Celeste Luce Estate Planning, Farmer & Associates, PLLC Tap ALI-ABA Knowledge Portal

Sept. 15, 2011 - PRLog -- PHILADELPHIA, Pa. September 15, 2011 – The American Law Institute-American Bar Association (ALI-ABA), the first national provider of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) and the industry leader in professional development for over 60 years, today announced that Celeste Luce Estate Planning and Farmer & Associates, PLLC have selected the ALI-ABA Knowledge Portal as their comprehensive online platform for CLE and legal research. Both small practices will use the Knowledge Portal to help balance their professional careers and become more efficient in their everyday practice.

“We understand that small firms have specific needs and face unique challenges,” said ALI-ABA Director of Professional Relations Frank Tomasello. “Firms of all sizes are concerned with professional development and aim to achieve high educational standards, but smaller firms do not always have the resources to accomplish this. The ALI-ABA Knowledge Portal can help small firms continue to grow intellectually by providing high quality, relevant content that drives continual learning.”

The ALI-ABA Knowledge Portal is a subscription-based, online legal content and education resource that provides attorneys with the tools to access and complete CLE requirements and conduct secondary research. Developed in response to feedback from law firms and legal departments, the Knowledge Portal offers an array of content including traditional substantive CLE courses, topical course webcasts and telephone seminars, litigation and transactional skills programs, published books and periodicals, online materials, forms and more in a variety of traditional and leading-edge delivery methods. All content can be cherry-picked to meet the needs of an individual firm or group.

“As a sole practitioner, this kind of resource is critical to my success,” said Celeste Luce of Celeste Luce Estate Planning. “Larger firms have the resources to provide their attorneys with comprehensive training on a variety of legal subjects, while small firms must often rely on each other for additional knowledge and advice. The ALI-ABA Knowledge Portal puts my practice on an even playing field with larger firms and gives me more freedom to stay up-to-date on estate planning and other issues on my own time.”

From an administrative standpoint, the ALI-ABA Knowledge Portal helps law firms and legal departments streamline operations and save money while attracting, retaining and advancing top talent. Administrative features allow professional development management to keep abreast of their attorneys’ CLE status and promote relevant courses and materials.

“I didn’t think this type of resource would be available to a smaller firm,” said Heather Front, Paralegal Office Manager for Farmer & Associates, PLLC. “Because of our small size, our attorneys perform a myriad of duties, and their tight schedules can make fulfilling CLE requirements difficult. The on demand courses will allow our attorneys to gain a better understanding of legal subjects while managing their busy schedules.”

Celeste Luce is a respected asset protection and estate planning attorney based in Reno, Nevada.  She has practiced law for 23 years and has extensive experience working with families and businesses. Luce represents clients in all matters relating to asset protection, estate planning, living trusts, probate, business planning and charitable giving.

Farmer & Associates, PLLC is a Naples, Florida-based law firm. With a national and international practice, Farmer & Associates advises businesses and investors on U.S. tax and business law matters. Farmer & Associates provides relationship-driven solutions that deliver efficient results while maintaining trust and confidence. Attorneys are frequently engaged by other law firms to serve as co-counsel on sophisticated tax matters.  

To learn more about the ALI-ABA Knowledge Portal, please visit www.ali-aba.org/portal or visit us on Facebook or Twitter.

ABOUT ALI-ABA
Headquartered in Philadelphia and founded in 1947 as a joint undertaking of the American Law Institute and the American Bar Association, ALI-ABA provides post-admission education for the legal profession. ALI-ABA is dedicated to keeping the legal community abreast of current developments and providing practitioners with the resources necessary to enhance their practice. ALI-ABA offers a national curriculum of continuing legal education featuring traditional substantive CLE courses, litigation and transactional skills programs, distance learning courses, published books and periodicals, online materials, customized solutions for institutions and in-house services for lawyers at every stage of their careers. For more information, visit the ALI-ABA website at www.ali-aba.org.