Modern Lives = Digital Lives

Estate planning has evolved far beyond wills, trusts, and physical property.Today, individuals increasingly maintain significant portions of their personal, financial, and professional lives online, leaving a digital footprint of their lives behind. This creates new challenges for estate planning attorneys and legal professionals alike.From cryptocurrency and online banking to cloud storage, social media accounts, digital photos, subscription services, and electronic business records, digital assets are now an essential consideration in modern estate planning.

This webinar explores the growing role of digital assets in estate planning, including practical considerations, legal authority, fiduciary access, privacy concerns, and organizational strategies that help clients and legal teams prepare for the realities of a digital world.

Lynne is LPI’s Legal Education Instructor and LPI Past President from 2020-2022. She currently teaches LPI’s Intermediate and Advanced Legal Professional Training Courses, as well as beginning level classes in the Sacramento area. Lynne has been a legal professional for over 30 years, with broad and specialized experience in several practice areas.

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LPI will be offering an online course on an Overview of California State Court Discovery. This course will be a eight-week, work-at-your-own-pace online sessions running November 10, 2026 – January 5, 2027.

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LPI will be offering its Beginning Legal Secretarial Training Course online. This course will be an eight week, work-at-your-own-pace online session running November 10, 2026 – January 5, 2027.

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NextGen Legal and LPI are offering this eight-week, online Trial Preparation course running from November 10, 2026 – January 5, 2026.

You will be able to work at your own pace. Classes will take place online utilizing video lectures,discussion boards, email, live Q&A sessions and quizzes. Login information will be provided the day before the class is scheduled to begin.

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Social media is part of everyday life, but for legal professionals, one post, comment, like, share, or direct message can raise serious ethical concerns. This webinar explores confidentiality, online communications and investigations, trial publicity, advertising, and other ethical issues legal professionals should consider before they click “post.”

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There are many things to consider when filing an appeal to a lower court’s order or judgment. How do you bring an appeal and when? How do I calendar deadlines? How should documents be prepared? This webinar will provide you with an abundance of information and tips for successfully navigating the California Courts of Appeal.

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NextGen Legal and LPI are offering this six-week, online Advanced Discovery course running from November 17, 2026 – December 29, 2026.

You will be able to work at your own pace. Classes will take place online utilizing video lectures, discussion boards, email, live Q&A sessions and quizzes. Login information will be provided the day before the class is scheduled to begin.

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November 17, 2026 – January 12, 2027

This is an eight-week, work-at-your-own pace, online course that will cover appellate procedures within the California Courts of Appeal and Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Classes will take place online utilizing modules, video lectures, quizzes and a final exam. Handouts and a Reference Guide will be provided. Login information will be provided the day before the class is scheduled to begin.

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This webinar goes over the practice and procedures of preparing an appendix with the California Court of Appeal. We will go document organization, preparing the index and more.

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If you are interested in studying for the California Certified Legal Secretary (“CCLS”) Exam,** join LPI’s CCLS Online Study Group. During the Study Group, all topics covered in the CCLS Information Kit will be reviewed (Please see the CCLS Information Kit on LPI’s website for a description of the sections covered on the exam).

Lectures (MP4) and materials will be posted by no later than 7 p.m. on Sundays. Students may complete the material at their convenience. Access information will be provided upon enrollment in the class.

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A strong attorney/legal professional partnership is built on more than completing assignments. It is built on trust, communication, judgment, and mutual respect. This program explores what attorneys value most in the legal professionals they rely on, what legal professionals need from their attorneys to do their best work, and how both can strengthen the working relationship. Learn practical strategies for communicating effectively, anticipating needs without overstepping, navigating different work styles, building credibility, and creating the kind of professional partnership where trust runs both ways.

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Effective representation requires more than legal knowledge—it requires competent, diligent, and consistent client communication. This webinar examines professional-responsibility obligations regarding communication, diligence, client expectations, and follow-through.

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