Resolution Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

Construction Joint Ventures: Benefits and Pitfalls BenefitsConstruction joint ventures, properly conceived and implemented, enhance the marketing opportunities and organizational assets of the individual joint venturers, thereby enabling the joint venture to obtain and successfully complete larger, more complex projects than those the joint venturers could undertake individually. Construction joint ventures are excellent vehicles for combining  more...

Understanding UCC Article 9 Foreclosures ... Article 9 may provide a quick and relatively inexpensive resolution. The UCC foreclosure process contains some pitfalls that creditors need to avoid and obstacles that should be addressed. However, with careful planning, these issues can be addressed and the risks minimized. This teleconference will discuss key topics for creditors to consider in weighing foreclosure under UCC Article 9  more...

Alternative Dispute Resolution for Paralegals ...onals may misunderstand the nature of alternative dispute resolution, including its advantage and disadvantages. The myths that arbitration is 'just like a trial' or 'just like mediation' also can produce confusion. This teleconference helps provide an essential understanding of ADR, focusing on paraprofessionals and others who may never have encountered the unique procedures of settlement,  more...

Construction Payment Remedies: Using the Right Tools ... in the construction process. The recession has only made resolution of these disputes more challenging. This teleconference will cover types of payment remedies, how they work, and the strengths and weaknesses of each. The speakers will discuss how to mix and match remedies to fit particular needs and circumstances, as well as defenses to and limits on payment remedies. Learning Objectives: -  more...

Construction Documentation: Preparing Effective Job Records ... thorough project documentation facilitates the efficient resolution of that dispute. This teleconference will help you to not only recognize the significance of various project documents, but also the true importance of the information recorded. The teleconference will also explain what to document, when and how to record it, and who should take responsibility for preparing various project  more...

ALTA Policy, Endorsements and Transaction Strategies with Title Insurance ...esigned to discuss a wide range of title issues and their resolution using both the basic title insurance policy and expanded coverage alternatives. Learning Objectives - You will be able to point out ALTA procedures and information. - You will be able to outline a closing. - You will be able to integrate policy. - You will be able to list components of a typical title insurance policy.  more...

Crisis Intervention Team Training for Law Enforcement for the 21st Century ...crisis intervention team techniques might have succeed in resolution of the encounter without use of force. Training law enforcement in CIT has existed for more than two decades and more than 400 agencies have some form of CIT. Budget cuts and depletion of manpower are often cited for not having police programs in place. With the growing population of citizens with mental illness and/or  more...

Understanding Legal Issues with Construction Subcontracts ...such as changes and extras, pricing, termination, dispute resolution, risk allocation, pay to be paid provisions and other common clauses. The information obtained through this will assist you in fully comprehending the risk you are assuming in a contract. Knowledge of the risk will allow you to better evaluate the desirability of bidding upon or taking a specific job, and how to protect  more...

Challenges and Contractual Issues With Sub-Subcontractors ...bcontract language that most often lead to costly dispute resolution for the parties. The teleconference will also aid subcontractors in countering a general contractor's attempts to shift any and all risks associated with a subcontract to the subcontractor. This program is critical for subcontractors, because failure to have a clear understanding of the parties' rights and responsibilities in  more...

AIA and ConsensusDOCS Contract Documents: Comparison and Contrast ...stration, change order and claims processing, and dispute resolution. n nLearning Objectives: n- You will be able to describe what is new and different from the prior 1997 AIA document editions. n- You will be able to identify why and how the 2007 ConsensusDOCS were developed. n- You will be able to compare the 2007 AIA Documents and the 2007 ConsensusDOCS. n- You will be able to compare the  more...