First Year Associate Webinar Series

First Year Associate Webinar Series by Practice Area

Please share the First Year Associate Webinar Series by Practice area with your incoming associates. Each 30-minute webinar covers the key resources available in the specified Practice Area. Click on the session dates below to register.

Antitrust
Tuesday, October 10th at 2pm ET

Also, check out the National Webinar Series for more specialized webinars on hot topics, CLEs and must know practice skills like, Reviewing and Drafting Antitrust Provisions in M&A Agreements (Tuesday, November 14th at 2pm Est).

Resources to Know:

• The Lexis Antitrust & Competition Law practice page provides easy access to curated primary content and an exclusive collection of leading and authoritative analytical sources, including among scores of titles: 
  • Antitrust Law: An Analysis of Antitrust Principles and Their Application (Areeda and Hovenkamp), the most cited antitrust authority
  • Antitrust Law Developments, Ninth Edition (ABA), an indispensable and timely practice resource in its newest revision
  • Antitrust Laws and Trade Regulation, an authoritative treatise, often considered the most comprehensive in the area.
• The Antitrust practice area of Practical Guidance includes time-saving resources, authored by experienced practitioners, that speed you to understanding of complex topics and new tasks more quickly, helping you hit the ground running as a productive member of your team. As just a few examples:
  • The Antitrust Fundamentals topic provides a wealth of materials to familiarize you with core antitrust laws and concepts, along with resources covering major antitrust related tasks that you will typically work on as a new antitrust associate.
  • The First Year Associate Resource Kit: Tax offers step-by-step practical guidance for successfully completing many types of assignments.
  • The Antitrust practice area offers in-depth yet accessible coverage spanning 11 distinct topics from Mergers and Acquisitions and Civil Antitrust Litigation, to Price Discrimination and Criminal Investigations & Prosecution. 
  • Trackers provide summaries (with source material links) of recent Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) merger enforcement actions and civil nonmerger (conduct) cases, DOJ criminal (cartel) cases, and Federal antitrust legislation to help you stay apprised of key developments.
• Market Standards – Antitrust, found in Practical Guidance, helps you easily locate precedent antitrust provisions in publicly-filed M&A agreements, which will be used for a variety of tasks that you may be asked to complete this year.
• Law360 Competition and MLex deliver in-depth daily coverage of antitrust and competition to ensure you have cutting-edge awareness of key developments, emerging issues, and trends
• Sign up for the Practical Guidance Newsletter in your practice areas of interest. 

 
Banking, Finance & Financial Services Regulation
Wednesday, October 11th at 11am ET
Tuesday, November 7th at 11am ET

Also, check out the National Webinar Series for more specialized webinars on hot topics, CLEs and must know practice skills like, Drafting and Reviewing Credit Agreements (Wednesday, November 15th at 11am Est).

Resources to Know:

• Practical Guidance Finance and Practical Guidance Financial Services Regulation include practice notes, forms and checklists that provide step-by-step practical guidance, which will help you successfully complete assignments and stand out among your peers. For example, the First Year Associate Resource Kit: Finance and the First Year Associate Resource Kit: Financial Services Regulation provide extensive coverage of what you need to know to excel in a law firm environment and complete Finance and Financial Services Regulation tasks successfully. 
• Introductory topics like Fundamentals of Financing Transactions and Bank Activities and Regulatory Enforcement Actions help you get up to speed.
• Market Standards Finance includes in-depth coverage of credit agreements and commitment letters, including approximately 90 deal points for credit agreements and 70 deal points for commitment letters, with new deals analyzed within two weeks.
• Consult the Credit Spread Adjustment Tracker,  Foreign Benchmark Rate Loans Tracker, Sustainability-Linked Loans Tracker, and Alternative Reference Rate Loans Tracker to track and be alerted to publicly filed loans that meet this criteria. 
• Practice Videos Get you quickly up to speed with various Finance tasks by watching a short video.
• A whole Practice Center for Banking and Finance resources.
• Sign up for the Practical Guidance Newsletter in your practice areas of interest. 

