Course Descriptions
Listed below are approximate CLE hours for each seminar. Please note that CLE requirements vary from state to state. If you have specific questions about CLE for your state, please contact your State Bar or OLE's CLE Coordinator Annemarie Sullivan at annemarie.sullivan@usdoj.gov
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The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Education
is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
(NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National
Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final
authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.
Questions regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National
Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37219-2417.
Telephone 615-880-4200. The CPE credits earned will be equivalent
to the CLE hours shown.
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This course is designed to provide additional training to CATS users on topics in the judicial process that are not fully covered in CATS basic or intermediate training (e.g., money judgments; restoration requests, etc.). Attendees will be asked to provide specific issues and/or questions before class for discussion and resolution. Attendees will also have an opportunity to run CATS reports with an emphasis on analyzing data to clean up discrepancies captured on the system. Contract employees may be nominated. Prerequisite: Must have at least six months experience in asset forfeiture and must have attended a basic CATS training class.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Wednesday,
November 14, 2007 |
Friday,
November 16, 2007 |
Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov |
08-210 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
Basic CATS |
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This seminar is designed for attorneys who have significant experience in litigating employment discrimination cases. This course examines current issues and significant case law update in the context of preparing and presenting a defense to employment discrimination actions, to include refining advocacy skills in liability and damages analysis, strategic case planning, discovery, dispositive motions (with a strong focus on developing a successful summary judgment practice), and settlement. Topics include: prima facie (Title VII) claims and defenses, retaliation, hostile work environment, Rehabilitation Act.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Wednesday,
April 9, 2008 |
Friday,
April 11, 2008 |
Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov |
08-118 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
None |
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This seminar is designed for principal legal and administrative FOIA officers or their designees. It provides advanced instruction on selected substantive and procedural topics under the FOIA, including up-to-date policy guidance. It also serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas and strategies useful in dealing with problems that commonly arise in administering the Act. The seminar includes such topics as case law update, selected procedural issues, FOIA from the non-government perspective, administrative and litigation considerations, and current policy issues. Registration is limited to 45 attendees who should have attended the 3-day Basic program, FOIA for Attorneys and Access Professionals/Privacy Act. Expenses related to participation in FOIA courses conducted outside of Columbia, South Carolina will NOT be paid by the Office of Legal Education.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Wednesday,
January 23, 2008 |
Wednesday,
January 23, 2008 |
Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov |
08-172 |
ACTIVE |
Washington, DC |
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Wednesday,
June 11, 2008 |
Wednesday,
June 11, 2008 |
Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov |
08-173 |
ACTIVE |
Washington, DC |
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Prerequisites:
None |
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This seminar is designed for Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) and Federal Investigative Agents with extensive experience in money laundering/asset forfeiture cases, who are actively involved in the investigation and prosecution of money laundering/asset forfeiture cases. This is an annual conference designed to provide the latest developments in the law, new agency initiatives, the banking and FinCen perspectives, and international money laundering. AUSAs are encouraged to nominate an investigating agent who will be involved in future investigations to attend this seminar. All agent nominees must complete their own nomination forms to be submitted to the Office of Legal Education (OLE).
