FY-2005 Course Descriptions	Office of Legal Education Department of Justice
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This seminar is designed to provide professional and leadership development for United States Attorneys' Office employees, regardless of length of service. Dr. Warren Blank will provide instruction on how to become a more effective leader among employees, peers, and senior managers within the organization.

This seminar will utilize both lecture and panel formats as well as small group discussion to address various investigative tools and strategies and recent case development techniques. Specific topics will cover update information on recent legislation including the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 and practical HIPAA guidance, followed by question and answer sessions.

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This seminar is designed for principal legal and administrative FOIA officers or their designees. It provides advanced instruction on selected substantive and procedural topics under the FOIA, including up-to-date policy guidance. It also serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas and strategies useful in dealing with problems that commonly arise in administering the Act. The seminar includes such topics as case law update, selected procedural issues, FOIA from the non-government perspective, administrative and litigation considerations, and current policy issues. Registration is limited to 45 attendees who should have attended the 3-day Basic program, FOIA for Attorneys and Access Professionals/Privacy Act. Expenses related to participation in FOIA courses conducted in Washington, DC will NOT be paid by the Office of Legal Education.

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This advanced level seminar is intended to combine prosecutors and agents who specialize in complex money laundering investigations and prosecutions and utilize small group discussions to focus on new developments in asset forfeiture case law and policy for AUSAs, investigative resources and techniques, double jeopardy and trial issues, international aspects and ethics.

This seminar is designed for experienced prosecutors who handle OCDETF and more complex narcotics cases and will offer in-depth coverage of selected drug-related topics.

This four-day seminar is designed for those who have been paralegals for more than four years and have already completed either the Criminal Paralegal, Civil Paralegal, or Appellate Paralegal seminars (or their equivalent). The course is designed to provide continuing legal education and professional development to experienced paralegals through a series of lectures, workshops, and discussions. Topics will include an update on current case law and Supreme Court rulings, a writing refresher, specialized legal topics, and professional development topics. (Legal Assistants are not eligible for this course.)

This seminar is intended for AUSAs with an existing foundation in sentencing guidelines applications, sentencing issues and procedures. It will include topics related to drug offenses, white collar crimes, crimes against individuals and other federal offenses. Sentencing guidelines application issues are expected to include such topics as relevant conduct, role in the offense, and multiple counts. Statutory sentencing issues are expected to include establishment of statutory penalties, both maximum and minimum, and penalty enhancements. Sentencing issues expected to be covered include departures and substantial assistance. Ethics, case law and conflicts among the circuits regarding the various topics will also be addressed.

This seminar is designed for Assistant United States Attorneys and other Department of Justice attorneys who desire to sharpen their legal writing skills. Emphasis is placed on improving both the style and persuasiveness of the written work product. Attorneys will analyze methods for both improving the quality of documents and speeding up the drafting process. Participants create, examine, and critique documents, while learning from writing professionals from both legal and non-legal backgrounds. All selected participants will be required to complete a writing assignment of approximately 2 pages in length before the seminar. Completion of the writing assignment is mandatory, as a significant portion of the seminar involves critiques of the writing assignment.

This seminar is designed for supervisors/managers and management advisors who take and/or defend adverse actions before the Merit Systems Protection Board. It is required for advisors and representatives, but supervisors and managers are also encouraged to attend. The seminar will consist of separate tracks for each group, plus combined and plenary sessions which address issues of general interest.

This is a skills seminar for attorneys who represent their agencies in court proceedings or administrative hearings, or who assist the Department of Justice attorneys with agency litigation. Participants attend lectures and perform various exercises that are individually critiqued by experienced trial attorneys. Topics include: discovery tools, opening statements, demonstrative evidence and exhibits, witness examination, and closing arguments.

This seminar is aimed at the paralegals and other support staff who routinely handle asset forfeiture matters, are experienced, and desire an update on the case law, new statutes and procedures, developing issues, and the availability of administrative resources, such as use of the Asset Forfeiture Online website to access forms and model pleadings. DynCorp employees may be nominated.

This is an introductory seminar for support staff newly assigned to handle asset forfeiture matters. DynCorp employees may be nominated.

This is the annual meeting of the Asset Forfeiture Chiefs and Experts from the United States Attorneys' offices, the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, and the seizing agencies, during which current issues will be discussed at an advanced level.

This seminar deals with the use of computer technology in investigations and litigation. It is a basic seminar designed to familiarize non-technical attorneys and staff with the use of computer technology both in the investigative phase and the litigative phase of any matter (both civil and criminal). Students are exposed to a variety of automated litigation software and receive hands on training on Sanction II and PowerPoint. This course is open to support staff personnel. Attorneys who have attended a Courtroom Presentations and Evidence Management and for Litigators seminar are also eligible to attend. Students enrolled in the Automated Litigation Support (Distance Education) program are ineligible from enrolling in this course.

This seminar covers capturing documents and photos electronically using IPRO, managing case documents using Concordance, and using CaseMap to organize a case. This course is open to support staff personnel. Attorneys who have attended a Courtroom Presentations and Evidence Management and for Litigators seminar are also eligible to attend. Students enrolled in the Automated Litigation Support (Distance Education) program are ineligible from enrolling in this course.

Audio / Video Processing. This course is designed for ALS personnel who are responsible for digitizing and editing of various media forms using our current suite of software products as well as highly recommended products. This course is open to litigation support specialist and support staff personnel who are performing ALS duties as their primary mission.