 
Bankruptcy & Restructuring
Wednesday, October 4th at 11am ET
Thursday, October 26th at 11am ET

Also, check out the National Webinar Series for more specialized webinars on hot topics, CLEs and must know practice skills like, Filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy…and what happens next, (Thursday, December 7th at 11am Est).

Resources to Know:

• Practical Guidance Bankruptcy include practice notes, forms and checklists that provide step-by-step practical guidance, which will help you successfully complete assignments and stand out among your peers. For example, the First Year Associate Resource Kit: Bankruptcy provides extensive coverage of what you need to know to excel in a law firm environment and complete Bankruptcy tasks successfully. 
• Introductory topics like Commencing a Bankruptcy Proceeding help you get up to speed.
• Practice Videos Get you quickly up to speed with various Bankruptcy tasks by watching a short video.
• A whole Practice Center for Bankruptcy resources.
• Sign up for the Practical Guidance Newsletter in your practice areas of interest.

 
Capital Markets & Corporate Governance
Thursday, October 5th at 2pm ET
Wednesday, November 1st at 2pm ET

Also, check out the National Webinar Series for more specialized webinars on hot topics, CLEs and must know practice skills like, Form Checking SEC Filings (Thursday, November 30th at 11am Est).  

Resources to Know:

• Practical Guidance Capital Markets and Corporate Governance and Private Equity & Investment Management include practice notes, annotated templates, model clauses, checklists, and other resources to help you approach new tasks with confidence. The First Year Associate Resource Kit: Capital Markets & Corporate Governance and First Year Associate Resource Kit: Investment Management offers collections of curated resources to help you hit the ground running in your new role. 
• Capital Markets by Industry Guides discuss the nuances of doing deals in specific industrial sectors.
• SEC Proposed and Adopted Rules Tracker helps you monitor for key regulatory developments.
• The Lexis Research Securities practice area page organizes relevant practice-specific primary law, secondary analytical materials like Securities Practice Guide and Securities Law Techniques, current awareness resources, and more in a single editorially curated location.  
• Sign up for the Practical Guidance Newsletter in your practice areas of interest.

 
Civil Litigation
Thursday, September 28th at 11 am ET
Wednesday, November 8th at 2pm ET

Also, check out the National Webinar Series for more specialized webinars on hot topics, CLEs and must know practice skills like, Pre-litigation Considerations (Tuesday, November 21st at 11am Est).    

Resources to Know:

• Practical Guidance Civil Litigation include practice notes, forms and checklists that provide step-by-step practical guidance, which will help you successfully complete assignments and stand out among your peers. For example, the First Year Civil Litigation Resource Kit provides extensive coverage of what you need to know to excel in a law firm environment and complete civil litigation tasks successfully. For additional information check out our Civil Litigation Fundamentals Resource Kits.
• Practice Videos will get you quickly up to speed with various civil litigation tasks by watching a short video. 
• New to Federal Court? Review the Court System Overview (Federal) and Deadlines in Civil Litigation Chart (Federal).  
• Perform state civil procedure research from over 21 different jurisdictions.
• Increase your brief writing skills with Motion Practice: Making and Opposing a Motion (Federal) and watch Brief Writing Fundamentals Video (Federal) that covers the essential elements of successful brief writing in a visually engaging format, and also provides links for deep guidance on federal motion practice.  
• Take a look at Civil Litigation Process Maps which educates and connects you to relevant Practical Guidance for key phases of a federal court litigation and include visualizations orienting you to where in the litigation lifecycle your selected phase fits.
• Enjoy a whole Practice Area Page dedicated to Federal Civil Litigation resources to more easily located exclusive secondary analytical content and practical guidance from Wagstaffe, Matthew Bender and more.
• A few other helpful links: Trial Court Orders, Jury Instructions and Jury Verdicts. 
• Sign up for the Practical Guidance Newsletter in your practice areas of interest.