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Wednesday,
September 24, 2008 |
Friday,
September 26, 2008 |
Janet Whipple - (803) 705-5105 E-Mail: janet.whipple@usdoj.gov |
08-503 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
None |
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This seminar is designed to be an annual update on recent case law, statutes, and procedures affecting asset forfeiture. Paralegals, legal assistants, and the equivalent, who are primarily assigned to the asset forfeiture unit, and who have been working on asset forfeiture matters for a minimum of 3 years, are encouraged to attend this seminar annually. This course will include an in-depth criminal forfeiture procedure update, civil forfeiture procedure update, and discussion of developing issues. Contract support staff may be nominated.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Tuesday,
May 6, 2008 |
Thursday,
May 8, 2008 |
Janet Whipple - (803) 705-5105 E-Mail: janet.whipple@usdoj.gov |
08-505 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
None |
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The goal of this skills seminar is to strengthen brief writing and oral argument proficiencies. The seminar will consist of class lectures, brief-writing workshops and exercises which will focus on specific parts of an appellate brief, oral arguments, and videotape reviews and critiques of oral arguments. During the course, the attendee will also be required to participate in a mock oral argument before a circuit judge. Note: There is no pre-course writing requirement.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Monday,
March 3, 2008 |
Friday,
March 7, 2008 |
Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov |
08-044 |
CANCELLED |
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Monday,
August 11, 2008 |
Friday,
August 15, 2008 |
Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov |
08-231 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Monday,
August 11, 2008 |
Friday,
August 15, 2008 |
Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov |
08-047 |
CANCELLED |
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Prerequisites:
None |
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This three and one-half-day course is designed for paralegal specialists who work in the appellate area in a United States Attorney's office or the Department of Justice. Paralegals from other federal agencies who can demonstrate significant appellate job responsibilities are also eligible. This course will focus on legal skills unique to paralegals involved in the appellate area and will include lectures, workshops, and panel discussions on the following topics: overview of the appellate process and the role of the paralegal, appeals management within the office, procedure and motion practice, discussion of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, overview of brief writing, using computer technology in appeals, and prisoner litigation.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Tuesday,
July 22, 2008 |
Friday,
July 25, 2008 |
Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov |
08-027 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
Employees from United States Attorneys' offices and DOJ divisions; others on a case by case basis |
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This is the annual meeting of the Asset Forfeiture Chiefs and Experts from the United States Attorneys' offices, the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, and the seizing agencies, during which current issues will be discussed at an advanced level.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Tuesday,
February 26, 2008 |
Thursday,
February 28, 2008 |
Janet Whipple - (803) 705-5105 E-Mail: janet.whipple@usdoj.gov |
08-501 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
None |
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This is a basic course designed for Assistant United States Attorneys, DOJ attorneys, and agency counsel who are new to the practice of bankruptcy which will provide an overview of the Bankruptcy Code and practice. Lectures will focus on chapters 7, 11, 13. Other topics to be addressed will include the interaction and relationship with creditor agencies such as the Department of Education and the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Trustee Program and the role of the bankruptcy trustee, automatic stay issues, adversary proceedings, claims, off-set, jurisdiction, discharge and dischargeability, tax issues, criminal referrals, and dealing with cases under both the old (pre-BAPCPA) and the new (post-BAPCPA) law. Additional areas of discussion will include electronic case filing and technology issues. If space permits, attendance by experienced paralegals will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that while CLE credits will be available, this seminar will not contain an ethics session and as such attendees will not be able to claim CLE ethics credit.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Wednesday,
November 14, 2007 |
Friday,
November 16, 2007 |
Lynn Beard - (803) 705-5143 E-Mail: lynn.beard@usdoj.gov |
08-180 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
None |
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This seminar is an intensive advocacy skills program designed for new federal prosecutors with little or no trial experience and who will be responsible for the trial of criminal cases. This seminar utilizes lectures, skills exercises, critiques, and trial strategy sessions. Classroom and video critiquing is utilized. Substantial preparation is required in advance of and throughout the training. The seminar culminates in the students' participation in a jury trial. Modern use and preparation of evidence in the high-tech courtroom is also emphasized with practical, hands-on application for the participants.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Tuesday,
October 30, 2007 |
Thursday,
November 8, 2007 |
Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov |
08-008 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Tuesday,
January 8, 2008 |
Thursday,
January 17, 2008 |
Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov |
