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:

• 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
• Employee Benefits Tax Series: COVID-19 and Other Recent Health Guidance
• Disclosure Issues During COVID-19
• Real Estate in the Wake of COVID-19 (Part I): COVID-19 and Commercial & Residential Leasing
• COVID-19: Lessons Learned from the Financial Services Industry - Adviser and Fund Perspectives
• Climate Change in 2020: COP, COVID, and the Way Forward
• COVID-19 Challenges: What’s Next for Employment Taxes and Retirement Plans
• Unemployment Insurance Benefits Under the CARES Act: What Attorneys Representing Employees Need to Know Now
• Reduce Your Anxiety, Fear and Paralysis
• Attributes in a Post-CARES Act World  
• Career Fulfillment by Design in Uncertain Time: Align Your Work and Life
• Public Health Emergencies and the Law
• Clearing Clutter: Tuning in to Time, Space and Mind

Podcasts (Free Content):

• 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.