 
Construction
Thursday, October 19th at 2pm ET

Also, check out the National Webinar Series for more specialized webinars on hot topics, CLEs and must know practice skills like, Negotiating and Drafting Construction Contracts (Tuesday, November 14th at 11am Est).  

Resources to Know:

• Practical Guidance for Construction includes practice notes, forms and checklists that provide step-by-step practical guidance, which will help you successfully complete assignments and stand out among your peers.  For example, the First Year Associate Resource Kit: Construction provides extensive coverage of what you need to know to hit the ground running and excel at your firm. 
• Practical Guidance Construction includes 38 topical Resource Kits that provide extensive coverage on various construction tasks – from the owner-contractor agreement to construction disputes which will enable you to complete your tasks efficiently and effectively. 
• Leverage State Law Surveys for Mechanic’s Lien, Indemnification, and Prompt Payment Acts along with our customizable State Law Comparison Tool to create customizable state law surveys. 
• Sign up for the Practical Guidance Newsletter for weekly updates on relevant trends and content updates in the Construction practice.  

 
Corporate and M&A
Friday, October 13th at 11am ET
Friday, October 20th at 2pm ET

Also, check out the National Webinar Series for more specialized webinars on hot topics, CLEs and must know practice skills like, Drafting an Asset Purchase Agreement (Wednesday, November 22nd at 11am Est).  

Resources to Know:

• Practical Guidance Corporate and M&A and Practical Guidance Commercial Transactions include practice notes, annotated templates, model clauses, checklists, and other resources to help you approach new tasks with confidence. For example, the First Year Associate Resource Kit: Corporate and M&A and the First Year Associate Resource Kit: Commercial Transactions provide a curated resource collection to help you hit the ground running in your new role. 
• State Law Comparison Tool facilitates state-by-state charting of Business Entities laws (or leverage the numerous Business Entities State Law Surveys)
• Market Standards: M&A helps you compare and analyze 150+ deal points in ~40K publicly filed M&A transactions 
• M&A Market Trends provide insight into trends in deal terms and structures.
• M&A By Industry Guides discuss the nuances of doing deals in specific industrial sectors.
• Lexis Research Practice Area pages dedicated to Corporate and M&A and Securities organize relevant practice-specific primary law, secondary analytical materials like M&A Practice Guide and Delaware Corporation Law and Practice, current awareness resources, and more in a single editorially curated location.  
• Sign up for the Practical Guidance Newsletter for weekly updates in practice areas of interest. 

 
Data Security and Privacy
Tuesday, October 3rd at 2pm ET
Wednesday, October 25th at 2pm ET

Also, checkout the National Webinar Series for more specialized webinars on hot topics, CLEs and must know practice skills like, Staying up-to-date on Privacy Laws (Thursday, November 16th at 2pm Est).   

Resources to Know:

• Practical Guidance Data Security & Privacy provide task-based guidance for key data security and privacy tasks from compliance to risk management, drafting privacy policies and more.      
• Resources to get your bearings and learn the foundations of data security and privacy 
• Fundamentals Resource Kits, Training Presentations and Videos such as resources for understanding the framework for U.S. and key foreign Data Security & Privacy laws and key cybersecurity terms include Data Breach Notification Resource Kit, Biometric Privacy State Legislation Tracker, HIPAA Privacy and Security Training Presentation, GDPR Compliance Training Presentation, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Overview, Cybersecurity and Cyber Technology Terms
• Data Privacy & Cyberlaw Lexis Practice Center highlights top sources and tools in an easy-to-use research environment.
• Sign up for the Practical Guidance Newsletter in your practice areas of interest.

 
Energy
Thursday, September 21st at 2pm ET

Also, check out the National Webinar Series for more specialized webinars on hot topics, CLEs and must know practice skills like, Drafting Oil and Gas Agreements and conducting Due Diligence in Energy Mergers and Acquisitions (Wednesday, December 6th at 2pm Est).