08-009 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Tuesday,
March 4, 2008 |
Thursday,
March 13, 2008 |
Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov |
08-228 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Tuesday,
April 8, 2008 |
Thursday,
April 17, 2008 |
Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov |
08-010 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Tuesday,
June 17, 2008 |
Thursday,
June 26, 2008 |
Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov |
08-011 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Wednesday,
July 23, 2008 |
Thursday,
July 24, 2008 |
Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov |
08-3015 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Tuesday,
August 19, 2008 |
Thursday,
August 28, 2008 |
Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov |
08-229 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
None |
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This seminar is presented jointly with the National District Attorneys Association and the National Association of Attorneys General. The course is designed for criminal prosecutors in federal, state, and local jurisdictions, and will focus on international aspects of the investigation and prosecution of criminal cases including: the location and apprehension of fugitives abroad; extradition and methods for obtaining custody of international fugitives for trial in the United States; locating and obtaining documents, records, and items of physical evidence located outside the jurisdiction of the United States; locating and deposing witnesses in foreign jurisdictions; the role of the Department of Justice and the Office of International Affairs; the role of INTERPOL; the role of the United States Marshals Service; bilateral treaties and agreements on extradition, mutual legal assistance, and prisoner transfer; utilization of multi-lateral treaties; consular notification and access; and a basic overview of some critical national security issues.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Wednesday,
August 20, 2008 |
Friday,
August 22, 2008 |
Lynn Beard - (803) 705-5143 E-Mail: lynn.beard@usdoj.gov |
08-065 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
None |
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This seminar is aimed at prosecutors and agents interested in a basic introduction to criminal prosecutions under the currency reporting and currency smuggling statutes, 31 U.S.C. Sec. 5313, 5316, 5324, 5331, and 5332; the traditional money laundering statutes - 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1956 and 1957; and the unlicensed money transmittiing business statute - 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1960. There will also be an introduction to the related asset forfeiture provisions in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 981 and 982, and in 31 U.S.C. Sec. 5317(c) and 5332.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Tuesday,
March 25, 2008 |
Thursday,
March 27, 2008 |
Janet Whipple - (803) 705-5105 E-Mail: janet.whipple@usdoj.gov |
08-502 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
None |
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This course is intended for federal prosecutors who have little or no experience prosecuting narcotics cases. Topics to be covered include charging decisions, dealing with informants and targets, drug organizations, electronic surveillance techniques, and trial and sentencing issues.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Wednesday,
March 5, 2008 |
Friday,
March 7, 2008 |
Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov |
08-087 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
AUSA's and DOJ attorneys |
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This four and one-half day seminar is designed for civil paralegals who are new to the civil area or who have worked in the civil area for less than three years. Legal assistants who can demonstrate significant job responsibilities in this area may also be considered. Assistant United States Attorneys, Department of Justice attorneys, and experienced civil paralegals will teach this course. It consists of a series of lectures, panel discussions, and workshops covering topics such as the court system and tracking a civil case, overview of the federal rules, motions, discovery by the United States and the opposition, exhibits/demonstrative evidence, ethics, computerized research tips, and specialized topical areas of civil law. It is recommended that attendees first complete the Legal Skills for Legal Assistants and Paralegals seminar (or the former Basic Paralegal seminar) or its equivalent (e.g. a Paralegal Certificate).
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Monday,
May 5, 2008 |
Friday,
May 9, 2008 |
Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov |
08-022 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
Employees from United States Attorneys? offices, DOJ divisions, and other federal agencies. |
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This basic skills course is designed to cover case planning and management from filing to pre-trial conference, with emphasis on discovery, particularly witness preparation and depositions of fact/expert witnesses. The method of instruction includes lecture, instructor demonstrations, and practice exercises performed in small groups of teamed attorneys that are videotaped for individual critique. Participants will be expected to devote significant time to reviewing case materials and preparing for hands-on exercises. In addition, participants should plan on viewing a lecture segment on JTN in preparation for attending this course at the NAC. The Basic Pretrial Practice course is an excellent precursor to taking Civil Trial Advocacy and is intended for new civil attorneys with little or no (civil) experience.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Monday,
March 10, 2008 |
Friday,
March 14, 2008 |
Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov |
08-117 |
POSTPONED |
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Prerequisites:
Assistant United States Attorneys and Department of Justice Litigating Attorneys |
