From motions practice to appellate briefs\,
strong legal research and writing are essential to
civil rights litigation for attorneys and the leg
al workers who support them. This CLE will offer p
ractical guidance for producing clear\, concise\,
and well-supported written work\, including strate
gies for drafting on tight deadlines and developin
g compelling arguments. Whether you’re a new legal
worker or an experienced attorney\, you’ll leave
with tools to strengthen your writing practice. Elena L. Cohen is a civil rights attorney\, legal sch
olar\, and educator whose work spans the intersect
ions of law\, gender justice\, and political theor
y. She is a founding partner at Cohen & Green\, PL
LC\, where she represents individuals facing discr
imination and challenges unconstitutional practice
s through high-impact civil rights litigation. Her
cases include landmark actions against the NYPD\,
successful nationwide voting rights litigation\,
and the defense of protestors\, activists\, and se
x workers.
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p>Wednesday\, August\, 26\, 2026\, at the following time by time zone:
Any time listed in this regis tration that does not include a time zone can be a ssumed to be in Central Standard Time (CST).
\n \nThis e vent is accredited for 1.5 general cred it hours with the State Bar of Califo rnia (NPAP is a multiple activity provider with th e State Bar of CA).
\n \nMost attendees sho uld be able to self-report for CLE credit to their own state bars\, and in instances where a state b ar requires that the event sponsor report on behal f of attendees\, NPAP is happy to assist.
\n \nThe event wil l be recorded and the recording will be available to attendees after the event. However\, attendees will only be elligible for CLE credit f or the portions of the event that they attended li ve. Retroactive viewing of recordings will not be elligible for CLE credit\, as NPAP do es not have a means of validating attendee partici pation in this circumstance.
\n \nNPAP never wants c ost to be a barrier to attendance for our programm ing and we are happy to work with anyone intereste d in attending to find a means to make the program accessible. If you require financial support\, pl ease contact KG at kg@nlg-npap.org for assistance.
\n \nIt is our priority to ensure accessibility for all attendees - please contact KG at kg@nlg-npap.org if you have specific inquiries regarding the virtu al experience.
\n \nDESCRIPTION:EVENT DESCRIPTION\n \n \n From motions practice to appellate briefs\, strong legal research and writ ing are essential to civil rights litigation for a ttorneys and the legal workers who support them. T his CLE will offer practical guidance for producin g clear\, concise\, and well-supported written wor k\, including strategies for drafting on tight dea dlines and developing compelling arguments. Whethe r you’re a new legal worker or an experienced atto rney\, you’ll leave with tools to strengthen your writing practice.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT the S PEAKER(S)\n \n \n Elena L. Cohen is a civil rights attorney\, legal scholar\, and educator whose wor k spans the intersections of law\, gender justice\ , and political theory. She is a founding partner at Cohen & Green\, PLLC\, where she represents ind ividuals facing discrimination and challenges unco nstitutional practices through high-impact civil r ights litigation. Her cases include landmark actio ns against the NYPD\, successful nationwide voting rights litigation\, and the defense of protestors \, activists\, and sex workers.\n \n \n \n \n DATE and TIME\n \n \n Wednesday\, August\, 26\, 2026\, at the following time by time zone:\n \n \n \n \n 11:00am - 12:30pm PST\n 12:00pm - 1:30pm MST\n 1:00pm - 2:30pm CST\n 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST\n \n \ n \n A NOTE ABOUT TIME ZONES\n \n \n Any time list ed in this registration that does not include a ti me zone can be assumed to be in Central Standard T ime (CST).\n \n \n \n \n ACCREDITATION\n \n \n Thi s event is accredited for 1.5 general credit hours with the State Bar of California (NPAP is a multi ple activity provider with the State Bar of CA).\n \n \n \n Most attendees should be able to self-re port for CLE credit to their own state bars\, and in instances where a state bar requires that the e vent sponsor report on behalf of attendees\, NPAP is happy to assist.\n \n \n \n \n RECORDING\n \n \ n The event will be recorded and the recording wil l be available to attendees after the event. Howev er\, attendees will only be elligible for CLE cred it for the portions of the event that they attende d live. Retroactive viewing of recordings will not be elligible for CLE credit\, as NPAP does not ha ve a means of validating attendee participation in this circumstance.\n \n \n \n \n FINANCIAL SUPPOR T\n \n \n NPAP never wants cost to be a barrier to attendance for our programming and we are happy t o work with anyone interested in attending to find a means to make the program accessible. If you re quire financial support\, please contact KG at kg@ nlg-npap.org for assistance.\n \n \n \n \n ACCESSI BILITY\n \n \n It is our priority to ensure access ibility for all attendees - please contact KG at k g@nlg-npap.org if you have specific inquiries rega rding the virtual experience.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Virtual CLE CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260826T130000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260826T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260826T143000 URL:https://engage.nationalpoliceaccountability.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=140 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR