January 2004

Create a family law dream team; new seminar focuses on teamwork

State Bar CLE Seminars' new program, The Ultimate Family Law Dream Team: Teaming Up With Your Legal Staff to Get the Job Done, is designed to help family law practitioners develop a team - attorneys and staff - to meet the demands of drafting pleadings, conducting discovery, attending hearings, preparing cases for trial, and maintaining communications with clients.

Having a team of professional, experienced paralegals and legal assistants is integral to the success of a family law practice. With cross-training, delegation, and communication, the efforts of legal staff can contribute to client services, maximize your firm's efficiency and productivity, and increase the economic performance of your practice. You will learn how to identify and assign the role of the team members, evaluate each member's skills for maximum productivity, delegate critical tasks to team members with confidence, and nurture and maintain the attorney/staff relationship.

The live program will be presented on Feb. 5 in Madison from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The video seminar is scheduled for Feb. 24 at statewide locations. Tuition is $199 for a single attendee and $179 for two or more. The program has been submitted for up to 6.0 CLE credits, does not qualify for EPR credits, and will be submitted for Minnesota CLE credits.

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