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This course is an intensive advocacy skills seminar designed for new attorneys with little or no trial experience who will be responsible for the trial of civil cases. The method of instruction utilizes lectures and workshops, with classroom and video critiquing. Topics covered include preparation and presentation of opening statements and closing arguments, as well as direct and cross-examinations of fact and expert witnesses. The course culminates in the students' participation in a trial.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Tuesday,
October 16, 2007 |
Thursday,
October 25, 2007 |
Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov |
08-114 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Tuesday,
January 29, 2008 |
Thursday,
February 7, 2008 |
Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov |
08-116 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Tuesday,
July 15, 2008 |
Thursday,
July 24, 2008 |
Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov |
08-125 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
Assistant United States Attorneys and Department of Justice Litigating Attorneys |
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This seminar is designed for the prosecutor who presently handles or will soon handle complex criminal investigations and prosecutions. The seminar will include presentations regarding the use of compelled and immunicated testimony, electronic surveillance, grand jury practice, trial strategy in complex cases, parallel proceedings, and legal issues related to jury selection in complex cases.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Monday,
June 30, 2008 |
Wednesday,
July 2, 2008 |
Lynn Beard - (803) 705-5143 E-Mail: lynn.beard@usdoj.gov |
08-063 |
POSTPONED |
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Prerequisites:
n/a |
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The emphasis of this course is on using Sanction II and PowerPoint to create courtroom presentations.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Tuesday,
October 16, 2007 |
Friday,
October 19, 2007 |
Sharon DeVeaux - (803) 705-5133 E-Mail: sharon.deveaux@usdoj.gov |
08-163 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Tuesday,
December 11, 2007 |
Friday,
December 14, 2007 |
Gordie Prescott - (803) 705-5139 E-Mail: gordie.prescott2@usdoj.gov |
08-040 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Tuesday,
July 8, 2008 |
Friday,
July 11, 2008 |
Sharon DeVeaux - (803) 705-5133 E-Mail: sharon.deveaux@usdoj.gov |
08-041 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
None |
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This introductory seminar is designed to teach new federal prosecutors the principles governing the prosecution and trial of federal criminal cases. Lecture topics will include drafting complaints, indictments and search warrants; pre-trial release and detention; grand jury practice; pre-trial discovery and motion practice; evidence; the use of cooperating defendants and confidential informants; plea bargaining; the federal sentencing guidelines; and asset forfeiture. This course also will include two hours of ethics. This course is open to AUSAs and Division attorneys and also to Special Assistant United States Attorneys (SAUSAs) who are nominated by their districts.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Tuesday,
January 8, 2008 |
Friday,
January 11, 2008 |
Lynn Beard - (803) 705-5143 E-Mail: lynn.beard@usdoj.gov |
08-051 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Tuesday,
April 1, 2008 |
Friday,
April 4, 2008 |
Lynn Beard - (803) 705-5143 E-Mail: lynn.beard@usdoj.gov |
08-059 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Special AUSAs and DOJ Litigating Attorneys |
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This four and one-half day course is designed for paralegals who have been working in a criminal paralegal position for three years or less. Legal assistants who can demonstrate significant job responsibilities in this area may also be considered. Assistant United States Attorneys, Department of Justice attorneys, and experienced criminal paralegal specialists teach the course. It consists of a series of lectures, workshops, and group discussions on various criminal topics such as the criminal process, Fourth and Fifth Amendments, trial preparation, pretrial motions and discovery, evidence, jury instructions, and ethics. The course also includes a variety of substantive criminal specialty topics. It is recommended that attendees first complete the Legal Skills for Legal Assistants and Paralegals Seminar (or the former Basic Paralegal seminar) or its equivalent (e.g. a Paralegal Certificate).
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Monday,
January 28, 2008 |
Friday,
February 1, 2008 |
Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov |
08-017 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
Employees from United States Attorneys? offices, DOJ divisions, and other federal agencies. |
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This course will cover the essentials for new attorneys as well as more advanced topics for experienced prosecutors. Topics will include the use of summary and expert witnesses, indirect methods of proof to establish unreported income, recent case law developments, sentencing issues, global settlements, and plea and restitution agreements. The course will also explore strategies and tactics for handling tax protestor organizations, widely marketed tax evasion schemes, and the use of tax charges in drug prosecutions, ponzi schemes and anti-terrorism investigations.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Wednesday,
August 6, 2008 |
Friday,
August 8, 2008 |
Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov |
08-094 |
CANCELLED |
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Prerequisites:
none |
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The course will cover Bivens claims, qualified immunity, state law tort claims, federal statutory claims and various non-litigation matters such as bar grievances, criminal charges and commercial liens, instruction on individual capacity representation issues and ethical obligations of AUSAs.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Wednesday,
September 3, 2008 |
Friday,
September 5, 2008 |
Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov |
08-201 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
Assistant United States Attorneys and Department of Justice Litigating Attorneys |
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The emphasis of this course is on using Concordance, CaseMap, and TimeMap during the litigation process. Concordance will focus on creating databases to manage large document cases and how to conduct searches after the databases are created. CaseMap will focus on creating a case to assist in the management and analysis of the case fact pattern and issues associated with the case. Lastly, TimeMap will focus on creating time line graphic presentations. This is an introductory course and attendees should not expect to be an expert on these applications at the conclusion of this course. There is no prerequisite for this course, but it is highly recommended that nominees attend the Document Imaging course prior to attending this course or have working experience with the IPRO software applications.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Tuesday,
November 6, 2007 |
Friday,
November 9, 2007 |
Sharon DeVeaux - (803) 705-5133 E-Mail: sharon.deveaux@usdoj.gov |
08-038 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Tuesday,
May 13, 2008 |
Friday,
May 16, 2008 |
Gordie Prescott - (803) 705-5139 E-Mail: gordie.prescott2@usdoj.gov |
08-156 |
CANCELLED |
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Prerequisites:
None |
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This three day seminar is designed to help agency advisors develop skills in drafting proposals and decisions on disciplinary and adverse actions through a series of lectures followed by workshops in drafting these actions. Prior to the course, students will submit a proposal and decision letter they have previously drafted in the course of their employment. These documents will be analyzed and discussed in a workshop setting. Students will also analyze a fact pattern, draft a proposal, review replies, and draft a final decision. All work products will be critiqued by instructors and fellow students. This is an advanced course designed to teach proper drafting of charges, analysis of penalty and final decisions. In order to be considered for this course, students must have attended an Adverse Actions Seminar. Please note that while CLE credits will be available, the course will not contain an ethics session and as such you will not be able to claim CLE ethics credit.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Wednesday,
January 23, 2008 |
Friday,
January 25, 2008 |
Lynn Beard - (803) 705-5143 E-Mail: lynn.beard@usdoj.gov |
08-053 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Tuesday,
June 24, 2008 |
Thursday,
June 26, 2008 |
Lynn Beard - (803) 705-5143 E-Mail: lynn.beard@usdoj.gov |
08-165 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
Students must have attended an Adverse Actions Seminar |
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This three-day course is designed for paralegal assistants or specialists who work in the drug unit in a United States Attorney's office or the Department of Justice. Paralegals from other federal agencies who can demonstrate significant job responsibilities in this area are also eligible. This course will focus on legal skills unique to paralegals involved in the drug area, including lectures, workshops, and panel discussions on topics such as an overview of narcotics statutes, how work on these types of cases differs, and witness issues. Students should have already attended the Criminal Paralegal Seminar or the Fundamentals of Litigation for Criminal Legal Assistants Seminar.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Wednesday,
August 6, 2008 |
Friday,
August 8, 2008 |
Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov |
08-199 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
Employees from United States Attorneys' offices and others on a case by case basis |
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The Office of Legal Education is pleased to announce that it is sponsoring an Environmental Crimes Seminar. The seminar will be held May 12-16, 2008, in Columbia, South Carolina. The first day of this seminar will be optional. It will be dedicated to basic pollution crimes topics, including the major pollution and wildlife statutes under which most such violations are prosecuted. It is designed to give attorneys less experienced in this area sufficient knowledge to profit from the latter part of the seminar, but it also is available to environmental crimes veterans who would like a review of basics. The remainder of the seminar will be at an advanced level, covering areas useful to prosecutors experienced in the handling of environmental crimes cases. It will include matters such as a case law update; pretrial and trial issues; case organization systems; cross-examination of scientific expert witnesses; evidentiary issues; trends in defense strategies; electronic discovery; searching computers; post-Rapanos developments; sentencing issues; wildlife offenses; an air pollution enforcement initiative; and ethics. For those particularly interested in vessel pollution issues, in parallel with a portion of the general program, there will be a vessel pollution workshop.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Monday,
May 12, 2008 |
Friday,
May 16, 2008 |
Lynn Beard - (803) 705-5143 E-Mail: lynn.beard@usdoj.gov |
08-060 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
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Prerequisites:
n/a |
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This skills seminar is for Assistant United States Attorneys and Department of Justice Trial Attorneys of varying skill levels who practice civil law. Topics focus on recurring evidentiary issues for civil practitioners, including relevance, hearsay, character evidence, impeachment, privileges and lay/expert opinion testimony. The course will also feature a presentation on the admissibility of electronically stored information. Participants will learn to appreciate the impact of evidentiary issues on case preparation during discovery and the pretrial process. Lectures will be followed by interactive practicums, where students will perform exercises applying evidentiary rules and principles, as well as making and meeting objections. Please note there will be pre-course assignments relating to the practicums. The course will culminate with Daubert hearings.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
