Financing Your New York CLE

February 13th, 2013 | Posted by cilliano in Education | Law | Lawyer | Marino Legal - (0 Comments)

new york cleConsidering the current economic climate is far from hospitable, gathering together the funds to finance your NY continuing legal education can be very labor intensive. That is why we at Marino Legal are pleased to offer attorneys a convenient payment plan that won’t see you crippled with expenses.

Here is how it works:

Simply pay the deposit of $250, complete our financing agreement, and furnish a copy of your driver’s license or ID card. The remaining balance to be paid for your course will be broken into equal payments and automatically charged to your credit card.

You can choose to begin your payments immediately or you can wait until two months before the bar exam to start your payments. Payments can also be extended to 12 months after you take the bar exam. Another benefit is that you can also choose how many installments you would like to pay your balance.

Some of the most frequently asked questions pertaining to our finance plan for New York continuing legal education are answered below:

Who can use the financing program?

Anyone! As long as you have a Visa, Master Card, or American Express credit card, we can set up your automatic payments.

What can you use financing for?

Financing is available for the Marino Bar Review, the Marino Weekender Bar Review, the Marino Skill Builder Bar Review, and the Marino Custom Bar Preparation.

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Spotlight on Art Law and Intellectual Property Package

February 6th, 2013 | Posted by cilliano in Education | Law | Lawyer | Legal Assistance | Marino Legal - (0 Comments)

ny cleOne of the hottest topics in the legal world today is centered around intellectual property law and the legal issues surrounding creative industries such as art and fashion design. Our New York CLE Art Law and Intellectual Property Package offers attorneys the chance to explore some of the most controversial and litigated issues in the field today, learning from noted experts from the bench and bar, as well as specialists from museums, galleries, academia, media and law enforcement.

For just $399, attorneys can acquire a wealth of knowledge on the following issues surrounding intellectual property law: copyright and fine art; protecting antiquities; government restrictions on artistic expression; looted art, detecting fraud; proving provenance; dealing with artists’ estates and foundations; appraisals; legal issues relating to installation art, biennials and art fairs; deviations from trust indentures; Cy Pres and deaccessioning; as well as ethical considerations.

One of the several courses included in this 23-credit package is ‘Representing a Fashion Client’ – a course dedicated to examining the intellectual property issues of the fashion industry. Much discussed in recent years due to high profile cases between high-end designer brands and mammoth high-street retailers, copyright and fashion is a fascinating topic and one of increasing importance for both veteran attorneys organizing their New York continuing legal education, as well as newcomers seeking ‘bridge the gap‘ courses.

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Interesting CLE Facts

January 30th, 2013 | Posted by cilliano in Education | Law | Lawyer | Marino Legal - (0 Comments)

online cleWe have discussed online CLE at length on this blog, examining its benefits, workings and where best to find quality CLE courses at affordable prices, but perhaps it is time to go back to basics. What exactly is CLE?

Continuing legal education, or CLE, is professional education of lawyers that takes place after the lawyer’s initial admission to the bar. As we have previously mentioned, many states in the U.S. require CLE participation of attorneys in order for them to maintain their license to practice law. In the U.S., CLE accreditation is given on a state-by-state basis. There is no nationwide accreditation since CLE programs are administered by the state supreme courts through special CLE Commissions or Boards.

Interestingly, the state of Kentucky allows all licensed attorneys in the state to fulfill their CLE requirement without paying a registration fee as part of a two-day program known as Kentucky Law Update. This unique program is offered annually in at least seven locations throughout the state.

More experienced attorneys are sometimes entitled to receive credit for speaking or teaching at an accredited CLE program; for moderating or participating in a panel presentation at an accredited CLE activity, for teaching law courses at an American Bar Association-accredited law school as well as for participating in several other courses and activities.

To learn more about the specifics of New York continuing legal education, consult the leading providers of both ‘bridge the gap‘ and veteran-appropriate CLE courses, Marino Legal.

