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This seminar is designed to review areas of bankruptcy law as they relate to the government attorney, and to prepare participants to handle complex bankruptcy litigation. This seminar targets attorneys with knowledge of, and experience in, bankruptcy issues or litigation, and provides special emphasis on practice under the recent bankruptcy legislation and IRS bankruptcy litigation. Lectures and workshops will address chapter 11 and 13 issues, bankruptcy jurisdiction and sovereign immunity, avoidance powers, reorganization, involuntary bankruptcy, criminal referrals, tax protesters, and changes to the Bankruptcy Code
{CLE Credits: 16.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, September 9, 2009	Friday, September 11, 2009	Karen Wilson - (803) 705-5105 E-Mail: karen.wilson@usdoj.gov	09-060	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: Assistant United States Attorneys, Department of Justice Litigating Attorneys, Agency Counsel

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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.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, November 5, 2008	Friday, November 7, 2008	Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov	09-162	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: Basic CATS

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This interactive course is open to novice and experienced attorneys. The course will address objectives, strategies and techniques involved in locating, retaining, designating, examining and working with expert witnesses (medical, scientific, financial,law enforcement). It is not an introductory course.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Monday, August 3, 2009	Friday, August 7, 2009	Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov	09-154	POSTPONED
Prerequisites: None

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This seminar is designed for FOIA officers and legal advisors of all federal agencies. It provides advanced instruction on selected topics under the FOIA, including up-to-date policy guidance. It also serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas useful in dealing with problems that commonly arise in administering the FOIA. Expenses related to participation in FOIA courses conducted outside of Columbia, South Carolina will NOT be paid by the Office of Legal Education.
{CLE Credits: 4.5}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, April 8, 2009	Wednesday, April 8, 2009	Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov	09-191	ACTIVE	Washington, DC
Prerequisites: None

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This four and one-half day course is designed for paralegal specialists who use legal research and writing in their jobs and need to move to an advanced level of study. Legal assistants who can demonstrate significant job responsibilities and experience in this area may also be considered. The course provides the next step in using legal research and writing for paralegals who have already attended OLE's other two courses in this area. Because it focuses on paralegals involved in litigation, Department of Justice nominees will be given priority. Students may be provided in advance with a list of required reading to be completed prior to the course. During the course, students will complete assignments demonstrating their ability to research and write about legal topics, and a written assignment will be critiqued individually by Department of Justice attorneys. Although there will be time provided during the course to work on these assignments, homework will be necessary. Nominees for this course must have completed the Legal Research and Analysis for Paralegals Seminar and the Legal Writing and Analysis for Paralegals Seminar.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, July 14, 2009	Friday, July 17, 2009	Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov	09-125	CANCELLED
Prerequisites: Employees from United States Attorneys' offices, DOJ divisions, and other federal agencies.

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This seminar is for federal government attorneys (trial or appellate) who are comfortable with their basic writing skills but want to sharpen persuasive writing techniques. The course covers effectively organizing an argument, dealing with adverse authority, choosing persuasive words and placing them in positions of emphasis, writing with precision, using smooth transitions, framing the issue, and more. The seminar will consist of class lectures, interactive exercises, writing workshops, group drafting, and peer-review sessions.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, October 22, 2008	Friday, October 24, 2008	Doreen Lee - 803-705-5152 E-Mail: doreen.s.lee@usdoj.gov	09-169	ACTIVE	NAC
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).
{CLE Credits: 15.5}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, September 15, 2009	Thursday, September 17, 2009	Karen Wilson - (803) 705-5105 E-Mail: karen.wilson@usdoj.gov	09-506	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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This four-day seminar is designed for those who have been paralegals for more than four years and have already completed either the Criminal Paralegal, Civil Paralegal, or Appellate Paralegal seminars (or their equivalent). The course is designed to provide continuing legal education and professional development to experienced paralegals through a series of lectures, workshops, and discussions. Topics will include an update on current case law and Supreme Court rulings, a writing refresher, specialized legal topics, and professional development topics. (Legal Assistants are not eligible for this course.)
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Monday, September 21, 2009	Thursday, September 24, 2009	Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov	09-127	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: Employees from United States Attorneys' offices, DOJ divisions, and other federal agencies.

