Description
This 90-minute CLE presentation is for legal professionals who represent primarily individual clients. It will cover many of the critical considerations that require prompt responses to emergencies, as well as anticipating the needs of individuals in the immediate aftermath of a crisis.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
• Identify the many ways a crisis can impact an individual client’s life
• Understand emergency and disaster response
• Identify changes to laws and emergency regulations impacting individuals
• Understand the impact of the Digital Divide
• Utilize Best Practices for practicing from home
• Guide clients through employment changes
• Guide clients through financial difficulty
• Handle emergent family law issues
• Handle civil, criminal and probate litigation cases related to an emergency
• Identify areas of need and quickly learning new practice areas
• Understand where to find resources for novel legal issues
If you are licensed in New York, this content is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced New York attorneys. Although, this content is appropriate for all New York attorneys, newly admitted attorneys cannot earn CLE credit for the completion of the course when presented via webinar or webcast.