Concepts Telephone Seminars

Essential Concepts In Construction Contracting ...ruction contracting about project delivery systems, basic concepts and contract terms, and the allocation and avoidance of risk in construction contracts. Pitfalls for the unwary will be addressed, especially when using standard form agreements and informal contracting on small projects. This program is appropriate to persons whose previous responsibility did not involve negotiating  more...

Daubert Motions: Challenging Expert Opinions ...lenge opposing expert testimony. You will learn the basic concepts of the law governing admissibility of expert testimony, and get practical and concrete advice on how to bring and defend expert witness challenges under Daubert. This live audio conference will explore the strategic question of when you should consider challenging expert testimony, as well as the tactical issue of how to prepare  more...

Essential Discovery Skills for Paralegals BenefitsNavigating the electronic discovery process is more critical than it ever has been before. Not only are data volumes skyrocketing, but judges are increasingly focused on evaluating parties' e-discovery efforts from preservation through to production. Indeed, the discovery stage of a matter often determines the outcome of the case, driving the parties toward settlement or trial. In light  more...

Roles of HOAs in Foreclosures and Short Sales ...hort sale transactions. Refresh and garner an overview of concepts related to mortgage foreclosure, lien priorities and legal issues commonly related to creditor rights in loan defaults and assessment collection. Additional topics of discussion include liabilities, risks and protections for homeowners in foreclosure, tenants of properties subject to foreclosure and related federal laws passed  more...

Response to Intervention: Addressing Emerging Issues ...udio conference will provide an overview of the important concepts and resources that support a state and district's implementation. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to review three models of RTI and implementation components. - You will be able to discuss controversies in RTI. - You will be able to recognize challenges for states and local districts with implementation. This live  more...

Getting Closer to Perfect: Tips to Help Paralegals Write Effective Emails and Memos ...live audio conference will look at some key legal writing concepts applicable to a variety of documents that paralegals draft on a regular basis, including emails, memoranda and discovery. Good legal writing is a skill that can be learned, and comes through practice and multiple drafts. Attend this program and receive a basic review of grammar and other writing strategies, dispel some myths  more...

Employment Law Compliance: Disciplining or Terminating a Workers' Comp Claimant ...s' compensation claimant. The program will cover the core concepts underpinning workers' compensation statutes and the primary types of anti-retaliation provisions found in workers' compensation statutes. The live audio conference will then examine the steps you can take when disciplining or terminating a workers' compensation claimant to avoid allegations of retaliation and, if such a claim is  more...

Document Retention and Destruction: What Human Resource Professionals Must Know BenefitsCorrectly handling the documentation of employees is one of the most difficult and tedious tasks that human resources professionals need to perform for their organizations. Knowing the proper procedures to follow to document employees in the workplace is a key skill needed by most human resources professionals. This live audio conference will provide you with information on the key  more...

Documentation and Proof of Construction Delay ...al techniques. It will also describe the underlying legal concepts and decisions. Step-by-step, real-life examples will allow you to see how the concepts and techniques presented in the audio conference are actually applied. At the conclusion, you will be able to identify and quantify delays before they occur, preventing unnecessary disputes and claims. Learning Objectives: - You will be able  more...

Finance Skills for Procurement Professionals ...h everyday decision making. We will focus on core finance concepts for procurement, the request for proposal (RFP) process, reading financial statements, understanding ratios and the impact of financial risk. As an added benefit, you will receive the Finance Toolkit for Procurement Professionals. This is a great reference document that provides 'Finance 101' information. This audio conference  more...

Ready Access CBT Training: Methods for Training Your Clients in the Use of CBT While Strengthening and Broadening Your Own CBT S ...tive psychological tool for therapists. Understanding the concepts as a professional is a given. Explaining it to a client in a useful, meaningful, remember-able way can be a challenge. Unless your client understands the concepts, can apply them and has access to them under stress, therapy becomes an ongoing repetitive process that falls short of its full potential. This live audio conference  more...

Legal Implications of Environmental Contamination ... and legal practioners a practical grounding in the basic concepts underlying environmental common law tort, statutory/regulatory and contractual liability. You will understand the framework of federal and state sources of environmental liability and learn how to avoid and mitigate exposure to environmental liability so that it can be effectively managed in the context of land ownership,  more...

Financial Statement Preparation and Analysis for Nonprofits ... both external and internal nonprofit financial reporting concepts. We will focus on the primary users of nonprofit financial statements and the key differences between nonprofit and for-profit financial statements and reporting. This program will explore the fundamental accounting concepts underlying nonprofit financial statement presentation and reporting and will provide you with the tools  more...

Understand and Interpret Financial Statements BenefitsFinancial statements can be thought of as a report card for any business. They provide both a historical and current perspective on the health of an organization, as well as offer indications of future performance. They offer management, creditors, prospective investors and various other users a means to judge the financial performance of an organization. The speaker will discuss the  more...