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This course is intended for criminal prosecutors who are experienced in the investigation and prosecution of white collar fraud cases. The course will devote one full day to issues related to mortgage fraud. On the other days of the seminar, topics will include: corporate and securities fraud; identity theft; market manipulation and commodities fraud; cyber crime; guidance for searching and seizing computers; effective use of taint team review; issues related to E-discovery; evidentiary considerations in white collar prosecutions; and ethical issues in white collar matters. Breakout sessions focusing on various areas of white collar crime will also be offered.
{CLE Credits: 21.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, March 10, 2009	Friday, March 13, 2009	Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov	09-022	ACTIVE	NAC
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.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, May 27, 2009	Friday, May 29, 2009	Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov	09-504	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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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.
{CLE Credits: 17.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, February 24, 2009	Thursday, February 26, 2009	Janet Whipple - (803) 705-5105 E-Mail: janet.whipple@usdoj.gov	09-501	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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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.
{CLE Credits: 31.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Monday, October 6, 2008	Friday, October 10, 2008	Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov	09-139	ACTIVE	NAC
Monday, January 5, 2009	Friday, January 9, 2009	Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov	09-144	ACTIVE	NAC
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.
{CLE Credits: 53.5}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, December 2, 2008	Thursday, December 11, 2008	Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov	09-142	ACTIVE	NAC
Tuesday, March 17, 2009	Thursday, March 26, 2009	Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov	09-146	ACTIVE	NAC
Tuesday, July 7, 2009	Thursday, July 16, 2009	Tammy Campbell - (803) 705-5166 E-Mail: tammy.campbell2@usdoj.gov	09-209	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: Assistant United States Attorneys and Department of Justice Litigating Attorneys

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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.
{CLE Credits: 50.5}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, October 21, 2008	Thursday, October 30, 2008	Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov	09-040	ACTIVE	NAC
Tuesday, January 6, 2009	Thursday, January 15, 2009	Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov	09-043	ACTIVE	NAC
Tuesday, March 3, 2009	Thursday, March 12, 2009	Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov	09-045	ACTIVE	NAC
Tuesday, April 21, 2009	Thursday, April 30, 2009	Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov	09-046	ACTIVE	NAC
Tuesday, May 12, 2009	Thursday, May 21, 2009	Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov	09-204	ACTIVE	NAC
Tuesday, June 9, 2009	Thursday, June 18, 2009	Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov	09-048	ACTIVE	NAC
Tuesday, August 25, 2009	Thursday, September 3, 2009	Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov	09-049	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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Criminal investigations of all types can now involve computer-based evidence. Computer-based evidence can take many forms, such as data taken from a suspect's hard drive, e-mail obtained from a service provider, or cell phone location information. The materials in this course are useful for prosecuting crimes as diverse as terrorism, drug offenses, health care fraud, and gang offenses. This is a basic seminar for prosecutors. Students will be introduced to concepts in obtaining online evidence, such as e-mail, the search and seizure of computers, and the investigation and prosecution of computer-related crimes. The Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property Section of the Criminal Division is organizing this course, and will staff many of its lectures. The seminar will include presentations on computers, understanding the Internet, search and seizure of electronic evidence, online investigations, data forensics and analysis, and obtaining and admitting electronic evidence. A half-day of the seminar will offer more detailed and in-depth presentations involving pre-selected tracks chosen from the following topics: Computer Crime, Child Exploitation, and Internet Fraud.
{CLE Credits: 15.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, January 28, 2009	Friday, January 30, 2009	Sharon DeVeaux - (803) 705-5133 E-Mail: sharon.deveaux@usdoj.gov	09-065	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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This seminar is designed for attorneys who handle defensive employment discrimination cases. Lectures focus on the current development of the law; sexual harassment, retaliation, age discrimination and Rehabilitation Act claims, as well as mixed cases, remedies, jury trials, motion practice, settlement and ethics.
{CLE Credits: 23.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, April 7, 2009	Friday, April 10, 2009	Tammy Campbell - (803) 705-5166 E-Mail: tammy.campbell2@usdoj.gov	09-147	ACTIVE	NAC
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 other methods for obtaining custody of international fugitives for trial in the United States; locating and obtaining documents, records, items of physical evidence and assets 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 when transnational issues arise; the role of INTERPOL; the role of the United States Marshals Service; a review of bilateral treaties and agreements on extradition, mutual legal assistance and prisoner transfer; utilization of multi-lateral conventions and treaties; consular notification and access; and a basic overview of some critical national security issues that can arise in criminal investigations and prosecutions, and that impact the foreign relations and strategic interests of the United States.
{CLE Credits: 15.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, April 7, 2009	Thursday, April 9, 2009	Tami Buckingham - (803) 705-5132 E-Mail: tami.buckingham@usdoj.gov	09-108	ACTIVE	NAC
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.
{CLE Credits: 15.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, March 25, 2009	Friday, March 27, 2009	Karen Wilson - (803) 705-5105 E-Mail: karen.wilson@usdoj.gov	09-503	ACTIVE	NAC
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.
{CLE Credits: 15.5}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, May 27, 2009	Friday, May 29, 2009	Karen Wilson - (803) 705-5105 E-Mail: karen.wilson@usdoj.gov	09-047	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: AUSA's and DOJ attorneys

