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CPDM
Unlock Legal Excellence with WCLP
Mastering Workers' Compensation in California
Workers’ Compensation for Legal Professionals (WCLP) empowers legal professionals with the comprehensive knowledge of workers’ compensation law not taught in law school.
- Tailored exclusively for law firms and legal professionals
- Comprehensive lawyer training for navigating complex workers’ compensation cases
- Get up the three-year experience level in just one year
Learn with renowned industry professionals
Courses that work with your schedule
Stand out with an industry leading certification
Required Materials
01
Sullivan on Comp
The most comprehensive treatise in California Workers’ Compensation. Required for all tracks: Indemnity, Medical Only, and Medical Bill Review.
Receive $65 off an annual subscription, or the first month of a monthly subscription free.
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WCLP
Workers' Compensation for Legal Professionals
- Self-paced learning for your busy schedule
- Accelerate your career advancement
- Earn MCLE credits
Price
Payment plans available.
Professional Development for Legal Practitioners:
Whether you’re a novice attorney eager to build a solid foundation, an experienced professional looking to enhance your expertise, or a managing attorney seeking to strengthen your team’s capabilities, WCLP equips legal professionals to competently navigate complex cases. Join us in mastering the nuanced landscape of California’s workers’ compensation laws and elevate your firm’s legal proficiency to new heights.
Why WCLP is Essential for Legal Professionals
WCLP is tailored for legal professionals at every stage of their career, offering a transformative learning experience that goes beyond conventional legal education. Here’s why WCLP is a must for various profiles:
New Associates: For new associates, WCLP is a game-changer. By working through the program, they immerse themselves in the details of workers’ compensation law, reading, being tested, and benefiting from insights shared by industry experts. This means, as a managing attorney, you won’t have to provide a comprehensive download of the law or spend significant time quizzing them. The result? Going from year 1 knowledge to year 3 knowledge and your associates become armed with relevant education and a faster learning curve, allowing your mentoring time to be more efficient and concise.
Collective Industry Experience: Associates engaged in WCLP don’t just benefit from your individual experience; they tap into the collective wisdom of the entire industry. This well-rounded exposure ensures they approach cases with a depth of knowledge that sets them apart.
Competitive Edge for Associates: Upon completion of WCLP, associates emerge not just knowledgeable but exceptionally well-prepared. In some ways, they may surpass their more experienced counterparts, presenting a concrete reality when showcasing your firm’s capabilities to clients. The IEA certification adds a tangible mark of distinction.
Investment in Professional Development: By providing WCLP for your associates, you demonstrate a commitment to their training and development. This investment is crucial at the beginning of the professional relationship, creating a lasting bond and contributing to their overall well-being. Legal professionals universally seek training and value firms that invest in their growth.
Experienced Lawyers Seeking Improvement: WCLP isn’t exclusive to new attorneys; it’s a valuable resource for experienced lawyers looking to enhance their knowledge and standards of practice. For managing partners, it offers a solution to concerns about associates who may be struggling or difficult to monitor closely. By engaging in WCLP, experienced lawyers showcase dedication to improvement, lightening the burden on managing partners.
Streamlined Education for Law Firms
Is your role as a managing partner demanding a more efficient strategy for providing ongoing education to your associates?
Move beyond traditional training and elevate your associates with WCLP. Through this program, your team will have access to “Sullivan on Comp” – the most reliable and detailed treatise on California Workers’ Compensation Law. They will complete quizzes, and gain valuable insights from prominent industry experts, including managing partners and distinguished workers’ compensation judges. This comprehensive preparation ensures your new associates are well-prepared, reducing your training investment, and enhancing the efficacy of your mentoring.
Ask about our bulk rates for training your new hires.
Fast -Track Your Associates to the Three Year Level in Less Than a Year
- Efficiency in Mentorship: Your mentorship is invaluable, but WCLP allows you to maximize its impact by halving the time spent on training new attorneys. It’s time to do more with less.
- Practice at the Speed of Excellence: WCLP closes gaps in your practice, allowing your team to operate at the pinnacle of legal excellence. No more reacting to legal arguments – instead, wield them with confidence.
- Transform Associates into Experts: Shift from merely reacting to legal arguments to empowering your new associates to become legal experts themselves.
- Demonstrate Commitment to Excellence: Elevate your team’s expertise, showcasing your commitment to excellence to partners and clients alike. Make a statement that your firm means business.