Workers' Compensation Metrics: Assessing and Reporting on the Success of Your Program ...aking needs of your audiences. Together we'll explore the concepts of scorecards, dashboards and outcome-focused reporting. Finally, you will learn how taking a stewardship approach to reporting and metrics establishes an action-focused platform for measuring success and crafting program improvement. This live audio conference is designed for human resource directors, safety directors,  more...

Partnerships and Section 704(c) ... other entities treated as partnerships struggle with the concepts and the operating rules that apply to Section 704(c). These rules potentially apply whenever property is contributed to such an entity or are distributed from such an entity. The regulations under Section 704(c) provide a very flexible but very complicated set of rules for required allocations that apply to contributions  more...

CPM in Construction Management: Preventing and Measuring Delays ...rought up-to-date on the very latest scheduling tools and concepts relevant to recognizing and quantifying delays on a construction project. Our speaker will introduce the concept of the longest path, present a simple way to understand float ownership and tackle the conundrum of concurrent delay. Upon the completion of the audio conference, you'll be able to use the project schedule as a more  more...

HR Budgeting Fundamentals: Translate Your Goals into Revenue Terms BenefitsDue to SOX legislation and CFO/controller's demanding budgets from the HR department, HR professionals have had to learn budgeting skills. Most HR people did not go to school to be financial gurus and learning to properly budget for people-related expenses is a foreign language. However, if you truly want a seat at the table you must learn to appropriately forecast and plan for the most  more...

Structuring Renewable Energy Projects in Challenging Conditions ... from renewable projects. You will briefly review the key concepts of project finance, analyze how risk allocation determines the structure of most project finance transactions, and allocate risk via key contractual provisions in project documentation and perspectives of key sources of debt and equity financing, emphasizing markets for renewable energy projects. Further exercises will explore  more...

Boundary Law Issues ...nt. The teleconference will provide you with some general concepts to allow review of the issues specific to your area with greater economy. Learning Objectives - You will be able to describe how to determine boundaries. - You will be able to review legal issues. - You will be able to define boundary line agreements. - You will be able to discuss and review sample agreements. This  more...

Recent Developments in Employer Liability for 401(k) Investments ...e a best practices review and overview of ERISA fiduciary concepts that impact the way your 401(k) plan is structured and operates, with a focus on fees and expenses, and the new class action lawsuits. You'll learn about the issues facing 401(k) sponsors and everyone involved in a clear, easy-to-understand format to permit sponsors to better provide these benefits and preserve and protect the  more...

Understanding the Legal Concepts of Adverse Possession of Real Property in New York State BenefitsAdverse possession is a recognized legal doctrine in the state of New York that enables a party, through litigation, to acquire title or ownership to real property belonging to someone else, and to thereby extinguish the record owner's rights in and to that property. While the New York courts have historically disfavored settling property disputes in this manner and thus the courts have  more...

Commercial Loan Stress Testing Fundamentals ...e will benefit those who are beginning to incorporate the concepts of stress testing into their loan portfolio administration practices. You will learn how to apply stress testing techniques to your commercial and commercial real estate portfolios, and integrate stress testing into your enterprise risk management function as it pertains to contingency planning and capital adequacy. This  more...

Principal Diagnosis Selection: Ensure Compliance with Official Coding Guidelines ...h includes fundamental knowledge and understanding of key concepts governing principal diagnosis selection, such as medical necessity establishment in emergency room documentation, specific history and physical elements, and nursing documentation. Learn the pitfalls and limitations of principal diagnosis selection strictly based on the realms of MS-DRG assignment by understanding practical  more...

Current Issues in Cell Tower Leases ... will be able to utilize practice pointers, including key concepts, for owners of private property and their attorneys, as well as municipalities and municipal attorneys. You will better understand the basics of wireless technology and the real property, technical and technology issues that drive a wireless carrier's siting and leasing process. This seminar is designed for attorneys, planners,  more...

Current Issues in Real Estate Title and Title Insurance BenefitsThis teleconference is a nuts-and-bolts program designed to give you real life practical information to facilitate the closing of commercial and residential real estate transactions. You'll gain insight into the workings of the title industry to better prepare you to anticipate problems and assist in developing solutions to ultimately close the transaction. This teleconference will  more...

Building Information Modeling: Planning, Design and Legal Considerations ...rces for BIM information, then sprinkle in some basic BIM concepts. Information will be presented that will be of interest for any team member. We will talk about some new developments in BIM contract language that you may have heard about, as well as what legal issues may be real and what may just be excuses. When we talk about the tools and the processes, we will explore some costs and  more...