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This two day training is for Human Resources Officers and Specialists in Servicing Personnel Offices who are either USA Staffing licensed users, or who have a licensed user assigned in the district. Topics include: overview of quality assessment practices; job analysis information needed for the development of the occupational questionnaire and vacancy announcement; assessing minimum qualifications and eligibility; best practices in item writing, collecting and using narratives, warnings and verification statements; quality review methods; second-level assessments for identifying potential high performers within the candidate pool; and alternative rating and ranking options (i.e., category rating). The training consists of lecture and experiential (hands-on) learning exercises. Participants will be able to utilize the job analysis information to begin drafting occupational questionnaires using USA Staffing.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, August 18, 2009	Wednesday, August 19, 2009	Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov	09-226	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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The seminar is specifically for those in the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and is designed to prepare CSRS employees within ten years of retirement for decisions they must make before retirement. However, priority will be given to those within five years of retirement. Topics include eligibility for retirement, computation of annuities, creditable service, maximizing survivor benefits, health benefits, Social Security and Medicare, Thrift Savings Plans (including withdrawal options and L Fund), long-term care and financial planning, and the psychology of retirement.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, January 27, 2009	Wednesday, January 28, 2009	Theresa Fox - (803) 705-5148 E-Mail: theresa.fox@usdoj.gov	09-188	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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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).
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Monday, May 4, 2009	Friday, May 8, 2009	Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov	09-123	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: Employees from United States Attorneys? offices, DOJ divisions, and other federal agencies.

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This three and a half day course is a basic course designed to familiarize students with the use of currently available Legal Information Technology (LIT) applications in the trial phase of a criminal or civil case. Students selected to attend this course will receive hands-on training on the Sanction II.8, TimeMap 4, and PowerPoint 2007 applications. The Sanction II.8 portion of the course will cover creating a case by using the drag and drop method as well as using load files from eScan-IT, IPRO, and iConect, creating presentation folders, using the Presentation mode in court, synchronizing audio and video files with a corresponding transcript, making clips of media files, and using the print option. The TimeMap 4 portion of the course will cover how to create a time line in the application as well as creating a time line directly from a CaseMap case. The PowerPoint 2007 portion of the course will cover creating a basic presentation that will include animated text, inserting pictures, inserting audio and video files, working with TimeMap 4 visuals, working with evidence in Sanction II.8, printing, and presenting the presentation. Students will also work on a team project which will culminate with a mock trial on the last day of the course. Since this is a basic course, students should not expect to have mastered the technology by the end of the course. Document Imaging and Document and Case Management are prerequisites for attending this course.
{CLE Credits: 10.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, May 5, 2009	Friday, May 8, 2009	Kathy Phillips - 803-705-5106 E-Mail: kathy.phillips@usdoj.gov	09-078	ACTIVE	NAC
Tuesday, June 23, 2009	Friday, June 26, 2009	Kathy Phillips - 803-705-5106 E-Mail: kathy.phillips@usdoj.gov	09-084	CANCELLED
Tuesday, August 18, 2009	Friday, August 21, 2009	Kathy Phillips - 803-705-5106 E-Mail: kathy.phillips@usdoj.gov	09-088	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: Document Imaging and Document and Case Management

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The goal of this seminar is to strengthen brief-writing and oral argument skills. The course will consist of class lectures, brief-writing exercises that will focus on specific parts of an appellate brief, oral arguments, and videotaped oral arguments with faculty critiques of those arguments. For the brief writing portion of the course, each attendee will be expected to have read the materials (appellant's brief, appellee's brief, case law and excerpt of record)prior to arrival. Also prior to arrival, each attendee must prepare the opening paragraph of the summary of the argument section for the government's brief and bring that summary with them to the course. For the oral argument portion of the course, the attendee will be required to participate in three mock oral arguments before faculty and a circuit judge. While the course is open to all criminal attorneys, Criminal Assistant United States Attorneys will be given first priority for attendance.
{CLE Credits: 26.5}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Monday, August 17, 2009	Friday, August 21, 2009	Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov	09-227	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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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).
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Monday, January 12, 2009	Friday, January 16, 2009	Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov	09-118	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: Employees from United States Attorneys? offices, DOJ divisions, and other federal agencies.

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Topics to be covered include updates on new ACE policies, legislative and case developments. Training will be provided on emerging and re-emerging program emphasis areas. Also discussed will be settlement and negotiation issues, and maximizing ACE resources in the current fiscal environment. Topics are expected to be addressed in different formats including lectures, panel discussions, and breakout sessions.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, May 19, 2009	Thursday, May 21, 2009	Janet Whipple - (803) 705-5105 E-Mail: janet.whipple@usdoj.gov	09-070	POSTPONED
Prerequisites: United States Attorneys' Offices, DOJ Litigating Components, Law Enforcement 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.
{CLE Credits: 14.5}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, February 18, 2009	Friday, February 20, 2009	Brenda Hyatt - (803) 705-5122 E-Mail: brenda.hyatt@usdoj.gov	09-044	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: none