This class is technical in nature and is not intended for Assistant United States Attorneys, but is designed for the support personnel who are performing the automated litigation functions in the office. The prerequisites require students to be thoroughly familiar with using Windows applications and have a sound understanding of ALS. This course will be by invitation only.

The ALS National Conference is designed to provide a venue for Automated Litigation Support Specialists and those acting in that role, to discuss, in a collective environment, issues affecting all offices; hardware, software, data storage and management, policies and procedures, best practices, emerging technologies, customer and technical support and training. This course is open to litigation support specialist and support staff personnel who are performing ALS duties

The goal of this skills seminar is to strengthen brief writing and oral argument skills. This seminar consists of class lectures, brief critiquing, oral arguments, and videotape reviews and critiques of oral arguments. The attendee will participate in a mock oral argument before a circuit judge and in brief writing exercises during the course which will focus on specific parts of an appellate brief.

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This three and one-half-day course is designed for paralegal specialists who work in the appellate area in a United States Attorney's office or the Department of Justice. Paralegals from other federal agencies who can demonstrate significant appellate job responsibilities are also eligible. This course will focus on legal skills unique to paralegals involved in the appellate area and will include lectures, workshops, and panel discussions on the following topics: overview of the appellate process and the role of the paralegal, appeals management within the office, procedure and motion practice, discussion of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, overview of brief writing, using computer technology in appeals, and prisoner litigation.

This training conference is designed for all Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council Coordinators in the United States Attorneys' Offices.

This seminar is designed to improve the office administration skills of attorneys who manage workflow and supervise the performance of attorneys and other legal personnel. It has proven especially beneficial for new supervisory attorneys. Lectures and case study workshops include transition to management, leadership, motivation, delegation, personnel issues, productivity and evaluation, and issues in personnel actions. The seminar is presented by Dr. Stephen Chitwood.

This seminar is designed for attorneys with limited bankruptcy experience. Format will be lectures and panel discussions which will concentrate on basic bankruptcy issues and strategies for handling cases.

This seminar is designed for Assistant United States Attorneys and Department of Justice Attorneys who currently prosecute or will be prosecuting tax cases. It is not intended for experienced tax prosecutors. Topics to be included are tax offenses, methods of proof, Section 6103 statutory scheme and practical applications, plea negotiations, handling evidence at trial, sentencing guidelines issues, and instructive case studies.

This is a basic seminar in the prosecution of environmental crimes. It will explain the criminal provisions of the most frequently used environmental statutes such as the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. It will provide practical instruction on investigations and parallel proceedings, charging decisions, and trial strategy. The seminar will cover individual and corporate sentencing, plea negotiations, and defense strategies. No previous experience necessary.

Basic FMIS2+ training which provides the fundamentals of creating obligations and scheduling payments for all types of transactions processed by the USAOs. Includes instruction and hands-on training on all roles involved in the obligation and payment process. Essential training for newly hired financial management employees. Compliments the FMIS2+ basic training available on CD.

This seminar will provide an overview of the health care system with an emphasis on Medicare and Medicaid. The basics of health care fraud schemes and defenses involving physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, durable medical equipment companies, and other health care providers will be discussed. Current developments in legislation, rules, regulations, and Department of Justice policies will also be addressed.

This seminar is aimed at prosecutors and agents interested in a basic introduction to criminal prosecutions under the currency reporting and currency smuggling statutes - 31 U.S.C. Sec. 5313, 5316, 5324, 5331, and 5332 - the traditional money laundering statutes - 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1956 and 1957 - and the newly expanded provisions of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1960. There will also be an introduction to the related asset forfeiture provisions in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 981 and 982, and in 31 U.S.C. Sec. 5317(c) and 5332.

This seminar is designed for prosecutors who have limited experience in Narcotics cases. Topics include charging decisions, working with informants, targeting the narcotics organization, exploiting evidence, Electronic Surveillance Techniques, witness preparation, trial issues, sentencing issues, and issues in plea agreements.

This seminar is for experienced Assistant United States Attorneys and Department of Justice attorneys who prosecute capital crimes. The seminar will be limited to 40 participants and will primarily involve small, interactive group discussions among presenters and attendees.

This seminar provides attorneys new to the civil division in a United States Attorneys Office or the DOJ Civil Division with an overview of federal civil litigation. Lectures will focus on the Federal Tort Claims Act, constitutional torts, bankruptcy, employment discrimination, Equal Access to Justice Act, and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Use and presentation of evidence with technological equipment will be featured.

This seminar is designed to present a basic overview of the statutes and regulations relating to civil immigration cases, including petitions for writs of habeas corpus. Topics include judicial review, federal court jurisdiction, detention, deportation, removal proceedings, and admission of aliens under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996.

This four and one-half day seminar is designed for civil paralegals who are new to the civil area or who have worked in the civil area for less than three years. Legal assistants who can demonstrate significant job responsibilities in this area may also be considered. Assistant United States Attorneys, Department of Justice attorneys, and experienced civil paralegals will teach this course. It consists of a series of lectures, panel discussions, and workshops covering topics such as the court system and tracking a civil case, overview of the federal rules, motions, discovery by the United States and the opposition, exhibits/demonstrative evidence, ethics, computerized research tips, and specialized topical areas of civil law. It is recommended that attendees first complete the Introduction to Legal Citation and Research Seminar (or the former Legal Skills for Legal Assistants and Paralegals Seminar) or its equivalent (e.g. a Paralegal Certificate).

This seminar is designed to provide a basic overview of civil pretrial practices. The seminar will include lectures on answering a complaint, the rules of discovery, discovery tools, pretrial motions, and settlements.

