Persuasive Legal Writing for Lawyers with Honorable Gerald Lebovits - Live and Webcast
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
- Location -
New York Hotel Pennsylvania
401 Seventh Avenue (at 33rd St.)
New York, NY 10001
(212) 736-5000
EVENING PROGRAM
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
This program is presented live with a webcast option
available
NOTE: Newly Admitted Attorneys (less than 24 months) must attend
in person to receive MCLE Credit.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER - HONORABLE GERALD LEBOVITS
Learn easy-to-remember and
simple-to-understand methods of persuasive writing that will make a
difference in your next court case. Gerald Lebovits is a judge of the
New York City Civil Court and an adjunct professor at
Columbia, Fordham, and New York University law schools. He has
authored many publications, including the New York State Bar Association
Journal’s Legal Writer column since 2001.
Come see why so many consider Judge Lebovits to be
New York's best speaker on legal writing!
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C an’t Attend in Person?
This program offers a simultaneous live webcast option allowing you
to “attend” the program from the convenience of your
office.
NOTE: Newly admitted attorneys (less than twenty-four months) must
attend the program in person to receive New York MCLE credit.
3.5 TOTAL CREDITS
3.0 Skills; 0.5 Ethics
NEW! Electronic Online Course Materials Debut this Fall!
Click here for more
details!
PROGRAM TOPICS
- Elements of a Winning Brief
- How to Write Clearly and Ethically
- Using the Right Organization and Style
- Legal Writing Do’s and Don’ts
Please note:
Evening programs will run from 6:00 p.m. to
9:00 p.m.
Afternoon program will run from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Registration begins 30 minutes prior to program start time.
There will be a brief refreshment break during each program.
PROGRAM LOCATIONS
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Please note that these are all evening
programs.)
Monday, December 3, 2012
Westchester (Tarrytown)
Westchester Marriott
670 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
New York City LIVE AND WEBCAST OPTION
New York Hotel Pennsylvania
401 7th Avenue @ 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Long Island (Melville)
Melville Marriott
1350 Old Walt Whitman Road
Melville, NY 11747
Thursday, December 6, 2012
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Please note that this is an afternoon
program.)
Albany
New York State Bar Association
1 Elk Street
Albany, NY 12207
MCLE CREDITS
3.5 TOTAL CREDITS
3.0 skills; 0.5 ethics
This course has been approved for MCLE credit in New
York for all attorneys, including newly admitted (less than 24
months).
This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing
Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for
3.5 hours of total CLE credit. Of
these, 0.5 qualify as hours of credit for
ethics/professionalism, and 0 qualify as hours of
credit toward certification in civil trial law, criminal trial law,
workers compensation law and/or matrimonial law. This course does not
qualify under any of the nine specified new admit areas, in five of
which New Jersey attorneys admitted in 2009 or thereafter, in their
first full two-year compliance period, must take 15 of their 24 required
credit hours (see BCLE Reg. 201:2).
This program has also been approved for MCLE credit by the
State Bar of California and the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal
Education Board for 2.0 credit hours of
substantive law and 0.5 credit in ethics. All inquiries
regarding MCLE credits may be directed to (518) 487-5606.
This course includes 0.0 credit hours for the
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements of New York
and New Jersey CPAs. Sponsor numbers: New York: 000026; New
Jersey: 20CE00099900.
The New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Continuing
Legal Education has been certified by the New York State Continuing
Legal Education Board as an accredited provider of continuing legal
education in the State of New York.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: PARTIAL CREDIT FOR PROGRAM SEGMENTS NOT ALLOWED.
Under the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board Regulations
and Guidelines, attendees at CLE programs cannot receive MCLE credit for
a program segment unless they are present for the entire segment.
Persons who arrive late, depart early, or are absent for any portion of
the segment will not receive credit for that segment.
ELECTRONIC COURSE MATERIALS
New this fall!
All program materials will be distributed exclusively online in
searchable PDF format, allowing attendees more flexibility in storing
this information and allowing you to copy and paste relevant portions of
the materials for specific use in your practice. A CLE
NotePad © (paper) will be provided to all attendees at the live
program site. The CLE NotePad © includes lined pages
for taking notes on each topic, as well as any PowerPoint presentations
submitted prior to printing.
Prior to a scheduled program date, all registrants will receive an
email message containing a hyperlink that when clicked will provide you
with access to the complete course materials in a searchable PDF format
which can be downloaded to your computer using the “Save As”
option under your “File” tab. Printing the complete
materials is not required for attending the program. Online
materials are updated periodically to reflect last minute submissions
from program faculty, guaranteeing that you will always have the latest
version of the materials.
Traditional printed course books may be ordered at the program site
for a discounted price and will be shipped subsequent to the program
date.
