Welcome to the Legal Profession
A CLE Event for Recently Admitted Attorneys
Saturday, Sept. 27 | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick and Online
Earn up to 7.5 credits.
Tuition Rates:
– Members: $139
– Non-Members: $199
About the Program
Congratulations on your recent admission to the New Jersey bar!
We at the New Jersey State Bar Association/New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education welcome you to the profession for a day designed for recently admitted lawyers. You’ll fulfill your “recent admit” CLE requirements, meet colleagues and hear a special panel of leaders discuss what they wish they knew when they were starting out in the profession. You will also receive materials that you can reference throughout your career and practical information to set you on the road to success.
The day begins with breakfast and a welcome from officers of the NJSBA Young Lawyers’ Division.
Next, fulfill your new attorney requirements with a combination of interactive live programs and recorded on-demand seminars. Choose one live seminar in the morning and one in the afternoon for six credits. Everyone registered will also receive a library of on-demand recorded courses that will fulfill the remaining 10 new admit credit requirements, including the New Jersey attorney trust and business accounting course. For more information about the credit requirements for every lawyer, click here.
Finally, learn from experience! Hear from members of the YLD and the NJSBA Leadership Academy in a fun roundtable on what they wish they knew when they were starting out. They will also answer your questions, so ask whatever comes to mind!
Program Agenda
| 8:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | Welcome from YLD Officers |
| 9:05 | Choose from two sessions: |
| – Intro to Municipal Court Practice Are you new to municipal court? This seminar, presented by a prominent and experienced panel, will provide important information to understand the municipal court system in New Jersey. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your skills and prepare to practice effectively in the municipal courts.Topics include: common municipal court charges and court jurisdiction, client intake, entering the appearance and waiving the first appearance, discovery requests, the proper way to interact with court staff, prosecutors and judges, motion practice, plea-bargaining and pleas, sentencing, trials, appeals.
Speaker: – Intro to Law Office Management This fun and interactive program will discuss some practical law office management lessons that will make you more efficient, help your practice be more compliant with ethics rules and serve your clients better which, in the end, all translates to making more money. Topics include: what you are required to have under the Rules of Professional Conduct, whether to rent office space or have a virtual office, your website – what can be online, should be online and must not be online, malpractice insurance must-have’s, your role in supervising your staff, effective billing procedures and more. Speaker: |
| 11:35 | Lunch |
| 12:05 | Choose from Two Sessions – Introduction to Workers’ Compensation Practice This program will cover the key concepts and issues that arise in workers’ compensation cases. The panelists will discuss the issues from both the petitioner and respondent perspective to prepare practitioners on either side for success when they take on a workers’ compensation case.Program topics include: workers’ compensation benefits, case defenses, court practices and procedures, how to navigate the written and unwritten rules of workers’ compensation court, case preparation from intake to trial, calculating the value of your case and settlement options, the top 10 most important workers’ compensation decisions relevant to today’s practice and more!Speaker: William T. Freeman, Esq. Brown & Connery, LLP, Haddonfield
– Introduction to Estate Planning This practical program will give you a solid introduction to estate planning. The presenters will provide an overview of wills, trusts, powers of attorney and healthcare directives, review principles and laws that are key to estate planning, discuss tax considerations and provide tips on gathering essential information from your clients. Speaker: |
| 2:35 | Break |
| 2:45 | Roundtable Discussion with Young Lawyers – What I Wish I Knew You’ve studied the law but probably have a lot of questions about the more practical aspects of being a lawyer and wish you could ask someone who has recently “been there.” Now you can! Join a panel of lawyers who have been practicing for 10 years or less who will answer your questions and talk about what they wish they knew when they were starting out. Whether you are working for a firm, a government agency or embarking on a solo career, you will find answers to some of your most pressing questions.
Speakers: Christopher L. Jackson, Esq. Maximilian J. Mescall, Esq. Assistant Prosecutor Lynne G. Seborowski Brandon Lee Wolff, Esq. |
| 4:00 | Adjourn |
CLE CREDITS:
| NJ CLE: | NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 7.5 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 7.5). |
| NY CLE: | NY Professional Practice Transitional: 7.5 |
| PA CLE: | PA Substantive Credit: 6.0 New: No PA CLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program. |
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Important Information About Our Events, Meetings, and More:
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Digital Materials & Environmental Commitment: As part of our commitment to environmental sustainability, unless otherwise noted, all seminar materials are provided as digital downloads. You can access these materials through:
- The “My Links” section at the top of our website for in-person or online events
- Or, for online programs, the event access link included in your joining instructions
Cancellation and Refund Policy:
If you need to cancel your registration and are not transferring to another program or date, please submit a written request to us at least three business days before the event, meeting, or gathering. You will receive a refund minus a $20.00 cancellation fee. No refunds or registration changes will be issued within three business days of the event, meeting, or gathering.
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