This is a summary of the anticipated workshop topics for the 2022 CLS National Conference.

Please note that workshops are subject to change. All 2022 CLS National Conference workshops are available for CLE credit, depending on your state requirements. 

Bioethics & Life

• • Bioethical Frontiers and Challenges in the Law
  • Legalizing Suicide: Illness, Despair, and the Pro-life Response
  • Battle Plan for Life: How to Defend Human Life in the Post-Dobbs World

Church/Nonprofit

• • Legal Hotspots  
  • The Perils and Pitfalls of Lawyers as Board Members of a Church or Religious Organization
  • Protecting the Ministry of Restorative Shelter Care for Trafficking Victims
  • Key Issues Facing Nonprofits and Churches in Employment Law and Employee Benefits

Ethics

• • Leveling the Playing Field: Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession
  • ABA Model Rule 8.4(g) Update
  • Ethical Billing Practices
  • The Meaning and Significance of Professional Identity for Lawyers 

Gender

• • Hearsay, Habeas, and Heels – Women in the Law

General

• • Crisis Response: Why Most Lawyer’s Instincts Make Things Worse

Human Trafficking

• • Sex Trafficking: the Problem, the Law, and Proposed Solutions

Peacemaking and Conciliation

• • Attorneys as Relationally Wise Peacemakers and Conciliators
  • Why Litigate? Conciliate!

Practice Management

• • Work with Purpose: Operating Private Law Firms for Greater Kingdom Impact

Practice Specific

• • Hot Topics in Immigration Law
  • Trouble Shooting Common Employment Issues
  • Crafting Your Client’s Family Law Story
  • How to Prepare for and Take Effective Depositions

Religious Freedom

• • Religious Freedom Update
  • Reoccurring Problems in the Church Autonomy Doctrine
  • Resolving Church Property Disputes: Past, Present, and Future

Technology

• • Emerging Technologies and the Law
  • Global and U.S. Data Privacy Legal Update

Wellness

• • Lawyer Well-being: You’re not Alone
  • Spiritual Wellness in Your Law Practice