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This skills course is designed to cover deposition strategies, objectives, mechanics and questioning techniques, with an emphasis on witness preparation and depositions of fact/expert witnesses. The method of instruction includes lecture, instructor demonstrations, and practice exercises, with videotaped critique. Participants will be expected to devote significant time to reviewing model case materials prior to arriving at the NAC, as well as preparing exercises during the course. This seminar is an excellent precursor to Advanced Civil Advocacy. The course is intended for attorneys with at least three years of civil litigation experience. It is not at the introductory competence level and, therefore, it is highly recommended that students complete Basic Pretrial Practice before attending this seminar.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, July 14, 2009	Sunday, July 19, 2009	Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov	09-151	POSTPONED
Prerequisites: None

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This lecture format seminar addresses the recent changes in the federal rules as well as issues and challenges that Department of Justice attorneys should be aware of with respect to electronically stored information pertinent to litigation. Topics include: fundamentals of information technology, Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 obligations, the identification of critical electronic evidence, strategies for locating key evidence, preservation and litigation holds, deposing IT witnesses, clawbacks/privileges, admissibility of electronic evidence, spoliation and sanctions.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, December 3, 2008	Friday, December 5, 2008	Tami Buckingham - (803) 705-5132 E-Mail: tami.buckingham@usdoj.gov	09-150	POSTPONED
Prerequisites: None

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This course will meet a critical training need among Human Resources Officers, Specialists, Assistants, and Administrative liaison staff in non-SPO districts who provide benefits counseling and information to the staffs of United States Attorney's Offices. HR Specialists in other components may also attend. The course will cover the Civil Service and Federal Employees Retirement Systems, Thrift Savings Plan, Federal Employee Health and Life Insurance benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Long Term Care benefit programs.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, March 3, 2009	Friday, March 6, 2009	Theresa Fox - (803) 705-5148 E-Mail: theresa.fox@usdoj.gov	09-184	POSTPONED
Prerequisites: None

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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 18-22, 2009, 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 the 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; scientific evidence; other evidentiary issues; dealing with bankruptcy; searching computers; post-Rapanos developments; sentencing issues; a field trip to an area that includes wetlands and habitat for numerous wildlife species; and ethics. For those particularly interested in wildlife prosecutions, there will be a group of separate sessions specifically devoted to those crimes.
{CLE Credits: 25.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Monday, May 18, 2009	Friday, May 22, 2009	Lynn Beard - (803) 705-5143 E-Mail: lynn.beard@usdoj.gov	09-036	ACTIVE	NAC
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.
{CLE Credits: 19.5}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, October 21, 2008	Friday, October 24, 2008	Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov	09-140	ACTIVE	NAC
Wednesday, February 25, 2009	Friday, February 27, 2009	Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov	09-145	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.
{CLE Credits: 20.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, December 2, 2008	Friday, December 5, 2008	Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov	09-008	ACTIVE	NAC
Tuesday, March 3, 2009	Friday, March 6, 2009	Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov	09-011	ACTIVE	NAC
Tuesday, June 9, 2009	Friday, June 12, 2009	Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov	09-017	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.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, March 10, 2009	Friday, March 13, 2009	Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov	09-121	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, multi-track 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 FOIA. Expenses related to participation in FOIA courses conducted outside of Columbia, South Carolina will NOT be paid by the Office of Legal Education.
{CLE Credits: 3.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, June 17, 2009	Wednesday, June 17, 2009	Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov	09-192	ACTIVE	Washington, DC
Prerequisites: None

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This course is designed for agency attorneys and FOIA personnel and will focus on the issues that arise when FOIA requests become the subject of litigation. The seminar will provide guidance on successful litigation strategy, and will address, among other things "Open America" stays and the preparation of Vaughn Indices and declarations. Expenses related to participation in FOIA courses conducted outside of Columbia, South Carolina will NOT be paid by the Office of Legal Education.
{CLE Credits: 5.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, July 29, 2009	Wednesday, July 29, 2009	Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov	09-195	ACTIVE	Washington, DC
Prerequisites: None

