Times listed are Central Time.

Thursday, November 7, 2024
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Tech Tools A to Z: Creating DIY Websites and Videos
We all know that having a high-quality website is an important asset for a small firm, but do we really have to hire someone to make one for us? What can we do on our own? In this presentation, Todd Scott will discuss and demonstrate how to create your own website and how to create videos for your website, your clients, for trial, and other work product.
– Todd C. Scott; Minnesota Lawyers Mutual

Friday, November 8, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Tech Tools A to Z: 6 Tools for Making Your Lawyer Life Easier
Client expectations about what they should get from lawyers have grown considerably as the rest of the business world has embraced customer service. Serving clients better can get expensive if you do it all yourself. Jess Birken runs a solo firm on a shoestring budget and shares in this session how any firm can make their practice more efficient with smart tools and delegation – especially for the areas that we can't bill for! We'll look at no-code tech tools that allow you to delegate getting clients, lead nurturing, intake, and client communications.

Top 3 takeaways of this session: 

• Take yourself out of the middle of client communications – and still have happy clients! 
• Lawyers can delegate better and half of it can be with low-cost, easy-to-adopt tech tools.
• Lawyers suffer more than other professions – delegate to love your lawyer life.

– Jessica L. Birken; Birken Law Office

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Elimination of Bias: Neurodiversity in the Legal Field – Enhance Your Understanding to Support Clients, Coworkers, and Yourself
In this two-hour training, we aim to raise your awareness of neurodiversity and provide language and context to neurodivergent experiences. Including discussions about the difference between “neurodiverse” and “neurodivergent,” the Social Models of Disability vs. the Medical Model of Disability, and a brief overview of some of the traits you may see in neurodivergent individuals. Through engaging discussions, attendees will examine ableism and its effects on individuals with disabilities, including those dealing with mental health challenges and substance use disorders. The session will also cover skills, such as executive functioning and self-accommodation strategies, designed to support neurodivergent professionals and colleagues. Practical empathy exercises will help foster a more inclusive, understanding work environment. Whether you are seeking to enhance client relationships, better support coworkers, or enhance your own wellbeing, this workshop provides actionable tools and insights to build a more accommodating and successful legal practice.

Learning objectives:

• Learn key definitions of neurodiversity, explore its relevance within the legal field, and understand how neurodivergent individuals contribute strengths to the workplace.
• Through discussion and relevant statistics, participants will start to recognize ableism within the legal profession, learning how it affects individuals with disabilities, including mental health and substance use disorders.
• Participants will gain practical skills for executive functioning and self-accommodation, as well as foster empathy through perspective-taking exercises to better support themselves, clients, and coworkers.

– Sierra Grandy; Questify Your Life LLC

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Tech Tools A to Z: How to Set Up a Process for Dealing with Every Client Matter – From Intake Through Workflow and Even Closing the File
While this presentation does not cover a “tech tool” per se, it does highlight the key areas where systems and processes need to be established and in place in order to maximize the chances of running a firm that is successful at meeting deadlines, personal health and wellness goals, client expectations, and hopefully financial goals. 
– Heather D. Olson; Olson Law LLC

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Rescheduled for:
Thursday, December 19, 2024
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Focus and Time Management
Learn practical tips for avoiding and suppressing distractions, including a 4-step focused attention meditation that will help you sustain attentional focus and other neuroscience-based practices to increase your ability to focus and better manage your time, energy, and priorities.
– Carolien Moors; HardTalk Biz Coaching

Thursday, November 21, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Tech Tools A to Z: The New AI Tools That Are Changing the Game
A discussion of AI tools including ChatGPT, Westlaw, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook), Box, Zoom and other video conferencing software applications along with a short discussion on the ethics of attorneys using these AI tools or AI tools within these environments. 
– Daniel A. Tysver; Forsgren Fisher McCalmont DeMarea Tysver LLP

Thursday, November 21, 2024
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Rescheduled for:
Thursday, December 12, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Tech Tools A to Z: The Data-Driven Law Firm – How to Use Numbers to Grow and Increase Revenue
Most lawyers make decisions based on gut feeling. This presentation empowers lawyers to identify exactly what metrics they need to track, review and analyze to make business decisions to support growth. 
– Nate Hendricks; The Rainmaker Institute; Phoenix, Arizona

Friday, November 22, 2024
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Tech Tools A to Z: How to Ethically Incorporate Technology Tools Into Your Legal Practice
On July 29, 2024, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion 512, entitled “Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools.” The opinion covers the use of generative AI within the context of your duty of competence, duty of confidentiality, duty to communicate, risks of use, duty to supervise, and charging fees. Join Susan Humiston, the Director of the Minnesota Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, for a review of the Opinion and what it means for Minnesota attorneys.
– Susan M. Humiston; Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility

$365

Other discounts that may apply:

• Season Pass Discount
• New Lawyer Discount

Scholarships available!
Need-based scholarships are available for in-person and online seminars. For further information or to obtain a scholarship application, contact us at 800-759-8840 or customerservice@minncle.org.

This package provides 9.0 total CLE credits. Credits should be reported individually for each webcast attended, not the package as a whole.

Minnesota CLE has applied to the Minnesota State Board of CLE for the standard, ethics, and elimination of bias CLE credits as listed below. Application has been made to the Minnesota State Bar Association for any "specialist" credits and to the Supreme Court ADR Program for any continuing education in ADR credits.

Click titles for credit status and individual event codes.

Tech Tools A to Z: Creating DIY Websites and Videos
1.0 standard CLE credit

Tech Tools A to Z: 6 Tools for Making Your Lawyer Life Easier
1.0 standard CLE credit

Elimination of Bias: Neurodiversity in the Legal Field
2.0 elimination of bias credits

Tech Tools A to Z: How to Set Up a Process for Dealing with Every Client Matter
1.0 standard CLE credit

Focus and Time Management
1.0 standard CLE credit

Tech Tools A to Z: The New AI Tools That Are Changing the Game
1.0 standard CLE credit

Tech Tools A to Z: The Data-Driven Law Firm – How to Use Numbers to Grow and Increase Revenue
1.0 standard CLE credit

Tech Tools A to Z: How to Ethically Incorporate Technology Tools Into Your Legal Practice
1.0 ethics credit