Change Order Basics ...ging change. You will gain a clear understanding of these concepts and how they apply to the owner, contractor, subcontractor, lender and surety. The panel will discuss differing site conditions, defective or ambiguous plans and specifications, disclosure of information, allowances, owner interference, inspections, unit prices, ripple effect, cumulative impacts, disruption, total cost claims,  more...

Basics of Trust Administration ...s; probate court involvement in trust administration; and concepts in fiduciary accounting and income tax reporting. The materials and the speaker will focus on general concepts and principles shared by the laws in most U.S. states with some examples of the considerable deviations that written trust instruments can make from state law. The materials will provide citations to the Uniform Trust  more...

Low-Impact Development Maintenance and Upkeep Techniques ...eers and planners are implementing low impact development concepts into their site development plans. This results in the use of many complex storm water BMPs such as bioinfiltration systems, infiltration basins, constructed wetlands, wet ponds, green roofs and porous pavement. Unlike conventional detention basins which require little maintenance, these complex BMPs require significant  more...

Accounting for Off-Balance Sheet Items Update BenefitsFor years, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC and others have wrestled with how companies should report their involvement with special-purpose vehicles and transactions with such entities in their financial statements. Frequently, these issues are mentioned in the context of structured finance or asset securitization or, more broadly, as off-balance sheet financing. The  more...

Air Rights in Development: Current Trends and Legal Concerns ...unities presented by this ownership structure. Common law concepts and traditional zoning, subdivision, and building code provisions do not always work in an air rights project, and a real estate lawyer that is not familiar with the disconnects in these areas can create expensive problems. Topics covered will include scenarios in which air rights are essential or useful in facilitating separate  more...

Collection Issues for Condominium and Homeowners' Association: Legal Tips, Concepts and Current Trends in Assessment Collection BenefitsThis teleconference will address relevant legal issues and practical considerations related to the collection of assessments for condominium and homeowner associations. Given current economic trends, the suppressed housing market and rising rates of foreclosures and bankruptcies, homeowners' associations are now inundated with delinquencies and legal issues in degrees not previously  more...

Integrated Project Delivery Principles and Building Information Modeling ...ent these principles in their firms. There are some basic concepts in IPD and BIM that can be used in every project large or small. Dialogue among the project team members is the key but without a level understanding that dialogue can fail to bring the desired results. This teleconference will help anyone on the project team to gain a better understanding of the possibilities. We will also talk  more...

Matrimonial Considerations in Estate and Trust Planning ...rotect assets from matrimonial claims. Practical planning concepts; drafting considerations; income, gift and estate tax implications; and ancillary considerations will be reviewed. The objective of this teleconference is to provide you with a practical and detailed understanding of how to address potential divorce and related concerns of your clients. Attorneys, presidents, vice presidents,  more...

Internal Controls BenefitsWhether you're part of the Fortune 500 or a small private company, understanding how to develop and implement effective internal controls is critical to your business. In addition to helping you comply with the law, a good system of internal control can dramatically improve your bottom line. In this 90-minute teleconference, you'll learn about basic internal control concepts that will help  more...

Tools for Persuasive Legal Writing ...tsThis teleconference will look at some key legal writing concepts through an understandable and strategic lens. The ability to effectively and persuasively communicate remains the dominant skill needed for a successful legal practice. No one is born a perfect writer - as anyone who teaches writing will happily assure you. Rather, legal writing is always a learning process. For that reason,  more...

Estate and Financial Planning for Clients Living With Chronic Illness BenefitsChronic illness affects nearly 120 million Americans. How can professional advisers better serve and advise clients living with chronic illness and their loved ones? In many situations modest changes to traditional planning tools and drafting conventions can provide tremendously improved protection and peace of mind for clients living with chronic illness. This teleconference will provide  more...

Affordable Housing: Finance and Development, How to Maximize the Available Resources ... It will also discuss how the various government stimulus concepts and programs may prove helpful to developers of affordable housing. This teleconference is designed for those involved in all aspects of the production and operation of affordable housing and will discuss, in both general and specific terms, current topics affecting affordable housing throughout the country. Recent trends in  more...

Buying and Selling Partnerships, LLCs and Other Similar Entities ...d sales of equity interests in alternative entities using concepts from the corporate model. Failing to account for the differences between the corporate model and the alternative entity model may result in transaction documents that do not accurately reflect the parties' intent and may result in unexpected, adverse tax consequences to the parties. This teleconference will identify some of the  more...

Valuation and Reporting of Gifts and Service Donations ...romised. FAS 157, Fair Value Measurements, introduces new concepts of determining fair value of donations to not-for-profit organizations. Understanding and applying fair value concepts to certain assets where there is no observable market as in pledges and noncash assets is likely to present challenges as well as implementation issues. After attending this teleconference, you will have a clear  more...

