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CLE – “CAUGHT ON CAMERA” The Use of Cellphone Video Recordings in Court Proceedings

“CAUGHT ON CAMERA” The Use of Cellphone Video Recordings in Court Proceedings Presented by: Voelker Kairys & Morris, LLC Charles P. Voelker, Esquire John F. Morris, Esquire Jonathan C. Voelker, Esquire The Honorable Michael E. McCarthy, Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County In our society today, practically everyone has a cellphone; and it has…

Closed Memorial Day

The ACLL Will be closed on May 30, 2022 in observance of Memorial Day.

Advanced Legal Research on Westlaw

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. You will leave this program knowing the following: • Searching: how to write efficient searches with both plain language and terms & connectors…

Secondary Sources on Westlaw

Secondary sources are vital legal tools that provide essential guidance and analysis in every area of the law. Often using Secondary Sources is the best place to start your research. You can get up to speed on a general area of law or dive deep into a specific subject. You can use them to find…

Statutes and Legislative History on Westlaw

Learn how to conduct legislative history research on Westlaw for a specific act as well as how to research a specific statute. We will see how to find links to other documents on Westlaw that cite to your statute including cases, secondary sources, regulations, and administrative decisions. Also, how to pull up historical versions of…

Assessment Appeals in Allegheny County

This CLE will cover an overview of the assessment process in Allegheny County, and will discuss when you should consider filing an assessment appeal and demonstrate how to file assessment appeals. We will conduct a mock hearing to demonstrate the various issues that are commonly raised at assessment hearings. We will also discuss the appeal…

eDiscovery from End-to-End: A Primer for Litigators

presented by John Unice and Brett Creasy As data within corporations continues to explode due to the use of workplace collaboration tools, mobile devices, and other online repositories, the need for attorneys to understand best practices around how to preserve, collect, analyze and produce that information (when required) is certainly heightened. Coupled with many states'…

Closed Labor Day

The ACLL will be closed on September 5, 2022 in observance of Labor Day.

Introduction to Research on Westlaw

This program will cover research fundamentals on Thomson Reuters Westlaw, including how to: • pull up documents by citation and name • search for documents by legal issue • research a case • check if a case is still good law • save your research for later After attending this CLE, users should feel more…

Research Essentials on Practical Law

Practical Law's legal know-how offers law departments resources that address the needs for improved efficiency and client services. Practical Law's expert attorney editors create and maintain a wide range of up-to-date, practical resources to ensure users have exactly what they need in their daily practice. The objective of this course is for the attendee to…