Track Your Team’s Progress with Real Time Reporting
WCLP is purpose-built to support you, the managing partner, in training your new associate attorneys in workers’ compensation law. That’s why it includes easy access to analytics so that you can track your team member’s progress as the move through the curriculum.
A Three Part Certification Program
WCL 1
Workers' Compensation for Legal Professionals Fundamentals
- 1 hour participatory MCLE
- 3.5 hours self-study MCLE
$699
WCL2
Workers' Compensation for Legal Professionals Core Concepts
- 1 hour participatory MCLE
- 4.0 hours self-study MCLE
$699
WCL3
Workers' Compensation for Legal Professionals Mastery
- 1 hour participatory MCLE
- 6.0 hours self-study MCLE
$699
Twenty Six Stand-Alone Classes
WCLP2
Affirmative Defenses to Injury including Psyche
- 1 hour participatory MCLE
- 4.5 hours self-study MCLE
$99
WCLP4
Medical Care: Scope of Care
- 1 hour participatory MCLE
- 4.5 hours self-study MCLE
$99
WCLP6
Permanent Disability Schedule and Payments
- 1 hour participatory MCLE
- 3.5 hours self-study MCLE
$99
WCLP8
Permanent Disability Payment and Voucher
- 1 hour participatory MCLE
- 3 hours self-study MCLE
$99
WCLP10
Utilization Review and Independent Medical Review
- 1 hour participatory MCLE
- 4.5 hours self-study MCLE
$99
WCLP15
Application and Filing and Service of Documents
- 1 hour participatory MCLE
- 4.5 hours self-study MCLE
$99
WCLP19
History of the WCAB Jurisdiction and Subrogation
- 1 hour participatory MCLE
- 6.0 hours self-study MCLE
$99
WCLP20
Workers' Compensation Insurance and Employment
- 1 hour participatory MCLE
- 8.0 hours self-study MCLE
$99
WCLP22
Discrimination and Serious and Willful Claims
- 1 hour participatory MCLE
- 3.5 hours self-study MCLE
$99
WCLP24
Legal Representation Arbitration and ADR
- 1 hour participatory MCLE
- 6.0 hours self-study MCLE
$99
WCLP25
Liens, Attorneys Fees, and Costs
- 1 hour participatory MCLE
- 3.5 hours self-study MCLE
$99
- Advantages for Managing Partners: WCLP offers managing partners a streamlined approach to continuing education for associates, reducing training time while enhancing their knowledge, ultimately contributing to the firm’s overall success.
- Concrete Investment in Professional Well-Being: Providing WCLP demonstrates a concrete investment in associates’ professional well-being, fostering lasting relationships and reducing turnover, resulting in a positive impact on the firm’s overall health.
- Versatility for Experienced Lawyers: WCLP isn’t confined to new attorneys. Experienced lawyers grappling with time constraints and struggling associates can leverage the program to showcase dedication to improvement, alleviating the burden on managing partners.
What our students have to say
IEA helped launch my career in Workers’ Comp by facilitating my completion of necessary courses. I secured a job with the city of Los Angeles and am now thriving in my profession. Grateful for their support.
Former Student
WCCA
I greatly appreciated the teachers and how they have helped me grow. The process of taking their courses is simple and streamlined, which makes it much easier to complete them quickly.
Former Student
WCCA & WCCP
Real life and ambiguous examples and the time to work through them was a good way to practice the content/theory. Breakout groups were very helpful.
Bianca O
The presenter was great and the content was very relevant and interesting.
Unknown User
The information was well organized and easy to understand. The interactive learning activities along the way were a great way to keep the reader engaged and remember the material as the course progressed.
Bianca O
Instructor did a great job to keep students engaged while also making sure we learned and understood relevant topics to be prepared for a real Claims Examiner position.
Alex Fazeli
Claims Examiner / Work Comp, ICW Group
IEA’s CPWC certification has been a great training solution for our new hires. Meeting the required 120 hours of instruction and statutory topics in an On-demand turn-key program has made my job so much easier.
Dan Henley
Claims Training Supervisor, EMPLOYERS® Insurance
I liked and appreciated that it was a self-paced program, which allowed me to complete it according to my schedule. I received my CPWC through IEA in less than 6 months.
Rupee Atwal
Workers’ Compensation Manager, Pridestaff
The instructor was very educational, helpful, and present during the entirety of the course. The IEA portal and platform is very easy to navigate and use. The team is quick with emailing back. 10/10 experience.
George Y.
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