Communities Office Resources for the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Communities Office offers an array of content covering the pandemic. See below for the full list.

On-Demand Courses:

• Proposed Waiver of COVID-19 Patents
• Navigating COVID-19, One Year In: The EEOC’s Recent Guidance and Employer Best Practices
• Employee Benefits Tax Series: Unpacking the Compensation and Benefits Provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act
• LinkedIn for Lawyers
• Social Media 101 for Attorneys
• Internal Investigations: How to Navigate in a Pandemic World
• Post-COVID Return to Work: Making a New Normal Work for You and Your Organization
• Real Estate in the Wake of Covid-19 (Update)
• The Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR): Investigating CARES Act Fraud
• Employee Benefits Tax Series: Biden Administration Employee Benefit Plan Priorities
• Law Firm Cybersecurity in a Work-from-Home World
• Medical-Legal Partnerships: A Primer
• Consumer Protection and Antitrust Enforcement Priorities During a Pandemic
• Best Practices for Family Court Virtual Hearings
• CARES Act Enforcement
• Access to Justice in COVID-19: How D.C.s Office of Administrative Hearings is Handling Vital Cases
• Guardianship and Probate Series: D.C. Probate Operations During a Global Pandemic
• The 2020 Elections Process in D.C.: Access, Accommodations and Changes in a Covid-19 Environment
• Real Estate in the Wake of COVID-19 (Part 2): Development, Hospitality & Legislation
• SEC Testimony in the Time of COVID: Tips, Tricks & Points to Consider
• Telehealth: The Evolution of the Regulatory Landscape, and Practical Applications in Response to COVID-19
• Real Estate in the Wake of COVID-19 (Part I): COVID-19 and Commercial & Residential Leasing
• Climate Change in 2020: COP, COVID, and the Way Forward
• Reduce Your Anxiety, Fear and Paralysis
• Public Health Emergencies and the Law
• Clearing Clutter: Tuning in to Time, Space and Mind

Podcasts (Free Content):

• Brief Encounters: Human Rights and the Covid Pandemic
• Let’s Brief It: A Marathon, Not a Sprint: Practicing Labor and Employment Law Among a Shifting Landscape
• Let’s Brief It: D.C. Statehood and the Impact of COVID-19
• Brief Encounters: Security Issues in Higher Education
• Let’s Brief It: Virtual Jury Trials in the Time of COVID
• Brief Encounters: Return to Work Preparedness – EEOC Guidance
• Brief Encounters: Career Design: How to Design a Fulfilling Career
• Brief Encounters: Reduce Your Anxiety
• Brief Encounters: Regulatory & COVID Related Updates for the Asset Management and Broker Dealer Industries

Additional Resources:

LawHelp.org’s new COVID-19 resources page has information about legal resources and social services available in the District of Columbia during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The Harvard Law School COVID-19 Rapid Response and Systems Summer Institute is offering free law student help on COVID-19-related projects. Click here to learn more, submit a project, or volunteer to provide pro bono supervision.