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Monday, February 8, 2010

Magna's Campus Legal Briefing: Legal Primer for New Academic Administrators


Featured Higher Education Presenters: W. Scott Lewis, J.D. and Brett A. Sokolow, J.D.


Date: Thursday, 4/22/10
Time: 12:00-1:30 PM

Central Daylight Time

Cost: $229

($254 after 4/15/10)

Phone: 800-433-0499 / 608-227-8182

Protect all your administrators for a single fee! We recommend that you include as many new academic administrators as possible in this important seminar. We allow an unlimited number of attendees from one location for a single fee of just $229. This opportunity allows you to protect many departments on your campus without spending a lot of money!
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A female student accuses a male professor of harassing her.
A teaching assistant makes inflammatory statements during a lecture.
A faculty member must be terminated.
What is the appropriate way to handle each of these touchy situations?


Knowing the answers can mean the difference between staying out of legal trouble and finding your institution–and yourself–in a costly, embarrassing court battle.
It is far better to handle each situation the right way than to have to defend yourself later. In Legal Primer for New Academic Administrators, Brett Sokolow, Esq. and W. Scott Lewis, J.D., of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management (NCHERM), will explain the essential knowledge necessary to function effectively in the current higher education legal climate.


This seminar is an absolute must-attend for keeping your institution on the right side of the law!

This imperative audio online seminar will cover:
• Preventive law techniques

• Employee discipline and termination

• Legal implications of Title IX

• Sexual misconduct law and expectations

• Recommended policy review practices

• Syllabi review recommendations

• Appropriate complaint response

• Court reviews of internal policies and practices

• Appropriate disciplinary procedures for a new generation

• Legal trends impacting day-to-day decisions in higher education


Participants in this live seminar will also have the opportunity to respond to actual cases and legal situations on college campuses.


This legal seminar is necessary for:

• Provosts/Vice Provosts

• Assistant/Associate Provosts

• Deans and Assistant/Associate Deans

• Department Chairs

• Senior Academic Administrators

• VPs and AVPs for Academic Affairs

• Section/Department Managers

• Directors and Assistant/Associate Directors

• Faculty Association Chairs/Representatives

• Faculty Senate Chairs/Representatives

• Assistant/Associate/Full/Adjunct Professors

• Union/Collective Bargaining Representatives for Faculty


Expert presenters
Mr. Sokolow is founder and managing partner of NCHERM and an expert in preventive law and risk management. Mr. Lewis brings additional experience as a student affairs administrator, faculty administrator, and faculty member. He has been featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Newsweek, USA Today, and Today’s Campus.


Answers to your legal questions
Have a specific legal concern? Bring it to this live session for the opportunity to direct it to our two higher education legal experts. This is also your chance to listen in and learn from issues faced by other institutions.


Prevent costly, embarrassing legal issues from arising on your campus. Learn the right ways to respond to challenging situations by enrolling in this essential seminar today.

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