Our school law seminars and webinars offer invaluable professional development opportunities and CLE credit for school lawyers. These programs are presented by school law practitioners for school law practitioners and target your professional needs.
School Law Seminar
COSA’s 2024 Fall School Law Seminar will provide school lawyers with timely, valuable resources to make informed decisions for their districts. This seminar offers four afternoons of online sessions allowing attendees to customize their professional development by purchasing daily sessions on topics of interest or the entire conference. Attendees may earn up to 12 Continuing Legal Education credits including 1 hour of Ethics in most states.
School Law Webinars
COSA presents webinars on topics of critical interest to public school districts and their legal counsel. COSA members receive discounts for these online opportunities.
COSA is dedicated to providing high-quality continuing legal education (CLE) sessions to attorneys. We established a financial hardship policy for attorneys who are unable to participate due to financial reasons but are interested in our course offerings. Please submit your request according to the guidelines noted on the Financial Hardship form and contact COSA’s Director if there are questions.
Speaking Out: How Courts are Addressing Free Speech Rights of Employees and the Public in School Districts
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
1:00 – 2:00 PM (Eastern)
Public school districts across the country are drawing lawsuits from employees and members of the public claiming violations of First Amendment free speech rights during the workday and at public meetings. Employees claim a right to express, or to decline to express, ideas or messages with which they disagree. Members of the public claim a right to speak more freely at public school board meetings. Suits have arisen in a number of contexts, including limitations on public comment, workplace training, email signatures, and interactions with students. The speakers will share the recent caselaw and litigation, and insights on counseling school district clients proactively in this area to balance the school district interest and the speaker’s rights. (60 minutes of CLE)
Host: Jordan Cooper, NSBA Senior Staff Attorney
Presenters: Greg Goheen, MVP Law, Kansas City, MO
COSA Ethics Webinar
Legal Ethics: Artificial Intelligence and the Practice of Law
Thursday, December 5, 2024
1:00 – 2:00 PM (Eastern)
The headlines say it all: “More Judges, Lawyers Confront the Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence.” (Reuters, June 16, 2023). We’ll let a few lowlights of using AI in the practice of law highlight the ethical challenges to be considered for this new tool in our legal arsenal. (May qualify as 60 minutes of Ethics in most states)
Host: Jordan Cooper, NSBA Senior Staff Attorney
Presenters: Jim Gessford, Perry Law Firm, Lincoln, Nebraska and David Kramer, Baird Holm, LLP, Omaha, NE
Fees:
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Regular (Non-Member) |
COSA Member |
State Association |
Single Webinar |
$139 |
$99 |
$49 |