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This seminar is an intensive advocacy skills seminar designed for new attorneys with little or no trial experience who will be responsible for the trial of civil cases. The seminar utilizes lectures, workshops, and skills exercises to teach trial advocacy skills. Classroom and video critiquing is utilized. Topics covered include preparation and presentation of opening statements and closing arguments, depositions, as well as direct and cross-examinations of fact and expert witnesses. The course culminates in the students’ participation in a jury trial.

This seminar is designed primarily for attorneys with limited experience who handle Constitutional Torts cases. It includes lectures and/or workshops on representation, certification, discovery, trial issues, ethics, inmate litigation, and excessive force cases.

This seminar is designed to assist experienced white collar prosecutors who handle or supervise corporate prosecutions in the following three categories: falsification of corporate financial information; self-dealing by corporate insiders; and obstructive offenses relating to the first two categories. Topics to be addressed during the conference include securities regulation and offenses; managing parallel proceedings with the SEC; principles of corporate criminal liability; evidence gathering; forfeiture; charging strategies; and ethical issues relating to represented parties in a corporate setting.

This two and a half day course deals with using computer technology during a civil or criminal case, from the beginning through the trial stage. This is a basic course, designed to familiarize Assistant United States Attorneys with the computer technology being used at all stages of civil and criminal cases. The course will offer demonstrations and hands-on sessions, but students should not expect to have mastered the technology by the end of the course.

This conference will focus on criminal litigation issues; current ethical and professional responsibility issues; management and administrative issues; and an update of legislative and Supreme Court proceedings. There will be an opportunity for round-table discussions with Chiefs from other offices which have similar characteristics, as well as discussions of best practices and innovative programs in the United States Attorneys’ Offices.

This seminar is designed to teach relatively new federal prosecutors principles which govern the trial and prosecution of federal criminal cases. Lectures will include pre-trial release and detention, evidence, drafting of indictments and search warrants, grand jury practice, charging issues, the use of informants, discovery and pretrial motion practice, sentencing guidelines, and ethics. Basic automated litigation support for courtroom presentations and evidence management will also be demonstrated.

This seminar is aimed at criminal prosecutors with little experience in asset forfeiture. It will identify the kinds of property that can be confiscated under various criminal statutes – including mail and wire fraud, drug trafficking, terrorism, money laundering and RICO – and the procedure for including the forfeiture allegation in the indictment and making it part of the sentence.

This seminar is designed to present a basic overview of the statutes and regulations relating to the immigration process, and the theories, strategies, and techniques of the investigation and prosecution of criminal activity in this area. The seminar is expected to include presentations on the structure of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, immigration documents, understanding the removal process, recent changes in statutes and regulations, re-entry after deportation, fraud, alien smuggling, investigative techniques, undercover operations, handling material witnesses, derivative citizenship, collateral attacks, sentencing considerations, updates on legislative initiatives, international issues, and the coordination of agencies during an investigation.

This four and one-half day course is designed for paralegals who have been working in a criminal paralegal position for three years or less. Legal assistants who can demonstrate significant job responsibilities in this area may also be considered. Assistant United States Attorneys, Department of Justice attorneys, and experienced criminal paralegal specialists teach the course. It consists of a series of lectures, workshops, and group discussions on various criminal topics such as the criminal process, Fourth and Fifth Amendments, trial preparation, pretrial motions and discovery, evidence, jury instructions, and ethics. The course also includes a variety of substantive criminal specialty topics. It is recommended that attendees first complete the Introduction to Legal Citation and Research Seminar (or the former Legal Skills for Legal Assistants and Paralegals Seminar) or its equivalent (e.g. a Paralegal Certificate).

This seminar is designed for civil attorneys whose practice would be improved by an understanding of the federal criminal process, particularly ACE attorneys who handle parallel proceedings. It will cover basic criminal practice and procedure, with an emphasis on criminal practice issues that can affect or be affected by civil proceedings, including search warrants, contacts with represented parties, grand jury, and Brady/Giglio disclosures.

This seminar is an intensive advocacy skills program designed for new federal prosecutors with little or no trial experience, who will be responsible for the trial of criminal cases. The seminar utilizes lectures, workshops and skills exercises. Classroom and video critiquing is a core part of this seminar. Substantial preparation is required in advance of, and throughout the training. The seminar culminates in the students' participation in a mock jury trial. Modern use and preparation of evidence in the high-tech courtroom is also emphasized, with practical, hands-on application for the participants.

This training conference is designed for all Crisis Management Coordinators in district offices and DOJ divisions.

This conference is the tenth in a series of courses designed specifically for computer and Telecommunications Coordinators (CTCs) and attorneys assigned to the CHIP (Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property) units. The seminar will build on the training provided at previous CTC conferences. The seminar is designed to train the districts' CTCs, who have three general areas of responsibility: (1) resident consultant to the U.S. Attorney's office; (2) liaison on technical cases/issues; and (3) leader and legal consultant to the local technical support network. This year's conference will focus on cyber terrorism and information infrastructure protection.

This course will include lectures and exercises to focus on complex damages issues in tort and other cases.

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This workshop is designed for civil AUSAs and DOJ litigating attorneys seeking to enhance their deposition skills. The workshop will include practice exercises, various deposition situations, and lectures on improving skills. This workshop will be limited to 40 participants and will primarily involve small, interactive group discussions among presenter and attendees.

This conference is designed for District Office Security Managers (DOSMs) and will address security issues such as information security program management, threat management, emergency planning, security working group initiatives, and personnel security issues.