Go back
Can’t Attend in Person?
This program offers a simultaneous live webcast option allowing you
to “attend” the program from the convenience of your
office.
NOTE: Newly admitted attorneys (less than twenty-four months) must
attend the program in person to receive New York MCLE credit.
3.5 TOTAL CREDITS
3.0 Skills; 0.5 Ethics
NEW! Electronic Online Course Materials Debut this Fall!
Click here for more
details!
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Learn easy-to-remember and simple-to-understand
methods of persuasive writing that will make a difference in your next
court case. Gerald Lebovits is a judge of the New York City Civil Court
and an adjunct professor at Columbia, Fordham, and New York
University law schools. He has authored many publications, including the
New York State Bar Association Journal’s Legal Writer column since
2001.
Come see why so many consider Judge Lebovits to be New York's best
speaker on legal writing!
PROGRAM TOPICS
- Elements of a Winning Brief
- How to Write Clearly and Ethically
- Using the Right Organization and Style
- Legal Writing Do’s and Don’ts
Please note:
Evening programs will run from 6:00 p.m. to
9:00 p.m.
Afternoon program will run from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Registration begins 30 minutes prior to program start time.
There will be a brief refreshment break during each program.
PROGRAM LOCATIONS
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Please note that these are all evening
programs.)
Monday, December 3, 2012
Westchester (Tarrytown)
Westchester
Marriott
670 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
New York City LIVE
AND WEBCAST OPTION
New York Hotel Pennsylvania
401 7th Avenue @ 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Long Island (Melville)
Melville Marriott
1350 Old Walt Whitman Road
Melville, NY 11747
Thursday, December 6, 2012
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Please note that this is an afternoon
program.)
Albany
New York State Bar Association
1 Elk Street
Albany, NY 12207
MCLE CREDITS
3.5 TOTAL CREDITS
3.0 skills; 0.5 ethics
This course has been approved for MCLE credit in New
York for all attorneys, including newly admitted (less than 24
months).
This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing
Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for
3.5 hours of total CLE credit. Of
these, 0.5 qualify as hours of credit for
ethics/professionalism, and 0 qualify as hours of
credit toward certification in civil trial law, criminal trial law,
workers compensation law and/or matrimonial law. This course does not
qualify under any of the nine specified new admit areas, in five of
which New Jersey attorneys admitted in 2009 or thereafter, in their
first full two-year compliance period, must take 15 of their 24 required
credit hours (see BCLE Reg. 201:2).
This program has also been approved for MCLE credit by the
State Bar of California and the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal
Education Board for 2.0 credit hours of
substantive law and 0.5 credit in ethics. All inquiries
regarding MCLE credits may be directed to (518) 487-5606.
This course includes 0.0 credit hours for the
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements of New York
and New Jersey CPAs. Sponsor numbers: New York: 000026; New
Jersey: 20CE00099900.
The New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Continuing
Legal Education has been certified by the New York State Continuing
Legal Education Board as an accredited provider of continuing legal
education in the State of New York.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: PARTIAL CREDIT FOR PROGRAM SEGMENTS NOT ALLOWED.
Under the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board Regulations
and Guidelines, attendees at CLE programs cannot receive MCLE credit for
a program segment unless they are present for the entire segment.
Persons who arrive late, depart early, or are absent for any portion of
the segment will not receive credit for that segment.
ELECTRONIC COURSE MATERIALS
New this fall!
All program materials will be distributed exclusively online in
searchable PDF format, allowing attendees more flexibility in storing
this information and allowing you to copy and paste relevant portions of
the materials for specific use in your practice. A CLE
NotePad © (paper) will be provided to all attendees at the live
program site. The CLE NotePad © includes lined pages
for taking notes on each topic, as well as any PowerPoint presentations
submitted prior to printing.
Prior to a scheduled program date, all registrants will receive an
email message containing a hyperlink that when clicked will provide you
with access to the complete course materials in a searchable PDF format
which can be downloaded to your computer using the “Save As”
option under your “File” tab. Printing the complete
materials is not required for attending the program. Online
materials are updated periodically to reflect last minute submissions
from program faculty, guaranteeing that you will always have the latest
version of the materials.
Traditional printed course books may be ordered at the program site
for a discounted price and will be shipped subsequent to the program
date.
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Directions(Across from Penn Station/Madison Square
Garden)Transportation: Metroplitan Transportation: Subways: A, C, E, B,
D, F, Q, N, R, 1,2, 3 & 9Buses: M16, M34, M4, M10, M20 &
Q32Pennsylvania Rail Road Station: Long Island Railroad, Amtrak & NJ
Transit (all trains)
The last day to pre-register online was December 3, 2012.
Members, please login to get member discounts.
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