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Wednesday,
April 2, 2008 |
Wednesday,
April 2, 2008 |
Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov |
08-3011 |
ACTIVE |
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Tuesday,
April 22, 2008 |
Friday,
April 25, 2008 |
Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov |
08-119 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
|
Prerequisites:
AUSA's and DOJ Litigating Attorneys |
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This seminar will assist in sharpening the pretrial and trial evidence skills of experienced attorneys in and out of the courtroom. The seminar will reinforce basic evidence principles in constitutional issues, admissibility, cross-examination/impeachment, relevance, character evidence, hearsay, and lay and expert opinions.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tuesday,
October 16, 2007 |
Friday,
October 19, 2007 |
Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov |
08-030 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
|
Tuesday,
February 12, 2008 |
Friday,
February 15, 2008 |
Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov |
08-031 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
|
Tuesday,
May 20, 2008 |
Friday,
May 23, 2008 |
Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov |
08-032 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
|
Tuesday,
September 16, 2008 |
Friday,
September 19, 2008 |
Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov |
08-253 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
|
Prerequisites:
None |
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This three and one-half-day-seminar is designed as a refresher for experienced legal assistants, supervisory legal assistants, lead legal assistants, or work leaders who have worked in the GS-318 or 986 series in the Department of Justice for at least four year. Both substantive and administrative topics are covered, including automated litigation support; communications skills; criminal and civil procedure; research tips; clear and effective writing; correct citation; personnel and administrative issues; stress management; ethics, and victim-witness issues.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tuesday,
March 25, 2008 |
Friday,
March 28, 2008 |
Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov |
08-021 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
|
Prerequisites:
Employees from United States Attorneys? offices and DOJ divisions; others on a case by case basis. |
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This program is designed for agency FOIA personnel who have several years of experience with the FOIA and are involved in the processing of FOIA requests on a daily basis. It is devoted almost entirely to administrative matters arising under the Act--such matters as record-retrieval practices, multitrack queue usage, backlog management, affirmative disclosure, and automated record processing. Designed to serve also as a regular forum for the governmentwide exchange of ideas and information on matters of FOIA administration, this program brings veteran FOIA processors from throughout the government together and encourages them to share their experience in administering the Act. The program also includes an overview of recent case law pertaining to the processing of FOIA requests. Expenses related to participation in FOIA courses conducted outside of Columbia, South Carolina will NOT be paid by the Office of Legal Education.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Thursday,
January 24, 2008 |
Thursday,
January 24, 2008 |
Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov |
08-177 |
ACTIVE |
Washington, DC |
|
Prerequisites:
None |
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This basic training program is designed for attorneys, paralegals, and information officers with limited previous experience under the FOIA who are now or soon will be working extensively with the Act. Workshops on FOIA exemptions emphasize the criteria for making information-disclosure determinations, and procedural issues are addressed as well. Expenses related to participation in FOIA courses conducted outside of Columbia, South Carolina will NOT be paid by the Office of Legal Education.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wednesday,
October 10, 2007 |
Thursday,
October 11, 2007 |
Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov |
08-189 |
ACTIVE |
Washington, DC |
|
Tuesday,
February 26, 2008 |
Wednesday,
February 27, 2008 |
Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov |
08-190 |
ACTIVE |
Washington, DC |
|
Tuesday,
May 6, 2008 |
Wednesday,
May 7, 2008 |
Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov |
08-191 |
ACTIVE |
Washington, DC |
|
Tuesday,
August 19, 2008 |
Wednesday,
August 20, 2008 |
Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov |
08-192 |
ACTIVE |
Denver, CO |
|
Tuesday,
September 16, 2008 |
Wednesday,
September 17, 2008 |
Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov |
08-193 |
ACTIVE |
Washington, DC |
|
Prerequisites:
None |
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This course examines the key provisions of the FTCA, major defenses, current issues and significant case law update in the context of preparing and presenting an FTCA case, to include refining advocacy skills in liability and damages analysis, strategic case planning - discovery and dispositive motions, use of automated litigation support applications, and settlement. Topics include: administrative claim requirements, discretionary function, regulatory and law enforcement torts, independent contractors, immunity and representation issues. The method of instruction combines lectures and practicums, where participants will perform exercises applying information presented to a model case.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tuesday,
