Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
AIPLA Career & Practice Management Discussion Series - Have We Gone Mental Yet - Finding Well Being in a Pandemic
July 29, 2020 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Member-benefit exclusive! A presentation from the Career & Practice Management Discussion Series. No CLE credit available.
The pandemic has added a new level of stress to the legal profession. Join this free webinar to learn what the USPTO is doing to assist, get useful practitioner tips to ease your stress level, and to join a discussion to talk about well-being and mental health in a time where everyone is under pressure.
Presented by: Dahlia George of United States Patent and Trademark Office and Mercedes Meyer of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
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