This three day seminar is designed to help agency advisors develop skills in drafting proposals and decisions on disciplinary and adverse actions through a series of lectures followed by workshops in drafting these actions. Prior to the course, students will submit a proposal and decision letter they have previously drafted in the course of their employment. These documents will be analyzed and discussed in a workshop setting. Students will also analyze a fact pattern, draft a proposal, review replies, and draft a final decision. All work products will be critiqued by instructors and fellow students. This is an advanced course designed to teach proper drafting of charges, analysis of penalty and final decisions. In order to be considered for this course, students must have attended an Adverse Actions Seminar.

This course is for individuals from USAOs who serve as team leader or lead administrative evaluators for EOUSA's Evaluation Program. Course sessions will cover updates to the evaluation program and areas of joint responsibility, plus other areas of interest to both the legal and administrative evaluators.

This conference is exclusively for new and experienced evaluators, including team leaders, and will address initiatives of the Evaluation and Review Program of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys.

This course will meet or exceed training requirements for collateral-duty EEO mediators as set forth by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, pursuant to Management Directive 110 and EEOC regulations at 20 C.F.R. 1614.

This course will provide basic training on EEO practice, law, and guidance, as well as develop counseling skills. This 32 hour training is now required by the EEOC pursuant to Management Directive 110 for all new counselors. The course will include the following: an overview of the entire EEO process, a review of the roles and responsibilities of an EEO counselor, an overview of the statutes that EEOC enforces, a review of the practical development of issues through role-playing, a review of other procedures available to aggrieved persons (such as ADEA cases in court), and an overview of available remedies.

Attendees will learn how to prepare their offices for transition to electronic case filing. Topics include the history of electronic case filing, DOJ's approach to electronic case filing, significant issues and best practices. The course will include a hands on session and resource information.

This conference is the tenth in a series of courses designed specifically for computer and Telecommunications Coordinators (CTCs) and attorneys assigned to the CHIP (Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property) units. The seminar will build on the training provided at previous CTC conferences. The seminar is designed to train the districts' CTCs, who have three general areas of responsibility: (1) resident consultant to the U.S. Attorney's office; (2) liaison on technical cases/issues; and (3) leader and legal consultant to the local technical support network. This year's conference will focus on cyber terrorism and information infrastructure protection.

This seminar is designed for attorneys who have significant experience in litigating employment discrimination cases. It focuses on current developments in the law, the Notification and Federal Employee Anti-Discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (the “No FEAR Act”), exclusivity issues, retaliation, the Rehabilitation Act, settlement issues, mediation, and ethics. Participants are encouraged to bring samples of pleadings, motions, briefs, and similar materials that they have successfully used in their practice for use in discussions and dissemination to all attendees.

This highly interactive seminar covers ideas and tactics for settling civil cases effectively with negotiation and mediation. It begins with a discussion of interest-based negotiation, how to deal with difficult negotiators, and how to address the limitations of one-on-one negotiation. The course then focuses on mediation, including how to choose a mediator, how to prepare, and how to advocate persuasively. It concludes with a half-day mediation session conducted in small groups with professional mediators.

This is a national conference for Ethics Advisors in United States Attorneys’ Offices. In the event a district’s Ethics Advisor is unable to attend, please nominate an appropriate substitute. Nominations of Ethics Advisors from other Department components are welcome and will be considered as available space permits. This seminar will train Ethics Advisors on their important role and responsibilities as an Ethics Advisor and on statutes, regulations, and Department of Justice policy governing the ethical conduct of employees of the Executive Branch. Specific topics include conflicts of interest, outside activities, gifts, post-employment restrictions and recusals. These topics will be presented in lecture format, panel discussions, and workshops.

This seminar is for Assistant United States Attorneys and Department of Justice Attorneys in Civil Divisions. The seminar will include practice exercises and an overview of the Federal Rules of Evidence, use of demonstrative evidence, hearsay and other objections, and techniques for introducing evidence.

This seminar will assist in sharpening the pretrial and trial evidence skills of experienced attorneys in and out of the courtroom. The seminar will reinforce basic evidence principles in constitutional issues, admissibility, cross-examination/impeachment, relevance, character evidence, hearsay, and lay and expert opinions.

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This seminar is designed for attorneys with little experience in handling federal tort claims. The seminar will include an overview of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), preparation of an FTCA case, lectures and workshops on defenses, discretionary function, regulatory torts, independent contractors, law enforcement torts, settlement and damages analyses, immunity issues, representation, and ethical issues.

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Using a case study, this practical, innovative, and interactive seminar is designed to enhance the participants' investigative skills and allow them to follow the money of a criminal enterprise. Participants will apply investigative techniques and methods to unravel the case study's money laundering scheme and to identify key assets for forfeiture. Additionally, they will examine financial documents in order to establish links among the targets, assets, and illegal activities and make charging decisions. The program level is Intermediate. There are no prerequisites; preparation in advance is not required.

This is a national conference for First Assistant United States Attorneys in United States Attorneys' Offices.

This program is designed for agency FOIA personnel who have several years of experience with the FOIA and are involved in the processing of FOIA requests on a daily basis. It is devoted almost entirely to administrative matters arising under the Act--such matters as record-retrieval practices, multitrack queue usage, backlog management, affirmative disclosure, and automated record processing. Designed to serve also as a regular forum for the government wide exchange of ideas and information on matters of FOIA administration, this program brings veteran FOIA processors from throughout the government together and encourages them to share their experience in administering the Act. The program also includes an overview of recent case law pertaining to the processing of FOIA requests. Expenses related to participation in FOIA courses conducted in Washington, DC will NOT be paid by the Office of Legal Education.

