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Current CLE Classes (as of June 8th, 2010)
Social & Legal Issues in Fashion Series: Ethical and Sustainable Practices
CLE Classes
VLA provides classes accredited by the New York Bar for continuing legal education credit (CLE), including:
- Nonprofit and Tax Exemption Workshops
- Fiscal Sponsorships: Fundraising for Artistic Projects
- Contract Basics for Arts and Entertainment Professionals
- Sole-proprietorship, Partnership, LLC or Corporation: Choosing the Right Corporate Structure For Your Arts Business
- Managers and Agents in the Arts & Entertainment Industry
- Film School for Attorneys: Produce, Write & Direct Independent Feature Films
- Legal Issues in the Music Industry
- Intellectual Property Basics (copyrights, trademarks, VARA)
- Contracts for Visual and Performing Artists
- Legal Issues in Dance (including ownership of choreography)
- Legal Issues Digital Media and the Internet
- Employment Issues: Employee and Independent Contractor Status
- Taxes and Financial Planning for Artists
- Legal Issues in Film making
- Legal Issues in Contemporary Art: Copyright
- Art and The First Amendment: Free Speech, Defamation, Privacy, Right of Publicity
- Institutional Advancement and Grant-Writing for Nonprofit Arts Organizations
- Common Ethical Issues in Arts and Entertainment (Nonprofits; Music and Film)
- Visual Culture and Law (advertising, architecture, film, design, visual art)
- Law & Film CLE Ethics Classes
By expanding its training of lawyers, VLA has increased the number of lawyers able to handle the unique legal issues faced by the arts community. For more information on these CLE classes and making them available at your law firm location, please contact Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento at 212·319·ARTS (2787), ext.13.
CLE Credit for Pro Bono Work
VLA is authorized to award CLE credit for attorneys who do certain pro bono work for VLA’s low-income clients. For additional information about this program please click here.
Full and partial scholarships to attend VLA’s Continuing Legal Education programs are available to persons with demonstrated financial hardship. To apply, applicants must submit a request, on letterhead if possible, stating the reason for their interest, proof of income or an explanation of their financial hardship, and a completed course registration form. Scholarships will be awarded on a space-available basis, with preference given to applicants in order of date submitted.
Additional information about VLA's financial hardship policy and an application form is available here. All applications must be accompanied by a $15 non-refundable application fee. Applicants may pay by check or credit card. Any applications submitted without this fee will not be considered.