Resources to Know:

• Energy Finance Resource Kit Resource Kits bring together key guidance on financing options for different types of energy production projects including traditional and renewable energy financing options and more from multiple practice areas in Practical Guidance
• Resources for understanding essential aspects of upstream, midstream and downstream energy transactions including Oil and Gas: Exploration and Production Agreements, Midstream Oil & Gas Transactions and Agreements, and Power Purchase Agreements 
• Practical Guidance Energy & Utilities topics on Green Tech & Renewable Energy and Energy & Environmental Regulation provide key guidance to get your bearings on solar, wind and other renewable sources, regulation of the oil and gas industry, emissions standards and green building with resources such as Solar Energy Technologies and Project Regulation and Federal Environmental Regulations Affecting Oil and Gas Operations 
• The Energy & Utilities Law Practice Center on Lexis provides an easy-to-use research environment that brings together top sources in energy law including cases, statutes and regulations, legislative history, news, legal news and treatises covering topics including oil and gas transactions, fracking, renewables, and public utilities. 
• Sign up for the Practical Guidance Newsletter in your practice areas of interest.

 
Environmental
Tuesday, October 24th at 2pm ET

Also, check out the National Webinar Series for more specialized webinars on hot topics, CLEs and must know practice skills like, Environmental Impact Statement Resources (Tuesday, November 28th at 11am Est). 

Resources to Know:

• Climate Change and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Resource Kits bring together key guidance on climate change, environmental regulation, renewables, sustainability, environmental due diligence and more from multiple practice areas in Practical Guidance
• Practical Guidance Energy & Utilities topics on Green Tech & Renewable Energy and Energy & Environmental Regulation provide key guidance to get your bearings on solar, wind and other renewable sources, regulation of the oil and gas industry, emissions standards and green building with resources such as Solar Energy Technologies and Project Regulation, Federal Environmental Regulations Affecting Oil and Gas Operations and Green Buildings, LEED Version 4.1, and the AIA Sustainable Projects Exhibit
• Resources for understanding essential aspects of environmental and climate change law and policy abroad and major international climate change treaties and agreements include Environment in International Jurisdictions, Climate Regulation in International Jurisdictions and UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement
• The Environmental Law Practice Center on Lexis provides an easy-to-use research environment that brings together top sources in the practice area including cases, statutes and regulations, legislative history, news, legal news and treatises covering topics including hazardous waste and toxic substances, brownfield redevelopment, fracking,  renewables, insurance coverage, environmental law in real estate and business transactions and other areas.
• Sign up for the Practical Guidance Newsletter in your practice areas of interest.

 
Healthcare
Thursday, October 27th at 11am ET

Also, check out the National Webinar Series for more specialized webinars on hot topics, CLEs and must know practice skills like, Familiarize Yourself with the Basics of HIPAA and Draft a Privacy & Security Training Presentation (Wednesday, November 8th at 11am Est).

Resources to Know:

• Practical Guidance Healthcare helps you create world-class product and deliver insights that improve outcomes and efficiency by leveraging key healthcare content by topic and task including: Fraud and Abuse Compliance; Transactions, Licensing, and Regulation; Managed Care, Health Insurance, and Employee Health Plans; Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement and Compliance; Health Information Privacy and Security; Patient Care and Advance Planning; Clinical Trials; and International Considerations.
• Approach new tasks with confidence with Practice Notes and rely on Healthcare Resource Kits to help you get up to speed quickly. For example, the First Year Associate Resource Kit: Healthcare will help you hit the ground running and become a valuable part of the team from day one. 
• Learn about healthcare jurisdictional materials such as State Law Surveys and a State Law Comparison Tool to compare key laws across jurisdictions which is displayed in customized charts and reports with numerous download options. 
• Healthcare is a highly regulated practice area and Trackers provide an easy way to monitor statutory, caselaw, and regulatory developments. Discover how you can dive into agency activity such as the OIG Advisory Opinions Tracker, HIPAA Regulatory Enforcement Tracker, Key CMS Regulatory Guidance Tracker, and more. 
• Uncover how you can locate templates and clauses for model work product with annotations and alternative clauses as well as checklists with step-by-step guidance to help you when drafting and negotiating.
• Practice Videos will get you up to speed quickly on various healthcare topics by watching a short video. 
• Lexis Healthcare Practice Center highlights top sources including exclusive analytical content from Matthew Bender and Legal News from Law360 Health and Mealey’s in an easy-to-use research environment.
• Sign up for the Practical Guidance Newsletter in your practice areas of interest.