November 6, 2007 |
Friday,
November 9, 2007 |
Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov |
08-115 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
|
Prerequisites:
Assistant United States Attorneys and Department of Justice Litigating Attorneys |
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Using a case study, this practical, innovative, and interactive seminar is designed to enhance the participants' investigative skills and allow them to follow the money of a criminal enterprise. Participants will apply investigative techniques and methods to unravel the case study's money laundering scheme and to identify key assets for forfeiture. Additionally, they will examine financial documents in order to establish links among the targets, assets, and illegal activities and make charging decisions. The program level is Basic/Intermediate. There are no prerequisites; preparation in advance is not required.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Monday,
April 21, 2008 |
Thursday,
April 24, 2008 |
Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov |
08-089 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
|
Prerequisites:
None |
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This seminar will present an in-depth review of forensics and its practical application to federal investigations and prosecutions.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tuesday,
June 10, 2008 |
Friday,
June 13, 2008 |
Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov |
08-091 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
|
Prerequisites:
None |
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This seminar is designed for prosecutors who present cases to the grand jury. Topics include grand jury mechanics, grand jury secrecy, interaction with the grand jury, grand jury strategy, acquisition of evidence, privileges, immunity, dealing with hostile/recalcitrant witnesses, multiple representation and conflicts of interest, parallel proceedings, use of the computer in organizing complex cases, and managing large document investigations.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wednesday,
December 12, 2007 |
Friday,
December 14, 2007 |
Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov |
08-078 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
|
Tuesday,
March 18, 2008 |
Thursday,
March 20, 2008 |
Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov |
08-232 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
|
Wednesday,
July 9, 2008 |
Friday,
July 11, 2008 |
Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov |
08-093 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
|
Prerequisites:
None |
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This seminar is designed at an intermediate level for the joint training of attorneys and federal agents. The seminar will include topics such as case generation, online investigative principles, using Internet investigative tools, and the evidentiary and practical issues in preparing Internet-related fraud cases (such as online auctions, Internet securities fraud, credit card fraud, identity theft) for trial. Attorneys must have attended OLE's Basic Computer Crimes, Cybercrimes, CTC, or some comparable computer training. Federal agents must have had some prior training or experience in handling Internet crime cases.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tuesday,
February 26, 2008 |
Friday,
February 29, 2008 |
Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov |
08-086 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
|
Prerequisites:
None |
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The two and one-half-day course is designed for paralegals and legal assistants who assist in the litigation of civil immigration cases. The course will provide a basic overview of immigration law with a special emphasis on the most common areas of litigation such as political asylum, cancellation of removal, and mandamus litigation. Students will also learn about the process for removing aliens from the United States and the review of those cases that reach the federal courts. A major component of this course will be the application of knowledge to specific immigration issues. Students will have the opportunity to review an actual administrative record and to prepare appropriate motions, including a motion to dismiss.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tuesday,
July 8, 2008 |
Thursday,
July 10, 2008 |
Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov |
08-026 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
|
Prerequisites:
Employees from United States Attorneys' offices and DOJ litigating divisions who are assisting attorneys in defending court challenges to immigration decisions |
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This course is designed for attorneys and agents who have a basic understanding of asset forfeiture law. Topics to be covered include obtaining evidence and assistance from foreign countries, international asset sharing, Black Market peso exchanges, terrorist financing, and digital currency and e-gold investigations.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wednesday,
April 9, 2008 |
Friday,
April 11, 2008 |
Janet Whipple - (803) 705-5105 E-Mail: janet.whipple@usdoj.gov |
08-504 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
|
Prerequisites:
None |
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This seminar is designed to acquaint agents and prosecutors who have some fraud experience with schemes having international dimensions. The course will focus upon prevalent international frauds and tools to investigate and prosecute such crimes. Specific topics included will be investment fraud, West African fraud, telemarketing fraud, foreign evidence gathering, and international money laundering/asset recovery. We anticipate not having an ethics session.
| Begin Date | End Date | Course Contact Info | Course Nbr | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wednesday,
April 9, 2008 |
Thursday,
April 10, 2008 |
Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov |
08-090 |
ACTIVE |
NAC |
|
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