12th Annual School Law Institute

Topics:
  • Education

Why you should attend
To effectively represent parents, students, and school districts, practitioners must continue to develop and expand their understanding of the most recent developments in case law, and keep abreast not only of legislative and regulatory changes, but even technological changes as they affect schools and governing laws.

At PLI's 12th Annual School Law Institute, an expert faculty will examine significant new developments in education law and policy, as well as the implications of these developments for your clients.


What you will learn
• Representing low-income parents of children with disabilities
• Manifestation Determination Reviews - preparing, advocating and appealing
• The most recent Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) decisions and significant issues impacting special education practice
• Strategies for Individualized Education Programs
• Ethical challenges facing school law attorneys

Who should attend
This program is for attorneys specializing in school law representing parents, school districts and/or private schools. The program is also valuable for agency and school district administrators, as well as parents, who are interested in keeping abreast of new developments in school law.

Cost: $595*

PLEASE NOTE:
*Full scholarships to PLI's live seminars and webcasts are available to judges, judicial law clerks, law professors, law students, attorneys 65 or older, law librarians, attorneys who work for nonprofit organizations, legal services organizations or government agencies, and unemployed attorneys. Attorneys in private practice who seek to learn skills that will assist them in pro bono activities are encouraged to apply.

Please contact Leonard McKenzie at 212-824-5826 for additional information.

This program will also be available via live webcast.

  • CLE Credit Comments: CLE-NY Credits Credit Status: Approved Transitional: Yes Total Credits: 7.00 Ethics: 1.00 Professional Practice: 6.00 CLE-NJ Credits Credit Status: Approved Total Credits: 7.20 Ethics: 1.20 General: 6.00 PLI's live programs are approved in all states that require mandatory continuing legal education for attorneys. Please visit our website for additional State CLE information.
  • Contact:
    Leonard McKenzie
    Practising Law Institute
    212-824-5826
  • Website: www.pli.edu
  • Attachment(s): Scholarship_Application 2012.pdf