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This two-day program is designed for attorneys, FOIA specialists, and information officers with limited previous experience under the FOIA who are now or soon will be working extensively with the Act. It provides an overview of the FOIA including the requirements for FOIA Reading Rooms, as well as an update on significant court cases. This course provides specialized workshops on the various FOIA exemptions and on procedural issues including fees and fee waiver determinations. Expenses related to participation in FOIA courses conducted outside of Columbia, South Carolina will NOT be paid by the Office of Legal Education.
{CLE Credits: 9.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, November 12, 2008	Thursday, November 13, 2008	Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov	09-157	ACTIVE	Washington, DC
Tuesday, February 24, 2009	Wednesday, February 25, 2009	Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov	09-158	ACTIVE	Washington, DC
Tuesday, May 5, 2009	Wednesday, May 6, 2009	Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov	09-159	ACTIVE	Washington, DC
Tuesday, August 18, 2009	Wednesday, August 19, 2009	Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov	09-176	ACTIVE	Seattle, WA
Tuesday, September 15, 2009	Wednesday, September 16, 2009	Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov	09-160	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.
{CLE Credits: 20.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, September 22, 2009	Friday, September 25, 2009	Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov	09-155	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.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Monday, April 20, 2009	Thursday, April 23, 2009	Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov	09-014	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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This seminar is designed to train new (less than three years of experience) AUSAs assigned to the Financial Litigation Units of the United States Attorneys offices on the tools available to effectively enforce civil judgments, court ordered fines, and restitution. As debtors have become more sophisticated in hiding or dissipating their assets prior to judgment, it is important that Financial Litigation Units are aware of and understand the emerging issues in collecting and enforcing civil debts and criminal monetary penalties. The seminar will cover such topics as: pre- and post- judgment enforcement remedies, the Federal Debt Collections Procedures Act, the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act, the Crime Victims Rights Act, fraudulent transfers, management issues, communicating with debtors, investigative tools and strategies, asset identification and tracking, and financial analysis to assist in the collection of debts owed to the United States and non-federal victims of crime. This training will utilize lectures, panels, and discussion groups focusing on practical approaches to resolving debt collection issues.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, January 14, 2009	Thursday, January 15, 2009	Theresa Fox - (803) 705-5148 E-Mail: theresa.fox@usdoj.gov	09-197	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.
{CLE Credits: 20.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, September 1, 2009	Thursday, September 3, 2009	Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov	09-021	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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This seminar is designed for legal support staff (paralegal specialists, paralegal assistants, grand jury coordinators, and legal assistants) who currently handle the scheduling, coordination, and management of the grand jury in their respective offices. Seminar subjects include a historical perspective, secrecy requirements, the grand jury record, subpoenas, impanelment, tracking investigations, disclosure and scheduling, grand jury-related payments, witnesses/immunity, transcripts, evidence, and retention of grand jury materials.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, August 25, 2009	Friday, August 28, 2009	Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov	09-020	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: Employees from United States Attorneys

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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.
{CLE Credits: 14.5}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, January 21, 2009	Friday, January 23, 2009	Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov	09-009	ACTIVE	NAC
Tuesday, April 7, 2009	Thursday, April 9, 2009	Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov	09-012	ACTIVE	NAC
Tuesday, July 7, 2009	Friday, July 10, 2009	Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov	09-013	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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This seminar is intended for AUSAs, Department of Justice attorneys, and federal and local law enforcement officers who handle human trafficking cases. Those who have never attended any extended training on human trafficking are especially encouraged to apply. Topics will be presented in lecture and panel formats designed to stimulate group discussion, including breakout sessions to focus on problem solving. Topics will include: a legal overview of federal human trafficking statutes; identifying and investigating a human trafficking case; strategies for planning and conducting a raid; victim issues; charging and trial considerations in different types of trafficking cases; international issues; and asset forfeiture and restitution. There also will be an ethics presentation. AUSAs and DOJ attorneys are encouraged to nominate local law enforcement officers who are or may become involved in human trafficking investigations. Federal law enforcement officers will be nominated by their agencies. The Office of Legal Education will make the final selections and notify those selected to attend.
{CLE Credits: 14.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, September 9, 2009	Friday, September 11, 2009	Lynn Beard - (803) 705-5143 E-Mail: lynn.beard@usdoj.gov	09-042	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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This seminar is designed for Tribal Liaisons and AUSAs, both new and experienced, prosecuting Indian Country cases. Lectures will address strategies for dealing with gangs in Indian Country, the formulation and use of multi-disciplinary teams for handling child physical and sexual abuse cases, the prosecution of cases with adult victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, determining jurisdiction for crimes committed in Indian Country, intelligence gathering and sharing, drug prosecution strategies, handling Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) cases, available DOJ resources, training for special law enforcement commissions (SLECs) that allow tribal law enforcement officers to enforce federal law, and working effectively as a Tribal Liaison. Please note that while CLE credits will be available, the course will not contain an ethics session, so you will not be able to claim CLE ethics credit.
{CLE Credits: 20.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, July 14, 2009	Friday, July 17, 2009	Lynn Beard - (803) 705-5143 E-Mail: lynn.beard@usdoj.gov	09-211	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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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.
{CLE Credits: 13.5}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, July 29, 2009	Friday, July 31, 2009	Karen Wilson - (803) 705-5105 E-Mail: karen.wilson@usdoj.gov	09-505	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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This seminar is designed for prosecutors who will be including forfeiture allegations in criminal indictments, and for civil attorneys and agency counsel who will be handling administrative, civil or criminal forfeiture matters on a regular basis. This basic course is an introduction to both civil and criminal asset forfeiture and is designed for those attorneys new to asset forfeiture. Contract attorneys may be nominated.
{CLE Credits: 15.5}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, October 15, 2008	Friday, October 17, 2008	Janet Whipple - (803) 705-5105 E-Mail: janet.whipple@usdoj.gov	09-500	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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This half-day program provides a basic overview of the FOIA for agency personnel who do not specialize in access law. It is designed for those who either work with the FOIA only occasionally or need only a general familiarity with the FOIA in order to recognize and handle FOIA-related problems that may arise in other areas of agency activity. Expenses related to participation in FOIA courses conducted outside of Columbia, South Carolina will NOT be paid by the Office of Legal Education.
{CLE Credits: 3.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, October 15, 2008	Wednesday, October 15, 2008	Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov	09-175	ACTIVE	Washington, DC
Wednesday, March 25, 2009	Wednesday, March 25, 2009	Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov	09-193	ACTIVE	Washington, DC
Tuesday, July 14, 2009	Tuesday, July 14, 2009	Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov	09-194	ACTIVE	Washington, DC
Prerequisites: None