The first two days of this basic training program are designed for attorneys, paralegals, and information officers with limited previous experience under the FOIA who are now or soon will be working extensively with the Act. Workshops on FOIA exemptions emphasize the criteria for making information-disclosure determinations, and procedural issues are addressed as well. The third day of the program deals with the Privacy Act of 1974, addressing such matters as definitions, restrictions on disclosure, requests for record access and amendment, and fair information practices. Attendance on all three days is required for programs conducted in Columbia, South Carolina. For programs conducted in Washington, D.C., the FOIA and Privacy Act sessions may be attended separately. Expenses related to participation in FOIA courses conducted in Washington, DC will NOT be paid by the Office of Legal Education.

This seminar will present an in-depth review of forensics and its practical application to federal investigations and prosecutions.

The four and one-half-day course is designed to teach legal assistants working in the civil area for three years or less the skills needed for successful support of a federal practice, with a focus on organizing a case from its beginning through the trial stage. The course will include topics such as document organization, motions practice, discovery, document production, witness issues, and trial preparation. Students will also have an opportunity for hands-on work with computer applications used in case organization, as well as observing a mock trial. This course may be taken before or after the Introduction to Legal Citation and Research Seminar, and paralegals are not eligible. Students who have taken either the Civil Paralegal, Criminal Paralegal, Appellate Paralegal, or Advanced Paralegal Seminars are not eligible.

The four and one-half-day course is designed to teach legal assistants working in the criminal area for three years or less the skills needed for successful support of a federal practice, with a focus on organizing a case from its beginning through the trial stage. The course will include topics such as document organization, grand jury, document production, motions, discovery, victim-witness issues, and trial preparation. Students will also have an opportunity for hands-on work with computer applications used in case organization, as well as observing a mock trial. This course may be taken before or after the Introduction to Legal Citation and Research Seminar, and paralegals are not eligible. Students who have taken either the Civil Paralegal, Criminal Paralegal, Appellate Paralegal, or Advanced Paralegal Seminars are not eligible.

This seminar is designed for prosecutors who present cases to the grand jury. Topics include grand jury mechanics, grand jury secrecy, interaction with the grand jury, grand jury strategy, acquisition of evidence, privileges, immunity, dealing with hostile/recalcitrant witnesses, multiple representation and conflicts of interest, parallel proceedings, use of the computer in organizing complex cases, and managing large document investigations.

This conference will foster greater interaction and discussion among the coordinators on issues affecting health care fraud policy makers within the Department of Justice, Health and Human Services, and other relevant agencies. To the extent necessary, the conference may include separate breakout groups for criminal AUSAs and civil AUSAs.

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This training is designed to teach users the basic functions of Analyst's Notebook 6 (http://www.i2inc.com/Products/Analysts_Notebook/default.asp). That program is useful to conduct analysis on data to quickly reveal relationships and patterns hidden within the data. Data that would be otherwise otherwise displayed in a table (spreadsheet), is visually displayed in this program. Connections between people, organizations, bank accounts, phone records, etc. are displayed in charts. This is a useful tool for investigators, intelligence analysts, and any other user who is seeking to analyze large volumes of data. The training during the remainder of calendar year 2004 will be lead by the software vendor, I2, inc.

This extremely technical four and one-half day conference has been designed for computer specialists from United States Attorney's Offices and EOUSA. It is intended only for those individuals who provide full-time technical support to computer systems or computer-based litigation for the district or EOUSA. Anyone else interested in attending this conference should provide their job responsibilities and technical abilities.

This course is designed for all Intelligence Research Specialists in the United States Attorneys' Offices.

This seminar is presented jointly with the National District Attorneys Association and the National Association for Attorneys’ General and is designed for prosecutors in federal, state, and local jurisdictions. The seminar will focus on international aspects in the investigation and prosecution of criminal cases. Topics include the location and apprehension of fugitives abroad; methods for obtaining custody of international fugitives for trial in the United States; locating and obtaining documents, records, items of physical evidence and witnesses abroad; deposing witnesses in foreign jurisdictions; role of the Department of Justice and its Office of International Affairs; bilateral treaties and agreements on extradition; mutual legal assistance, prisoner transfer; utilization of multilateral treaties; consular notification and access; and a basic overview of national security issues.

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This seminar is designed at an intermediate level for the joint training of attorneys and federal agents. The seminar will include topics such as case generation, online investigative principles, using Internet investigative tools, and the evidentiary and practical issues in preparing Internet-related fraud cases (such as online auctions, Internet securities fraud, credit card fraud, identity theft) for trial. Attorneys must have attended OLE's Basic Computer Crimes, Cybercrimes, CTC, or some comparable computer training. Federal agents must have had some prior training or experience in handling Internet crime cases.

This seminar is intended for prosecutors, civil attorneys, paralegals, and agents, who handle, or will be handling, asset forfeiture matters on a regular basis. The course will serve as either an introduction to both civil and criminal asset forfeiture procedure, or a refresher course, incorporating in the agenda training on significant changes in the law since 2000 including the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act (CAFRA), the USA Patriot Act, and the promulgation of Rule 32.2 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

This seminar is designed for all new United States Attorney’s Office employees who have been employed by the Department of Justice for less than one year and may be especially helpful for employees working in an administrative or technical area, seeking to understand their role in the Department’s mission. The course is an orientation explaining the structure of the Department, its divisions, and the United States Attorneys’ Offices; how cases move through the system; Department priorities; and how each division or agency works cooperatively.