Promoting Wellness and Recovery of People With Mental Illness Through Strengths-Based, Person-Centered Practice ...al illness. - You will be able to identify three critical concepts in strengths perspective. - You will be able to describe the six principles of strengths-based, persons-centered practice. - You will be able to explain seven core functions of strengths-based, person-centered practice. Social service directors, social workers, case managers, counselors, psychologists, law enforcement  more...

Practical Transportation Design and Solutions: Concepts and Implementation BenefitsDue to the increasing age of our nation's transportation infrastructure, in conjunction with the increasing demand for travel, the need for ongoing road preservation, safety and mobility projects has continually increased. However, the long term availability of funds for such improvements continues to diminish. Typical planning and design approaches may prioritize projects at the planning  more...

Performance Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Constructed Bridges ...and rehabilitation of constructed bridges from elementary concepts to advanced topics. The technical contents will include detailed evaluation techniques, a review of the code provisions, and rehabilitation methods with conventional construction materials and advanced composite materials such as fiber reinforced polymer. Life cycling engineering and costing will be discussed. A case study will  more...

Taking and Defending Effective Depositions BenefitsIn the legal world where the use of mediation and arbitration has increased dramatically in recent years, the deposition of opposing parties and key witnesses often takes the place of the trial. Cases are evaluated and often settled based on information obtained at depositions. You will learn the fundamental concepts involved in taking and defending depositions. Included in this  more...

Maintain and Gain Downtown Businesses in a Tough Economy: Key Retention and Recruitment Concepts BenefitsIt is possible to pursue new growth and attend to those who have already invested in your community. In fact, we believe that it should be a goal of every economic development or downtown to have a balanced 'maintaining and gaining' approach to economic growth. This teleconference will illuminate a number strategies and tactics to consider as you pursue this goal. Learning Objectives -  more...

Fast-Track Construction: Opportunities and Challenges Management ...oject. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to define concepts and trade-offs of fast-track construction. - You will be able to review new trends that affect fast-track construction. - You will be able to recognize challenges in code, project design and contracts. - You will be able to discuss early planning participants-owner, design team and contractor. Engineers, architects,  more...

Engaging Stakeholders (and Raising Money) With Social Media for Nonprofits BenefitsYour nonprofit can use all of the support it can get, so how can you use social media to engage current stakeholders and attract new supporters? What strategies are effective at helping promote your mission - and raising money? Presented by nationally known nonprofit technology educator and strategist, John Kenyon, this teleconference will help you navigate the world of social media. The  more...

Mixed-Mode Building Design Basics ... be achieved. This teleconference will introduce the main concepts associated with designing a building's mixed-mode conditioning system to take advantage of natural ventilation whenever possible, as one method of reducing HVAC energy use. We will explain the prevailing codes and standards that govern the design of these systems and will take the audience through a step-by-step process to  more...

Terminating a Construction Contract: Legal Issues and Considerations ...onomic damage. This teleconference will provide the basic concepts of termination and will provide some examples of the right and wrong way to terminate construction agreements. Learning Objectives - You will be able to distinguish termination clauses from standard form contracts (AIA, etc.). - You will be able to explain termination for default. - You will be able to prepare statutory bases  more...

Benchmarking your Health Benefit Program: How Do You Stack Up? ...ge. During this 90-minute teleconference, we will outline concepts such as biometric health plans, spousal carve-out plans, mandatory health risk assessments, stacking high deductible health plans, and wellness and disease management programs to give you a picture of how prevalent these plans are in the marketplace. At the end of this teleconference, you will have an idea of what trends are  more...

Roundabouts: Planning, Design Principles and Current Practices ...mplex issues. You will learn about many roundabout design concepts and thought-provoking topics from unique intersection types to give you the opportunity to address different roundabout types and specific details in roundabout design based on geometric design principles. n nLearning Objectives n- You will be able to discuss modern roundabouts and their installation. n- You will be able to  more...

Multistate Sales Tax Issues for Contractors ...les such as warranties. Without an understanding of these concepts, a contractor may significantly under-bid construction projects or be subject to additional taxes, penalties and interest upon audit. This teleconference will not only review basic general rules but discuss exceptions and special applications. n nLearning Objectives n- You will be able to debate who is responsible for collecting  more...

Defining Electronic Data Terminology and Concepts nElectronic discovery has fundamentally altered both the corporate and legal worlds. The discovery and production of electronic records is now expected by litigants and courts alike. Attend this session and learn how to determine what is "electronically stored information" and proven methods for litigation readiness in the e-discovery era.  more...

AIA and ConsensusDOCS Contract Documents: Comparison and Contrast ...orms themselves are not conspicuously used, many of their concepts and even their explicit language will show up in a variety of proprietary construction contracting forms and practices. Thus, as the "battle of the contract forms" has now begun and the construction industry begins the debate as to the relative merits of these two families of documents, this teleconference will assist you in  more...