On-Demand CLEs
The following CLEs have been approved as on-demand CLEs by the Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education
According to Rule 6E of the Rules of the Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education, a lawyer may claim up to 15 hours of credit within the 45 hour CLE period for on-demand courses.
COMPLIMENTARY- Alumni Series On Demand CLEs:
Best Practices for Job Interviews
Description
Have you had great interviews? Bad interviews? Interviews that have been a little of column A and a little of column B? Are you just getting started in the legal profession and want tips on how to interview well? This CLE will give you concrete ways to improve your legal interviewing skills.
Presenter Leanne Fuith is Dean of Career and Professional Development and Visiting Assistant Professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. She teaches courses in law firm management; business organizations; negotiation, drafting, and client counseling. She also works with Mitchell Hamline students and alumni both inside and outside of the classroom to identify their strengths and understand how they can use their strengths to seek meaningful careers.
Prior to teaching, Leanne applied her understanding of her own strengths in private practice representing employees and small businesses in civil rights, employment and commercial litigation as well as in her earlier work as a writer, business consultant and corporate communications leader. Leanne received her undergraduate degree in Journalism and Marketing Communications from the University of Wisconsin and her Juris Doctor from Mitchell Hamline School of Law (formerly William Mitchell College of Law).
Presenter Nancy Lochner Howard is the Manager of Legal Recruiting at Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Nancy is responsible for recruiting later and entry-level attorneys who create diverse and inclusive teams focused on providing the highest quality work and service to Fredrickson & Byron’s clients.
Working with firm leadership and its practice group leaders, Nancy strategically determines and fulfills the firm’s hiring needs. She manages the summer associate program and coordinates attorney onboarding and integration, ensuring all attorneys have access to the necessary resources to help them succeed.
Nancy brings over 20 years of combined experience as a franchise lawyer and legal professional. Prior to joining Fredrikson, Nancy served as the chief of staff and Assistant Dean of Career Services at Hamline University School of Law.
Presenter Adam Nathe is a Partner at Stinson Leonard Street LLP. Adam is a commercial finance lawyer with more than 16 years of experience with complex commercial, agricultural, and alternative energy financing transactions. Adam’s diverse experiences in finance, agribusiness, energy, and commercial lending allow him to make critical connections and provide valuable insights to clients as they structure transactions. Adam has served as a trusted advisor to commercial lenders of various sizes, institutional lenders, investment funds, and corporate clients. He also regularly advises businesses on general corporate matters, contracting, capital raising and acquisitions. Early in his early career Adam was a commercial litigator, which gives him valuable insights into financing and commercial transactions through critical events and changes in the business cycle
Credits
This event has been approved for 1 on-demand CLE credit (code 279554) through Nov. 9, 2020.
Cost
This content is complimentary to Mitchell Hamline alumni.
Presenter Contact
Per Rule 6E(2) of the MN State Board of CLE regarding On Demand CLEs, attendees may contact the presenter to ask questions by emailing Leanne Fuith.
The Constitutionality of the Minnesota Sex Offender Program
Description
Professor Eric Janus, who was appointed as a member of the State of Minnesota’s Sex Offender Civil Commitment Advisory Task Force, and who has written several books on sexual predator and civil commitment laws, will provide an update on the history and current status of the Karsjens v. Piper litigation, which challenges the constitutionality of the Minnesota Sex Offender Program. In addition, Professor Janus will present an analysis of the issues presented to the U.S. Supreme Court in the plaintiffs’ petition for certiorari following the U.S Circuit Court of Appeal for the Eight Circuit’s reversal of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota’s ruling that the program was unconstitutional.
Credits
This event has been approved for 1 standard on-demand CLE credit (code 252119) through Jan. 11, 2020.
Cost
This content is complimentary to Mitchell Hamline alumni.
Presenter Contact
Per Rule 6E(2) of the MN State Board of CLE regarding On Demand CLEs, attendees may contact the presenter to ask questions by emailing Eric Janus.
The Expungement Process in Minnesota
Description
From investigation to sealing, a walk-through of the expungement process in Minnesota. In addition, we will discuss how expungements affect firearm rights, driver’s licenses, registration, and mugshots.
Presenter Landon J. Ascheman is the founder of Ascheman Law. Landon is licensed to practice law in Minnesota and Minnesota Federal Court. He focuses primarily on Criminal Defense, representing individuals prosecuted by the State and Federal Government. He spends much of his free time mentoring law students and volunteering in the courts to serve those in need.
Landon graduated from Minnesota State University of Moorhead in 2006, with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. He received his Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law, in May 2009.
Before founding Ascheman Law, Landon was a certified student attorney in the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office. He worked with many divisions, including: Adult Violent Crimes; Juvenile; Drug and Property; and the Domestic Abuse Service Center. While working for Hennepin County, Landon appeared on behalf of the state in hundreds of cases. He has worked extensively in the areas of DWI and Domestic Assault. Landon was also a certified student attorney for the Kandiyohi County Attorney’s Office, and the St. Louis Park City Attorney.
Prior to entering the legal world, Landon was an Intelligence Specialist for the U.S. Navy and the Minnesota Army National Guard. He is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan.
Credits
This event has been approved for 1 on-demand CLE credit (code 279555) through March 29, 2021.
Cost
This content is complimentary to Mitchell Hamline alumni.
Presenter Contact
Per Rule 6E(2) of the MN State Board of CLE regarding On Demand CLEs, attendees may contact the presenter to ask questions by emailing Landon J. Ascheman.