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This is an introductory seminar for support staff who will be working, on a regular basis, with prosecutors to include forfeiture allegations in criminal indictments, and working with civil attorneys or agency counsel who handle administrative, civil or criminal forfeiture matters. This basic course is an introduction to both civil and criminal asset forfeiture and is designed for support staff in USAOs who have minimal experiece working in asset forfeiture. Contract support staff may be nominated.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, January 7, 2009	Friday, January 9, 2009	Janet Whipple - (803) 705-5105 E-Mail: janet.whipple@usdoj.gov	09-502	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: n/a

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The four and one-half-day course is designed to teach both legal assistants and paralegals who have worked in their offices for no more than five years the basic skills needed for successful support of a federal practice. Skills include citation rules, cite checking, effective writing, library and computerized research, Bluebook style rules, and proofreading. Students having previously attended the former Legal Skills for Legal Assistants and Paralegals Seminar are not eligible. This course may be taken before or after the Fundamentals of Litigation for Criminal or Civil Legal Assistants Seminar.
{CLE Credits: 3.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Monday, October 6, 2008	Friday, October 10, 2008	Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov	09-111	ACTIVE	NAC
Monday, March 30, 2009	Friday, April 3, 2009	Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov	09-115	ACTIVE	NAC
Monday, July 13, 2009	Friday, July 17, 2009	Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov	09-222	ACTIVE	NAC
Monday, August 17, 2009	Friday, August 21, 2009	Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov	09-116	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: Employees from United States Attorneys' offices and DOJ divisions; others on a case by case basis.

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This course will focus on providing attorneys with the basic skills needed to manage a case electronically from indictment/complaint to trial using software that is currently available in all U.S. Attorney offices. The hands on training will cover IPRO, Concordance, CaseMap, TimeMap, PowerPoint, and Sanction II. This training will focus on end user needs and will not cover creating cases with these applications.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, January 13, 2009	Friday, January 16, 2009	Tonia Jones - 803-705-5154 E-Mail: tonia.jones@usdoj.gov	09-064	CANCELLED
Tuesday, July 14, 2009	Friday, July 17, 2009	Kathy Phillips - 803-705-5106 E-Mail: kathy.phillips@usdoj.gov	09-086	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: Attorneys only

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This four and one-half-day course is designed for paralegals who use legal research and analysis in their jobs and need to refine their skills. Legal assistants who can demonstrate significant job responsibilities in this area may also be considered. The course focuses on research and analytical skills unique to paralegals involved in litigation; therefore, Department of Justice nominees will be given priority. During the course, students will complete assignments demonstrating their ability to research and analyze legal topics, which will be critiqued individually. Although there will be time provided during the course to work on these assignments, homework will be necessary. Nominees for this course must have completed the Introduction to Legal Citation and Research (or the former Legal Skills for Legal Assistants and Paralegals Seminar) or its equivalent (e.g. a Paralegal Certificate). The Legal Research and Analysis course should be taken prior to taking OLE's Legal Writing and Analysis Seminar, although students who have already taken the writing course may still be considered. Students having taken the Criminal or Civil Paralegal courses are also eligible. This course qualifies for three hours of college credit from the American Council on Education.
{CLE Credits: 3.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Monday, February 9, 2009	Friday, February 13, 2009	Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov	09-120	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: Employees from United States Attorneys' offices, DOJ divisions, and other federal agencies

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This four and one-half day course is designed for paralegal specialists who use legal writing and analysis in their jobs and need to refine their skills. Legal assistants who can demonstrate significant job responsibilities in this area may also be considered. The course focuses on writing and analytical skills unique to paralegals involved in litigation; therefore, Department of Justice nominees will be given priority. Students may be provided in advance with a list of required reading to be completed prior to the course. During the course, students will complete assignments demonstrating their ability to write about and analyze legal topics, and a written assignment will be critiqued individually by Department of Justice attorneys. Although there will be time provided during the course to work on these assignments, homework will be necessary. Nominees for this course must have completed the Introduction to Legal Citation and Research Seminar (or the former Legal Skills for Legal Assistants and Paralegals Seminar) or its equivalent (e.g. a Paralegal Certificate). Students who have attended OLE's Criminal or Civil Paralegal courses are eligible. The Legal Research and Analysis course should be taken prior to taking OLE's Legal Writing and Analysis Seminar.
{CLE Credits: 3.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Monday, April 20, 2009	Friday, April 24, 2009	Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov	09-122	POSTPONED
Monday, September 28, 2009	Friday, October 2, 2009	Terri McDonald - (803) 705-5144 E-Mail: terri.mcdonald@usdoj.gov	10-141	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: Employees from United States Attorneys' offices, DOJ divisions, and other federal agencies