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Examining New York CLE Requirements

January 23rd, 2013 | Posted by cilliano in Education | Law | Lawyer | Legal Assistance | Marino Legal - (0 Comments)

NY continuing legal educationFully grasping the ins and outs of New York continuing legal education can prove testing at times. As a navigation aid, this post will address credits, courses and New York-centric requirements as they relate to newly admitted attorneys.

New York-based newly admitted attorneys, take note – 16 transitional credits must be completed in each of your first two years of admission (a total of 32). Of these 16 credits, 3 must be in Ethics, 6 must be in Skills and 7 must be in Professional Practice or Practice Management. That is to say, newly admitted attorneys must fulfill their continuing legal education requirement by taking accredited transitional NY continuing legal education courses or programs in traditional live classroom settings or through the attendance of fully interactive video conferences, where the video conference technology has been approved by the CLE Board for use by newly admitted attorneys.

Some important points to note with regard to NY legislation are that your CLE deadline is measured from the date of your admission, and that New York is a self-reporting jurisdiction. Newly admitted attorneys within this self-reporting jurisdiction must certify along with the submission of his or her biennial attorney registration statement that the attorney has satisfactorily completed 32 credit hours of transitional continuing legal education. The attorney must also certify that he or she has retained the Certificates of Attendance or other documentation required by the CLE board.

Fortunately, Marino Legal offers a convenient solution to completing CLE requirements. Entitled ‘Bridge the Gap‘ courses, these weekend courses are designed to save you money and time in complying with NY state law.

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Bridging the Gap

January 16th, 2013 | Posted by cilliano in Education | Law | Lawyer | Marino Legal - (0 Comments)

new york cleReceiving news that you have successfully passed your bar exams and are legally qualified to practice as an attorney is a joyous experience. However, this time can also be disorienting and somewhat intimidating as you attempt to transition from education to practice.

At Marino Legal, we have been educating attorneys since 1946 and know well the challenges faced by newly admitted attorneys. Having witnessed the confusion experienced by many new attorneys, we introduced our ‘bridge the gap’ New York CLE – a series of live lectures offered to newly admitted attorneys in New York and New Jersey, intended to aid attorneys in applying the vast knowledge they gained while studying.

Our ‘Bridge the Gap’ weekends are designed to satisfy a full year of New York newly admitted CLE credits, i.e. 3.0 Ethics CLE credits, 6.0 Skills CLE credits and 7.0 Professional Practice CLE credits, allowing you to acquire the wherewithal to practice as an attorney without having to sacrifice excessive amounts of money and time. If you cannot manage to schedule an entire weekend for your ‘Bridge the Gap’ course, then simply attend one day of one weekend, and complete your course by attending another day of another weekend course that suits your schedule.

At just $350 for a complete weekend, Marino Legal, the New York continuing legal education specialists, offer the leading ‘bridge the gap’ package for newly admitted attorneys eager to begin making their mark.

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Getting Started as an Attorney in the New Year

January 8th, 2013 | Posted by cilliano in Education | Law | Lawyer | Marino Legal - (0 Comments)

New York continuing legal educationWill you be getting qualified to practice as an attorney in 2013?

If so, our 24-credit Getting Started package comes highly recommended. The 24-credit Getting Started package is perfectly suited to new attorneys, attorneys establishing a general practice or those attorneys who are simply in need of a refresher course in order to ensure continued familiarity with the most recent NY legal developments. This package covers a broad range of legal areas including matrimonial law, estates and trusts, bankruptcy and litigation. Courses offered include ‘E-Litigation for Dummies’, ‘Ending with a Bang: The Art of the Perfect Closing’, as well as ‘Winning Evidence: Techniques and Strategies in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Cases’.

At Marino Legal we pride ourselves on delivering exceptional New York continuing legal education at affordable prices; that’s why the 24-credit Getting Started package is currently offered at just $399, allowing you to save 49%. For those who prefer to pick and choose courses based on their own strengths and weaknesses, we offer a Custom Package service which allows attorneys to choose a la carte the courses most relevant to them. Simply choose whether you want a 6-, 8-, 12- or 24-hour package and then add courses as you see fit. Practically every course you need as part of your New York CLE is offered, from criminal to family law, civil and corporate law to ethics.

