Professional Development

The Office of Legal Affairs offer Professional Development Trainings to empower students, faculty, and staff to acknowledge and appreciate legal terminology along with its interpretations. Trainings also equip campus community with an awareness of the legal services and litigation support available through the Georgia Southern Office of Legal Affairs. Live-training opportunities are available upon request. Request a live-training for your group via Legal Help Desk Ticket.

Legal Affairs Boot Camp (LABC)

Legal Affairs Boot Camp is a 7-seminar series on the legal challenges experienced in higher education. Please review the Spring 2024 recorded Zoom sessions below.

Spring 2024 Legal Bootcamp (LABC)

Session	SPR24 LABC Recorded Session	Presenter
LABC 1	Foundations of Higher Education Law	Jarvis Steele Assistant University Counsel
LABC 2	Student Legal Issues	Jarvis Steele Assistant University Counsel
LABC 3	Employee Legal Issues	Jarvis Steele Assistant University Counsel
LABC 4	Civil Rights Law	Amber Culpepper Director of Equal Opportunity & Title IX
LABC 5	Free Expression	Jarvis Steele Assistant University Counsel
LABC 6	Data & Intellectual Property	Jarvis Steele Assistant University Counsel
LABC 7	Campus Safety ***	Maura Copeland Chief Legal Affairs Officer

Training Course Descriptions

^{All courses are eligible for Professional Development credit.}

Campus Safety

Training will cover issues of general safety such as ADA Considerations, Assessing Threats, and Campus Bans. Bring your questions regarding general campus safety or any previous session within the series.
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Civil Rights Law

Training will cover the protected rights of the campus community.
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Data & Intellectual Property

Training will cover issues and best practices related to Data and Intellectual Property. Topics include: Copyright Issues; Employee Privacy; and Social Media.
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Employee Legal Issues

Training will cover legal topics specific to the employee. Topics include: Liability Issues; FMLA; and Immigration.
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FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act is federal legislation in the United States that protects the privacy of students’ personally identifiable information applicable to all educational institutions that receive federal funds.  This training equips faculty and staff on how to handle student data confidentiality within legal compliance.

First Amendment

The five basic freedoms of the First Amendment: Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to Assemble Peaceably, & Freedom to Petition the Government for a Redress of Grievances are reviewed for relevance to the campus community.

Foundations of Higher Education Law

Training will cover basic legal rules and hot topics practiced within Higher Education.
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Free Expression

Training will cover issues and analysis under Academic Freedom, Freedom of Expression, and Freedom of Religion.
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Robert Rules of Order

A Guide for conducting meetings and making decisions as a group.  Robert Rules of Order protect the rights of committee members, promotes full and free discussion, and protects against instability, inefficiency, and ineffectiveness.

Student Legal Issues

Training will cover legal topics specific to the student. Topics include: Academic Issues, Housing, and Student Discipline
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Legal Affairs Boot Camp Resources

LABC#	LABC Title	PPT Slides
SPR24 LABC#1	Foundations of Higher Ed Law
SPR24 LABC#2	Student Legal Issues
SPR24 LABC#3	Employee Legal Issues
SPR24 LABC#4	Civil Rights Law
SPR24 LABC#5	Free Expression
SPR24 LABC#6	Data and Intellectual Property
SPR24 LABC#7	Campus Safety

Last updated: 11/19/2024