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No description available at this time.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, April 21, 2009	Friday, April 24, 2009	Lynn Beard - (803) 705-5143 E-Mail: lynn.beard@usdoj.gov	09-203	CANCELLED
Prerequisites: None

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This Motion Practice and Brief Writing Seminar covers dispositive and non-dispositive motions, with a particular focus on summary judgment. Topics include: motion planning, strategic considerations in filing motions, effective structure and organization, constructing artful declarations, statements of fact, reply brief strategy and oral argument as well as systematic approaches to summary judgment in Title VII and FTCA cases. Model case materials utilized in this seminar are premised upon Title VII and FTCA actions. The method of instruction includes lecture, independent study and practicums. Each student will be expected to submit a current writing sample, one month in advance of the course, for faculty review and individual editing assistance. Participants will also be expected to review model case materials and draft portions of motions prior to arriving at the NAC. The program will culminate in videotaped oral argument before federal judges.
{CLE Credits: 18.5}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, June 16, 2009	Friday, June 19, 2009	Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov	09-149	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: Employees from United States Attorneys' Offices and Department of Justice Divisions.

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This skills course is interactive. It will cover concepts, strategies and practicalities of Alternative Dispute Resolution, with particular focus on negotiating settlements. Please note that this course centers on defensive litigation. Lectures and discussions will be followed by "hands on" exercises in small group practicums. There will be pre-course assignments relating to preparation for the practicums. The course culminates in settlement conferences before federal judges.
{CLE Credits: 23.5}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Monday, November 17, 2008	Thursday, November 20, 2008	Robin Mills - (803) 705-5134 E-Mail: robin.mills@usdoj.gov	09-141	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: Assistant United States Attorneys and Department of Justice Litigating Attorneys

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This annual conference is designed for DOJ attorneys who have some experience in immigration law, either as district court litigators or as immigration brief writers, and for agency counsel who advise AUSAs and OIL attorneys on immigration matters. The conference will present various panels and presenters to address topics of current interest to practitioners in the nations district and appellate courts, including litigation under the REAL ID Act, naturalization litigation, credibility determinations in asylum cases, issues involving consular actions, agency decision-making, right to counsel issues, detention and removal of criminal aliens, litigation of national security cases, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Speakers will include judges from the appellate and district courts, senior level officials from Department of Justice, the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and officials from the various components of the Department of Homeland Security and from the Department of State.
{CLE Credits: 22.5}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Monday, July 20, 2009	Friday, July 24, 2009	Tami Buckingham - (803) 705-5132 E-Mail: tami.buckingham@usdoj.gov	09-128	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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No description available at this time.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Sunday, April 26, 2009	Tuesday, April 28, 2009	Theresa Fox - (803) 705-5148 E-Mail: theresa.fox@usdoj.gov	09-3016	ACTIVE	Washington, DC
Prerequisites: None

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This seminar will offer Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) the necessary knowledge and skills to investigate and prosecute child exploitation cases. The target audience for this course are those AUSAs who have recently filled Project Safe Childhood (PSC) positions, or who otherwise handle child exploitation cases and have not attended prior PSC or NAC training in this area. The focus of the course will be on child pornography and other computer facilitated child exploitation offenses. In addition, the seminar will examine the psychological toll that handling child exploitation cases takes on law enforcement and prosecutors. Instructional topics will include: an overview of child exploitation statutes, common evidentiary issues in child exploitation cases, how child exploiters misuse the Internet (in newsgroups, using peer to peer, and trafficking in child pornography through web sites), understanding how the Internet works and why an Internet Protocol address is a key in making a case, search and seizure issues, proving a case/meeting defenses with computer forensics, and victim issues in child pornography cases. 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.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Monday, December 8, 2008	Friday, December 12, 2008	Lynn Beard - (803) 705-5143 E-Mail: lynn.beard@usdoj.gov	09-028	ACTIVE	NAC
Tuesday, June 2, 2009	Friday, June 5, 2009	Lynn Beard - (803) 705-5143 E-Mail: lynn.beard@usdoj.gov	09-210	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: n/a