 
Insurance
Wednesday, October 18th at 2pm ET

Also, check out the National Webinar Series for more specialized webinars on hot topics, CLEs and must know practice skills like, Identify and Understand the Numerous Types of Insurance Policies Available (Thursday, December 14th at 11am Est). 

Resources to Know:

• Practical Guidance Insurance provides an unmatched hub of dedicated insurance legal content regardless of whether you specialize in insurance litigation, transactions, compliance, or claims and coverage which helps you meticulously investigate claims, innately understand coverage policies and laws, and complete necessary filings in a timely manner.
• Rely on Practice Notes and Insurance Resource Kits to stay ahead of your opponents. For example, the First Year Associate Resource Kit: Insurance provides a list of key resources covering major insurance related tasks. 
• Leverage key insurance content by topic and task including: Conducting Insurance Company Operations; Developing Insurance Products and Underwriting; Interacting with Regulators and Responding to Investigations; Assessing Claims and Coverage; Managing Insurance Representatives; Advising on Business Transactions; and International Considerations. 
• Gain a competitive edge through greater efficiency with insurance tools by comparing laws in multiple jurisdictions through insurance State Law Surveys and customize your own insurance state law surveys through the State Law Comparison Tool. 
• Access expert insurance forms, clauses, and checklists to springboard legal drafting.
• Stay current with key guidance on the latest trends impacting the insurance industry like COVID-19, data protection, war risk exclusion, supply chain, civil unrest, ESG, and resources addressing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs. v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. 
• Practice Videos will get you quickly up to speed with various civil litigation tasks by watching a short video. 
• Enjoy a whole Practice Area Page dedicated to Insurance resources to more easily locate exclusive secondary analytical content and practical guidance from Appleman on Insurance, Matthew Bender, Mealey’s, Law360 Insurance, and more.
• Sign up for the Practical Guidance Newsletter in your practice areas of interest.  

 
Intellectual Property
Wednesday, September 20th at 2pm ET
Thursday, November 2nd at 2pm ET

Also, checkout the National Webinar Series for more specialized webinars on hot topics, CLEs and must know practice skills like, Conducting IP Due Diligence (Tuesday, December 12th at 2pm Est).

Resources to Know:

• Practical Guidance Intellectual Property & Technology covering all areas of IP practice.    
• Resources to get your bearings and learn the foundations of IP practice include Fundamentals Resource Kits, Training Presentations and Videos such as Intellectual Property & Technology Fundamentals Resource Kit, Copyright Use and Protection: Training Presentation, Trademark Use and Protection: Training Presentation, Trademark Distinctiveness Video, Trade Secret Fundamentals Video
• Patent Litigation: Fact Discovery Resource Kit and Trademark Litigation Discovery Resource Kit walk you through the stages of discovery and connect you with key templates for litigation while the Patent Office Action Response Resource Kit and Trademark Registration and Maintenance Resource Kit provide key resources for registering IP
• Lexis Practice Centers highlight top sources and tools in an easy-to-use research environment: Copyright, Patent, Trademark, Life Sciences/Pharmaceutical, Entertainment & Sports, Data Privacy & Cyberlaw
• Sign up for the Practical Guidance Newsletter in your practice areas of interest.

 
Labor & Employment and Employee Benefits/Executive Compensation
Wednesday, September 27th at 2pm ET
Tuesday, October 31st at 2pm ET

Also, check out the National Webinar Series for more specialized webinars on hot topics, CLEs and must know practice skills like, How to Compare State/Local Labor & Employment Laws (Wednesday, November 29th at 2pm Est).

