Advanced Westlaw MCLE Nov. 7

Thursday, November 7, Noon to 1:00
Advanced Research on Westlaw
Presented by Jonathan Dorsey, Client Representative
Government, Thomson Reuters
1 Hour free MCLE Credit – This is a repeat of the
January 17, 2018 program
An email address is required to receive
The MCLE certificate from Thomson
***Download Flyer Here***

This course will help you refine your search construction using both plain language and terms & connectors, while also showing you tools and resources to help you efficiently complete your research assignment.

 

Free Deposition Tips MCLE May 21

Tuesday, May 21, Noon to 1:30pm
​Tips for Taking an Effective Deposition
1.5 Hours free general participatory MCLE credit to those attending at the SF Law Library
Presented by Richard Koskoff, of Booth and Koskoff
 Co-sponsored with CEB
***Download Flyer Here***

Join veteran trial attorney Richard Koskoff for a practical and informative program about how to take an effective deposition. He will share with you a variety of tips and strategies for how to set the stage for a meaningful deposition and how to approach and handle critical areas of a deposition. Richard will demonstrate some of his teaching points:

• Obtaining and preserving evidence, including reports and other documents
• Identifying key players to depose and what to cover in the depositions
• When to hire an expert
• Questioning adverse lay witnesses, with examples
• How to depose expert witnesses, with examples
• How to approach critical areas of testimony and ask key questions, with examples
• How to handle objections, and which ones to make, with examples
• When to continue/terminate the deposition
• This program is appropriate for all experience levels.

Richard B. Koskoff is with the firm of Booth & Koskoff, in Torrance, California. Mr. Koskoff has more than 150 jury trials as a prosecutor, criminal defense lawyer, and plaintiff’s attorney. He has recovered over $100,000,000 on behalf of his clients as a civil litigator. He represents plaintiffs in wrongful death and major personal injury lawsuits involving catastrophic injuries. He handles products liability, construction, automobile accident, abused children, and general negligence cases. He has been selected to Super Lawyers for the past 15 years, consecutively, and has been nominated as a CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year. Mr. Koskoff is active in both legal and community-based organizations. He has been a speaker and lecturer for CEB, CAALA, and CAOC. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and his J.D. degree from the University of California, Davis, School of Law.

Free Westlaw MCLE May 15 at Noon

Wednesday, May 15, Noon to 1:00pm
Litigation Research with Westlaw
1 Hour Free Participatory MCLE ​
Presented by Jonathan Dorsey, Esq.
Client Representative, Government, Thomson Reuters
An email address is required to receive the MCLE certificate from Thomson
***Download Flyer Here***
During this course, you will learn how to most efficiently locate and use Westlaw’s litigation resources. We hope that you are able to attend!

 

Beat the MCLE Rush This November

Beat the rush and double your self-study MCLE in November!

The Law Library has more than 100 self-study MCLE programs available for checkout. Typically, five programs may be borrowed at one time, but during the month of November we are doubling the checkout limit. Get ahead of the curve and borrow up to 10 programs at once! Topics include Legal Ethics, Competence Issues, the Elimination of Bias, estate planning, family law, litigation strategy, real estate, and much more.

Use our MCLE LibGuide to get started:

Free MCLE May 16 – Veterans Law Overview

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 – Noon to 1:00pm

Veterans Law Overview – How to File a VA Disability Claim and How to Change a Bad Paper Discharge

Presented by Cathy Wong

Staff Attorney, Swords to Plowshares

1 Hour Free Participatory MCLE

 

Learn how to put together a winning a claim for VA service-connected benefits. Understand the three elements of service connection and how to develop and present evidence on these elements to the VA to support a veteran’s benefits claim. Additionally, learn how to change a bad paper discharge to make a veteran eligible for VA health care and benefits.

May 16 2018 Veterans Benefits MCLE Flyer

Free MCLE Advanced Westlaw January 17 Noon-1:00 PM

Wednesday, January 17, 2018, Noon to 1:00pm, Advanced Research on Westlaw
Presented by Amy Dhall, Esq.
Government Account Manager, Thomson Reuters
1 Hour free Participatory MCLE Credit – An Email address is required to receive the MCLE certificate from Thomson.

This program will build on the introductory overview on how to retrieve documents by citation, navigate through the search interface, and use KeyCite. Learn how to search with WestSearch, advanced search functions, Boolean terms and connectors, the West Key Number System, and how to retrieve specific content.

Download this free Westlaw patron access user guide.

 

Special MCLE Event with Jeff Adachi 11/8

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, Noon to 1:30pm, On Public Defense, Immigrant Rights, and Racial Justice

Presented by Jeff Adachi, San Francisco Public Defender 

1.5 Hours free Participatory MCLE Credit

Mr. Adachi will discuss the state of public defense in California and the United States, criminal justice reform, including recent efforts to reform bail, sentencing laws and eliminate racial disparities, and his office’s recent efforts to provide public defenders to immigrants facing deportation.

Keep up-to-date with all of our free programs here.