Compliance and Legal Continuing Education Syllabus

Legal Department personnel must complete all of the courses listed below.
Compliance Department personnel must complete the courses that are italicized.

Further details for all courses may be found on the Compliance and Legal Continuing Education
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MONTH REQUIRED COURSES DURATION

I. Basic Legal Principals

The Scope of Attorney-Client Privilege (OnDemand) 3 hours

October
Transactional Lawyering: Basic Skills (OnDemand) 2 hours 30 minutes
II. Legal Writing and Speaking
Prioritization Hacks: How to Maximize Your Day (Live Webinar) 1 hour
November Efficient, Effective and Powerful Legal Writing (OnDemand) 2 hours
Fearless Public Speaking for Lawyers (OnDemand) 2 hours
III. Basic Principles of Contract Drafting
Basics of Drafting Commercial Contracts: Translating the Meeting 3 hours
of the Minds into a Tangible Agreement (OnDemand)
December Every Contract Is a Litigation Waiting to Happen (OnDemand) 2 hours 15 minutes
Ethical Issues for In-House Counsel: Transactional Aspects 1 hour 45 minutes
(OnDemand)
IV. Business Law
A Practical Guide to LLCs 4 hours
January
Business for Lawyers (OnDemand) 3 hours
V. Investigations
Ethical Considerations for Corporate Investigations: Views from 3 hours
All Sides (OnDemand)
February
Hot Topics in Antitrust: Class Certification and Fraud-Based 3 hours
Antitrust Investigations

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27 Seaview Boulevard • Port Washington • New York 11050
PHONE: 1 (800) 815-5800 • FAX: 1 (212) 390-8578

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 VI. Special Topics

A Regulatory Overview of Blockchain, Smart Contracts, 3 hours 30 minutes

Cryptocurrencies, Virtual Wallets, Machine Learning and FinTech
March
(OnDemand)
Telemedicine: Legal Issues (OnDemand) 1 hour 40 minutes

VII. The Workplace

Diversity & the Multigenerational Workplace: Exploring the 1 hour

Importance of Intergenerational Dialogue (OnDemand)
Employee Dismissals: Avoiding the Pitfalls (OnDemand) 3 hours
Business and Human Rights - What Do They Mean for Lawyers 3 hours and 45
April (OnDemand) minutes
An Inside View of the EEOC, NYS Division of Human Rights, and 2 hours 15 minutes
NYC Commission on Human Rights: (Almost) Everything You Ever
Wanted to Know About These Agencies (OnDemand)
VIII. Litigation
Current Ethical Issues for In-House Counsel & Those Who Advise 3 hours
Them: Litigation Perspectives (OnDemand)
May
In-House Counsel ADR Bootcamp: Project Management & 2 hours
Dispute Resolution (OnDemand)

IX. Contract Drafting

Drafting Licensing Agreements: Tips and Strategies (OnDemand) 3 hours

June A Practical Introduction to Smart Contracts and Their Technology 3 hours
(OnDemand)
X. Special Topics
The False Claims Act 101: The Life of a Qui Tam Action 2 hours
July (OnDemand)
Accounting for Lawyers (OnDemand) 3 hours
XI. Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance & Controls: Minimizing Risks 4 hours
August (OnDemand)
How to Read & Understand a Financial Statement 3 hours

Hercules Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

27 Seaview Boulevard • Port Washington • New York 11050
PHONE: 1 (800) 815-5800 • FAX: 1 (212) 390-8578

www.herculesrx.com