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Wellness Webinar – Free Live For IMLA Members

How Not to Die & How Not to Diet: Practical Tips for Attorney Wellbeing  CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. Tailored for attorneys, this webinar will delve into essential topics encompassing health and lifestyle choices. Specifically designed to address the unique challenges faced by professionals with sedentary lifestyles, such as attorneys, this session sheds light on preventable and reversible health issues. Chronic disease is the number one cause of death...

Construction & Public Contracts Webinar

Current Trends on Public Works Projects, including a focus on Lost Productivity and Total Cost Claims  Lost productivity claims are common on public works construction projects. Contractors bid fix priced contracts assuming a set level of productivity with narrow profit margins.  However, projects rarely proceed according to plan, but instead, unwanted events occur that can cause out-of-sequence work, delays, accelerations, trade stacking, overtime shifts, diluted supervision, and supply problems resulting in total cost claims.  This presentation discusses the owner’s best...

Mental Health Webinar – Free Live For IMLA Members

Taking Care of Your Mental Health: Strategies to Sustain and Protect Legal Professionals’ Well-being  CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. This course overviews obstacles to lawyer wellness and examines evidence-based strategies for building or maintaining mental health while engaging in the very demanding practice of law. Speaker: Michelle Fontenot

Police Liability Webinar

Hot Topics in Law Enforcement Liability under Sec.1983: What Every Municipal Lawyer Should Know Whether you are a defense lawyer or legal advisor, this webinar will help you to stay current on recent developments in police liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After a brief refresher on claims and defenses, the program will turn to recent developments: consensus policies on use of force; chokeholds and neck restraints after George Floyd; de-escalation and use of force against emotionally disturbed subjects; the...

First Amendment Auditors Webinar – Free Live For IMLA Members

Keeping Calm and Carrying On – What to Do When First Amendment Auditors Arrive in Town CLE available to Kitchen Sink Subscribers and in some cases to others but fees may apply. Local government offices and agencies across the country are experiencing an ever-growing increase of First Amendment audits, a phenomenon involving disruptive visitors entering public spaces armed with video cameras and an intent to provoke reactions from public employees.  This presentation discusses what First Amendment audits are, the legal...

Consumer Protection Webinar

Taking Action Against Medical Debt Medical debt impacts over 100 million Americans. It affects people’s ability to access affordable credit, find quality housing, or even obtain a job. This session will examine how the CFPB has combated the burden of medical debt and how local consumer protection agencies can join the fight. Speaker: James “Jim” Savage & John McNamara

Telecom Webinar

Robocalls Update: Automated Calls by Cities and New FCC Rules In December 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued the Broadnet Order on Reconsideration holding that cities and their contractors who initiate automated phone calls and text messages (“robocalls”) are subject to the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 as well as associated FCC rules and orders. In July 2023, the FCC updated its rules to require cities to comply with certain standards, which previously only applied to telemarketers,...

LGLC Navigating Social Media as a Local Leader Webinar – This is not an IMLA Webinar

Navigating Social Media as a Local Leader in the Wake of Recent SCOTUS Decision This is NOT an IMLA webinar and CLE will not be offered by IMLA. osted by the Local Government Legal Center (LGLC), legal experts will lead a discussion of the Lindke v. Freed decision in which the Supreme Court set forth the test for when local government officials are considered “state actors” for the purposes of the First Amendment when they post on social media. Come learn how...

Legal Departments in Transformation Webinar – Free Live & Not For CLE

Legal Departments in Transformation: Navigating Success, Access to Justice, and Technological Change in 2024 This is a sponsored webinar and CLE will not be offered. Join Thomson Reuters and learn about the evolving landscape of government legal departments in 2024. This webinar will explore how government legal departments define and measure success, the strategic approaches to overcoming ongoing challenges in the public sector, and the efforts to improve access to justice in an era of technological advancement. Discover how legal...

Implicit Bias Webinar

Me? Biased? How Biology and Psychology Affect Our Opinions and Actions So much of the practice of law involves decision-making, and convincing others to make better decisions based upon fact rather than emotion.  This course is intended to guide the attendees to appreciate how they involuntarily make decisions and guide them to recognize and prevent bias, and to know how to effectively communicate with persons whose bias affects others. Speaker: Claude E. Ducloux

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Webinars

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Seminars
2025 IMLA Mid-Year Seminar
Washington, D.C.: April 25 – April 28, 2025
Omni Shoreham Hotel

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2026 IMLA Mid-Year Seminar
Washington, D.C.: April 10 – April 13, 2026
Omni Shoreham Hotel

Conferences
2025 IMLA 90th Annual Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana: Friday, October 17 – Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Hilton New Orleans Riverside

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2026 IMLA 91st Annual Conference
Salt Lake City, Utah: Wednesday, September 23 – Sunday, September 27, 2026
Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City

2027 IMLA 92nd Annual Conference
Denver, Colorado: Thursday, October 14 – Monday, October 18, 2027
Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center

Other Events
IMLA in Italy
Lake Como, Italy
October 16-20, 2024

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