The TBA will offer 2025–26 Ethics Update on Dec. 30 from noon to 1 p.m. CST, providing attorneys with an opportunity to earn ethics and dual credit before the end of the year. Presented by Heather Piper, disciplinary counsel with the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility, the one-hour webcast will review recent ethics updates, disciplinary trends and notable rulings, and provide practical guidance on avoiding common pitfalls, including issues involving communication and social media. Registration is available through the TBA website.

The webcast replay of Legislative Update 2025 will be Dec. 29 from 3 to 4 p.m. CST . The session, presented by TBA's Government Affairs team, reviews key legislation from the most recent session of the Tennessee General Assembly affecting Tennessee lawyers. It features Ashley Harbin and Brad Lampley of Adams & Reese LLP in Nashville, along with Berkley Schwarz of Pier Strategies LLC. Visit the TBA website to register. 

The TBA will offer a webcast replay of Ted Lasso and Attorney Ethics: Lessons in Life, Law, and Leadership from noon to 1 p.m. Dec. 29, featuring ethics educator Stuart Teicher, known as The CLE Performer. The program uses scenes from the first season of the television series "Ted Lasso" to examine the Rules of Professional Conduct, including communication, competence, integrity, supervisory responsibilities and conflicts of interest, and connects themes of leadership, collaboration and perseverance to real-world ethical challenges faced by attorneys. See the TBA website for more information.

From Lennon and McCartney to Jagger and Richards, the greatest rock and roll collaborations offer more than unforgettable music—they reveal the dynamics of trust, communication and ethical boundaries that are just as vital in the practice of law. Join the CLE Performer, Stuart Teicher, on Dec. 26 at 3 p.m. CST for a CLE program that connects the Rules of Professional Conduct to real-world examples from legendary rock partnerships. Explore how these iconic collaborations can teach attorneys about managing conflicts of interest, maintaining competence and fostering effective communication. Get ready to learn ethical lessons that will leave you humming a better tune in your legal practice. For more information and to register, visit the TBA website.

The legal profession demands excellence under pressure, but over time, unrelenting stress can erode clarity, focus and well-being. Left unchecked, chronic tension undermines productivity, clouds judgment, strains relationships and increases the risk of ethical missteps. Join your colleagues to develop mindful law practice management skills and tools that strengthen focus, organization and long-term success in your law practice and beyond. This webcast on Dec. 29 at 9 a.m. CST explores how intentional awareness can transform how you organize your workload, manage communications and navigate conflict. Visit the TBA website for more information.

Grab your coffee and watch this webcast replay on Dec. 26 at 9 a.m. CST. This session features the latest gadgets and tech for lawyers and non-lawyers. Of course, there will AI-based tech, but, as usual, Bill Ramsey will focus on the fun, inane and interesting technology discovered at CES 2025. Earn one dual credit hour of CLE. Register on the TBA website.

The TBA will host a webcast replay of “How to Manage Your Workload — Time, Task, Email & Distraction Management for Lawyers” from noon to 1 p.m. CST on Dec. 26, featuring Paul Unger of Affinity Consulting. The one-hour program will focus on practical strategies to help lawyers manage distractions, reduce email overload and improve productivity. Unger will use proven time-management principles and tools such as Microsoft Outlook to help lawyers create a more focused, efficient workflow heading into 2026. Visit the TBA website for more information and to register.

The TBA will host a one-hour webcast replay of Tennessee Family Law Update 2025 from 3 to 4 p.m. CST Dec. 23, featuring Family Law Section Chair K.O. Herston of the Herston Law Group in Knoxville. The program will cover key legislative and case law developments affecting family law practitioners. Register on the TBA website.

The TBA will host a webcast replay of a Tennessee-specific criminal law legislative update from 9 to 10 a.m. CST on Dec. 23, featuring Chelsea Curtis of the Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference in Nashville. The webcast will cover new laws and recent legislative changes practitioners should know, including updates on DUI laws, expungements, the new persistent domestic violence registry and definitions related to abortion exceptions. For more information and to register visit the TBA website.

The TBA Young Lawyers Division, in partnership with the TBA’s General, Solo & Small Firm Section, is offering a new Rookie Series CLE program in January aimed at helping attorneys build practical skills early in their careers. “The Rookie Series: Opening Your Own Firm” webcast will take place Jan. 29, 2026, from noon to 1 p.m. CST. The session will cover key steps, common pitfalls and available TBA resources for lawyers interested in launching a solo or small firm. For those who missed the last installment in the Rookie Series, "Making the Most of Mediation” will run as a webcast replay on Dec. 22. In this session, Nashville mediator Susan McDonald provides guidance on ethical and effective mediation preparation using neuroscience-based strategies, risk assessment and client engagement tools.