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This seminar is designed for Assistant United States Attorneys in Organized Crime Strike Force Units and other AUSAs and DOJ attorneys who prosecute RICO cases. It will provide basic instruction in the investigation and prosecution of cases using the RICO (18 U.S.C. Sections ?? 1961-1968) and Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering (18 U.S.C. Section ? 1959) statutes. Topics will include using these statutes to combat criminal organizations; investigation and trial strategies; use of human sources, including witness protection issues; charging and drafting decisions in preparing racketeering indictments; using RICO forfeiture; and preparing for RICO sentencing issues. Guidance also will be provided on criteria for obtaining the required approval from the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section for RICO indictments, including charging policy and prosecution memoranda. The course will also cover the use of RICO in the context of international organized crime and the Department's International Organized Crime Strategy. Ethics credit also will be included.
{CLE Credits: 14.5}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, June 17, 2009	Friday, June 19, 2009	Lynn Beard - (803) 705-5143 E-Mail: lynn.beard@usdoj.gov	09-018	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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This seminar is designed for AUSAs and law enforcement agents who investigate and prosecute firearm trafficking offenses, especially those who do so along the Southwest border. The seminar's goal is to strengthen the effective handling of such cases by providing proven investigative techniques and strategies as well as advice and guidance in gathering and presenting evidence in these cases. Specific topics to be addressed include investigating and prosecuting straw purchasers of firearms and corrupt federal firearms licensees, identifying other sources of illegal firearms, running a successful highway interdiction program, investigating violations of export control law involving firearms and ammunition, border enforcement task force resources, information sharing with Mexico, recent drug cartel activity impacting Southwest border firearms trafficking, enterprise investigations on the Southwest border, dealing with public corruption along the Southwest border, using OCDETF to attack firearms trafficking, cross-border gangs, and cooperation and deconfliction in Southwest border investigations. Ethics credit will not be offered. AUSAs are encouraged to nominate law enforcement agents with whom the AUSA has worked and who will benefit from this course to also attend. AUSAs from Southwest border districts are especially encouraged to nominate interested law enforcement agents, including but not limited to agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Districts are also encouraged to nominate state and local agents and prosecutors who work these cases. Once district nominations are submitted and approved for AUSAs, agents will be identified and invited to attend the seminar. The Office of Legal Education will make the final selection and notify those selected to attend.
{CLE Credits: 21.0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, August 4, 2009	Friday, August 7, 2009	Lynn Beard - (803) 705-5143 E-Mail: lynn.beard@usdoj.gov	09-201	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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This course, targeted for criminal and civil litigators of health care fraud, focuses on the investigative and prosecutive strategies necessary to identify fraud, gather evidence, draft the best charges, and prove and recover the most loss. The course will provide an in-depth and up-to-date analysis of the critical stages of the case, identify pitfalls and current challenges raised by the defense, and set out examples of how to efficiently and successfully prove a case. Topics will include the following: targeted and effective data requests, conventional and unconventional investigative techniques, strategic charging decisions, presenting a coherent story, and preserving assets, obtaining appropriate sentences, and recovering the loss.
{CLE Credits: 18.5}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, January 27, 2009	Friday, January 30, 2009	Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov	09-029	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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This course is intended for attorneys who are new to white collar crime prosecutions. The course will survey the statutes applicable to white collar crime. Breakout sessions focusing on the investigation and prosecution of white collar crime matters will also be offered.
{CLE Credits: 22.5}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Tuesday, May 12, 2009	Friday, May 15, 2009	Angela Inscore - (803) 705-5135 E-Mail: Angie.Inscore@usdoj.gov	09-016	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: none

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This training is provided as part of an EOUSA contract to use the Office of Personnel Management's USAStaffing automated staffing system. This is a hands-on course and class size is limited to 22 participants. USAStaffing user licenses will be provided upon completion of the training. Priority will be given to those districts with upcoming recruitments. One license is authorized per district. Exceptions may be made on a case by case basis for extra large districts and HR Specialists assigned to branch offices. In addition, District evaluators of HR programs may attend as observers, even if they will not hold the USAStaffing license for their district. Additional training sessions will be scheduled.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Monday, March 16, 2009	Friday, March 20, 2009	Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov	09-202	ACTIVE	NAC
Monday, April 20, 2009	Friday, April 24, 2009	Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov	09-220	ACTIVE	NAC
Monday, July 13, 2009	Friday, July 17, 2009	Kandie Wright - (803) 705-5147 E-Mail: kandie.wright@usdoj.gov	09-221	ACTIVE	NAC
Prerequisites: None

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This seminar will provide training on investigating, prosecuting and charging federal domestic violence cases. The primary focus will be on the five criminal statues found in the Violence Against Women Act and the Gun Control Act that deal specifically with domestic violence. Highlighted will be the current state of the law under these five statutes and a summary of relevant legal issues. It will also focus on the interplay between the Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative and the USAOs efforts to combat domestic violence. Best practices with regard to outreach efforts, tribal initiatives and prosecutive strategies will be discussed as well as the implications of the Crime Victims Rights Act.
{CLE Credits: 0}

Begin Date	End Date	Course Contact Info	Course Nbr	Status	Location
Wednesday, February 18, 2009	Friday, February 20, 2009	Janet Whipple - (803) 705-5105 E-Mail: janet.whipple@usdoj.gov	09-068	POSTPONED
Prerequisites: United States Attorneys' Offices, DOJ Litigating Components, Law Enforcement Agencies

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