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Getting Leverage with CLE

December 5th, 2012 | Posted by TimD in Education | Law | Lawyer - (0 Comments)

There are many ways to have leverage in negotiations. As a lawyer, quite a few of these circumstances are outside of your control. The circumstances surrounding a certain case or even certain laws that a case deals with generally set most of the parameters for leverage. Still, as a lawyer you can create your own leverage when you present a case. The best way to be in control of the leverage is to understand as much as you can about the case.

Understanding cases comes from directly engaging with clients, witnesses and evidence–this much is clear. What is less clear is how simply keeping yourself sharp through various New York CLE programs, or even online CLE, can help you build a case.

Through improved understanding of the surrounding issues, you can apply the information about your current situation in a variety of ways. Seeing those angles is why seeking out expertise through lectures, web seminars and more New York continuing legal education is so vitally important. There is no other way to adept with the law than studiously disseminating the details of the law in question and laws in general.

Getting leverage in a negotiation is key. You can win without it of course, but why would you try?

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Building Codes Post Hurricane Sandy

November 27th, 2012 | Posted by TimD in Education | Law | Lawyer | Legal Assistance - (0 Comments)

The evolution of laws happens in a variety of ways for a wealth of reasons. Sometimes, as discussed last week, it is simply the collective changing of our social acceptance. In other cases there is a quick change that requires people to rethink the way things were done. This is happening throughout the hardest hit areas of New York post-Hurricane Sandy.

In every area touched by the hurricane a reality is setting in that weather patterns are likely to leave many of these areas susceptible to more hurricanes in the future. As a result legal building codes and zoning for housing and businesses are likely to change. For legal aides to the city, state, and federal government, as well as personal lawyers to home and business owners, this is likely to make for a complex rethinking of standards for buildings and so much more.

If you are a lawyer looking to help victims or help the city with recovery a refresher on laws surrounding building safety and insurance policy are worth boning up on. Some online CLE or some other form of New York continuing legal education will helpfully bolster your credentials in these very nuanced and complex areas of law.

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Is Online CLE Effective?

November 12th, 2012 | Posted by TimD in Education | Law | Lawyer | Legal Assistance | Marino Legal - (0 Comments)

With exploding class sizes and an inability to give students the sort of hands on education that they might require, or at the very least excel if offered, many school systems are looking closer at online education. Clearly this is not necessarily the same thing as the continuing legal education online offered by Marino Legal but it does offer some guidelines and research is over time proving the effectiveness of this model.

Hands on work is for most anybody, from the most dysfunctional preschooler to the lawyer fulfilling his or her annual New York continuing legal education requirements, the most effective way to learn. The reasons for this are simple. Focusing on actually doing a thing yourself will force you to break a process or idea down into its essential pieces. Once you have done so it is more quickly rendered to your memory.

Online CLE offers this sort of hands on dissemination in a way that is cost effective and convenient. On top of those factors, you can move the lesson along at your own speed. If you need to look back at a piece of the lesson your computer will allow you to do so. Rather than blowing through a series of lessons and leading them float in one ear and out the other you can take your time until you are confident in the material.

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Less Common Legal Practices

October 10th, 2012 | Posted by TimD in Education | Law | Lawyer | Legal Assistance | Marino Legal - (0 Comments)

Legal precedent is an interesting thing to follow closely. There are all varieties of decisions being made in order to facilitate specific events from township to township and state to state. Some important legal decisions by courts even go as far as making the distinction to specifically say that they should not be taken as precedent. Even still, these decisions are often brought up as examples to try and maneuver cases in a certain direction.

This is just another reason why keeping close track of your NY continuing legal education requirements is not just important for specifically legal reasons, but also for the practical practice and understanding of law.

There are a number of other extenuating legal decisions like temporary holds on laws. These practices are not just easily accessible legal practices. Each has their own series of rationals and, as a lawyer, trying to get a judge to agree to one takes some very specific information. New York continuing legal education is a great way to stay up to date and have these less common legal practices at the ready.

Precedent is important, but if you build cases around just the most common precedents you will be starting at a deficit  This is no matter how good of a lawyer you might assume you are.

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