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SUMMARY:Legal Writing eCourse: Become a Better Legal Writer
DESCRIPTION:Most lawyers live by their writing and most of us can become better writers. The goal of this course is to move you along that process. \nPlease note that the course is open to writers of all levels and is available on-demand. \n\nWhat You Will Learn \nFirst\, a refresher on the basics. We will provide a refresher on the basics of persuasion: organization\, effective paragraphs\, effective use of explanatory parentheticals\, proofreading techniques\, and editing tips. \nThe objective for the eCourse is to learn how to write more effectively. \n\nWhat the eCourse Includes \n\n\n\nThree recordings of online sessions on how to make writing more concise\, readable\, and persuasive. Each session will focus on a different theme based on the briefs previously submitted.\nCurated sets of resources\, including checklists\, webinars\, and narrated PowerPoint presentations.\n\n\n\n\nCourse Instructors\nCarolyn E. Coffey is the Director of Litigation for Economic Justice at Mobilization for Justice\, Inc. (MFJ) and the supervisor of MFJ’s Consumer Rights and Low-Income Bankruptcy projects\, which provide advice\, counsel\, and representation to low-income New Yorkers. She also engages in policy advocacy\, helping to enact pro-consumer laws and regulations at the City\, State\, and Federal levels\, drafts amicus curiae briefs\, has co-authored reports concerning the debt collection industry\, and conducts trainings on consumer law. Ms. Coffey regularly serves as a consumer law expert at the CLARO clinic (Civil Legal Advice and Resource Office); she is actively involved with the state-wide coalition\, New Yorkers for Responsible Lending; she is the co-chair of the New York City Consumer Advocates Taskforce; she is a member of the New York State Department of Financial Services Consumer Protection Taskforce; and she is co-chair of the NACA board. \nSusan L. DeJarnatt is a Professor of Law at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law. She joined the Temple faculty in 1996 after a decade long career at Community Legal Services\, Inc. in Philadelphia\, handling foreclosure defense\, consumer bankruptcy\, and fair debt collection litigation. She has taught the foundational first year legal research and writing course since joining Temple. She has also taught advanced writing seminars and seminars in consumer bankruptcy practice\, public interest law\, appellate advocacy\, and education law. Her academic scholarship has included articles on teaching practice writing through consumer bankruptcy\, the interplay between oral skills and writing skills\, and the teaching of legal research and writing. She is a 1980 magna cum laude graduate of Temple and was a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph S. Lord\, Chief Judge of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania after her graduation. \nJohn Roddy represents consumers in class actions challenging unfair and deceptive business practices and serves as relator’s counsel in qui tam “whistleblower” actions. In the last two decades\, the settlements in cases he has litigated have returned more than $1 billion to consumers harmed by marketplace misconduct. John regularly writes and speaks on class action practice and consumer financial services law\, and he has published dozens of articles on these topics. He has co-chaired Practicing Law Institute (PLI)’s Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute for the past twenty-five years. John is also a Fellow of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers\, an organization limited to those lawyers who have achieved preeminence in the field of consumer financial services law and who have made repeated and substantial contributions to the promotion of learning and scholarship in consumer financial services law through teaching\, lecturing\, and published writings.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/ecourses/legal-writing-ecourse-become-a-better-legal-writer/
CATEGORIES:eCourses,Online Training Courses
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SUMMARY:Powerful FDCPA Intake: Taking Great Cases and Making Great Money
DESCRIPTION:Every FDCPA practitioner needs fast\, efficient\, and effective intake strategies to make your consumer practice hum. This webinar will give you the tools you need\, the insights you want\, and the best practices required to pick great FDCPA cases. No prior experience needed to attend this webinar. \n\nWhat You Will Learn\n• What questions to ask in the first 30 seconds to decide if this is an FDCPA case you want.\n• What evidence is essential to lock down in that first call.\n• How to apply practical insights into what makes a good FDCPA case\n• How to make the Courts take notice. \n\nSpeaker\nPete Barry is an attorney admitted to practice in the State and Federal courts of Minnesota. He is also admitted in numerous other federal courts including the United States Supreme Court. He is the owner of The Barry Law Office\, Ltd. His national practice is dedicated exclusively to protecting consumers against illegal debt collection activity and training lawyers on ethical strategies to sue debt collectors. He was five times named by his peers as a Super Lawyer® by Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine\, most recently in 2023. The National Association of Consumer Advocates named him its Consumer Lawyer of the Year in 2005. \nPete opened his law practice directly out of law school and has been enjoying his private plaintiff’s practice ever since. His FDCPA Boot Camps have trained thousands of lawyers in all 50 states. Pete has frequently appeared in local and national news stories discussing consumer rights issues. He has appeared in high-profile news stories on NBC\, ABC\, CBS\, MSNBC\, and on numerous local stations discussing abusive consumer collection cases in the New York Times\, Wall Street Journal and dozens of other major newspapers. In 2008\, Pete appeared on the cover of CityPages magazine in a feature story about his life and career suing debt collectors. \nPete was recognized for 12-years as a district ethics investigator and his work as a formal mentor to law students. He has also been appointed as a supervising attorney for disciplined attorneys. For nearly 20-years he volunteered with the High School Mock Trial Program as a judge and maintains an ongoing pro-bono legal practice. He has volunteered with the U.S. District Court and Federal Bar Association’s Pro Se Project\, assisting unrepresented parties in federal civil cases. Since 2003\, Pete has been an adjunct Professor of Law at Mitchell Hamline College of Law where he has taught Consumer Rights Law. He was born in San Jose\, California and lives in Saint Paul\, Minnesota with his wife and five beautiful daughters.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/powerful-fdcpa-intake-taking-great-cases-and-making-great-money/
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