Handling employment law issues
• Advising small businesses
• Representing clients in bankruptcy proceedings
• Defending OUI cases
• Trying a case in District Court
• Navigating divorce cases
• Managing client trust accounts and conflicts of interest
An instant law library – FREE with program!
Attend MCLE’s Practical Skills program and get the indispensable 2-volume Massachusetts Basic Practice Manual for an overview of each of 10 common practice areas, with forms on disk, FREE!
2. Hanging Your Shingle
For the lawyer-entrepreneur, March 31 & April 1, 2011
A two-day, step-by-step workshop on establishing, developing and running a law practice—complete with “owner’s manual.”
Take charge of your career with hands-on, practical advice:
• Defining your practice
• Setting up your law firm as a business
• Avoiding malpractice
• Planning your technology, computer, and software needs
• Building your library
• Creating and evolving a business plan
• Billing clients
• Developing and implementing a marketing plan
• Taking the first steps
• Candid advice and helpful hints from the faculty
3. BasicsPlus!® programs
For the entry-level specialist
Over 20 one- and two-day programs especially designed to jumpstart your practice, each supported by MCLE’s signature written materials.
FALL TERM
• Corporate
• Civil Trial Advocacy
• Health & Hospital
• Intellectual Property
• Pretrial Litigation
• Employment & Labor
• Estate, Gift & Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax (even year)
• Fiduciary Income Tax (odd year)
• Environmental
• Commercial Real Estate (odd year)
WINTER TERM
• Bankruptcy
• Personal Injury
• Probate
• Immigration
• School Law
• Zoning
• Civil Deposition Practice
• Civil Discovery Practice
SPRING TERM
• Small Business
• Workers’ Compensation
• Elder Law
• Estate Planning
• Divorce
• Residential Real Estate
• Nonprofits (odd year)
Best Deal…
Take 50% OFF with MCLE BasicsPlus!® Packages!
Save with packages of deeply discounted collections of seminars and books bundled together by practice specialty—including BasicsPlus!® program, annual conference, MCLE manual, OnlineLibrary subscription, sponsor membership and attendant benefits—all in one convenient package for just $395.
Attend the BasicsPlus!® programs, then stay current with these related annual practice-specialty conferences
FALL TERM
• ADR & the Law
• Bankruptcy Law
• Business & Securities Law
• Criminal Law
• Workers’ Compensation
WINTER TERM
• Business Litigation
• Elder & Disability Law
• Employment Law
• Environmental & Land Use
• Estate Planning
SPRING TERM
• Family Law
• Family & Closely-Held Businesses
• Hospital & Health Law
• Immigration Law
• Juvenile Delinquency & Child Welfare
• Municipal Law
• Nonprofit Law
• Personal Injury Law
• Real Estate Law
• School Law
• Trial Advocacy
SUMMER TERM
• Intellectual Property
• Paralegal Practice
PLUS, more than 200 other programs available in a variety of in-person or online formats, live or on-demand!
Books & OnlineLibrary
Everything you need, in print and online
4. MCLE Books
Build a solid foundation with MCLE publications
In addition to the BEST programs, MCLE boasts an unrivaled collection of nearly 150 practical, how-to manuals. Written by experts in the field and replete with practice-tested tips, forms and checklists, MCLE’s books cover every area of the law and guide practitioners at all levels of experience on how to achieve the best results for your clients.
Unlimited access at your fingertips
The MCLE OnlineLibrary offers unlimited 24/7 access to our entire collection of practice handbooks, checklists and forms. That adds up to nearly 150 book titles and 6,500 forms—a staggering 102,000 pages of the CLE you need to succeed. And, new content is added every week. Search, find, download and print just about anything you need, right on your desktop. Test drive the MCLE OnlineLibrary today with a 7-day FREE TRIAL.
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$100 OFF a full-year subscription - Get the entire OnlineLibrary for just $295
Start building your library with these practical, how-to practice manuals—
Business & Commercial
• Drafting and Enforcing Massachusetts Contracts
• A Practical Guide to Massachusetts Limited Liability Companies
• A Practical Guide to Consumer Bankruptcy
Civil Litigation
• Massachusetts District Court Civil Practice Manual
• Massachusetts Discovery Practice
• Massachusetts Evidence: A Courtroom Reference
• Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Torts
Criminal Law
• Massachusetts District Court Criminal Defense Manual
• Trying OUI Cases in Massachusetts
Employment Law
• Massachusetts Employment Law
• Drafting Employment Documents in Massachusetts
• Workers’ Compensation Practice in Massachusetts
Estate Planning & Administration
• A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Massachusetts
• Drafting Wills and Trusts
• Massachusetts Probate Manual
Family Law
• Massachusetts Divorce Law Practice Manual
• Massachusetts Divorce Law Form
Real Estate
• Residential and Commercial Landlord-Tenant Practice in Massachusetts
• Handling Residential Real Estate Transactions in Massachusetts
PLUS, more than 130 additional titles rich with practice tips, judicial and ethical commentary, examples, forms and checklists!
Save with BasicsPlus!® Packages