Current Workshops

Online Continuing Legal Education Workshops from NACLE

Please note: Enrollment open to Management/Confidential (M/C) employees.

NACLE online workshops, which can be completed at your convenience, are for M/C attorneys who are interested in earning CLE credits. Hundreds of titles are available for registered participants to choose from. The full list of currently available courses is available at https://www.pswp.info/docs/naclepswpcourses.pdf.

Examples of available courses include: Ethics of Social Media: What Attorneys Need to Know (1.5 CLE Ethics Credits), Bias in the Legal Profession (1 CLE Diversity Credit), and Navigating Elder Law: Understanding Medicaid Eligibility (2 CLE General Credits). Affidavits are made available directly from NACLE upon request for credit and completion of the course. Upon completion of enrollment, participants will be provided with an instructional document and an email including course instructions and account details.

Knowledge Transfer (Online)

This course provides a general overview of knowledge transfer and management. Knowledge Management is a systematic method for finding, understanding, and using knowledge to achieve organizational objectives and improve agency and employee performance.

Professional Writing Mechanics (Online)

This course starts with the basics: parts of speech and parts of a sentence. In this online course, you will learn to recognize common grammatical errors, use standard punctuation, and proofread your work.

Zur Institute eLearning (with CEUs)

Please note: Enrollment open to Management/Confidential (M/C) employees.

The Zur Institute offers unique courses and perspectives that are rarely offered elsewhere. Zur Institute offers continuing education courses for Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Psychologist, and Marriage and Family Therapists. Course format include articles, audios, and videos. (approved Licensed Master Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist continuing education units)

Professional Writing: Composition for M/C Employees

This workshop provides an overview of essential writing skills that include developing and organizing ideas, choosing a focus for writing, and using appropriate language for the audience. Participants will focus on writing skills within the context of the larger writing process, approaching a writing task from pre-writing through revisions. Writing tone, style, and technique will also be addressed.

Preparing Written Communication for Executives for M/C Employees

This workshop will provide participants with techniques for improving written communications to executive management, including strategies for preparing high level communications in a clear, concise, grammatically correct (including sentence structure) format. The use of persuasive writing skills such as diplomacy, tact, and appropriate level of detail when communicating with executives and leadership will also be covered. This workshop is designed for employees who regularly communicate with executive leadership in written form. This workshop will be interactive, where participants will have the opportunity to practice writing the techniques taught and receive feedback from the instructor. This workshop will include a focus on the importance of proofreading communications to avoid typos and basic grammatical errors.