This seminar provides a basic overview of the FOIA for individuals who do not specialize in access law. It is designed for those who require a working familiarity with the law and current issues in order to recognize and handle FOIA-related problems that may arise in other aspects of agency practice. Topics include resource materials, background and legislative history, disclosure mandates, exemptions to mandatory disclosure, administrative considerations, and the relationship of FOIA to the Privacy Act of 1974. Expenses related to participation in FOIA courses conducted in Washington, DC will NOT be paid by the Office of Legal Education.

The four and one-half-day course is designed to teach both legal assistants and paralegals who have worked in their offices for no more than five years the basic skills needed for successful support of a federal practice. Skills include citation rules, cite checking, effective writing, library and computerized research, Bluebook style rules, and proofreading. Students having previously attended the Legal Skills for Legal Assistants and Paralegals Seminar are not eligible. This course may be taken before or after the Fundamentals of Litigation for Criminal or Civil Legal Assistants Seminar.

This seminar offers a unique opportunity for prosecutors and FBI agents to train together - every effort is being made to ensure that agents and prosecutors from the same districts attend together. Through this joint training, prosecutors and agents will develop common investigation/prosecution platforms, strategies, and tactics. The first day of the seminar will be an optional day of basic Internet and legal training, offered as a primer for less experienced AUSAs, newly designated child exploitation coordinators, and agents, and as a refresher for other AUSAs and agents. The basic Internet training will include information about Internet Protocol addresses, Internet Service Providers, records storage, web sites, newsgroups, instant messaging, Internet Relay Chat, and peer-to-peer technology. The basic legal training will include an overview of the child exploitation statutes and sentencing issues. The balance of the training will emphasize the latest technologies used in the commission and investigation of crimes exploiting children, and will also explore diverse subjects such as the critically important new legislation just passed by Congress, image manipulation, the protocol for the handling of nationwide child exploitation investigations, the current defenses in child exploitation cases, computer forensics, and the sensitive challenges and responsibilities concerning child exploitation victims.

This seminar is designed for AUSAs and Department of Justice attorneys who regularly and actively conduct all or part of the questioning of the panel in seating a jury. This seminar is expected to be very interactive with participants questioning potential jurors, making strikes, and receiving feedback for panel members.

This is a conference for LECC and Victim-Witness Coordinators from United States Attorneys’ Offices.

This four and one-half-day-seminar is designed for experienced legal assistants, supervisory legal assistants, lead legal assistants, or work leaders who have worked in the GS-318 or 986 series in the Department of Justice for at least four year. Both substantive and administrative topics are covered, including automated litigation support; communications skills; criminal and civil procedure; research tips; clear and effective writing; correct citation; personnel and administrative issues; stress management; ethics, and victim-witness issues.

This four and one-half day course is designed for paralegal specialists who use legal writing and analysis in their jobs and need to refine their skills. Legal assistants who can demonstrate significant job responsibilities in this area may also be considered. The course focuses on writing and analytical skills unique to paralegals involved in litigation; therefore, Department of Justice nominees will be given priority. Students may be provided in advance with a list of required reading to be completed prior to the course. During the course, students will complete assignments demonstrating their ability to write about and analyze legal topics, and a written assignment will be critiqued individually by Department of Justice attorneys. Although there will be time provided during the course to work on these assignments, homework will be necessary. Nominees for this course must have completed the Introduction to Legal Citation and Research Seminar (or the former Legal Skills for Legal Assistants and Paralegals Seminar) or its equivalent (e.g. a Paralegal Certificate). Students who have attended OLE’s Criminal or Civil Paralegal courses are eligible. The Legal Research and Analysis course should be taken prior to taking OLE’s Legal Writing and Analysis Seminar.

This four and one-half day course is designed for paralegal specialists who use legal writing and analysis in their jobs and need to refine their skills. Legal assistants who can demonstrate significant job responsibilities in this area may also be considered. The course focuses on writing and analytical skills unique to paralegals involved in litigation; therefore, Department of Justice nominees will be given priority. Students may be provided in advance with a list of required reading to be completed prior to the course. During the course, students will complete assignments demonstrating their ability to write about and analyze legal topics, and a written assignment will be critiqued individually by Department of Justice attorneys. Although there will be time provided during the course to work on these assignments, homework will be necessary. Nominees for this course must have completed the Introduction to Legal Citation and Research (formerly Legal Skills for Legal Assistants and Paralegals Seminar) or its equivalent (e.g. a Paralegal Certificate). Students who have attended OLE's Criminal or Civil Paralegal courses are eligible. The Legal Research and Analysis course should be taken prior to taking OLE's Legal Writing and Analysis Seminar.

This conference is designed for full-time librarians and will address effective communication, the future of USAO libraries, developing library web pages, cataloging and coordinating library services with other DOJ Libraries. The group will focus on library procedures, resources, online training, CALR, and budget issues. The course also will ensure that full-time librarians continue to work together to share resources, plan library related procedures, and coordinate USAO library activities.

The Assistant United States Attorneys' Basic Management Course is intended to be a "nuts and bolts" course for AUSA managers who will learn basic information about day to day management of attorneys and support staff in the United States Attorneys' Offices through a series of lectures and breakout sessions. Participants will learn the various functions of EOUSA and the relationship of EOUSA to their offices, and will attend lectures on issues such as expectations of AUSA managers, managers' rights, transition to management, Meyers Briggs, performance management, personnel issues, use of the Evaluation and Review Staff, case and resource management, Employee Assistance Program issues, office and personnel security, EEO for managers, and conduct and performance based actions. This course is presented by various EOUSA and USAO personnel. Although there may be some overlap between this course and the Attorney Supervisor course, this course is a more practical guide to supervision in the United States Attorneys' Offices and is intended to be separate from and supplemental to, the Attorney Supervisors course. The intended audience is new AUSA managers and other AUSA managers who want a refresher or update on administrative and management issues.