Resources to Know:

• Practical Guidance Labor & Employment and Practical Guidance Employee Benefit & Executive Compensation includes practice notes, forms and checklists that provide step-by-step practical guidance, which will help you successfully complete assignments and stand out among your peers. For example, the First Year Associate Resource Kit: Labor & Employment and First Year Associate Resource Kit:  Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation provide extensive coverage of what you need to know to excel in a law firm environment and complete labor/employment and employee benefits tasks successfully. 
• Fundamentals Resource Kit: Labor & Employment and Fundamentals Resource Kit: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation provides a list of key Practical Guidance resources covering major labor/employment and employee benefits/executive compensation practice areas related tasks you will typically work on as an associate.
• Market Standards for Labor & Employment, a wide selection of publicly filed new and restated U.S. executive employment agreements and employment letters, and currently includes over 4,600 employment agreements and 75 searchable data points to help attorneys draft documents and keep them at the top of their game.
• Enjoy whole Practice Area Pages dedicated to Labor & Employment Resources and Employee Benefits/Executive Compensation to more easily locate exclusive secondary analytical content and practical guidance from Matthew Bender and XpertHR.
• Sign up for the Practical Guidance Newsletter in your practice areas of interest.

 
Real Estate
Tuesday, October 17th at 2pm ET

Also, check out the National Webinar Series for more specialized webinars on hot topics, CLEs and must know practice skills like, Drafting and Reviewing Office, Retail and Industrial Leases  (Wednesday, December 13th at 2pm Est).

Resources to Know:

• Practical Guidance Real Estate includes practice notes, forms and checklists that provide step-by-step practical guidance, which will help you successfully complete assignments and stand out among your peers.  For example, the First Year Associate Resource Kit: Real Estate provides extensive coverage of what you need to know to excel in a law firm environment and complete Finance and Bankruptcy tasks successfully. 
• Practical Guidance Real Estate includes 132 topical Resource Kits that provide extensive coverage of what you need to know to excel in a law firm environment and complete real estate tasks successfully. 
• Leverage State Law Surveys for Leasing, Financing and Commercial Real Estate Ownership along with our customizable State Law Comparison Tool
• Enjoy a whole Practice Center for Real Property resources.
• Practice Videos get you quickly up to speed with various Real Estate tasks by watching a short video on topics like our 5 part series on Title Insurance.
• Sign up for the Practical Guidance Newsletter in your practice areas of interest.

 
Tax
Tuesday, September 26th at 2pm ET

Also, check out the National Webinar Series for more specialized webinars on hot topics, CLEs and must know practice skills like, Five Tips for More Effective Tax Research (Tuesday, December 5th at 2pm Est).

Resources to Know:

• Lexis and Lexis Tax provide access to an exclusive collection of more than 1,400 federal, state & local, and international tax, estate practice, and accounting sources to help you deliver comprehensive tax research results and standout analyses. 
• Law360 Tax Authority’s in-depth daily tax news coverage provides cutting-edge awareness of critical developments and emerging issues in taxation and helps to ensure your research is up-to-date.
• Practical Guidance Tax includes time-saving resources, authored by experienced practitioners, that speed you to understanding of complex topics and new tasks more quickly, helping you hit the ground running as a productive member of your team. 
• Tax Resource Kits place start-to-finish Practical Guidance on a particular task or topic in a single location to make them easy to find when you need them.
• The First Year Associate Resource Kit: Tax offers step-by-step practical guidance for successfully completing many tasks typically assigned to tax associates.
• Consult the Tax Key Legal Development Tracker (Federal) to view a chronological list summarizing recent major federal legal tax developments --with links to Practical Guidance materials that provide you related insight and know-how to help address them.
• Leverage more than 50 tax-related State Law Surveys, along with our customizable State Law Comparison Tool, to manage multistate issues with ease.
• The International Tax topic includes guidance on U.S. international taxation and summaries of the tax laws of 70+ countries to gain global perspective.
• Sign up for the Practical Guidance Newsletter in your practice areas of interest.