REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. 

ON SITE REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON TUESDAY, MAY 20th AT 8:00 A.M. 

Attorney General Tim Griffin will host a FREE legal update for government attorneys and administrators on May 20 – 21, 2025, at the GSA Community Center (1 GSA Circle, Little Rock, AR 72209). This course has been approved for 12 hours Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit (10 hours of general and 2 hours of ethics).

 

2025 Legal Update and State Agencies Training Agenda

May 20 – 21, 2025

GSA Community Center

Tuesday, May 20

8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Check-In Begins/Breakfast

8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Opening Remarks

8:45 – 9:45 a.m. The History and Creation of the Arkansas Constitution and State Agencies

9:45 – 10:15 a.m. New Laws, New Rules (How to Draft Rules)

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Dos and Don’ts of Executive Session

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Ethics for Government Attorneys

12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Administrative Procedures Act Overview

2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Break

2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Agency Legislative Update

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Dos and Don’ts for Licensing Agencies

3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Legal Writing Tips

4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Consumer/Board Complaints and How to Investigate for a Possible Hearing

4:30 – 4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks

Wednesday, May 21

8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Check-In Begins/Breakfast

8:30 – 9:30 a.m. How the Attorney General’s Office is Working for You: Consumer Protection Division

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. FOIA Update

10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Employment Law Panel Discussion

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Legal Education Ethics

2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Miller Trusts and Case Studies: Exploitation of the Elderly

3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 – 4:15 p.m. Human Trafficking Statutes

4:15 – 4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks