The TBA’s Tax Law Section will continue its 2021 tax law webcast series next Wednesday with an Update on the CARES Act, PPP Round 2, and Employee Retention Credit. The program will run form noon to 1 p.m. CDT. Register now to get updates on the various tax-related COVID-19 relief measures currently in place. Renew your TBA membership and get three prepaid CLE credits you can use for this program!

Don’t miss TBA CLE’s Advanced Issues in Arbitration Law webcast, airing May 10 from noon until 1 p.m. CDT. This program provides a roadmap for some of the most frequent questions that arise, including discovery issues, subpoenas, interim relief, dispositive motions, evidentiary standards and post-award disputes. Particular emphasis will be placed on the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Continuing Mediation Education (CME) is available through this course. Use the prepaid CLE credits that come with your TBA Complete Membership. Not a TBA member? Join now to start saving! 

For those still needing to meet their 2020 CLE requirements, TBA CLE has you covered with over 240 live virtual or on-demand courses by practice area and/or topic at cle.tba.org. In addition to our convenient catalog, we have curated two CLE packages for the 2021 Spring Blast — a 15-Hour Ethics Package and an 8-Hour Ethics Package. These packages are available now through June 30. And don’t forget, all in-person CLE requirements have been waived for 2021 so all CLE can be taken online.

The 2021 TBA Annual Convention, presented this year as both an in-person and virtual event, offers eight hours of CLE credit. One of the key offerings is the annual Better Right Now Program, which will focus this year on biases, how lawyers have been impacted in the past and what legal groups are doing to improve the situation. The first session will feature a panel of therapists and experts talking about how to identify and address implicit and explicit biases. In the second session, a panel of diverse lawyers will discuss their own experiences and how the past actions of others have affected them. Finally, the program will wrap up with a panel of local and affinity bar association leaders discussing initiatives and actions their organizations have taken to address diversity. Don’t miss this important program. Register for the 2021 Convention today!

Understanding and Confronting Unconscious Bias 2.0 is designed to help lawyers avoid bias in the decision-making process and better respond to allegations of bias from clients or third parties. The one-hour program will utilize exercises that help reveal biases, help participants better understand microaggressions and provide tools for improving cross-cultural communication at the organizational and personal levels. Nashville lawyer Luther Wright with Ogletree Deakins will present the program on May 11 from noon until 1 p.m. CDT. Missed the first installment of this program? Catch up here.

The 2021 Immigration Law Forum is set for Thursday from 9 a.m. until noon CDT. Join Bruce Buchanan of Sebelist Buchanan Law in Nashville to learn how the Biden administration's first 100 days has impacted immigration law. The program also will look at immigration cases at the U.S. Supreme Court, pending litigation, ethics and more. Want to save money? Join the Immigration Law Section for discounts on this and other section programs.

The TBA’s Business Law Section will host a two-day forum May 20-21 from 9 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. CDT both days. Join this virtual program for an examination of the critical aspects of valuation rules and guidelines in the context of M&A deals. Forum faculty includes certified valuation experts, business law professors, M&A attorneys, investment bankers and venture capital firms focusing on early-stage investments. Register now for the forum worth one dual and five general CLE credits.

The 25th Annual Labor & Employment Law Forum is going virtual over two days in May. The program will take place May 6-7, from 8:30 to 11:45 a.m. CDT each day. Full two-day registration as well as individual day registrations are available. Sessions will include case law updates, labor and employment issues in the COVID-19 era, what to expect from the Biden administration and an ethics update. The full two-day program will provide six hours of CLE credit (1 dual, 5 general).

Make plans now to join colleagues for the 2021 TBA Annual Convention, presented this year as both an in-person event at The Peabody in Memphis and as a virtual online event the week of June 14. For both the in-person and virtual audiences, the event offers eight hours of CLE. This year's offerings include the ever-popular Legislative Update, which will feature a panel of lawmakers discussing the 2021 legislative session and an update on legislation of interest to lawyers with TBA Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Legislative Counsel Brad Lampley. This legislative session has seen a more active effort to reshape the judiciary in the state. Don’t miss this opportunity to find out what it all means for your practice and the profession.

This year’s Local Government Forum kicks off tomorrow and runs for two days. The virtual program will include sessions on ethics for municipal employees, law enforcement use of force, municipal court jurisdiction, blasting policies and more.

Also tomorrow is the Juvenile and Children's Law Forum, which will include a discussion about the impact COVID-19 has had on education, training on equality and two panel discussions on human trafficking.