Leveraging Your Strengths to Navigate Your Professional Path
Description
People usually know what they are good at and lawyers are no exception. But do you have strengths that you don’t always focus on? Identifying and building upon our natural strengths can help us serve clients ethically and effectively, benefit our colleagues, company or law firm, improve our own work satisfaction, and direct more intentionally our own career progression.
Discussion on how to identify your natural strengths and make meaningful connections between those strengths, your day-to-day work, and your long-term career plans.
Presenters:
- Jennifer Ford, Founder of StrengthsWise
- Leanne Fuith, Visiting Assistant Professor and Dean, Career and Professional Development at Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- Beth Neu, HR and Operations Manager at Jeff Anderson & Associates; Gallup Strengths Coach
Credits
1 Standard On Demand CLE credit has been applied for: Event Code 257712 (valid through May 7, 2020).
Cost
This content is complimentary to Mitchell Hamline alumni.
Presenter Contact
Per Rule 6E(2) of the MN State Board of CLEs, attendees may contact the presenters to ask questions by emailing: Leanne Fuith or Jennifer Ford
Masterpiece Cakeshop, A Limited Holding with Interesting Consequences
Description:
Learn about what, if any, impact the Masterpiece Cakeshop decision will have on LGBT issues. The panel will address the religious arguments discussed in the majority opinion, as well as speech issues that were not highlighted. Finally, the panel will discuss how this case might impact other cases before the court, including the travel ban case. This CLE is presented by the Minnesota Lavender Bar Association with support from Mitchell Hamline School of Law.
Presenters:
- Marie Failinger, Professor, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- Michael Steenson, Professor, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- Anthony Winer, Professor, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Credits
1.5 Standard CLE On-Demand Credit has been approved for Event Code 260545 (valid through July 31, 2020).
Cost
This content is complimentary to Mitchell Hamline alumni.
Presenter Contact
Per Rule 6E(2) of the MN State Board of CLEs, attendees may contact the presenters to ask questions by emailing: maria.failinger@mitchellhamline.edu
Plain Language for Litigators
Description
Litigation documents often take a tone that is formalistic and full of legalese, but is this necessary or just “the way it’s always been done”? The plain language movement in the legal writing is well-established in statutory drafting and client correspondence, but it’s just as applicable to litigation documents. This presentation will focus on ways to enhance your drafting technique in documents that are common to litigation practice.
Presenter Kimberly Holst teaches Legal Method and Writing as well as upper-level writing and skills courses at Arizona State University College of Law. Professor Holst’s scholarship focuses on the interdisciplinary use of methods from various areas of educational pedagogy and their application to teaching the law. Her work is also applied to the development of law school pedagogy in the global context. Specifically, Professor Holst has presented to various international audiences about techniques for more effective law school pedagogy. Additionally, she has written in the areas of intellectual property law and criminal procedure.
Prior to joining ASU in 2010, she taught Legal Research and Writing at Hamline University School of Law and at the University of Minnesota Law School. While at Hamline, Professor Holst created a pipeline for diversity pilot program aimed at helping middle school-aged children think about and aspire to a career in the law. She also developed a self-assessment tool to aid first-year law students in reflecting about their skills and knowledge as they relate to achieving the school’s learning outcomes.
Outside the classroom, Professor Holst has served as a mediator and an attorney for a Minnesota legal aid organization. She also practiced in a variety of areas as a private attorney prior to becoming a professor.
Credits
This event has been approved for 1 on-demand CLE credit (code 279552) through July 18, 2020.
Cost
This content is complimentary to Mitchell Hamline alumni.
Presenter Contact
Per Rule 6E(2) of the MN State Board of CLE regarding On Demand CLEs, attendees may contact the presenter to ask questions by emailing Kimberly Holst.
Additional CLE Content from Mitchell Hamline:
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Course
Description
This GDPR course will focus on the new rights provided to data subjects, the types of companies subject to GDPR law, the policies and procedures companies must use to comply with the law, and how companies will need to operate in this new regulatory environment.
Credits
Approved for 2 on-demand CLE’s.
Cost
$695
Human Resources Compliance Courses
Compensation and Benefits: Approved for 2 on-demand CLEs and 2 PDCs for SHRM.
Employment-Based Immigration Law: Approved for 5 on-demand CLEs and 5 PDCs for SHRM.
Affirmative Action and Anti-Discrimination Compliance: Approved for 2 Elimination of Bias on-demand CLEs and 2 PDCs for SHRM.
Cost
$395/course
Impact on the Gridiron: Safety, Accountability, and the Future of Football
Description
The Health Law Institute tackles the important subject of concussions in sports. This recording is designed to address key issues facing players, teams, leagues, doctors, and lawyers regarding head injuries and brain trauma.
Credits
This event has been approved for 3 standard on-demand CLE credits (code: 252823) through Jan. 26, 2020.
Presenter Contact
Per Rule 6E(2) of the MN State Board of CLE regarding On Demand CLEs, attendees may contact the presenter to ask questions by emailing Professor Jessica Roberts.
Menu Labeling and other Food Labeling Laws—What do we have a right to know and does it matter?
Description
This CLE will provide an overview of federal, state, and local laws relating to food labeling, including nutrition fact panel disclosures, calorie disclosures and warnings on menus, claims made on labels, and other labeling issues.
Credits
This event has been approved for 2 standard on-demand CLE credits (code: 251357) through Jan. 4, 2020.
Presenter Contact
Per Rule 6E(2) of the MN State Board of CLE regarding On Demand CLEs, attendees may contact the presenter to ask questions by emailing David Graham.