The workshop will provide practical training in handling the responsibility of communicating with the public through the news media. Topics will include the “sound bite interview,” the one-on-one broadcast interview, print interviews, dealing with trick questions and reporter hostility, and the satellite interview. The learning program will involve practical exercises and interactive activities. Approximately 20% of the course time will be in the lecture/discussion format and 70% will involve on-camera exercises and feedback. Each participant will also have an opportunity for individual consultation with an instructor. The format of the workshop is conducive to a small group of attendees and the class size will be limited.

The seminar provides a basic understanding of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), with a focus on current issues. Lecture and panel discussions include an overview of the NEPA process, the roles of the Council of Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency, determining whether an environmental impact statement is required, alternatives and the scope of NEPA analysis, mitigation and monitoring cumulative and synergistic impacts, ecosystem management and biological diversity, transboundary and extraterritorial issues, integration of NEPA and other statutes, and litigation issues.

This is an advanced workshop intended for Assistant United States Attorneys who are either Computer Telecommunications Coordinators (CTCs) for their district or section or are assigned to a Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP) unit. It offers an introduction to investigating criminal acts that use computer networks, particularly unlawful access (computer hacking), unlawful electronic wiretapping, and denial of service attacks. The workshop provides hands-on instruction and real-world scenarios.

This seminar will provide prosecutors with practical guidance on investigations, case identification, charging decisions, constitutional issues and trial issues. The course will focus solely on obscenity cases and not on the prosecution of child exploitation/pornography cases. This program is designed to be extremely technical in nature. It is intended only for those individuals who provide full-time technical support to computer systems or computer-based litigation for the district.

This seminar will address the legal, technical and practical aspects of conducting online undercover operations. Topics include approval requirements, backstopping, victim notification, operating an online undercover facility, and the online undercover principles. This will be a basic course, for any AUSA who wishes to start up on online undercover operation.

The Professional Responsibility Officers' Conference will provide an opportunity for Professional Responsibility Officers (PROs) to learn about novel issues relating to the rules of professional conduct and also about routine issues as they apply to Department of Justice lawyers. It will provide an opportunity to update participants in legal trends that relate to rules of professional conduct. The conference is aimed at providing practical advice to PROs about how they may best provide advice and training to the lawyers in their offices and how and when to seek the assistance of the Professional Responsibility Advisory Office. Civil and criminal issues will be addressed and the conference will be geared to both new and experienced PROs.

This seminar is designed to present a broad overview of investigations and prosecutions in the area of public corruption and includes presentations regarding the initiation of public integrity investigations, developing sources of information, the predication of targets, security and "leaks," statutes and strategies related to charging decisions in cases of federal and state corruption, managing the covert investigation, the historical investigation, planning the takedown, defense theory and tactics, dealing with the media, law enforcement corruption, campaign finance fraud, voter fraud, ethics, and other areas.

This training is designed for those personnel that deal with criminal collection issues. Topics will cover the criminal debt collection process from the identification of victims and calculation of their losses through sentencing to the collection of court ordered impositions. The training will be open to criminal and FLU AUSAs, paralegals, debt collection agents, and victim-witness coordinators from the appropriate region. Also invited will be representatives from the Clerk of the Courts, Probation and the Bureau of Prisons. Lecture and panel discussions will include the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act, charging instructions, sentencing implications, post-sentencing remedies, Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, the responsibilities of the USAO, Probation and the Clerk of the Court, interaction with asset forfeiture, and relevant case law.

This seminar will provide basic instruction in the investigation and prosecution of cases using the RICO (18 U.S.C. Sections §§ 1961-1968) and Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering (18 U.S.C. Section § 1959) statutes. Topics include use of these statutes against organized crime, violent street gangs, public corruption, terrorism, and international crimes. Additional topics will include predicate offenses, investigation and litigation strategies, such as the use of Title-IIIs, the confidential informant guidelines, immunity, and witness protection issues. Guidance will be provided on criteria for obtaining the required approval from the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, including charging policy and prosecutive memorandum. There will also be presentations on sentencing issues unique to these statutes, including the death penalty and RICO forfeiture. The majority of these topics were covered in the RICO/Organized Crime Seminar held in November 2001.

The seminar is designed to enhance performance of delegated procurement authority (DPA) contracting officers in USAOs and will address simplified acquisition procedures as it relates to USAO acquisitions. This seminar is targeted for individuals who have been issued a DPA, but have not previously attended this course in the past two years and for others who have been identified as needing refresher training. Only nominees that have a DPA will be accepted.

The seminar is designed to enhance performance of delegated procurement authority (DPA) contracting officers in USAOs and will address simplified acquisition procedures as it related to USAO acquisitions. This seminar is targeted for individuals who principally do simplified acquisition as their main job function and attended one of the Basic Simplified Acquisition Courses sponsored by OLE. Acceptance will be granted first to those requiring training to maintain their delegation. Only nominees that have a DPA will be accepted.

