| Continuing Legal Education (CLE)/MCLE Podcasts & Online Training
NALA/CLE approved!
Attorneys and Legal Assistants now have another way to get Continuing Legal Education credit by using podcasts (plawdcasts) and digital class downloads! For paralegals, these online programs and audio programs are now NALA approved!
Listen to SearchitRight's CLE podcasts at your convenience by downloading MP3 files to your computer and listening or transferring the audio to your portable MP3 player including iPods.
CLE credit can be earned for the following programs:
- Legal Research Google - Dynamic 5 star rated - easy to use class that shows attorneys how to use the power of Google to conduct efficient legal research. This training is emailed right to your desktop and is approved for 1.5 hours in most states.
The Competitive Intelligence class will identify and examine certain principles to help attorneys understand competitive intelligence limits and adhere to high standards of professional conduct. This is a must for any law firm considering using competitive intelligence practices for themselves or for their clients. This podcast would benefit anyone trying to understand competitive intelligence including what is legal and ethical. CLE Approved Podcast (Plawdcast) Training: CA, FL, NC, NALA Pending approval: NY
- Public Records Research for Offline and Online Research
The world of Public Records research can often be confusing especially if you are solely relying on the online databases. This cle accredited podcast covers the information available online and offline, when you might need to dig further and discusses the ethics of conducting public records search. This is a dynamic audio program that can be used to understand public records research for the legal industry as well as other industries with similar research needs. MCLE/CLE Approved Podcast (Plawdcast) Training: CA, NC, NALA, NFPA and possibly other states under the self study category. Pending approval: FL and NY
- Filling in the Gap Between Public Records and Fee Based Services: Finding People Information on the Web and Web 2.0
Finding people information is a crucial part to many legal investigations and has gotten more confusing as the Web has crowded into the information overflow crisis. Explored and uncovered is how to find pertinent information about individuals on the Web and open a whole new area of research on Web 2.0 This class opens up a whole new world of legal research possibilities. MCLE/CLE Approved Podcast (Plawdcast) Training: CA, NC, NALA, NFPA and possibly other states under the self study category. Pending approval: FL and NY
With this training you will learn how to:
- Understand what is available to research on the Web and the Web’s limitations.
- Understand the difference between searching the Web and Web 2.0
- Realize the information that can be sought and the parameters surrounding that information.
- Explore a whole new area of research possibilities through searching different techniques on Web 2.0 gateways.
- Discover strategies to find more information than was ever available before regarding people information that cannot be found through public records.
Online Training Classes Also Available:
Gathering Intelligence on the Web Online Training. Teaches deep research strategies using the Internet. Defines competitive intelligence and discusses resources to help individuals "work smarter not harder". This program gives numerous examples and gives you confidence to tackle the Internet without being overwhelmed. Everyone from the Novice searcher to the Advanced searcher learns exponentially from this program! $99
Ins and Outs of Industry Research - Training class is a recorded Webinar covering industry research and profiling methods.
Articles and Interviews
Read "COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE: A NEW REVENUE STREAM FOR FIRMS LOOKING TO GAIN AN EDGE", as recently featured in the New York Law Journal.
Read "Be a Technical Miracle Worker" as recently featured in 2005 Winter Issue of the NCPA Forum. The article reviews technological advances that will help you be more efficient at work such as Google Desktop, RSS, blogs, and podcasts.
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