This four and one-half-day seminar is targeted for new supervisors of support staff (e.g., lead legal assistants, paralegals, and/or administrative personnel), and priority will be given to non-attorneys who have been supervisors for four years or less (although attorneys may also apply). The seminar will consist of a series of lectures, workshops, panel discussions, and role-playing exercises. The seminar focuses on the qualities of a good supervisor, making the transition to a supervisor, supervisory skills, standards of conduct, sharing best practices, motivating employees, dealing with problem employees, personnel and performance management, the disciplinary process, security issues, and delegating. Students who have attended the Advanced Support Staff Supervisors' Seminar are not eligible.

This four-day seminar is targeted for experienced supervisors of support staff (e.g., lead legal assistants, paralegals, and/or administrative personnel), and priority will be given to non-attorneys who have been supervisors for more than four years (although attorneys may also apply). The seminar will consist of a series of lectures, workshops, panel discussions, and role-playing exercises. The seminar focuses on leadership and behavioral strategies and includes topics such as budget issues, effecting change, maintaining the team, hiring practices, disciplinary procedures, performance evaluations, interviewing techniques, and professional development. Students should have completed the Support Staff Supervisors’ Seminar or its equivalent (e.g. other management courses, time in service).

This seminar is designed for civil attorneys, and is an overview of litigation under all major federal environmental and natural resource laws with emphasis on their application to federal government programs, including consideration of both enforcement and federal agency compliance issues, as well as a discussion of judicial review and the impacts of parallel criminal enforcement proceedings. Lecture topics include pollution control statutes (such as CERCLA, RCRA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act); natural resource and land management statutes (such as NEPA, ESA, MMPA, water laws); ethical issues; and litigation strategies. Break-out sessions on the various lecture topics will allow an opportunity for a more detailed discussion of specific topics and questions. (For the October 26-28, 2004 seminar, the Dept of Justice will cover expenses for Dept of Justice employees only!)

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This seminar is designed for prosecutors who have limited experience with Title III and will cover issues which arise in Title III cases, including the involvement of Special Operations Division; how to write a good Title III affidavit; management of the wire, including tickling the wire and wall-offs; monitoring the wire, including minimization; tactical issues of working the wire; investigative techniques; using Title III evidence at trial; and Title III suppression issues.

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Financial management personnel from the USAOs will experience hands-on training of the various FMIS2+ reports available in the Diagnostic and CORS facility. This course is essential for Budget Officers and other individuals responsible for Financial Management in the USAOS. The class enables students to get the most out of the FMIS2+ reporting capabilities. Class size is limited due to class exercises and discussion of financial transactions.

Basic training of the payroll tracking and budget distribution applications. Learn how to enter projected hiring actions, determine FTE allocations and status, and track payroll dollars. Also, learn about the system used to distribute budgets to the field, and how the field uses this application to communicate funding status to EOUSA. Students will also learn how to use the subscription service to forward status reports to Management.

This seminar is designed for experienced criminal attorneys who prosecute firearms and gang cases. The format will be largely based on group discussion and sharing of strategies among the experienced participants. Topics include prosecutive strategies, preparing complex gang cases, resolving challenges faced in juvenile prosecutions, improving intelligence sharing, developing strategies in investigations that cross district boundaries, and long range strategic planning. This seminar is open to gang unit prosecutors, OCDETF prosecutors, and experienced violent crime attorneys.

Pilot course for new VNS training designed for those VNS users who received their basic VNS training in 2001and early 2002. Actual training is expected to be scheduled beginning in early 2005. Attendance at the course will be by invitation only.

This seminar is designed to provide hands-on training to relatively new users of the Victim Notification System (VNS). The training seminar will involve exercises in the VNS application to: search the database, add victims, generate notifications to victims, create VNS form letter notifications, use the Reports ability of VNS to review information, and an overview of the basic interaction of VNS and LIONS.

This seminar will review and provide hands-on exercises involving many of the enhancements implemented in VNS since the System was initially deployed. The training is primarily targeted for VNS users who received the VNS Training when the System was first implemented in 2001 and early 2002. This course is currently planned to be offered four times during FY05 and will not be repeated in the future. Each class will admit a maximum of 40 students.

This four-day course is designed for paralegal assistants or specialists who work in or anticipate working in the white collar crime unit in a United States Attorney’s office or the Department of Justice. Paralegals from other federal agencies who can demonstrate significant job responsibilities in this area are also eligible. This course will focus on legal skills unique to paralegals involved in the white collar crime area, including lectures, workshops, and panel discussions on topics such as an overview of white collar crime statutes, financial investigations, the Right to Financial Privacy Act, and victim-witness issues. Students should have already attended the Criminal Paralegal Seminar or its equivalent.

This seminar is presented jointly with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is designed for agents and attorneys who are relatively new to white collar crime prosecutions. This seminar addresses one or more areas of white collar crime such as computer crimes, telemarketing fraud, health care fraud, bankruptcy fraud, money laundering, check fraud, asset forfeiture, tax fraud, and bank fraud. Topics are expected to include initiating and planning an investigation, grand jury strategy, ethical considerations in note-taking and 302's, sophisticated investigative techniques, statement and deposition analysis, evidence and building the case, charging decisions and drafting indictments, and international issues.

This seminar is designed for AUSAs and federal law enforcement officers of all experience levels who utilize cooperating co-defendants and confidential informants on a regular basis in the investigation of complex criminal cases. Topics will be presented in lecture and panel formats designed to stimulate group discussion, resulting in breakout sessions for focus on problem solving hypotheticals. Lectures will address an overview of relevant statutes, preparing complex and historical cases, and investigations that cross district boundaries. Topics for discussion will concentrate on charging decisions, prosecution strategies, discovery, and trial and sentencing issues.